I’ve got my first lot of Christmas pads up. I’ve got a few more bits and pieces cut out, so I’ll add some more in a couple of weeks.

I dyed some organic cotton in stripes… wanting an elf stocking type effect. The fabric was a bit too wet, so some of it melted together in a way I didn’t want, but I was pleased with most of it. I ended up leaving it sitting out for a couple of hours then doing some more, which is when I did the thinner stripes – it seems that bit extra time dried it off enough to keep the colours well, and I’d by then realised smaller stripes were the go.

And that turned into these:

I got some nice batik cotton a few months back and hubby said it looked Christmassy, so I thought I’d keep it for Christmas pads. I’ve also tweeked my Priestess pattern to make it a little more curvy. I still have some of the old style cut out, so you’ll see it around still for a while, but I like my new pattern and I’ll be using that for all new cuttings now.

And now I’m going to bed, since it’s just about 3:30am…. it’s amazing how long it takes to upload products to the store… you think “ahh, I’ll just be about half an hour, surely”… 2 hours later….

A week or so ago I added an updated version of the Menses (Mensuration) ritual to my CPS store (removing Pagan stuff so that it’s suitable for all), and added a Menarche (First Period) one I’d been wanting to write for ages.  I’ve looked at lots of Menarche ceremonies, but I’d not liked the way most of them centre around leaving the girl behind to become a woman (usually they have to surrender a childhood toy for this).  So I’ve concentrated on the welcoming the young woman into womanhood more.  Again, it’s not religious, so that it can be used by anyone.

Then Early this week I added a Menstrual Diary I’d been working on – this I think is a unique diary, since I’ve decided to make it so that it can be reused year after year!  Instead of having the dates labelled “Monday the 12th jan” etc.  I’ve just put the date.  So that if you write in pencil, you can rub it out and use it the following year!  Because I myself am quite stingy and hate paying for a diary each year and consider it a waste (though at least you can recycle them I guess).  Even though I know women who keep their “Moon Diary” brand ones year after year because they are pretty.  It comes with a 2008 wall version, which is marked as a “proper” calendar, and shows the moon phases as well. (in AEST)

And finally, I started making up a Menarche kit, but I was waiting on the diaries being printed so I could put them online  (and then got sidetracked).  I think it should have a wetbag, so I’ll have to add that.  Any other suggestions of what should be in one?  I might see if I can get some red candles to include… maybe I can offer the basic kit with just some essentials, and a more involved kit…..

I’ve been testing g-string pantyliners.  Well not me personally I’ve been sending out testers for women to try. I’ve narrowed it down to a couple of styles and shapes….  just have to do some more testing on shorter versions.

So I’d like to hear from women who wear g-string/thong underwear and use pantyliners/pads – I’d like to know what you’d like in a cloth product, and your ideal length/measurements for it.  (you can e-mail me or reply to this post)  Thanks.