Sharing tools, knowledge and support that help your lampshade making business grow is a key part of the Dannells company ethos and the...

‘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...

Via our #memadeshade Instagram competition we’ve seen our lampshade makers use a variety of art and craft skills, as the basis for making...

Today we’d like to introduce our new series of blog posts, BEAM - Business Expertise and Advice for Makers, which we’ve developed to help...

As another month flies by, it's time to announce March's #memadeshade winner from our Instagram competition entries. This month was...

For today’s modern lampshade makers, there are plenty of sources of inspiration, but looking back at the styles, techniques, methods and...

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....

If you’ve been making lampshades, using our Lampshade Making Kits, you’ll be aware that there are two different methods to attach your...

On opening the book, Sewing Lampshades by Joanna Heptinstall, our hearts skipped a little beat. Hit with an array of colourful lampshade...

The nights are already lighter and there is a feeling of optimism in the air. We hope you're all feeling a little lighter and brighter...

Highlighting our professional cutting service in our last blog post got us thinking that it would be fun to explore a DIY version of the...

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...

After what can only be described as a very loooong January, #memadeshade is back for 2021! Yey! And we've got off to a great start with...

Hands up who’s dreaming of a holiday escape? 🙌🏻 We Britons love our holidays - a day by on the beach, playing in the sand and sea...

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...

50 Thrifty DIY Shades is book based around you guessed it.…decorative shades that can be made up of scraps of fabrics, bits and bobs and...

We're finally at the end of what can only be described as a challenging year and we'd like to say a huge Thank You for your amazing...

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

Lampshade making doesn’t have to be an off the shelf craft and can be as creative as your imagination will allow, a fact that’s proved...

Check out our tips on four different ways to apply a professional trim to a Dannells Lampshade Making Kit!