3 hours ago 1 min Join us for a LIVE festive Lantern Making Kit workshop on You Tube! It’s workshop time! After a string of successful LIVE Lampshade Making Kit workshops in #lockdown1 we’re back with a mini festive themed ...
7 days ago 3 min Book Review – Make Your Own Lampshades – Elizabeth Cake Lampshade making doesn’t have to be an off the shelf craft and can be as creative as your imagination will allow, a fact that’s proved ov...
Nov 17 3 min Christmas Decorations - 'Little circles of bright' DIY tutorial It’s nearly time for the festive ritual of putting the Christmas decorations (although we’ve seen a few up already and we say ‘why not?’)...
Nov 10 4 min #memadeshade October winner Are you hunkering down and making shades? It seems you are with another bumper month of entries into our October #memadeshade Instagram c...
Nov 9 3 min Christmas gifting - DIY Decoupage sewing box tutorial Did you know DIY gifting has double the benefits of buying shop bought? Not only are you making something thoughtful and handmade, but in...
Oct 30 4 min Lampshade Hack #5 – 4 ways to add lampshade trims Check out our tips on four different ways to apply a professional trim to a Dannells Lampshade Making Kit!
Oct 27 4 min A Guide to Virtual Craft Fairs Welcome to the world of Virtual Craft Fairs, which have fast become the way to buy and sell crafts. Read our guide over on the blog!
Oct 21 3 min Meet the Maker - Jane Ellison Textiles Meet Jane Ellison, a talented printer who's 'modern retro' screenprinted lampshades are influenced by mid-century design and modern shapes.
Oct 15 3 min DIY kid’s Halloween lantern with FREE PDF templates Perfect to occupy the kids for a morning, these creative Halloween lanterns are super easy to make using our free PDF template download.
Oct 8 2 min Halloween printed lantern kit DIY tutorial with FREE PDF templates Halloween is nearly upon u! Make this simple, but effective DIY printed lantern, to create your very own bespook (!) Halloween decoration!
Oct 6 4 min #memadeshade September winner Our September #memadeshade Instagram competition has been flooded with entries, so read on to see our winning shade!
Oct 2 3 min How to make a birdcage lampshade DIY tutorial Bring colour and a sense of humour to your home, by making this DIY birdcage shade on a budget. Follow our step by step tutorial!
Sep 30 3 min 5 brilliant ways to make your retail lampshades look professional Do you make and sell and your own lampshades? This week we’re sharing our tips on how to give your products the retail edge.
Sep 24 3 min 'Back to school' - Ways to refresh & reorganise your craft space The darker evenings, mean time for creative projects so why not refresh your craft space with some of our Needcraft kits?
Sep 17 4 min Liberty Patchwork Lampshade DIY Tutorial We're fans of traditional ditsy florals with eye catching colours so decided to mix things up with some patchwork techniques and a shade!
Sep 10 3 min #memadeshade August winner We chat to the winner of our Instagram #memadeshade competition, Alison Bick and show off August's Most Liked shades.
Sep 3 3 min 5 perfect fabrics for lampshade making Half the fun of making your own lampshade has to be the choice of fabric , so read our post on our 5 fabric range, especially for lampshades
Aug 27 3 min Book Review – Handmade Lampshades by Natalia Price – Cabrera Often referred to as the ‘go – to’ lampshade making book, Natalia Price – Cabrera’s book Handmade Lampshade certainly earns it’s moniker....
Aug 20 5 min Meet the Maker - Laura Evans This week we meet Laura Evans, a fine artist, collagrapher, printmaker and of course lampshade maker from the Isle of Purbeck. As she tak...
Aug 12 4 min Lampshade Kit Hack #4 – Neon Stitched Empire Cork Lampshade The trend for natural materials has been working its way in to our homes for a couple of years now with rattan, cork and cane making a bi...
Aug 10 4 min #memadeshade July Winner As we launch into high summer, the shades keep on coming for our #memadeshade - Instagram competition and the passion for reflecting you...
Jul 31 2 min Print your own lampshade using our Fabric Printing Service Making your lampshade almost definitely leads to something unique, but have you ever thought about adding an extra personal touch by desi...
Jul 27 3 min Unicorn gold lined lampshade by Three Bears Prints Unicorns are here to stay! A trend that has pervaded everything from children's and adult fashions, to toys to homewares, unicorns are a ...
Jul 20 3 min You Tube Hexagon lampshade tutorial If you missed our You Tube Live lampshade making workshop on Saturday, we had a lot of fun demonstrating how to make a Hexagon Lampshade ...
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