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- Jul 27, 2020
- 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 symbol of a fantasy and magic. For our third lampshade tutorial in our series from Marliese of Three Bear Prints, she's taken this fantastical and mythical beast as the signature design for a fun shade for a child's bedroom. By adding a gold brushed Stick it PVC inner, the lampshade emits a soft glow when lit bringing an ethereal and magical
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- Jul 20, 2020
- 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 Kit in real time to lots of keen lampshade makers. Thanks for watching if you managed to tune in! If you missed this, you can catch the video, filmed live from our Demonstrator Sam's home, on our You Tube channel, along with plenty of other lampshade making tutorials. There's nothing we love more than showing and sharing hints and tip for ou
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- Jul 16, 2020
- 2 min
Eco Lamp video tutorials with Jules of the Haines Collection
Our resident Eco Hero, Jules Haines of the Haines Collection (read all about Jules here) loves a quick easy up-cycled transformation. Looking to brighten up her home desk and add a dash of contrasting interiors chic, Jules decided on using one of her recycled interiors fabrics to make these stunning matching empire shades and she didn't stop there! Picking a classic wooden June table lamp base from our range of wooden table lamp bases, and using left over paint from a kitchen
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- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
#memadeshade June Winner
It's been another bumper month for our Instagram #memadeshade competition and it seems that staying at home has definitely released some inner creativity making our Needcraft lampshade making kits into some proper beauties! This month the #memadeshade title goes to this fabulous bamboo print cone shade made by Carolyn of @owlandcatinteriors, who wins our monthly prize of a £100 voucher to be spent at Dannells. With an equally good eye for a shades and lamp bases alike - who w
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- Jul 6, 2020
- 3 min
Lampshade Designer Service – Creating the perfect bespoke sized shade
Making your home just the way you want it involves lots of personal choices, editing and those little joys of finding just right colour of vase or the thrill of finding the perfect texture on a cushion - but how do you go about deciding what size of lampshade to choose? To help you spend less time on working out your shade size and more time on choosing your fabric (let’s face it that’s the really fun bit we all enjoy!) we’ve put together our top tips on how to pick the right
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- Jul 2, 2020
- 3 min
Meet the Maker - Bridget Arnold
Bridget Arnold wears many artistic hats, but has found that foraging in nature's hedgerows on the Granite Trail, provides her with all of the creative materials and inspiration she needs! Crafting her striking sun printed fabrics, Bridget cleverly uses earthy colours, to capture the plant's naturally intricate detail on her shades which are beautifully brought to life by light. We catch up with Bridget to find out more on her creative life. Hi there! How are you today and wha
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