We are thrilled to be showcasing these striking African print lampshades as third runner up in our #lampshadebusinessinabox competition ! Tola is lucky winner of a lampshade manufacturing pack to help her on her way with her business! We just couldn’t resist the stunning African wax print designs (Ankara in Nigerian circles) and pro-active, determined nature that Tola approaches her work with, always sprinkled with a good dash of humour! We asked Tola to give us the low-down

Laura Pickering of Madam Midnights Lamporium is our first runner-up for the competition #lampshadebusinessinabox! Congratulations Laura! We just love Laura’s bright, colourful, layered creations including drum and soft lampshades made by hand from her home in Cardiff. We are so excited to offer Madame Midnight’s Lamporium one of the five fabulous runner up prizes of a lampshade manufacturing pack! The lucky winner is to be announced on June 29th and will win £250 to spend on

Our recent competition #LampshadebusinessInabox received many inspiring and creative entries from women far and wide and we are honoured to be showcasing them here on our blog! Lampshade makers who either run a businesses already or are in the process of setting up have taken the time to tell us their stories: what started their process, their journey so far, highs and lows, tips and inspirations and this is where we’ll be featuring their work so you can be inspired too. Moor

We really love shouting about our customers and the wonderful lampshades you create so this time we are going to shout about US! Oh yes, a bit of self-praise is due because we at Needcraft are renowned for our second to none customer service with attentive and patient advice always at the ready. Maybe you yourself have been one of those late night panic callers wondering how to get your lampshade making supplies delivered, like… NOW! We understand the stresses of running your

Deadline extended to Friday 8th May!! Click HERE for more information Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to sha

Needcraft picture frame Rainy day jobs! On a rainy day like today why not stay indoors and get crafty! Make this great picture shelf using on of our picture frames as shown in last months issue of Homemaker magazine! Click Here to read more Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend

Raggedy Ruff Designs We love showing off our wonderful customers’ work and these gorgeous lanterns and lampshades are made by Raggedy Ruff Designs using our Needcraft lantern making kits. Raggedy Ruff Designs Find more like this here: facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raggedyruffdesigns etsy: https: //www.etsy.com/uk/shop/RaggedyRuffDesigns website: http://raggedyruffdesigns.com/ Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens

Copyright- Joanna Hepinstall One of our wonderful customers, Joanna Heptinstall is an upholsterer and lampshade maker who works from her own garden based studio in Wiltshire. From there she creates bespoke lampshades for her customers including interior designers. Joanna’s work has appeared in national magazines and she has recently launched The Lampshade School, where she teaches classes in traditional lampshade making techniques. She also teaches at Denman, the WI headquart

Needcraft customer birdandbutton I just had to share these fabulous handmade, bespoke lampshades made by one of our lovely customers! She uses our lampshade kits to create her gorgeous, bespoke lampshades. Find Bird & Button on Etsy Share this: Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens

Student Workshop Packs – Lampshade making kits to make bespoke, handmade lampshades. ‘The perfect way to provide a new and exciting creative challenge for your students’ Everything in the box to run your own Lampshade Making Workshop ! Designed for the classroom, workshop or any group making activity these packs contain everything students need to make professional, handmade lampshades using their design of choice. From concept to completion students will enjoy the process of