British Summer time is around the corner and we’re celebrating with the launch of our NEW Square Clock kit. Get 20% off your first order!

Visit the Dannells team at CHSI Stitches, at the Birmingham NEC. Find us at Stand A38, showcasing our lampshade and creative craft kits.

As Christmas approaches fast our attention is turning to the smaller details and for us the Christmas dinner table is one of the most imp...

Home crafting and DIY decorating is a given at Christmas. It’s the ideal time to show off your craft skills or try your hand at making so...

Carving a frightening face in a pumpkin is an essential part of Halloween preparations but why not add a few handmade lanterns to your sp...

Cosy nights are calling, as the nights draw in – we’re thinking roaring fires, snuggly blankets and a twinkly light or two. Enter stage r...

The back to school chaos has finally subsided and as the autumn weather rolls in it can only mean that Halloween is around the corner. Sp...

At Dannells we’re proud of our story and we’re super pleased to have been featured in the August/ September Issue 74 of Craft Focus magaz...

Although our Needcraft lampshade making kits contain everything you need to make a super professional looking shade, we’ve rounded up fiv...

Making your own lampshades, means you can avoid the predictability of what the high street has to offer, but also bring a special soft fu...

If you’ve got the lampshade making bug and have mastered your craft, it might be time to start thinking how you can make money from your ...

The beauty of learning the skill of making your own lampshade is that the world is your oyster. Whether you’re using a Needcraft kit or a...

VOTE HERE! Recently nominated for Best British Brand at the prestigious Craft Business awards 2019, Needcraft is a range of creative furn...

We asked our Lampshade making group what they use to cut PVC lampshade panels and this is what they said… Good old-fashioned scissors and...

It’s amazing what can be created with a bit of ingenuity and a few willing helpers. Natasha Marshall, designer and co-founder of Natasha ...

VOTE HERE! The Craft Business Awards are the biggest and most well-respected in the crafting industry, celebrating everyone from small st...

Last week Cornish designer, Alison Bick talked us through her process of designing and printing a drum lampshade panel, from her inspirat...

I am Alison Bick, a designer living in Newquay, Cornwall, UK. The inspiration behind my illustrations comes from my love of nature, birds...

Look no further than Needcraft lampshade kits. Please give a warm welcome to our new Rounded Rectangle and Rounded Square lampshade kits....

Following the website’s instructions I supplied an image that fitted a 30cm lampshade kit and I was sent a beautiful light and flexible p...