Hi there Thanks for popping in. Grace has been very busy over in New York, gathering up answers and winners for all the Festival Giveaways! With the exception of the pottery, all the winners are listed below. If you joined in but didn’t get picked to win, please smile for those who did win. Perhaps they really REALLY needed a little boost today – even more than you. This was all random, friends! xxx Warm Up Winners! 6 signed copies…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. What a strange world we live in. I just attended a funeral online. Sat at the back, here alone in front of my computer, with a bunch of friends who were also sat at the back in their respective homes, in front of their computers. We were all there to support a dear friend who recently lost her husband. It’s uncanny actually. That you can be hundreds of miles away, and yet be there,…
Hi there Thanks for popping in. I just came to write my blog – and lookie lookie! Grace has already been in and helped me out with a bloggy quiz! She does enjoy a giggle, does our Grace. I wonder where she gets it from… Happy Monday! We’re still at it here at Clarity Towers. Thank you so much for joining in and making the Clarity Open Days festival such a success. But it ain’t over yet! One more day…
Hi there. Thanks for popping back on this bright and beautiful Sunday at the #ClarityOpenDayfestival! So much going on! So much to see. Even if we can’t be together in the lovely hall at Ditton, it’s been great that we can get together online! Next year I am certain we will be able to hang out together again – just not yet. Now here’s a little Jackanory – story. I remember doing this simple card live on the telly, and…
Hi there! Thanks for hanging round till the last raffle draw prize of the day! This will be a good one then!! If you’ve never been to a Clarity Open Day, here’s the Jackanory Raffle Story – this is how it works: When you arrive, you are given a free raffle ticket. Every hour on the hour, I jump up on a chair, call hallooooo, to get everybody’s attention, and then proceed to woffle! Are we having fun yet? Don’t…
Hi there! Are we having fun yet? I’m imagining the Ditton Open Days LIVE now. Second day, Saturday, at its busiest around lunchtime, right? At the entrance are Jeannine and Sheila, giving you all a warm welcome as you come in … Glynis’s Pete there in the background – photobomb!! As you come round, there are those wonderful sisters, with their magical, slimming, non-fattening cakes – NOT !!!! Over to the right is Lou Withers, having a right laugh with…
Hi There! Good to have your company again on this fine Saturday morning. Day 2 of our Clarity Open Day Festival! What a great evening we had yesterday evening at the Pyjama Party Craftalong! What a fun way to spend a Friday evening! Definitely to be repeated! The Jackanory – What’s the Story – is also hitting the spot with many of you. It’s as I said in the SHAC-SHAC on Wednesday: remembering the story behind something – even as…
Hi there Well, the room is filling up now, and there is a lot of chirping, laughter and a friendly buzz. So many familiar faces. Let me introduce you to Elizabeth… You may have met this young lady, Elizabeth Finch. And if you haven’t you will certainly have heard me quote her many MANY times in the SHAC SHAC. I introduced her on the blog here a couple of years ago… She made a big impression on me when I…
Hi there! Time for another Giveaway, so I’d best get back up on the chair and try to grab your attention! How about a Large Lightwave bundle, complete with Groovi Grip, a perforating mat AND a zip up cover? All worth nearly £70! Lovely little giveaway – for parchers and stampers alike. Just tell us below why you really need a Lightwave panel in your life – and you will go into the prize draw xx Are we having fun…
Hi there Happy Friday! Welcome to the start of our 4-day Clarity Open Days Festival! Today, under normal circumstances, hundreds of us would be hanging out together at the huge, lovely hall in Ditton near Maidstone. We would be welcoming our guests to our Clarity Open Days, the biggest annual event in the Clarity Calendar. It’s such a happy, joyous occasion! Anybody who has ever joined in will know how fabulous our Open Day gatherings are. Brilliant demos, talented artists,…