May 63 minLampshade Inspiration - Making lampshades on a budget 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,...
Apr 195 minLampshade Inspiration - Going Large with Lampshades 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...
Apr 73 min5 Fantastic Family Craft Projects To Make For Easter 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...
Mar 42 minMother’s Day Gift Idea - Make a Pamper Hamper with a Sewing Bin Kit 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...
Jan 133 minNew Products - Macrame Making MaterialsMacrame 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...
Jan 103 minTop of the Clocks – Creative ideas for Needcraft Clock Making Kits 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,...
Dec 23, 20213 minBlog highlights and Top Posts of 2021 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,...
Dec 14, 20213 minLampshade Inspiration - Different Shade Shapes As fond as we are of the super versatile drum lampshades, that are seen everywhere from our homes to hotels to the high street,...
Dec 8, 20213 minLampshade 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...
Nov 10, 20214 minBehind the Scenes of Needcraft You Tube Video Shoot Filming our You Tube lampshade videos is easily one of our favourite days of the year and our recent filming in September was no...
Oct 15, 20214 minLampshade 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...
Aug 6, 20213 minSummer Ideas for Outdoor Lanterns 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...
Jul 22, 20214 minTop 4 products to secure a lampshade seam 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...
Jun 8, 20213 minPromote your Lampshade Making Workshop with Dannells With indoor get togethers now possible we're so pleased that Lampshade Making Workshops can start to take place and you can share your...
May 21, 20213 min5 reasons to make a DIY lampshadeYey! 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...
Apr 29, 20213 min3 Essential Olfa tools for lampshade making ‘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...
Mar 24, 20213 minWashi tape clock making kit DIY tutorial Perfect for personalisation, our range of Needcraft Kits take minimal effort to make but deliver maximum impact. Fantastic for adding...
Jan 21, 20213 minLight up your lounge - Floor and Table Lamp Kits 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...
Dec 2, 20201 minJoin us for a LIVE festive Lantern Making Kit workshop on You Tube! It’s workshop time! After a string of successful LIVE Lampshade Making Kit workshops in #lockdown1 we’re back with a mini festive themed...
Sep 24, 20203 min'Back to school' - Ways to refresh & reorganise your craft space The darker evenings, mean time for creative projects so why not refresh your craft space with some of our Needcraft kits?