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Meet the Maker - Foresters Lampshades
Collector of vintage and antique finds, Louise of Foresters Lampshades turned her hand to making hard lampshades to compliment the...
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- Aug 15
- 3 min
Dannells Library, Resources and Lampshade Courses
Whether you’re making your first or your fiftieth lampshade, our new Dannells Library is packed with learning resources to support your...
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- Jul 26
- 4 min
3 Pleated Lampshade Styles to Make Yourself
Soft or rigid, pleated lampshades are the interior design order of the day! Rather than spending money on this must-have home accessory,...
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- Jun 21
- 5 min
Meet the Maker - Jericho Design House
After starting her career in the fashion industry, Anna Proctor of Jericho Design House, turned her talent for print design to interiors,...
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- Jun 14
- 5 min
DIY Tutorial - How to Make a Bespoke Freestanding Table Lamp
Supporting you to make bespoke lampshades is our business and today we want to shout loud about an often overlooked style of DIY lighting...
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- May 10
- 5 min
Meet the Maker - The Creative Recycler
Making lampshades that are stunning to look at and completely unique is no mean feat, but Claire Frame of The Creative Recycler has...
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- Mar 21
- 6 min
Meet the Maker - Jennifer Fraser Lampshades
In this month’s Meet the Maker we chat with Jenny Fraser, an expert in making traditional hand-sewn lampshades, who now shares her skills...
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- Mar 16
- 3 min
Play with DIY Paper Lampshades
Making lampshades from paper is the equivalent of opening a Pandora’s box of creative opportunities! Paper's versatility and durability...
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- Feb 21
- 5 min
Meet the Maker - Established 25 Atelier
Established 25 Atelier, founded by Michelle Drew is a creative business firmly rooted in Newham, East London with an ethos of making...
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- Jan 19
- 6 min
Meet the Maker - Harbour Lane
Talented illustrator and printmaker turned lampshade maker, Tori of Harbour Lane, has captured her customer's hearts with her beautiful...
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- Jan 10
- 4 min
How to Choose the Perfect Sized Lampshade
If you’ve discovered our Lampshade Making Kits but are struggling to work out what size of lampshade you need, this post has ALL the...
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- Jan 5
- 3 min
2022 Blog Review - A Year of Lampshade Making
Another year of fabulously creative lampshade making is nearly over and it’s time to look back on how the Dannells Lampshade Making blog...
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- Dec 20, 2022
- 4 min
#memadeshade November - Foresters Lampshades
Capturing the season and our final #memadeshade competition of the year perfectly, November's winning lampshade has been beautifully made...
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- Dec 8, 2022
- 4 min
Meet The Maker - Brits Love Vintage
Proud small business owner, Jackie Moulla of Brits Love Vintage has found the sweet spot of lampshade making, supplying her customers...
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- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
#memadeshade October Winner - Lampshades by Maggie
October's #memadeshade winning lampshade is truly unique! Made by @lampshadesbymaggie in a beautiful bespoke fabric, its rectangle frames...
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- Oct 20, 2022
- 3 min
#memadeshade September Winner - ETU Design
Congratulations to @etu_by_anabela, who has won our September #memadeshade competition! The winning shade, made in a beautifully bold...
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- Oct 7, 2022
- 6 min
Soft Shade Making Series - Sewing & Glueing a Lampshade Trim
Just the creative finishing touches are ahead of us as we come to complete the soft lampshade, featured in our Soft Shade making Series...
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- Sep 23, 2022
- 3 min
Lampshade Kit Hack #10 - Natural Table Lamp Kit
With natural materials and tones firmly rooted in today’s interior trends, we thought we’d give a natural make-over to one of our...
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- Sep 15, 2022
- 4 min
#memadeshade August Winner - Jane Ellison Textiles
This month's winning #memadeshade takes its maker, @janellisontextiles, straight back to her 70s childhood, with its striking retro...
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- Sep 8, 2022
- 3 min
New Products - Lampshade Trim, Binding and Braid
Personalisation is the fun and creative factor of lampshade making, after all, who wants to stop at just picking a fabric or paper for...
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