Hi there! Thanks for popping in. A set of stencils caught my eye at work this morning. They are frameless. Brilliant for pottery AND Mixed Media! So I decided to have a play with them when I got home this evening. Upstairs for a change, in the arty painty inky part of my little Art studio!! You know. Get away from the news, the TV. Do something creative. MAKE something. ESCAPE. They are those new stencils we recently launched in…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Forgive my absence over the past few days; I needed a couple of days to catch my breathe after a very memorable few days at the Spa Parchment Retreat in Tunbridge Wells. After so many, many months spent avoiding people and being pretty much isolated, it was quite overwhelming to see so many old friends, familiar faces and loyal Clarity customers all together again. Not in the altogether! All together!! Can you believe I…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. What a fab 2 days we have just had! Such lovely artwork! And such a buzz of creative energy! Great bunch of ladies, lovely art, all round good energy. It has been so good to get together again. For many it was the first time they had ventured out into a crowd since Covid, so you can imagine that was quite something. The Spa Hotel is a beautiful venue, and the staff are…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. A little hazard warning to the wise. There’s a White Van Driver around the Tunbridge Wells Area. Moreover, it’s a SHE – and it’s ME! It’s a biggun too. Much taller and wider than usual. AND it’s got a useful tail lift thingy, which I have also mastered! Amazing what you can do when you have to. The Spa Hotel is all ready to welcome our Parchment retreat Guests now, the shop is looking…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Have you ever looked at a craft project and said, “I’d NEVER be able to do that?”. I bet we all have. The thing is, you’re probably right. Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, either way you’re probably right. You’ll probably NEVER even try, because you’ve already decided you’ll NEVER be able to succeed. So if you have already failed before you’ve even given it a go, then chances are…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Hear ye hear ye! Calling all parchers and Groovers! Did you know we have lots of 3-D Template Groovi plates, to make all sorts of fabulous objects out of parchment? For those who like paper engineering, you will LOVE these. Cube Star Tudor house – which can be converted into a swiss cottage and a Gingerbread House! Tiered Christmas Tree Cake slice Christmas Cracker Paul’s on the Craft Store at 11am and 3pm today,…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. What do you do if the smoke alarm goes off in your home? It’s alerting you to the risk of a fire, right? If you’re in our kitchen when it starts beeping, you open all the doors and windows and start waving tea towels around vigorously to expel the smoke! But that’s usually because the smoke in question is a direct result of my culinary skills! I think that anxiety is like an inner…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Our friend Gina – she who found the little ginger Toms we adopted – sent me a photo this morning, with a message: Happy Found Day to the Vikings! Yep. Ragnar and Erik were found a year ago today, abandoned and frightened. I remember seeing Gina’s post on Facebook. She was looking for a home for them. After speaking to Dave, I reached out to her. “Can we have them, please?” And the rest…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. Following on with our weekly tradition of a half price Offer of the Week, here’s a beautiful arty offering – a very traditional take on Christmas : our gorgeous stained glass windows – both as dies AND as little stamps. We also included a clever nested Peace and Love window, which is really cool. Check out the little stamp too… Let me show you some lovely artwork from the clever Design Team, which really…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. And thanks for joining in yesterday evening if you did! I can only speak for myself, but after quite a strenuous week at work, I thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with the Clarity gang, and putting those Lino Cut Stamps through their paces. Having played with all three of the Stampsets, I can’t say I have a favourite. All three are really REALLY useful, clever, and easy to make great art with. As I said…