Hi there Woke up this morning, and decided to bite the bullet. Thermal Long Johns, thermal vest, two pairs of socks and a biker’s tube for the neck – and I was set to get back behind the wheel! No no no. My days of Harley Davidson biking are well and truly over. In fact, my lovely bike was sold last year. It’s just way too dangerous. Too many cars, too many idiot drivers, too many potholes. But I’m grateful…
Hi there According to the specialists, the Moon Phase for today and tonight: Jan 23, 2025 is a Waning Crescent phase. Yep. Sounds about right to me. Sky is quite clear here in the southeast, so it will probably get colder. Then will come the winds and the rain. Perfect weather for crafting! Deborah Wheeler is back at Clarity Towers tomorrow, 10am and 2pm. She’s shining a light on some fab stamps that we came up with in the SHAC…
Hi there Dave and I are “friends” of the Dulwich Picture Gallery in Southeast London. In other words, we pay an annual subscription of about £100, which helps them keep it going, and allows us access to any exhibitions and talks they hold FREE of charge. It’s a lovely little haven of art and culture, bang in the middle of a metropolis, an urban sprawl. It’s a beautiful building too, hidden within a little park, AND it is the oldest…
Hi there Just a quick blog this evening, to shine a light on these rather fabulous Richelieu lace plates, brand new, and designed by Linda Williams herself. What’s Richelieu lace? I hear you ask. Well, I didn’t know what it was called, but I have always been drawn to this kind of lace.. You will know the sort. Where areas are cut away, and often almost tanged together by these woven threads. Turns out these connectors are called bars or…
Hi there. Grace called me just now. “Have you read your emails Mum?”“No, not this afternoon. I’ve been doing artwork. What’s up?”“Do it now.” And guess what it said… WINNER! You’re officially a winner in the Craft Industry Awards Drumroll….. 1 . Craft Personality of the Year 2. Best Workshops 3. Runner up – Best Stamping Brand. Woohoo!! So excited! Called Dave straightaway, then told the team. Can’t wait for Mum to wake up from her afternoon nap, so I…
Hi there I was thinking about the demo I did this afternoon on our Clarity TV show at 2pm. If you didn’t catch it, you can always watch it later on our catch up section on our website. Here’s the link to the right page. Anyway, the Archival ink wasn’t dry, so when I added the sky, the trees started bleeding, so to speak! Look here… But then, after we’d finished and were packing everything away, it occurred to me….
Hi there It’s been a working Sunday here for me, although making artwork for the February Clarity Stencil Club is hardly a slog, is it?? I had a great time, and I’m going to break with tradition, and actually SHOW you a little bit of what I made today. It’s just a little peep, and Jane has done something super lovely too. But you get the flavour of what it’s about… Usually, we keep quiet about which stamps, stencils or…
Hi there January 11th 2016. Let’s dial in that date, and go back in time….. Well, well, well…That’s the Anaheim Convention Centre in Los Angeles. Yep. LA Bright blue skies, beautiful temperature. I remember it well. We were working there, presenting our Groovi System on the Product performers stand. They were our US Distributors back then. Such a busy week! Met lovely Marion Emberson from WOW powders there. Love that girl. Did an arty demonstration for the Gelpress people… And…
Hi there – Thanks you so much for watching our Clarity TV shows today at 10am and 2pm! If you missed them, they are available for you to watch in the Catch-up section on our website HERE and Youtube Channel HERE We’re getting into the swing of the New Order of things at Clarity. And I have to say, there is a cheerful atmosphere at work. I am certainly enjoying my work life much better now; I think we all…
Hi there Snowed on the way home today. Didn’t settle, but it was nice – albeit just for a moment in time. I want to talk about that super show we had on Sunday, when we launched those new Stamp Pens and Jazz’s new KISS Seasonal Wreath Stamps. I don’t know if you watched until the end of the two hours, but towards the end, I reviewed that Landscape Mask technique which was launched last November. Remember the one? With…