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    Lampshade Style Guide - Loose Cover Lampshades
    • 5 days ago
    • 4 min

    Lampshade Style Guide - Loose Cover Lampshades

    Following the trend for whimsical, country cottage interior design, the loose lampshade cover has made a comeback in the last couple of...
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    Lampshade Style Guide - Candle Clip Lampshades
    • Jun 14
    • 4 min

    Lampshade Style Guide - Candle Clip Lampshades

    Wall lights can be a beautiful source of subtle lighting in your home, but can also be overlooked as a focal feature or being shown off...
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    5 tips for Upcycling and Renovating a Second Hand Lampshade
    • Jun 10
    • 5 min

    5 tips for Upcycling and Renovating a Second Hand Lampshade

    Stumbling across a second-hand lampshade that has potential, whether vintage or relatively new, opens up a Pandora’s box of creative...
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    Lampshade Inspiration - Neon Lampshade Making PVC
    • May 24
    • 3 min

    Lampshade Inspiration - Neon Lampshade Making PVC

    Get out your sunglasses - we're going bright, REALLY bright! Today we're taking a look at our Fluorescent Neon Lampshade Making PVC...
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    How to Use a Rolled Edge Creasing Knife to Cut Lampshade Panels
    • May 12
    • 3 min

    How to Use a Rolled Edge Creasing Knife to Cut Lampshade Panels

    If you’re wanting to explore bespoke sizes or shapes of shade, or simply enjoy cutting your own lampshade panels, then you need to know...
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    Lampshade Inspiration - Making lampshades on a budget
    • May 6
    • 3 min

    Lampshade Inspiration - Making lampshades on a budget

    Making or crafting is a fantastic way to achieve a look on a budget and is guaranteed to be a purse-friendly alternative to shop-bought,...
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    BEAM – Offering Returns and Refunds
    • May 4
    • 6 min

    BEAM – Offering Returns and Refunds

    Although we imagine your lampshades are amazing, there may be some circumstances when a customer wants to return their shade. Dealing...
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    Lampshade Style Guide - Empire Lampshades
    • Mar 8
    • 4 min

    Lampshade Style Guide - Empire Lampshades

    Welcome to our new Lampshade Style Guide! In our new monthly series, we’ll be looking at one particular style of lampshade and each month...
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    DIY Tutorial - Parchment Fluted Lampshade
    • Mar 2
    • 3 min

    DIY Tutorial - Parchment Fluted Lampshade

    Making your own lampshades means the sky is your limit in terms of the materials, design and shape you opt for and today's Parchment...
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    BEAM - Pricing your lampshades to sell
    • Feb 22
    • 4 min

    BEAM - Pricing your lampshades to sell

    Loving lampshade making shade is one thing, but making enough money to run a sustainable business is quite another. In this BEAM blog...
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    New Product - Less Rigid Stick It Lampshade Making PVC
    • Feb 8
    • 3 min

    New Product - Less Rigid Stick It Lampshade Making PVC

    Always looking to create new and original lampshade making products that inspire our customers, Less Rigid Stick It Lampshade Making PVC...
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    BEAM – 5 ways to grow your lampshade making business
    • Jan 5
    • 4 min

    BEAM – 5 ways to grow your lampshade making business

    Happy 2022! With a new year ahead and after a couple of weeks of essential rest and relaxation, now is a great time to reassess where...
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    New products - Exciting Electrical Light fittings & components
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    New products - Exciting Electrical Light fittings & components

    Making bespoke lighting just got a whole lot more fun and varied with our NEW range of electrical components! As well as being able to...
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    BEAM - Professional Lampshade making safety standards
    • Oct 12, 2021
    • 6 min

    BEAM - Professional Lampshade making safety standards

    Making and selling lampshades may be your dream job, but have your thought about the more regulatory and safety considerations of...
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    New Product – Metallic Profile Lampshade trims + how to apply them
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    New Product – Metallic Profile Lampshade trims + how to apply them

    Adding extra shine to your lampshades has just got that bit easier with our TWO new and exciting metallic trims! Choose between our...
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    Back to school skills - How to print fabric
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 5 min

    Back to school skills - How to print fabric

    The ‘back to school’ feeling is in the air and as children head off to school to learn something new, September naturally becomes a time...
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    BEAM - Making lampshades to expand your soft furnishings services
    • Sep 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    BEAM - Making lampshades to expand your soft furnishings services

    The skill of making bespoke curtains and blinds is not to be underestimated, as many curtain and blind makers will know. From initial...
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    Introducing lampshade diffusers + bespoke fabric diffuser tutorial
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 4 min

    Introducing lampshade diffusers + bespoke fabric diffuser tutorial

    'Diffuser' might be a new word for your lampshade lexicon, but they’re a handy addition to your lampshade making materials, enabling you...
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    Lampshade Inspiration - How to use laminated parchments
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 4 min

    Lampshade Inspiration - How to use laminated parchments

    Parchment lampshades are back! Offering a delicate, soft glow and holding plenty of possibilities for creativity, their natural feel fits...
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    Creative Ideas for using Clear Stick It  Lampshade Making PVC
    • Jun 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Creative Ideas for using Clear Stick It Lampshade Making PVC

    Customers who regularly make our lampshade making kits or create their own bespoke lampshade will be very familiar with our Stick It...
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