Valentine's day

Valentine's day is coming up fast and this year is a leap year.  Tradition says that on a leap year the lady can ask her lover or boyfriend to marry her, but must wear a red petticoat when she does this.  I plan to make a few red petticoats to list in my Etsy shop for the ladies out there planning to pop the question this year.  If you would like a pettycoat made for you.  Go to my etsy shop www.etsy.com/shops/pettycoatjane and convo me with your size and whether you want a 50's style net petticoat or the traditional red Flannel style petticoat.  The price of the petticoats is around £20

Taking Control

Life is uncertain these days.  I have 2 jobs.  One working for Romany Theatre Company as Project Co-Ordinator and one for ICVS as Membership and Office Administrator, but neither are safe.  Both are working in the charity sector so we are reliant on funding and grants which are harder and harder to win these days.  I have decided not to leave it in the hands of fate and have started my etsy shop - Pettycoatjane.  If you have seen my shop you will know that my aim is to make clothes and sell them.  At the moment due to a lack of time I am selling vintage clothes.
Somehow, I don't seem to find time to sew much.  First I have to fight for space with everyone else in my family.  I need a whole table to cut the pattern out from the fabric.
Then there are the time constraints and family demands - All the fun of motherhood.
Having said this.  I have taken the first steps to taking control of my life.