Hi there Life turns on a sixpence, as my Dad always used to say. One minute you’re all set and ready to go live on HobbyMaker TV, just about to get your best top on and put your lippy on. The next, you feel like somebody’s punched you really REALLY hard in the sternum, you’re seeing stars, and you have to lie down on the floor before you fall down. That’s what happened Wednesday. Two things to add to the…
Hi there Heads up! There’s a brand new and beautiful A4 Sampler Stamp set being released this week – and I will be showcasing it on Hobbymaker today! What is it exactly? It’s a bright and funky set of 24 boxed in, framed, ready-to-stamp stamps. Each stamp is just 1.5 inches square. What’s it for? Card making and all round paper crafting. Perfect for our popular mini makes Special Offer? It comes with a fab FREE floral stamp set too!…
Hi there, That’s it! Clarity Retreat Week is over for another year. I would say that both my inky, painty workshops during last week and Linda Williams’ Groovi parchment weekend were very well received, and that participants got a lot out of them. We always put a great deal of thought and prep into these events, and it certainly feels appreciated. Even the little touches, like fresh flowers on the ‘lunch tables‘, put a smile on faces. I forgot to…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Before I head over to work, to set up for this afternoon, how about a quick blog, to map out today’s Clarity TV show flow at 3pm? I still have to find a few bits and bobs, but thought it would be good just to blog the journey we’ve been on with this Landscape Art… It all started with these tea-bag, tea infusion papers. Remember these? Well, I used them to develop a Landscape…
Hi there Just a quickie to let you know we’re back in Blighty! Maybe you didn’t even realise we were gone! And in we, I mean Sam Crowe and myself. She and I went on a 3-week long, arty, inspiration gathering road trip, from San Francisco to Albuquerque. It was pretty epic, and we did indeed experience so, so much. There were things we had planned, and there were things that simply presented themselves; we seized those unique moments with…
Hi there, Can you believe it’s 10 years since we launched the GROOVI SYSTEM? Where does the time go? We really have come a long way down the Parchy road since I first launched this concept on the old Create & Craft, even before Hochanda came along. Get the kettle on, make a cuppa, and then settle down to read my original blog about the launch back in 2015; it’s quite something! Here is the Blog when Groovi was launched…
Hi there Went for a walk up on the forest early this morning, before the sun burns through. No cars, no planes, no humans, just lots of birds – bliss. Oh. And some Exmoor ponies. They bring them onto the Ashdown Forest for vegetation control, because they help to keep the bracken and scrub down by grazing. This saves mechanical intervention. Beautiful animals! The main point of this tale – or should I say the mane point of this tail…
Hi everyone, Paul here. I hope you all had a great weekend! Just popping on to remind you that the Clarity Craft Club Members Half Price Sale ends at midnight tonight. So if you’ve been umming and ahhing about grabbing something on your list, now might be the time to go for it! Over the past week on our Clarity Social TV Shows, we’ve been shining a light on some favourites and must-have essentials. It’s been great sharing the shows…
Good morning, everyone – Paul here! IT DIDN’T WORK AT 10am SO WILL TRY IT AGAIN AT 10:30am – IF IT STILL DOESN’T WORK – THEN JIM CAN SORT ON MONDAY Yah! It worked at 10:30am! Enjoy x I thought I’d try something a little different today. As you may know, we’ve been doing a number of Clarity Social TV Sale Shows over on our Facebook and YouTube pages as part of the Clarity Craft Club Members Half Price Sale….
Hi everyone, Paul here! I hope you’re all keeping well and making the most of this glorious sunshine. While Barb and Grace are off enjoying a well-deserved girlie week in Paris, I thought I’d take a moment to pop in and say hello! As many of you already know, we’re right in the middle of our Clarity Craft Club Members Half Price Sale – just one of the many fabulous perks of being a Club member! This morning, on my…