2 days ago 5 min Business Expertise and Advice for Makers - How to sell on Folksy Sharing tools, knowledge and support that help your lampshade making business grow is a key part of the Dannells company ethos and the...
May 7 4 min Meet the Maker - Hearts and Glitter Nestled in her studio in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, Anita has built up her successful lampshade making business, Hearts and...
Apr 29 3 min 3 Essential Olfa tools for lampshade making ‘Give us the tools, and we will finish the job’ the proverb says, but what if those tools were made the job twice as quick and offered...
Apr 27 5 min Lampshade Inspiration - The art of free machine embroidery Via our #memadeshade Instagram competition we’ve seen our lampshade makers use a variety of art and craft skills, as the basis for making...
Apr 23 8 min Business Expertise and Advice for Makers - How to sell on Etsy Today we’d like to introduce our new series of blog posts, BEAM - Business Expertise and Advice for Makers, which we’ve developed to help...
Apr 15 4 min #memadeshade March winner As another month flies by, it's time to announce March's #memadeshade winner from our Instagram competition entries. This month was...
Apr 6 3 min Needcraft Kits - Easter holiday kids crafting ideas With the Easter holidays upon us it's time to get imaginative with some of our Needcraft Kits. As inspiring and easy to make for kids as...
Mar 30 3 min DIY tutorial - Felt Flower Easter Wreath What better way is there to celebrate Easter than with a little easy crafting? This door wreath is a lovely way of welcoming in the...
Mar 26 3 min Vintage Inspiration - Lampshade Making Book Review For today’s modern lampshade makers, there are plenty of sources of inspiration, but looking back at the styles, techniques, methods and...
Mar 24 3 min Washi tape clock making kit DIY tutorial Perfect for personalisation, our range of Needcraft Kits take minimal effort to make but deliver maximum impact. Fantastic for adding...
Mar 18 2 min Interiors inspiration: The natural trend It’s been top of the shops for a couple of years and the trend for natural materials in interiors is definitely here to stay for 2021....
Mar 16 3 min Shade Carrier Systems explained If you’ve been making lampshades, using our Lampshade Making Kits you may be aware that they use different method to attach them to a...
Mar 11 3 min Book review - Sewing Lampshades by Joanne Heptinstall On opening the book, Sewing Lampshades by Joanna Heptinstall, our hearts skipped a little beat. Hit with an array of colourful lampshade...
Mar 9 3 min #memadeshade February Winner The nights are already lighter and there is a feeling of optimism in the air. We hope you're all feeling a little lighter and brighter...
Mar 4 3 min Mother's Day Make - Mini Empire Fairy Light Shades There is nothing nicer and more satisfying than hand making a gift for someone else - especially if that's your Mum or someone you hold...
Mar 2 5 min Meet the maker - Kettle of Fish Designs Combining her childhood passion for collecting, her eye for fine art and her talent for creating beautifully made objects, we are...
Feb 24 3 min Lampshade Kit Hack #6 - Starry Night Lampshade + FREE Template PDF Highlighting our professional cutting service in our last blog post got us thinking that it would be fun to explore a DIY version of the...
Feb 22 2 min 3 creative services for next level lampshades Pimping your lampshade is easier than you think. There’s the DIY route, that we all know and love, using one of our lampshade making kits...
Feb 18 3 min #memadeshade January Winner After what can only be described as a very loooong January, #memadeshade is back for 2021! Yey! And we've got off to a great start with...
Feb 8 2 min Share the Love - Celebrating our independent Lampshade Makers February is the month of love and we thought we’d "Share the love" by celebrating our incredible independent lampshade makers and small...
Feb 4 5 min Meet the Makers - Co-Vintage With a joint love of all things vintage, best friends Charlotte and Kirsty of Co-Vintage set off on an adventure learning macramé...
Jan 29 4 min Lampshade Kit Hack #5 - Happy Holidays Map Hands up who’s dreaming of a holiday escape? 🙌🏻 We Britons love our holidays - a day by on the beach, playing in the sand and sea...
Jan 21 3 min Light up your lounge - Floor and Table Lamp Kits If you’ve never had a virtual wander around our website, you’re missing a trick and plenty of lampshade making products you might not...
Jan 15 3 min Book Review - 50 Thrifty DIY Shades by Adeline Lobut 50 Thrifty DIY Shades is book based around you guessed it.…decorative shades that can be made up of scraps of fabrics, bits and bobs and...
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