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BEAM - How To Make Your Lampshade Business More Profitable
Setting up a small business can be incredibly rewarding, but it also has to pay the bills. If you’re following your passion for lampshade...
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- Feb 24, 2022
- 4 min
#memadeshade January 2022 winner
Entering her first hard lampshade into our #memadeshade competition, January's winner, Amie of @tea_and _the _radio chose a vibrant...
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- Sep 30, 2021
- 9 min
Business Expertise and Advice for Makers - How to sell on eBay
The selling platform giant eBay might not sing 'handmade' or be your first choice for selling your lampshades, but as we take a closer...
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- May 27, 2021
- 5 min
How to sell your lampshades on Instagram
Social media selling platforms are fast becoming the free and easy way of expanding the visibility of your products and making some sales...
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- May 14, 2021
- 5 min
Business Expertise and Advice for Makers - How to sell on Folksy
Sharing tools, knowledge and support that help your lampshade making business grow is a key part of the Dannells company ethos and the...
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- Apr 27, 2021
- 5 min
Lampshade Inspiration - The art of free machine embroidery
Via our #memadeshade Instagram competition we’ve seen our lampshade makers use a variety of art and craft skills, as the basis for making...
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- Apr 23, 2021
- 8 min
Business Expertise and Advice for Makers - How to sell on Etsy
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...
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- Apr 15, 2021
- 4 min
#memadeshade March winner
As another month flies by, it's time to announce March's #memadeshade winner from our Instagram competition entries. This month was...
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- Mar 26, 2021
- 3 min
Vintage Inspiration - Lampshade Making Book Review
For today’s modern lampshade makers, there are plenty of sources of inspiration, but looking back at the styles, techniques, methods and...
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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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- 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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- Dec 9, 2020
- 5 min
Meet the Maker - Alison Bick
Channelling the beauty of her home surroundings in Cornwall, Alison Bick's bold and beautiful lampshades certainly pack a punch. Using...
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- Oct 21, 2020
- 3 min
Meet the Maker - Jane Ellison Textiles
Meet Jane Ellison, a talented printer who's 'modern retro' screenprinted lampshades are influenced by mid-century design and modern shapes.
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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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