Making or crafting is a fantastic way to achieve a look on a budget and is guaranteed to be a purse-friendly alternative to shop-bought,...

The upshot of making a super-sized lampshade is not only the wow factor but the huge surface area that you need to cover to make up the...

Easter is a fantastic excuse to get out the craft kit and do some family making. We've got 5 fantastic ideas to keep kids, and grown-ups...

Showing your mum or someone you hold dear how much you love them is what Mother’s Day is all about and to celebrate we’ve turned our...

Macrame is no longer a craft that belongs in the seventies and with its hugely popular revival, we’ve got in on the game too! With the...

If you’ve not yet tried one of our Needcraft kits, 2022 might be the year to try one out! Featuring a range of useful home ware kits,...

It’s been a busy year on the Dannells blog and with many people trying their hand at lampshade making in the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021,...

As fond as we are of the super versatile drum lampshades, that are seen everywhere from our homes to hotels to the high street,...

Make your next lampshade a metallic one! Easier than you think to achieve, try making a glowing, sumptuous and expensive shade inner...

Filming our You Tube lampshade videos is easily one of our favourite days of the year and our recent filming in September was no...

Contrary to popular belief, tiered lampshades are not just the staple of luxury hotel lobbies and high-end restaurants. They can look...

Lampshades can be everything from big and bold to small and subtle. They can be the eye catching focus of a room or a small detail that...

We often ask our lampshade makers ‘what’s your favourite part of making a lampshade?’ and more often than not it’s when the lampshade...

With indoor get togethers now possible we're so pleased that Lampshade Making Workshops can start to take place and you can share your...

Yey! You've found us and now you know you can make your own lampshades with our Lampshade Making Kits, you might be asking yourself why...

‘Give us the tools, and we will finish the job’ the proverb says, but what if those tools were made the job twice as quick and offered...

Perfect for personalisation, our range of Needcraft Kits take minimal effort to make but deliver maximum impact. Fantastic for adding...

If you’ve never had a virtual wander around our website, you’re missing a trick and plenty of lampshade making products you might not...

It’s workshop time! After a string of successful LIVE Lampshade Making Kit workshops in #lockdown1 we’re back with a mini festive themed...

The darker evenings, mean time for creative projects so why not refresh your craft space with some of our Needcraft kits?