I have had a busy December.  As well as running Etsy shops and coping with the sales for Christmas...
www.etsy.com/shop/petticoatjane
www.etsy.com/shop/petticoatjanevintage
www.etsy.com/shop/petticoatjaneantique

I have been busy promoting Our Big Land for the Theatre company I work for - Romany Theatre Company.  Our latest production started last year with scratch performances to help in the development of Play. Our Big Land is a provocatively dark atmospheric piece of theatre with the culture clash between Romany and non Romany communities at its core. The style has a poetic beauty mixed with gritty realism, while the songs and movement transport us to a world rarely seen on stage before. The themes of family bonds, cultural loyalty and love crossing culture boundaries are to be found at its centre, while echoes of yearning for freedom, choice and lost love resonate throughout.
To find out where we are performing, please click on the link http://www.romanytheatrecompany.com/2013/12/our-big-land/

If you can please come an see us.  Patricia who came to see the scratch performance had this to say about it "Saturday 14th Jan performance was brilliant! Talented actors and actresses made it a very special experiences. The songs dances and story lines l found very moving.  I cant wait to see it as a whole play. Well done to all concerned."

Halloween Craft Fun...

This week, whilst was recovering from my first cold this winter, I got my craft box out and I found some old felt candy cane mice I made about 10 years ago.  I got inspired and decided to make a variation on this idea to decorate the house this halloween.

I then thought others might like to make some of these and I have designed my pattern, written out the instructions.  This craft idea is available to buy from Etsy www.etsy.com/petticoatjane

To make it you will need the pattern and the following:

 §    Pencil

§    Orange felt or card

§    Black felt or card

§    Glue or double sided sticky tape

§    Candy canes

§    Paint or felt tip pens

Why not check it out and have fun with your children this Halloween.

Wardrobe Clear Out

My daughter has been having a wardrobe clear out and I have been selling the clothes on her behalf on ebay.  Below are some of the items that she is selling

      

  

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/pettycoatjane/

She plans to buy some new clothes with the money she makes. 

As a plus she can also fill all her clothes in her wardrobe now and her room is tidier.

Perhaps I should take a leaf out of her book and have a clear out myself?

It has been a while

It has been quite some time since I last blogged.  So much has happened.  The company I work part-time for merged to form a new organisation called Community Action Suffolk and we have been undergoing a re-structure. The management team has been in place for a couple of months now and as of this week staff are all in place so we now start the exciting phase of stepping forward and making this seed of an organisation grow.
All this excitement in my work life has meant that I have not had much time for sewing, so this has been put on hold a bit.
One high light back in the spring was being commissioned to make an Edwardian skirt for a lady who was going to the Beamish Museum with her vintage bicycle group and needed an an Edwardian skirt she could cycle around the museum all day in.  My skirt made the front cover of their cycle club magazine - The Veteran Cycle Club

And last week I filled an order for custom made petticoat for a lady who is having a Gold and Navy themed wedding.

I am hoping to get some more sewing done and create some new stock for my Etsy shop in the next few weeks - watch this space...