Barbara Gray Blog

Hi there! Glad to see you here again. Saturday’s Blog a new technique, right? Well, Bank Holiday Monday Dave and I  went to Herstmonceux Castle, to a Medieval Festival. It was fascinating, especially the owls! The guy presenting the birds was a mine of information,  and it was very enlightening to learn about the many fallacies we have been fed about them.  Did you know that a group of owls is called a Parliament, a wisdom, a bazaar or a…

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Hi there! Where has this week gone ?!? Friday already ?? TGIF. But also ICBFA !!! (guess….) Anyway, Friday’s Blog a private peek. I want to talk about an old adage which is often banded around: Friends and business don’t mix. I absolutely understand where this is valid, of course. And there have been numerous times in my life, where involving friends in my business has come back to bite me in the derrière.  But sitting here this morning, thinking…

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Hi there! Good of you to pop in this sunny day! Thursday’s blog is always BLUE, so what better step-by-step project to look at  than the beautiful Groovi Agapanthus,  designed by Jayne Nestorenko. We launched Jayne’s Flowers Collection on HOCHANDA  on Sunday and Monday. If you missed the shows, you can watch them, you know! You can go to the TV website and watch the shows on Catch Up. If you are reading this, you have the capability. Just go…

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Hi there. How is your day going? On a scale of 1 to 10. 10 being ‘marvellous’  and 1 being ‘not very marvellous at all’. (euphemism for shite).   Mine started out at 10, dipped to 4, but we’re back up to 10 again. Didn’t take long to catch myself,   let go of the thought that was winding me up and get positive again. Nobody else involved; I’VE BEEN ALONE ALL DAY !!!! Today is art day.  Making projects for the…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in this fine Tuesday! We are hopping around here at Clarity Towers,  filling all the orders from the weekend TV shows. Busy?!?!?! Fortunately, I can come in my office and shut the door. One of the latest perks of the job – my very own office at work !!! I gave mine up years ago to the accounts department,  and have been a floater ever since (so to speak…) Not anymore !  I have a…

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Hi there Thanks for stopping by I hope you managed to catch the shows today. It’s been a long but enjoyable Sunday. I thought I would share the demo we did during the 2pm show Sam’s Shapes Stamp Set Christmas Word Chain Stamp Set 13 Christmas Word Chain Stamp Set 14 Christmas Sprig Unmounted Stamp Set Artistry Ink Pads 7×7 Stencil Card Blending Mat Brayer Kraft Card Cut N Dry Felt Clear Embossing Powder Versamark Pen Heatgun Take a selection…

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Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just done with all the prep for the TV shows tomorrow  and Monday. Methinks it will go very well! But now I have hit a brick wall. Always, at about 2 in the afternoon, I am ready to drop! Is it an age thing? Have I actually hit the Afternoon Snooze phase of life???  If that’s the case, then look out tomorrow, because I’m supposed to be doing my bit for the Crafting cause on…

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Hi there. Thanks for stopping by. Well, this weekend is special methinks,  in Clarity World. We are launching a collection of art which has been created by a very good friend of ours: Jayne Nestorenko. A few months ago, Paul and I went to see her. She has been unwell for a while now,  and has had to put her crafting career on hold.  She entrusted us with the most exquisite collection of floral illustrations; an honour indeed. So for…

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