Hi there! Thanks for joining me here today. Blimey – the calendars flew out today! Signed 100 last night. Sold 100 overnight! Thank you. Been busy prepping the Sunday TV shows. One hour done – six to go. Ugh. Was thinking about a little cat nap. I read in the Guardian this week that according to research, a 30 minute power nap gives you renewed energy. Did they actually pay somebody to tell them that ??? The bit that was…
YAY!!!! The new calendars for next year have come back from the printers !Am I excited? I’ll say ! They look soooo lovely this year. Most of the artwork has been blogged by myself during the course of this year or last. Each month sports a seasonally appropriate piece of artwork, with the step by step project overleaf. For example, for February, I chose one of my favourite canvases from this year… …and on the back of that month it shows…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in on the first day of the week. Have to admit, I am feeling a little worn out after a very long Saturday at the Harrogate Parchment Show; I don’t ping back as fast as I used to…. then again, neither have the rest of our merry band! So it isn’t just me!!! If you were there, you will have got to see the lovely and very talented Tina Cox on our stand. What a…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in today, on this sunny Sunday in October. Ahh… you thought I was having a crisis. Funny how titles can make you inquisitive, isn’t it? No crisis here today, I’m happy to say. The title of the blog is the title of a poem I was reading last night when we finally got home from Harrogate at midnight. Reading poems at midnight?? Really?? Yes, really. It’s from a beautiful book which was given to me…
Hi There. Thanks for popping in. We fully intended to swing by the TV Studios en route to Harrogate yesterday, and pick up the House Tem-Plate Art Samples to display at the Harrogate Show today. But traffic was dire, and so we had to give it up. So I thought, why don’t I just blog a little sample of how it works, and then show you a few of the beauties which were made by our very talented Design Team….
Hi there. Thanks for popping in on Friday’s blog – a private peek. You think I lead a glamorous life, don’t you. Go on – be honest. New York one week, Jersey the next. Well here’s the reality of it. Glamorous? Totally!! Here you see me sandwiched between two hunks in a huge white limo, headed for Harrogate… Sunshine and the leafy lanes of Kent. But wait! Way to many other cars on M11 today!! Didn’t they know we were…
Hi there. Good of you to pop in. Thursday’s blog is always blue, right? Well, today let’s use some blue parchment! Can you print onto parchment? And can you print onto parchment with lace? Been thinking about this whilst on holiday, wondering whether it would work. So today’s the day we find out!! Let’s do a quick step by step to see, shall we? Place the Square nested plate in in Groovi Plate Mate from the Starter Kit. Tape the…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Wednesday already again! Wowee, this week is flying by!! Wednesday. The day when we talk about matters of the matters of the soul… Had a terrible night’s sleep last night. Couldn’t sleep a wink. Too much cheese before bedtime? Nope. Too much caffeine? Nope. Too much sugar? Nope. Ice cream doesn’t count. I know EXACTLY what I did wrong. I watched a really emotional film after 9. “Me Before You” It was about a…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Glad to see so many of you have embraced the new private Facebook group I have created for our little community here. As I said yesterday, just private message me (Or Paul Church – I’ve roped him in too!!) on Facebook and ask to be joined up. Mostly it seems to be working, except if you are not connected to me on Facebook. I have reached my max on Facebook, and apparently can’t have…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Break’s over and back to work! It was really good to get the stencils, paint and ink out again today; you really do miss it after a while! Before I crack on, I just want to tell you about the new Private Facebook Page I have created for those of you who would like to share more than what can be shared in comments below: photos, projects, cards, ideas and also non-craft related stuff. If…