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3 hours ago
4 min

5 Must-Read Books for Improving Your Lampshade Making Skills

Read our top 5 must-read lampshade making books, packed with techniques, tips, and creative inspiration to help you improve your skills!

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Sep 10
4 min

Meet the Maker - Koko Designs

Meet the maker, Karen of Koko Designs whose stunning silk painted lampshades reflect the flora and fauna on her doorstep!

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Sep 3
4 min

New Product - Square Waste Paper Bin Kit + Tutorial

Meet our NEW Square Waste Paper Bin Making Kit! Follow our step by step tutorial to make your own!

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Aug 28
4 min

Lampshade Style Guide – Tall Cone Lampshades

Want to find out more and learn to make a Tall Cone Lampshade? Our Lampshade Style Guide answers your questions!

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Aug 13
6 min

Meet the Maker - Gilhoolie Bespoke Lampshades

In this months Meet the Maker Julie Gardner of Gilhoolie, shares her the story behind her gorgeous free machine embroidered lampshades.

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Aug 6
5 min

NEW Coloured Hessian Fabrics for Lampshade Making

Meet our NEW 19 colours of sustainable hessian fabrics perfect for lampshade making!

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Jul 30
6 min

Tips for Making Metallic Lampshades

Learn tips and tricks from our expert makers on how to make metallic lined lampshades

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Jul 23
4 min

New Creative Cables Lighting Products

Introducing our new Creative Cables products so you can create your own light fittings,

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Jul 16
4 min

How to Clean your Handmade Lampshade

Explore various techniques for cleaning different types of lampshades.

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Jul 9
3 min

Mango Wood Table and Floor Lamps Back In Stock!

Back in stock, our stunning mango wood Table and Floor Lamp Bases, for painting or staining.

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Jul 2
7 min

Meet the Maker - Lily Greenwood

Meet maker Lilly Greenwood and find out about her exquisite artworks and how these translate to beautiful handmade lampshades.

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Jun 25
3 min

3 Inspirational Lampshade Tutorials using Duplex Rings

Welcome to a world of lampshade making, where the Duplex Ring takes centre stage! Commonly found in classic lampshade designs, such as...

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Jun 18
7 min

Find a Summer Lampshade Workshop

Find a summer lampshade making workshop to make both soft and hard lampshades!

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Jun 11
3 min

DIY Tutorial - How to Make a Ribbon Candle Clip Lampshade

Learn how to make a ribbon wrapped candle clip lampshades, with our easy to use kit!

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Jun 3
7 min

Meet the Maker - Lamps Studio Design

Following her desire to bring warmth to her customers’ homes, Deisy Sosa of Lamps Design Studio creates bold colour combinations and...

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May 28
4 min

5 Essential Products for Making Traditional Soft Lampshades

Transform your living space with a beautiful, custom-made traditional soft lampshade using our extensive range of professional supplies....

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May 20
6 min

Meet the Author – Jane Warren of The Complete Guide to Making Lampshades

Meet Author Jane Warren who talks about her new book, The Complete Guide to Lampshade Making.

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May 14
5 min

Meet the Dannells Team

Take a peek behind the scenes and meet the Dannells Team.

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May 7
4 min

BEAM – How to Boost Your Sales with our Latest Lampshade Making Products

Since the start of 2024 we’ve launched Scalloped Ringsets, Scalloped Edge Panels and new sizes of Conical Lampshade Making Kits, which...

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May 2
4 min

Meet The Maker - Mountain and Molehill

Taking the simplicity and beauty of old illustrations and etchings and bringing them to life with her eye for detail and carefully...

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Apr 23
5 min

Tips for Pattern Matching Fabric on Large Lampshades

Making oversized DIY lampshades is a fantastic way of adding statement lighting to your home, or for professional lampshade makers, a way...

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Apr 18
4 min

New Product – Scalloped Lampshade Ringset + Tutorial

Thinking of making an on trend DIY lampshade? Look no further than our newest addition to the DIY lampshade world: the Scalloped Ringset!...

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Apr 9
2 min

Visit us at Design Central Essex 2024

Visit Design Central Essex to meet the Dannells Team and see our uniue range of Lampshade making kits and supplies.

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Apr 1
2 min

Celebrating 5,000 members on our Facebook Lampshade Makers Group

Giveaway of 5 lampshade making books to celebrate our 5,000 Facebook Group members!

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Mar 28
4 min

New Product - How to Make a Paper Scalloped Edge Lampshade

Make your own paper scalloped lampshade, with our lampshade products and easy DIY tutorial.

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Mar 28
5 min

New Product - How to make a Fabric Scalloped Edge Lampshade

Make stylish fabric lampshade with a bias bound scalloped edge, using our lampshade making supplies and easy DIY tutorial!

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Mar 21
4 min

5 Easy Steps to Designing and Printing Lampshade Fabric

Design your own lampshade panels, for your lampshade making kit with our 5 easy steps!

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Mar 15
5 min

DIY Tutorial - How to Make an Extreme Conical Lampshade

To celebrate the launch of our smallest duplex ring yet, we’ve a lampshade making treat in store for you on the blog today - a step by...

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Feb 28
3 min

Lampshade Style Guide – Hexagon Lampshades

You might think Hexagon Lampshades are a modern interiors trend, but in today’s Lampshade Style Guide, we find out more about how this...

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Feb 20
2 min

Product Focus - Needcraft Bottle Lamp Adaptor Conversion Kit

Making an upcycled lamps base might sound tricky, but it really couldn’t be easier with our Needcraft Bottle Lamp Adaptor Conversion Kit...

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