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Book Review - 50 Thrifty DIY Shades by Adeline Lobut
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...
Jan 15, 20213 min read
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Book Review – Make Your Own Lampshades – Elizabeth Cake
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...
Nov 25, 20203 min read
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Book Review – Handmade Lampshades by Natalia Price – Cabrera
Often referred to as the ‘go – to’ lampshade making book, Natalia Price – Cabrera’s book Handmade Lampshade certainly earns it’s moniker....
Aug 27, 20203 min read
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Visit Dannells' at CHSI stitches
Visit the Dannells team at CHSI Stitches, at the Birmingham NEC. Find us at Stand A38, showcasing our lampshade and creative craft kits.
Feb 13, 20202 min read
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Creating a restful bedside
Exciting news in the Dannells world! We have some wonderful guest blog posts coming up from the incredibly talented Ella Johnston at...
Sep 21, 20163 min read
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Get crafty with Needcraft lampshade tutorials live on Hochanda TV every month!
Sam Sterkin and Needcraft’s director David Little We are one week in with our wonderful new lampshade crafter and TV presenter Sam...
Nov 16, 20152 min read
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Needcraft lampshade tutorials on Hochanda TV!
It’s really exciting! Watch Needcraft lampshade tutorials today, live at 12 midday, 4pm & 7pm here and tell us what you think! The...
Nov 5, 20151 min read
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Loving our customers with loyalty points!
We love our customers so much that we are introducing a new customer loyalty points scheme! It’s our way of giving something back to...
Oct 22, 20151 min read
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Gosh and Absolutely explain how they sell their handmade lampshades
The Gosh & Absolutely team give us the low-down on their handmade lampshades and what it’s like starting a business… Last year a friend...
Sep 21, 20154 min read
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Needcraft’s lampshade making expert in Craftseller Magazine
We are delighted to have lampshade making Joanna Heptinstall featured in Craftseller’s online Magazine! Joanna is a force to be reckoned...
Aug 17, 20151 min read
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How to start you own lampshade business with Needcraft’s ‘Business in a Box’
Lampshade business = EASY! 1- Buy a ‘Lampshade Business Starter Package‘ containing everything you need to make small, medium and large...
Aug 5, 20152 min read
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Scottish lampshade designer tells us her business story
A bright, shiny light-filled Hello to you! I am Kirstie Seonaid MacKay, owner/designer/maker at UrbanRebel Design, a dynamic new design...
Aug 3, 20155 min read
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Botany Bay Designs talks handmade lampshades and nautical inspiration
I’m Nicky… and I’ve been making handmade lampshades as Botany Bay Designs for one year this June. I’ve always been interested in crafts...
Jul 14, 20153 min read
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Announcing Needcraft’s competition winner, Caron Ironside Design- Lampshade designer and scree
Caron not only makes her own lampshades, cushions and more but prints her own Perthshire and 1950s inspired fabrics. Her designs have a...
Jun 30, 20156 min read
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Shhhh… Needcraft lampshade competition winner to be announced later today!
Wow! What an epic lampshade journey this has been… Our #lampshadebusinessinabox competition has attracted many talented lampshade...
Jun 30, 20151 min read
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The lampshade loft- competition runner up #5!
Jane Warren has been making lampshades for around 8 years and runs her small business, The Lampshade Loft, from home. Jane is very active...
Jun 22, 20155 min read
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Detola and Geek’s Ankara print lampshades are runner up #3 in our Needcraft competition!
We are thrilled to be showcasing these striking African print lampshades as third runner up in our #lampshadebusinessinabox competition !...
Jun 8, 20155 min read
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Madam Midnights Lamporium- Runner up!
Laura Pickering of Madam Midnights Lamporium is our first runner-up for the competition #lampshadebusinessinabox! Congratulations Laura!...
May 25, 20157 min read
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Inspiring entrepreneurs- Find out who won the Needcraft competition
Our recent competition #LampshadebusinessInabox received many inspiring and creative entries from women far and wide and we are honoured...
May 22, 20152 min read
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How much do you love yourself?
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,...
May 18, 20152 min read
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