Thanks for the replies ladies! You know I have been thinking about it and I am leaning towards going freelance. I know there is heaps of work going at my work so I'm sure they would give me preference over other freelancers plus I do have some other contacts in the industry that have offered me work. The area I'm in will always have work and if we do hit slow patches I know we can survive on DH's salary alone (although it will be tight). If I went back part time I would be expected to do overtime without any extra pay (we work to deadlines and you have to do whatever to get it in on time) and they notoriously give you too many projects to handle at once, whereas if I'm freelance I can turn work down if I'm too busy or stressed.

Sweet Bliss congrats on taking your leap of faith - it certainly appears to have paid off, well done!