Barbara Gray Blog

Hi there!Thanks for popping in. We’re at Ally Pally today. And we are streaming a live Clarity TV show from there at 11am. So fingers crossed it works! We had such a blast in April when we streamed out live. It is great working with a live audience! Here’s the demo I am hoping to show you, using Jayne Nestorenko’s fantastic Christmas designs, which complete the Flower Frame Collection. We held them back for just this auspicious occasion. Introducing  The…

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Hi there! Friday already?!? Where did that week go??? Zipping up to London today, to Ally Pally for the set-up. So just thought I’d chat to you with the first cuppa of the day, at the crack of sparrows. I like this time of day, don’t you? No traffic. The world’s just yawning, stretching and waking up. So who’s the lucky winner of the Rose masterpiece by Dee? Well, it was a completely random choice, and hand on heart, I…

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Hi there. Good of you to pop in. Thursday’s blog is always blue, right? Got home after reworking all the artboards with lovely Lisa,  and decided I needed a paint fix. Every so often, I just need to switch off and get arty. So here’s a simple step-by-step… So out with my trusted Gelpress Plate and my favourite stencil – Leafy Swirl. Spread a little blue paint on the plate. China and Lake Wanaka. Spread it over the plate with…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. How’s your day going? Mine ? Wurka and Hollick are in town! It’s been rubbish. One thing after another. From the minute I woke up until the dentist an hour ago, which culminated in the front crown coming out in the mould we were having to redo because it hadn’t worked a week ago.  We have an expression at Clarity for these occasions:  it’s called a Clusterf**k. So there’s only one thing for it:…

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Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just got in from a day with my mate Dee. It was just what the doctor ordered. A morning of crafting together – now THAT’S something we haven’t done for a while! It was so enjoyable, working together, chatting away, catching up. She’s a good egg. And a very astute one, too. It was good to run some stuff by her and get her honest opinion. She’s a straight shooter; says it as it…

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Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Remember I told you a while ago, that we had been nominated  for no less than 14 craft awards ? Well, the doors open at midnight tonight. Read on…. We are chuffed to bits to even be in the running for these awards! Best Craft Gadget / Machine Claritystamp Groovi Plates Best International Brand for Crafts Claritystamp Best New Product Claritystamp Groovi  Best Colouring Book Claritystamp “Feathered Friends” Best Rubber Stamping Range Claritystamp Best Online…

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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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