Oystera

Unique shell art and design by francesca fitzherbert

Welcome to Oystera, a British company founded by Francesca FitzHerbert in 2021. Specialising in hand-painted oyster shells that ooze luxury, Francesca creates every product by hand from her studio in Wiltshire. With a passion for sustainability, the shells used would otherwise be put in landfill or left to litter. Francesca takes pride in creating beautiful one of a kind pieces that you can treasure forever.

Fully Sustainable

We are a fully sustainably UK based business, and source our shells from local fishmongers. Our packaging is also recycled and sustainable.

Our hand painted shells have so many uses, from jewellery trinket trays, ring dishes, ornaments, salt holders-the list goes on!

Each design is unique, making them the perfect thoughtful gift.

Hand Painted & Decoupaged

After applying two base layers of plain white I use acrylic paints from Winsor and Newton on my shells.

If decoupaging then I outsource designs on materials such as tissue paper or paper napkins and I use mod-podge to glue them onto the shells.

I finish off all pieces of work with resin which takes 24 hours to cure, creating a shiny hard water-resistant finish meaning designs won’t fade or damage.