DIY lampshades | Dannells Blog

Sep 26
3 min

3 Ways To Make A DIY fabric lampshade

Learn to make DIY fabric lampshades three ways from scratch

Jun 22, 2022
3 min

Soft Shade Making Series: How to sew Lampshade Stitch or Streetly Stitch

Hand sewing is an essential part of making soft lampshades and in today’s post, we're sharing how to sew lampshade stitch or streetly...

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Jan 18, 2022
4 min

Soft Shade Making Series: Traditional Lampshade Frames

Lampshade making comes in many forms and although making ‘hard shades’ is a popular and easy way to achieve a stunning new lampshade, our...

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Mar 18, 2021
2 min

Interiors inspiration: The natural trend

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....

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Mar 9, 2021
3 min

#memadeshade February Winner

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...

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Feb 24, 2021
3 min

Lampshade Kit Hack #6 - Starry Night Lampshade + FREE Template PDF

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...

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Feb 22, 2021
2 min

3 creative services for next level lampshades

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...

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Feb 18, 2021
3 min

#memadeshade January Winner

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...

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Feb 4, 2021
5 min

Meet the Makers - Co-Vintage

With a joint love of all things vintage, best friends Charlotte and Kirsty of Co-Vintage set off on an adventure learning macramé...

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Jan 29, 2021
4 min

Lampshade Kit Hack #5 - Happy Holidays Map

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...

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Jan 21, 2021
3 min

Light up your lounge - Floor and Table Lamp Kits

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...

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Jan 15, 2021
3 min

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...

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Dec 11, 2020
1 min

Christmas decorations - DIY Festive Balloon glass lamps

So if you're a fan of the blog you'll know that we shared this festive project before, well last Christmas actually :), but we loved it...

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Nov 10, 2020
4 min

#memadeshade October winner

Are you hunkering down and making shades? It seems you are with another bumper month of entries into our October #memadeshade Instagram...

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Oct 30, 2020
4 min

Lampshade Hack #5 – 4 ways to add lampshade trims

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

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Oct 6, 2020
4 min

#memadeshade September winner

Our September #memadeshade Instagram competition has been flooded with entries, so read on to see our winning shade!

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Sep 30, 2020
3 min

5 brilliant ways to make your retail lampshades look professional

Do you make and sell and your own lampshades? This week we’re sharing our tips on how to give your products the retail edge.

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