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- Apr 3, 2017
- 2 min
6 Step guide to painting wooden furniture
Give your furniture a new lease of life with our 6 step guide to painting wooden furniture. Be sure to sand your surface first. This is very important as it prepares the surface by creating a textured edge that the paint can stick to. If you miss this stage out your paint is highly likely to chip and flake off in no time. You can sand by hand or use a small electric sander. Go for sand paper between 80-150 grit, depending on whether the surface is varnished or not. You’ll nee
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- Jul 25, 2016
- 1 min
Geometric, Eco friendly laminate – New lampshade making supplies!
Now added to our huge range of lampshade making supplies is ‘Geometric’, the perfect laminate for manufacturing sculptural, designer hanging decorations and lampshades that take on a stunning look with the use of light. The laminate is tear-resistant and combines the advantages of paper (good printing properties) and film (tear-resistance, dimensional stability). The film is based on PET (Polyethylenterephthalate), an environmentally friendly, water-based adhesive.  The whit
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- Mar 21, 2016
- 2 min
Amanda Jayne Handmade Designs
I am a mixed media artist based in Yorkshire. I up-cycle vintage textiles and other treasures to create hand stitched art, keepsakes, gifts, lampshades and lanterns. I started making hand stitched lampshades about a year ago after sourcing some vintage lampshade frames. I only use vintage embroidered textiles that are damaged; stained or have holes and work around the damage. I like to see it as preserving the skills and beauty from the past. Each panel on the lampshade is di
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