Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Well this is all very exciting, isn’t it? Running around like a headless chicken here, sewing buttons on trousers, ironing my best frock, trying to get out the door to Liverpool. (In the time it took to find the sewing box, we could have gone to Blue Water and bought a new pair!) Next problem: a shirt that will go round his neck! (Now I am really REALLY laughing. Read that last line back to…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in! Things are hotting up here above the garage, I can tell you! Preppy – snippy – happy – dappy! 3 SLEEPS BEFORE THE LAUNCH OF OUR GROOVI GO ! This little demo, inspired by a masterpiece which Karen Jackson sent in, nearly sent me over the picot edge. (Picot should be submitted to the Collins English Dictionary as a new urban swear word, synonymous with poxy, another affliction). Here’s a sneak peek of one of…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. The sun is pouring warmth through the windows, the leaves on the trees are changing into wondrous reds and oranges, Paul and I are prepping for this weekend’s TV shows, and Life is good. The weekend shows are actually full of fresh ideas and great designs. If you are a stamper, then be sure to join Tina Cox and myself on Sunday 2pm – 4pm. We have converted some of Tina’s Groovi designs into…
Hi there! Fanks for popping in! I’m frilled to tell you Rosie’s on the telly today! She’s already been snippin away on HOCHANDA, showin off our new square frills and friends Not only do you get a frill, but also flowers and butterflies! Now, to a Londoner, that sounds like a brilliant Birthday! The frills are here due to popular demand actually. Several of you avid parchers asked for square frills too, so here they are! We already have the…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Monday Monday already! Thought I would play with the texture paste and waxy metallic pastes from Viva Decor. I am not an expert with this gear, but the more I play with it, the more I will learn…. Love this stencil Chinese Lanterns by our Melanie. It is such a versatile one: Attach it to a sheet of our glossy black Clarity card. Drag a thing amount of Texture Paste through the stencil. Viva…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just got home. 5 hours door to door, which isn’t bad in a van – except when you’re the one in the middle. It was so hot !!! The next van we buy needs air-con, or I’m building a bed in the back! I remember many years ago taking Grace up to the SECC, to the Glasgow Christmas show. She really was just a youngun, and we made a seat/nest for her in the…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Just got enough time before supper to tell you about our day in Leyburn… This was yesterday evening, all set up and ready to go. We were all pretty nervous this morning, wondering how it would go today. As I said, just before the doors opened, trying to calm the apprehension, “We’ve put in the action, we’ve done all the prep we can. Now we have to hand it over, and relax into the day.”…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Been a great day, setting up at Leyburn with the crew. Then we all went for a superb meal in Richmond. If we ever move, we know where we are moving to now! W E L O V E R I C H M O N D !!! Anyway the scene is set at Tennants Leyburn, for a wonderful celebration of all things Clarity tomorrow. And Pergamano of course. Please allow me…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Woke up this morning with a list of things to remember as long as your arm next to the bed, because this morning we have to start our trip up north for the CLARITY OPEN DAY in North Yorkshire. And at the top of the list was BLOG. The girl’s got her priorities right! So I packed my little suitcase, and then skipped off past Dave, who was working on the Porsche (another one who’s…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Wednesday. The day we touch on matters of the soul. Can we park crafting for a day and talk about something close to my heart? Something very close indeed. In fact so close, you cannot prise it out of me – no matter what. If somebody tells you something in confidence, can you keep it to yourself? I can. I have many, many secrets which others have entrusted me with over the years, locked deep…