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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...
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Oct 15, 20192 min read
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...
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Oct 8, 20192 min read
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...
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Sep 25, 20194 min read
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....
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Aug 21, 20192 min read
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...
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Aug 5, 20192 min read
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...
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Jul 10, 20193 min read
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...
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Jun 11, 20195 min read
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...
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Apr 29, 20192 min read
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...
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Jan 8, 20191 min read
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...
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Jan 2, 20192 min read
How to cut handmade lampshade panels like a pro!
We asked our Lampshade making group what they use to cut PVC lampshade panels and this is what they said… Good old-fashioned scissors and...
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Dec 11, 20182 min read
Whiteleys Retreat DIY SOS
It’s amazing what can be created with a bit of ingenuity and a few willing helpers. Natasha Marshall, designer and co-founder of Natasha...
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Nov 20, 20181 min read
Is Needcraft the best British craft brand of 2019?
VOTE HERE! The Craft Business Awards are the biggest and most well-respected in the crafting industry, celebrating everyone from small...
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Jun 27, 20185 min read
How to make a DIY lampshade
Last week Cornish designer, Alison Bick talked us through her process of designing and printing a drum lampshade panel, from her...
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Jun 19, 20183 min read
How to design and print a drum lampshade panel
I am Alison Bick, a designer living in Newquay, Cornwall, UK. The inspiration behind my illustrations comes from my love of nature,...
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Jun 6, 20182 min read
Introducing new DIY lampshade kits
Look no further than Needcraft lampshade kits. Please give a warm welcome to our new Rounded Rectangle and Rounded Square lampshade kits....
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May 16, 20182 min read
Make a lampshade from a print design
Following the website’s instructions I supplied an image that fitted a 30cm lampshade kit and I was sent a beautiful light and flexible...
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Nov 24, 20171 min read
GIVEAWAY! 3 sets of fairy lights to be won
We are feeling the festive spirit already and giving away 3 sets of fairy lights from our range of LED lights! Head to our Facebook page...
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Nov 13, 20171 min read
5 Favourite fairy light ideas
Images: 1- Pinterest 2- junkaholique.com 3- www.alex-closet.com 4- blog.urbanoutfitters.com 5- Pinterest Share this: Click to share on...
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Sep 13, 20172 min read
Lighting installation by Y3 pupils
Students transform their dining hall into wonderful Wonderland with the help of Art Hoppers. Creativity was certainly flowing in this...
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