Career crossroad.

O.k so you may have just read my facebook status saying that I have been accepted into university to study teaching.
You may ask why, considering teaching is not  related to fashion except that I don't have to wear a uniform. Could not have a job wearing a uniform!

Last year I had come to a career crossroad once again with the need to provide a consistent solid income for myself and Sebastian. Unfortunately I don't think that I could sew fast enough to be able to buy a house one day and send Sebastian to the high school that I want or maybe  as a mother I can't take the risk.

These were the options that I were considering:

No. 1 ~ Manufacture 'Sebastian and Sienna', producing more and wholesaling ~ my role would change and I am not a huge risk taker. I also love to sew and support handmade.

No. 2 ~ Move to Melbourne and get a job in the industry as a patternmaker for a designer/company. I love patternmaking but don't really like Melbourne and all my support network is here in Adelaide but unfortunately no jobs here in patternmaking.

No. 3 ~ Go and study the course that I got into when I was 18, teaching.

The decision to become a junior primary/primary teacher has been given a huge amount of consideration, it is one of the most important jobs and I am extremely excited to play an important role in children's education. The closer that it got to finding out if I was offered a place to study the more excited I got and last thursday after one and half hours of trying to log on I found out that I got into my first preference Junior primary/primary teaching.  Whoohooo for me.


Here are some pics of what I will taking to uni.

So in love with this bag, purchased from local markets.

Leather diary and folder- both handmade in Australia.

My over the shoulder satchel/handbag.

I will continue with 'Sebastian and Sienna' as I love and am very proud with what I have achieved, we are in a wonderful place with lots of interest and recognition happening. Thank-you everyone that has supported us so far. I am still overwhelmed that people part with their precious money to buy something I have created. I am already working on some things for winter and ideas for next summer as another thing that I love and find extremely relaxing to do is to draw. I have plans to incorporate this into 'Sebastian and Sienna' more as some of you may already own a tank with a Sienna or Sebastian print.

Here are some of the drawings I have done in the past.

Thanks for coming by,

Vanessa xx