Thursday – Puzzle me Cocky!

Thursday – Puzzle me Cocky!

Hi there! Thanks for popping in. I’m busy at the studios today. 11am 3pm and 5pm. Hope you are able to join me! HOCHANDA.COM Here’s one of the projects I am hoping to complete in the second hour, using the Cockerel and Hen stampset (complete with masks) and our new Jigsaw Puzzle blanks. So cool to do! There are loads of pics, which a pretty self-explanatory really. Rather than read the steps, say them in your head, as if you…

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Life is puzzling sometimes, isn’t it….

Life is puzzling sometimes, isn’t it….

Hi there. Mindful Wednesday today. Well I have been scrambling all day to get ready for tomorrow, doing battle with bull, and letting it get to me too.  Then Wurka and Hollick dived in,  because they saw an opportunity to redo the lounge. So quite frankly, I doubt there’s much I can bring to the party today, other than a card. Or something. Sometimes it’s best just to switch off and get with the hands. Here’s a little something which…

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You are Brilliant!

You are Brilliant!

Hi there! Thanks for popping in! It’s Tuesday and the sun is shining through the trees. I came away from the NEC last night,  to get home and crack on with TV prep. Thursday 11am 3pm and 5pm. Those are the 3 three hours I have to prepare. Yikes!!! So here’s a step by step I plan on doing, which I have obviously done! I weally weally have to quack on,  so please forgive me for wobbing the Telly Stash….

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What a Day! Great News xxxx

What a Day! Great News xxxx

Hi there. Thanks for popping in! What a day!!! The signal here is dire, so I cannot stay long. But I did want to tell you the best news!!! We got two more awards last night, to put next to our Best Blog Award: Best Stamp. And Best New Product!!!!!!!  Thank you thank you thank you for voting for Clarity and Groovi!!! And then today we had the best trading day ever ever. Blimming unbelievable! but now I have to…

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Day 1 at the NEC Trade Show

Day 1 at the NEC Trade Show

Hi there! Early morning start here! Bad internet connection here at the B&B. The set up at the NEC was arduous, but the end result was so cool. As Jim said at 9pm as we were leaving the building, “That’s the best stand we’ve ever made!” Check this out!!! The whole stand from a distance This area of the stand containing our lovely stencils and stamps This part of the stand containing all things Groovi The stand looks amazing! Dave…

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Make a Sunny Scene x

Make a Sunny Scene x

Hi there. Good of you to stop by. We are setting up the stand at the NEC today,  for the UK Trade Show. So I can’t stop long. Here’s the other step by step I did a while ago in the project club, for you to try. It’s very easy, but very effective. Try it! First we need a mask. Draw a line, and cut it out. Masking tape round all 4 sides of our stencil card. Place the mask,…

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Starbook Competition Winners and Limericksters!

Starbook Competition Winners and Limericksters!

Hi there! Thanks for popping in on this sunny Friday ! We have been having a hearty laugh at the brilliant limericks here at the office. There has been much hilarity  as I have read them out to the crew here in the art-room. On the laughometer, this one definitely hit the spot…. cedric16 February 2016 at 15:07 There once was a woman called Jean Who bought a sewing machine She was in over her head Lost sight of the…

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Up Up and Away….Gelli project

Up Up and Away….Gelli project

Good morning! Thanks for popping in. After yesterday’s reality blog,  and then Gracie getting the part in the film  she auditioned for after all,  Ooooh! It’s all so exciting!! So I thought an hour of serenity and a little arty session this morning might calm the racing mind! Thursday’s Blog is always Blue, right? So here’s a piece I rustled up from my Gelli Plate stash. See here?  I keep the background backgrounds together on a ring… Now which one…

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Skip through Central Park!

Skip through Central Park!

Hi there! Mindful Wednesday today! The day when we look at what we are doing today, what we’re doing with our lives day to day, and how we are dealing with Life – one day at a time! So I’m sitting here in my little art-room,  looking out at the birds in the trees. I’ve whistled through some artwork ready for the next TV Show (love it when it comes together that quickly!) Designed a really lovely Groovi landscape plate…

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Competition Time! Blog Candy!

Competition Time! Blog Candy!

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. Early start today. Bit nippy though! Just the weather for getting crafty, eh! I’ve been oggling my lovely new sewing machine sitting all forlorn over in the corner for weeks.   Dare I admit it? Still in its box … Check out Sheep Farmer Dave in the background…. There’s never the time to make a plan, or the space to get it out. The sewing machine that is. I ought to at least get it out of…

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