

Transform Your Lampshades: The Ultimate Guide to Lampshade Diffusers and DIY Diffuser Hacks
Lampshade diffusers are perfect for softening and evenly spreading light from pendant fixtures, creating a warm and inviting ambiance....
Nov 12, 20243 min read
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Haunted Home Inspiration: Spooky Halloween Stencils and Spooktacular Lighting Ideas
Fright Night is almost here, and we're ready to help you craft the perfect Halloween atmosphere! Whether you're looking for easy-to-use...
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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New Product - Square Waste Paper Bin Kit + Tutorial
Meet our NEW Square Waste Paper Bin Making Kit! Follow our step by step tutorial to make your own!
Sep 3, 20244 min read
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Product Focus - Needcraft Bottle Lamp Adaptor Conversion Kit
Making an upcycled lamps base might sound tricky, but it really couldn’t be easier with our Needcraft Bottle Lamp Adaptor Conversion Kit...
Feb 20, 20242 min read
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Bring out the Beautiful Bins - DIY Waste Bin Kit
When is a waste paper bin, not just a waste paper bin? When it’s been made using a fabric you love using a Needcraft Waste Paper Bin Kit!...
Oct 26, 20234 min read
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15 Dannells Customer Reviews that will get you Lampshade Making!
We never tire of letting you know what we think of our lampshade making products, but who better to ask for a second opinion? Our...
Aug 30, 20234 min read
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Product Focus - Coloured Fabric Cables for Table and Floor Lamps
Eye-catching, functional and very easy to fit - the perfect description for our E27 Lamp Holders with Coloured Fabric Cables. Pre-wired...
Jun 28, 20233 min read
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Top 5 Creative Workshop Packs for Group Making
Holding creative workshops is not only sociable and fun but also highly satisfying, as you inspire your students to make and learn! From...
May 17, 20233 min read
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5 Quick and Easy Needcraft Kits for Easter Making
As self-indulgent as the abundance of chocolate coming your way, Easter Weekend is the perfect time for some relaxed crafting. To...
Mar 28, 20233 min read
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NEW Product - DIY Table and Floor Lamp Bases
NEW product alert! We’re excited to announce our NEW Lamp Base Making Kits, which are as easy to tailor to your interior style, as they...
Feb 6, 20234 min read
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Christmas Craft Kits and Materials - 10 Under £10
Whatever you're crafting for this Christmas, we've plenty of kits and materials at Dannells.com to help you stay on budget! From kits...
Nov 25, 20223 min read
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Stylish Christmas LED lighting + LED Light GIVEAWAY worth over £40!
From traditional festive favourites to modern star-spangled sparkles, our array of seasonal LED lights will illuminate your home this...
Nov 8, 20223 min read
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Halloween Ideas - Light up your Fright Night!
With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time to put on spooky make-up, costumes and light the lights! And we’ve got plenty of...
Oct 18, 20222 min read
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Introducing Dannells Europe
As we launch our new dedicated European website, Dannells.eu, we get to know the people behind our European operation, Malgosia and her...
Aug 24, 20225 min read
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Craft Inspiration - 3 Beginners Macrame Projects for Summer
Whether you’re beach or garden bound, a little summer crafting can help while away those sunny hours with satisfactory end results!...
Jul 27, 20222 min read
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Learn to Make a Lampshade at a Lampshade Making Workshop
Learning to make a lampshade doesn’t have to be a solo activity. With a huge range of creative and skill-building lampshade courses to...
Jul 8, 20225 min read
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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,...
May 6, 20223 min read
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Lampshade Inspiration - Going Large with Lampshades
The upshot of making a super-sized lampshade is not only the wow factor but the huge surface area that you need to cover to make up the...
Apr 19, 20225 min read
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5 Fantastic Family Craft Projects To Make For Easter
Easter is a fantastic excuse to get out the craft kit and do some family making. We've got 5 fantastic ideas to keep kids, and grown-ups...
Apr 7, 20223 min read
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Mother’s Day Gift Idea - Make a Pamper Hamper with a Sewing Bin Kit
Showing your mum or someone you hold dear how much you love them is what Mother’s Day is all about and to celebrate we’ve turned our...
Mar 4, 20222 min read
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New Products - Macrame Making Materials
Macrame is no longer a craft that belongs in the seventies and with its hugely popular revival, we’ve got in on the game too! With the...
Jan 13, 20223 min read
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Top of the Clocks – Creative ideas for Needcraft Clock Making Kits
If you’ve not yet tried one of our Needcraft kits, 2022 might be the year to try one out! Featuring a range of useful home ware kits,...
Jan 10, 20223 min read
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Blog highlights and Top Posts of 2021
It’s been a busy year on the Dannells blog and with many people trying their hand at lampshade making in the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021,...
Dec 23, 20213 min read
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Lampshade Inspiration - Different Shade Shapes
As fond as we are of the super versatile drum lampshades, that are seen everywhere from our homes to hotels to the high street,...
Dec 14, 20213 min read
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Lampshade Inspiration – Stick It Metallic Lampshade Making PVC
Make your next lampshade a metallic one! Easier than you think to achieve, try making a glowing, sumptuous and expensive shade inner...
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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Behind the Scenes of Needcraft You Tube Video Shoot
Filming our You Tube lampshade videos is easily one of our favourite days of the year and our recent filming in September was no...
Nov 10, 20214 min read
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Lampshade Inspiration - Tiered Lampshade Making System
Contrary to popular belief, tiered lampshades are not just the staple of luxury hotel lobbies and high-end restaurants. They can look...
Oct 15, 20214 min read
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Summer Ideas for Outdoor Lanterns
Lampshades can be everything from big and bold to small and subtle. They can be the eye catching focus of a room or a small detail that...
Aug 6, 20213 min read
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Top 4 products to secure a lampshade seam
We often ask our lampshade makers ‘what’s your favourite part of making a lampshade?’ and more often than not it’s when the lampshade...
Jul 22, 20214 min read
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Promote your Lampshade Making Workshop with Dannells
With indoor get togethers now possible we're so pleased that Lampshade Making Workshops can start to take place and you can share your...
Jun 8, 20213 min read
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5 reasons to make a DIY lampshade
Yey! You've found us and now you know you can make your own lampshades with our Lampshade Making Kits, you might be asking yourself why...
May 21, 20213 min read
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3 Essential Olfa tools for lampshade making
‘Give us the tools, and we will finish the job’ the proverb says, but what if those tools were made the job twice as quick and offered...
Apr 29, 20213 min read
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Washi tape clock making kit DIY tutorial
Perfect for personalisation, our range of Needcraft Kits take minimal effort to make but deliver maximum impact. Fantastic for adding...
Mar 24, 20213 min read
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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...
Jan 21, 20213 min read
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Join us for a LIVE festive Lantern Making Kit workshop on You Tube!
It’s workshop time! After a string of successful LIVE Lampshade Making Kit workshops in #lockdown1 we’re back with a mini festive themed...
Dec 2, 20201 min read
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'Back to school' - Ways to refresh & reorganise your craft space
The darker evenings, mean time for creative projects so why not refresh your craft space with some of our Needcraft kits?
Sep 24, 20203 min read
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5 perfect fabrics for lampshade making
Half the fun of making your own lampshade has to be the choice of fabric , so read our post on our 5 fabric range, especially for lampshades
Sep 3, 20203 min read
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New for Spring - the Square Clock kit + 20% discount
British Summer time is around the corner and we’re celebrating with the launch of our NEW Square Clock kit. Get 20% off your first order!
Mar 13, 20202 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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Christmas DIY tutorial – Balloon glass candle shade lights
As Christmas approaches fast our attention is turning to the smaller details and for us the Christmas dinner table is one of the most...
Dec 12, 20192 min read
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DIY festive decorating – Festive foliage wreaths & lantern making kits
Home crafting and DIY decorating is a given at Christmas. It’s the ideal time to show off your craft skills or try your hand at making...
Dec 4, 20194 min read
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Quick make Halloween lantern kits
Carving a frightening face in a pumpkin is an essential part of Halloween preparations but why not add a few handmade lanterns to your...
Oct 15, 20192 min read
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Eco friendly lighting – New LED Cork lights
Cosy nights are calling, as the nights draw in – we’re thinking roaring fires, snuggly blankets and a twinkly light or two. Enter stage...
Oct 8, 20192 min read
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5 creative lampshade ideas for Halloween
The back to school chaos has finally subsided and as the autumn weather rolls in it can only mean that Halloween is around the corner....
Sep 25, 20194 min read
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Craft Focus Magazine feature with Dannells
At Dannells we’re proud of our story and we’re super pleased to have been featured in the August/ September Issue 74 of Craft Focus...
Aug 21, 20192 min read
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Top 5 household tools for making lampshades
Although our Needcraft lampshade making kits contain everything you need to make a super professional looking shade, we’ve rounded up...
Aug 5, 20192 min read
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Go geo! Make a hexagonal shade
Making your own lampshades, means you can avoid the predictability of what the high street has to offer, but also bring a special soft...
Jul 10, 20193 min read
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How to promote your lampshade making workshop
If you’ve got the lampshade making bug and have mastered your craft, it might be time to start thinking how you can make money from your...
Jun 11, 20195 min read
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Playing with lampshade sizes and shapes
The beauty of learning the skill of making your own lampshade is that the world is your oyster. Whether you’re using a Needcraft kit or...
Apr 29, 20192 min read
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Vote for Needcraft, ‘best British craft brand’!
VOTE HERE! Recently nominated for Best British Brand at the prestigious Craft Business awards 2019, Needcraft is a range of creative...
Jan 8, 20191 min read
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