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 same thing and this effective star cut out hack was born! Making shades for a children's room opens up plenty of cool creative ideas and we think kids will love the soft glow of the stars shining through the fabric. The stars are a simple design, the perfect unisex lampshade and with all of our drum lampshade making kits, this can be used as

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 with beautiful fabric, sophisticated trims or coloured, metallic or even neon PVC's, to bring your shade to life. Or you could use one of our 3 creative services, to really enhance your shade making and take it to the next level. Pick from designing your own fabric, creating your own bespoke shade dimensions or trying out one of our excitin

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 lots of fabulous shades, in all shapes and sizes to brighten up our #memadeshade Instagram competition and hopefully provide our makers with new inspiration and ideas for using one of our lampshade making kits. And this month's winner certainly sticks with the theme of 'bright'! This gorgeous fuchsia shade by Lauren of @juniper_and_spice is

February is the month of love and we thought we’d "Share the love" by celebrating our incredible independent lampshade makers and small businesses. Always ready to support our maker community, whether it’s a simple question about a product, helping you design your own fabric or making up trade packs in our warehouse, we love helping you expand your business; side hustle or main source of income. Shape, size, style, trims, fabrics and creative additions make every shade except

With a joint love of all things vintage, best friends Charlotte and Kirsty of Co-Vintage set off on an adventure learning macramé together during lockdown, as a way to keep in touch. Nearly one year on they have truly mastered the art and we're in awe of the stunning macrame lampshades they've designed and created. The end result of their talent with knots and eye for design, is a successful Etsy business that alongside unique macrame lampshades also stocks macramé homewares