Hi there Thanks for popping in. Can’t stay long. The table is set for our Christmas meal, the Sauerkraut is simmering, the sausages are soaking in milk (to stop them splitting), the spuds are peeled and the fresh fruit salad is in the porch staying cold. We celebrate this evening, in German tradition, and things are very very festive in the home. Mind you, it’s pretty simple. No frills. That’s really not what Christmas is about. Want to see our…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. One more little City excursion project video before the weekend. This time I’ll show you how to trap the scrap, but differently…. Personally, I think these three dies are excellent. So easy to use and so classy looking. Whether you’re a cardmaker or a mixed media artist, these will hit the spot. And at half price i would say they’re a real barrrginn! RRP £29.97 – Special Price £14.98 (plus Craft Club Discounts)…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Part two of our city tour, and I thought we’d have a look at creating a really atmospheric skyline using the Cityscape masks that we also make. It’s an interesting demo, and very easy to do. In fact at the bottom of this blog, I’ll load all the various landscape and cityscape masks, which you could apply the same technique to. A very typical Clarity Style… RRP £29.97 – Special Price £14.98 (plus…
Hi here! Thanks for popping in. Guess what?! One of our dearest Clarity friends, Karen Smith, has gone for a Christmas Shopping and on a Jolly to NEW YORK NEW YORK! Lucky girl! And what’s even more charming, more exciting, is that she and her daughter are meeting up with our Grace this evening – and they are all going to the musical CHICAGO!! Gracie Gracie! What a special treat!! I heard that Grace has got a super little treat…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Ventured into the belly of Maidstone early this morning, to drop off the Clarity van for a recall job. Actually it was reminiscent of navigating Wembley traffic during Friday evening rush hour. Absolutely radio rental. So it had to be done. When we got back home to dingly dell East Sussex, it was bacon sandwiches and tomato ketchup – with plenty of butter! Comfort eating is a thing, innit?! As for the new work…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. It’s been such a busy day today! Why? Well, today was the first Day of our Clarity 2022 Planning Week! It’s the week before Christmas, when we consider the whole new year ahead, and figure out what we want to do. We need a vision, something to work towards, and we have come up with a rather lovely foundation upon which we shall build our new year of Art and Craft. We’ve been designing…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. If you like ceramics and you live in the South East of England, then this is for you! Tomorrow, there will be a one-day Pottery Pop-up shop just outside Uckfield, at Barnsgate Manor in East Sussex. It’s the Clay studio I attend, where I go to classes. And tomorrow lots of my pottery friends are exhibiting and selling their beautiful work. Oh boy oh boy! Are the visitors in for a treat! I have…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Well, the Beautiful Frosted Floral Overlays have certainly been well received on telly! Thank you so much for appreciating the beauty and potential in these delicate parchment prints. Many of you will have seen them first at the SPA Parchment Retreats back in October, when we used them for the first time. What glorious artwork the ladies did produce over the two days! So many happy parchers in one place! In case you are…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Just crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s on this evening’s 6pm launch on The CraftStore TV. It’s a new parchment colouring and shading concept, that we actually introduced at the Pergamano Retreats back in October, but are now set to showcase on a worldwide scale on TV. There are five different Flower Packs, designed and illustrated by Linda Williams and Lynne Jackson. We call them Frosted Overlays because the translucent parchment layer sits…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Well it’s that time of year again. I’m ramping up the potter potter pottery at this end, making presents for friends and family. It’s a real labour intensive process though! And you never know whether it has worked until you finally open that kiln door to check. Happy to report that yesterday’s haul was pretty much perfect, although I am going to retouch the glaze on a few bowls and fire again. That means…