One of my first sewing projects for 2017 is going to be a custom made to order dress in black and pink. This gorgeous silk chiffon fabric is embellished with black embroidery and tiny black sequins. Stunning! Check it out on my Instagram!
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Happy New Year! Oshun plans for 2007 & clothing discount news
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all have an amazing 2017! I’ve got loads of plans as usual, but will probably only have time for half of them! If you’d like to know what items I’m planning on making this year, I’m going to start with a couple of velvet cloaks as I’ve had a few requests for these for weddings. Then I’m going to focus on a Pastel Goth collection which I’m aiming to have completed by late spring. For summer, I’ll be adding to the silk chiffon goddess dresses as the lovely ladies I met at the New Forest Fairy Festival have asked for some. More velvet cloaks and capes in autumn and then I’ll be starting a Steampunk Collection in winter. All the while I’ll be developing my made-to-order wedding and special occasion dress samples and working on those orders as they come in. It’s good to have goals isn’t it?!
On the admin side of things I’m going to finally set up a newsletter. Watch out for that because I’ll be giving you exclusive discount codes. Speaking of which, keep an eye on the Oshun Costumes shop and the Oshun Kids shop as I”m going to be heavily discounting old stock to make some space in my house! And please follow me on Instagram as I’ve been working on post-processing some Oshun photography and posting the photos there if you’d like to see them.
Thank you to all my customers – I really hope you had a peaceful and happy holiday and may your year be filled with creative prettiness!
Important announcement!
I’ve decided to close the OshunKids shop on Etsy. From now on I won’t be renewing the items as they expire, but instead, I will start an album on Oshun’s facebook page so you can see all the handmade clothes, and purchase them if you wish through private messages. The vintage clothes will continue to be available on www.JustABitDifferent.co.uk and I have an exciting project in mind for all the unsold Christening gowns!
Khaleesi Game of Thrones costumes ready for Halloween
I’m still making Khaleesi costumes on a made to order basis, but I thought I’d let you know I’ve also just listed five ready-to-ship costumes for those of you in a hurry! A great idea for Halloween! Take a look at my Oshun Costumes Etsy page.
After the festival!
It is a sad thing when I realise the time has come when I am no longer finding specs of fairy dust left over from the New Forest Fairy Festival! It was a wonderful weekend and I’ve re-lived the memories by making a You Tube video of our time there. Please take a look, and if you like it, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe for more videos from me 🙂
The New Forest Fairy Festival
It’s a wonderful little festival in the witchy town of Burley in the heart of the New Forest, Hampshire. If you’re facing the main stage, my stall is going to be the second to the right of the stage. Do come and say hello if you’re going to be there this weekend. I’m nearly packed! It’s the only festival I’m doing this year, so I hope it’s going to be a sunny one!
If you’d like to know a bit more about some of the other exhibitors, I’ve been interviewing them for my blog, here.
Holiday & Festival dates
I’m just about recovered from an exhausting Glastonbury Festival, but now I’m  giving you advanced notice that all Oshun shops (and wickedfaeriegifts) will be closed from the evening of 4th of July until 28th of July. Not long after that, from 13th – 14th August, all my stock will be coming with me to the New Forest Fairy Festival, so if you’ve had your eye on anything, now’s the time to get it!
Cup Carriers & Bottle Bags at Glastonbury Festival
I’m really excited to announce that my bottle bags and cup carriers are going to be for sale at the WaterAid stands in The Park and next to the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival. Yesterday I delivered 275 of them altogether! So that it why you haven’t seen many new items of clothing in my shops recently! They’re perfect for carrying around your bottle of water (or wine); and the cup carriers are designed to fit the new steel pint cups that are trialling this year. You can clip it to your belt loop or bag between trips to the bar!
Thirty Off Thursday!
I’m starting a new thing, which I hope to remember to do every week on Thursday. I’ll pick an item in one of my shops and give it a thirty percent discount for that day only. I’m kicking off with this pure silk blue fairy outfit at Oshun Creations, perfect for the festival season ahead. Please follow me on Facebook or Twitter for updates every week.
The Oshun Dress
Have you seen Beyonce’s video album, Lemonade? She wears a beautiful yellow dress inspired by the goddess Oshun, and I’ve been inspired to make my own! If you’d like to read a bit more about how I chose Oshun to be the name of my clothing brand; and how I made this particular dress, then please take a look at my blog post all about it!
