And the winner is...

Thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway. I apologize for any problems you guys have had with commenting and to make up for it, I will hold another give away very soon!

But the winner of my accent dread give away is Violet (of violetrain dreads)! Congratulations :) I shall be in contact asap to find out what you would like your dreadies to be like :)

Thanks Again everyone x

Give away info!

I know some of you have been having problems entering the give away on this blog by it not letting some of you comment.
I have set up a new way to enter on my facebook page www.facebook.com/blacksunshinedreads just click the 'giveaway' tab and follow the steps.

If you have already entered here it still counts! Sorry about that guys x

Win! Giveaway time! -NOW CLOSED _

Last night the Black Sunshine Facebook page went over 1500 likes! (Thank you everyone :) ) So now its time to hold a giveaway. I would usually do this on Facebook but seeing as its not really allowed I don't want to risk getting my page deleted, so it will be held here :) You can enter even if you don't have a blogger/ blogspot account (just make sure you include your contact e-mail)

This giveaway is for a custom dread accent kit (either 20 SE or 10DE), you can choose the colours and style!

How to enter:

Just comment here on this blog post

For extra entries:

1. Tweet 'I want to win dreads from @blacksunshineiw http://blacksunshineiow.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/win-giveaway-time.html'

2. Go to my Etsy store ( www.blacksunshineiow.etsy.com) and post a link to your favourite item here.

One winner will be picked at random (using random.org) on Saturday the 30th June 2012.

Anyone can enter (Worldwide) and I will pay postage

Shimmer Shimmy Pots!

New to my etsy store are the shimmer shimmy pots! Cute little bottles filled with shimmering love :)

At the moment I just have the one Ice Cream shimmer shimmy pot up for grabs on my etsy store (shown left), I have kept the pink and purple glitter pot all for myself :) I will be adding lots more soon though!

www.blacksunshineiow.etsy.com

May Update

Lots of things going on this month!

First off I finally got around to making a photo/ video tutorial for my crochet dreads and uploaded it to youtube,  I know a lot of people wanted to see one so I hope it helps :)

I have updated the main Black Sunshine website (www.blacksunshineiow.com) with a full price list and lots of pretty dread photos :)

There are lots of new listings on my etsy store, including some very cute rings! New photos added to the leg warmers listings too, so you can get an idea of what they look like when worn :) If would you like some in different colours than the listings just send me a message and I will get back to you asap :)

www.blacksunshineiow.etsy.com 

I'm working on a few custom orders right now so look out for some new photos. Plus I will be taking custom dread orders on at the end of June.

Upcoming Giveaway!

I will be holding a free give away here on my blog when the Black Sunshine Facebook page gets to 1,500 likes! Not long to go so spread the word!

Prize will be a custom made accent dread kit plus some other little trinkets :)

http://facebook.com/blacksunshinedreads

The Resin Adventure

Recently I got myself some clear jewellery resin to experiment with. I waited until it was nice day so I could do it all outside, as this stuff smells! Even when I took it out of the packaging it smelt :/ (luckily once mixed & set the smell goes).

I got myself some cheap silicone ice cube moulds from the pound shop to use first off, as some of the silicone moulds Ive seen online are expensive and I didnt want to ruin them if I messed up.

Here was my first attempt. I don't think I mixed the resin and the catalyst correctly as these stayed sticky.

My second attempt turned out much better (no stickyness), and I just stuck some random things in it to experiment.

And my 3rd try with some heart silicone moulds, these came out loads better.

I was much happier with these and made one into a ring just as a prototype. Hopefully I will perfect these in the next month or so and have them up for sale as ring and necklace sets :) So keep an eye on my etsy store.

May Discount!

Get FREE shipping on your order at my etsy store with the code MAY2012
www.blacksunshineiow.etsy.com 

Dreads on Heads

I've had some lovely customer pics sent to me recently of my awesome customers wearing dread from me :) I've uploaded them to my FB page and finally updated the main website www.blacksunshineiow.com
But heres a few for you to take a peak at :)

Knitted Wares

I've added lots of lovely hand knitted items to my etsy store, including hand warmers, scarves and leg warmers! All in unique bright colours.
Me, I cant knit lol, but all of these items are hand knitted by my mum.

www.blacksunshineiow.etsy.com