Lovely Customer Photos

I always appreciate it when customers send me in their photos of themselves wearing my dread creations. And this week I was so happy to get 2 beautiful customer photos.

The first is of Alyx, she commissioned me to make an a-line kit in black, slate grey and steel grey. The length ranges from 6 inches to 16 inches.

And secondly, Maya, who commissioned me to make a long set in smoke grey, light blue blend, purple blend and wisteria. I loved this colour combination, wisteria is one of my favourite shades.

My Dread Style

I first started out 8 years ago making smooth synthetic dreads ( back combed dreads which are then twisted and steam sealed) but a couple of years ago I started to dabble in more natural looking dreads. Now they are my favourite style which I specialise in.

Crochet dread texture

My dreads are still made from 100% kanekalon synthetic hair which I fully back comb, felt, crochet and then seal (multiple times) with boiling water. The result is a more natural looking very textured dread. They are lightweight, durable and easy to wear.

Blonde to off white transitional dreads

You can still have a lot of variety with these dreads not only in colours and length but in styles, which include transitional, splashed, harlequin, blended etc.

Just because they are more natural looking does not mean they have to be in natural colours! I have made many sets in pinks, blues and even rainbows :)

Kelly in her rainbow dreads

Dread Colour Inspiration

I've been working on a few dread orders for some lovely customers recently. The photo on the left is my latest commission and one of my favourites. A mix of double and single ended dreads in the colours smoke grey, light blue blend, purple blend and wisteria.

Soon I will be working on some more pre-made dreads to list on my Etsy shop. So what colours would you guys like to see? I would love to hear any ideas or inspiration photos you may have, just leave a comment below :)

I am also open for custom dread orders, so if you have some dream dreads in mind get in touch.

Custom Dreads

I am currently open for custom dread orders!
You can get yourself your dream set of dreads. I have a wide range of colours to choose from and many styles (blends, transitionals, splashes, harlequins etc).
I use my own crochet textured method for making dreads. They are lightweight and very durable.

I have lots of photos of my past work to view on my Facebook page or website. If you are interested in ordering your very own dread set you can check out the listings for sale on my shop or send me an e-mail

October Update

Hi guys! I must apologise for being a bit absent on this blog lately. I am hoping to more active here from now on :)

As usual I have pretty much been doing nothing but make dreads and the odd piece of jewellery, but that is what I like doing best!

I have been creating lots of pretty pre-made and custom made sets, that are sometimes very difficult to part with. I must have all of the dreads :p

Autumnal Dread Kit

My favourite set is a pre-made set I made for my etsy shop (they were snapped up quickly), which I based on autumnal colours. Normally natural colours are not to my own taste, but I really liked these and enjoyed making them.
I think I will make some more dread kits in the future based on inspiration photos. (e.g I based the autumnal dread kit on this image)
Do you guys have any images you would like to be turned into a dread kit?

Stocking up the 'ol shop

Over the past couple of months I have been super busy working on custom dread orders.
Here are just a couple of the sets I have been working on.

I will be open for custom orders again in April/ May, but will post here & on Facebook when I do :)

I've now just got a  few odds and ends to finish up, and then I will be starting working on pre-made dreads to stock up my etsy shop.

What colours / lengths/ styles of dreads do you want to see available to buy on my etsy store?

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone :) I hope 2013 is starting off well for you all.

Last year was a blur of many different dreads kits! Here are a few of my favourites :)

 

To see more photos please check out my Facebook page

This year I plan to make a lot more pre-made dread kits (accent & full) to have for sale on my etsy shop. There are already a few available now, plus lots of cute jewellery and knit wear www.blacksunshineiow.etsy.com

If you are interested in a custom order of dreads please feel free to e-mail me (or contact me via facebook) for a price quote blacksunshineiow@hotmail.co.uk :)

New sample pack available

Hi everyone :)

First off, thanks to those who entered my 50% off a custom dread order. The winner has been announced and you can see all the info HERE.

Today I added a new listing to my etsy store for a crochet dread sample pack. This sample pack contains 1x single ended and 1x double ended crochet dreads (colour & length picked at random). This is a great offer for those of you who haven't had dreads before or want a closer look at my crochet natural style of dreads before purchasing a full kit.
Plus if you later decide to order a full set after buying and receiving this sample pack, I will deduct the cost of this pack from your custom order total.
Interested? Check out the etsy listing HERE :)

Special Offer! NOW CLOSED

NOW CLOSED - winner will be announced in the next couple of days!

One Slot for a 50% off custom order!

I am offering one custom order slot for a full dread kit of 40 double ended or 80 single ended crochet dreads, with 50% off!

But I want to make this fun, so its going to be like a competition :)

So for you chance to 'win' this slot all you have do to is email me your desired colour combo for your dreads, be as vague or as specific as you like, feel free to add inspiration photos too :)

Please mark your e-mail with the subject '50% off dreads!'

E-mail: blacksunshineiow@hotmail.co.uk

The rules & boring stuff (please read)

- Please only enter this if you want to actually purchase a dread kit
- Shipping is not included in the 50% off
- Want to know how much the kit would be? Well a long set (20 inches) is usually £80, so if your chosen, the set will only be £40
- Only one entry per person
- Open worldwide!

The most creative/ interesting entry will be chosen by me on Saturday the 8th of September 2012

Open for custom orders

Hey everyone :)
Im currently taking on custom orders at the moment for custom dreads ( crochet natural dreads only right now).
Lots of different colours to choose from, from naturals to neons, so your perfect dread kit can be created just for you!
 If you are interested in ordering just send me an e-mail with what you are wanting and I will get back to you asap with a price!
Alternatively you can contact me via my facebook page or just check out my custom listings on etsy.

Last chance - Surprise Dread kit offer!

This week is the last time my surprise dread kit will be on offer. It will be back at some point later in the year but at the moment you have until midnight on Saturday the 25th of February to get your hands on one!

In this surprise kit you can choose from 10 double ended dreads or 20 single ended (shoulder length), the surprise is the colour and style! And it just 8.99 GBP (worldwide shipping).

http://www.etsy.com/listing/81503723/surprise-accent-dreads-se-or-de

Crochet goodness!

Ive been working on my crochet style dreads for the last few weeks. Took me a while but I got there :)

I just listed this full set of 40 DE dreads in this style in browns, black & deep purple. They are are much lighter than my usual twisted dreads and have a much more natural look to them :)

Click here to view the listing on etsy

If any of you make dreads or are just learning and havent already joined the Hair Extension Society on Facebook you should! It has lots of links to tutorials as well as the really useful feedback polls.

February Update!

February already!? And it is mighty cold! Ive been keeping warm by making lots of new goodies for my etsy store including pre-made dread kit and falls! I will be adding more all the time.

I have also made this uber charm necklace featuring lots of cute characters such as Hello Kitty, Totoro, Jack Skellington and others!

www.blacksunshineiow.etsy.com

www.facebook.com/blacksunshinedreads

Dready photo update

Ive been doing quite a few custom orders and pre-made sets of dreads over the last few weeks.
So heres some of my favourites
For more photos please follow my FB page www.facebook.com/blacksunshinedreads
I am slowly updating my actual website http://www.blacksunshineiow.com/ Hopefully I get it fully finished and pretty looking very soon :)