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    5 tips for Upcycling and Renovating a Second Hand Lampshade
    • Jun 10
    • 5 min

    5 tips for Upcycling and Renovating a Second Hand Lampshade

    Stumbling across a second-hand lampshade that has potential, whether vintage or relatively new, opens up a Pandora’s box of creative...
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    Lampshade Kit Hack #9 - Using Vinyl as a Lampshade Inner
    • Mar 29
    • 4 min

    Lampshade Kit Hack #9 - Using Vinyl as a Lampshade Inner

    Want to make a shade that stands out from the crowd? How about using colourful vinyl on the inside of your shade? Easy to apply and...
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    BEAM – 5 ways to grow your lampshade making business
    • Jan 5
    • 4 min

    BEAM – 5 ways to grow your lampshade making business

    Happy 2022! With a new year ahead and after a couple of weeks of essential rest and relaxation, now is a great time to reassess where...
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    Lampshade Inspiration – Stick It Metallic Lampshade Making PVC
    • Dec 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    Lampshade Inspiration – Stick It Metallic Lampshade Making PVC

    Make your next lampshade a metallic one! Easier than you think to achieve, try making a glowing, sumptuous and expensive shade inner...
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    Lampshade Inspiration - Tiered Lampshade Making System
    • Oct 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Lampshade Inspiration - Tiered Lampshade Making System

    Contrary to popular belief, tiered lampshades are not just the staple of luxury hotel lobbies and high-end restaurants. They can look...
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    Highstreet Lampshade Hacks for the Autumn Season
    • Oct 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Highstreet Lampshade Hacks for the Autumn Season

    With Autumn in full swing, high street homeware departments are full of new ‘must have’ accessories to help you create the ultimate cosy...
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    Introducing lampshade diffusers + bespoke fabric diffuser tutorial
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 4 min

    Introducing lampshade diffusers + bespoke fabric diffuser tutorial

    'Diffuser' might be a new word for your lampshade lexicon, but they’re a handy addition to your lampshade making materials, enabling you...
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    Introducing Self-Adhesive Textile tape and how to use it
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    Introducing Self-Adhesive Textile tape and how to use it

    As a follow up to our recent post on our fabulous and creative laminated parchment papers, we’d like to introduce you to their perfect...
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    Lampshade Inspiration - How to use laminated parchments
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 4 min

    Lampshade Inspiration - How to use laminated parchments

    Parchment lampshades are back! Offering a delicate, soft glow and holding plenty of possibilities for creativity, their natural feel fits...
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    Dannells Digital Lampshade Printing with Tide and Isle
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 6 min

    Dannells Digital Lampshade Printing with Tide and Isle

    As well as being specialists in all things lampshades, did you know at Dannells we are print specialists too? By combining our knowledge...
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    DIY Tutorial - Make and Paint Kit Scribble Sharpie shade
    • Jul 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    DIY Tutorial - Make and Paint Kit Scribble Sharpie shade

    Our Make and Paint Lampshade Making Kits are for exactly what it says on the box, making and painting, but in our quest to try new,...
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    Creative Ideas for using Clear Stick It  Lampshade Making PVC
    • Jun 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Creative Ideas for using Clear Stick It Lampshade Making PVC

    Customers who regularly make our lampshade making kits or create their own bespoke lampshade will be very familiar with our Stick It...
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    Father's Day Make - Bottle Lamps with The Haines Collection
    • Jun 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Father's Day Make - Bottle Lamps with The Haines Collection

    With Father’s day on the horizon, it’s time to get your thinking cap on to make a gift that shows how much they mean to you! Whether it’s...
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    Lampshade Inspiration - The art of free machine embroidery
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 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...
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    Interiors inspiration: The natural trend
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 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....
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    3 creative services for next level lampshades
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 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...
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    5 resolutions to kickstart your lampshade making year
    • Jan 4, 2021
    • 4 min

    5 resolutions to kickstart your lampshade making year

    Happy New Year! We’re finally in 2021 and we’re hoping it’s a better and brighter year for everyone. To celebrate our craft and your...
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    Lampshade Hack #5 – 4 ways to add lampshade trims
    • Oct 30, 2020
    • 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!
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    How to make a birdcage lampshade DIY tutorial
    • Oct 2, 2020
    • 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!
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    'Bee happy' lampshade with a vinyl interior by Three Bears Prints
    • May 28, 2020
    • 5 min

    'Bee happy' lampshade with a vinyl interior by Three Bears Prints

    First in our series of shade collaborations with Marliese of Three bear Prints is this 'Bee Happy' shade with a vinyl interior.
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