2025 is the year of the trade show for Dannells!  We’re looking forward to exhibiting our lampshade making products and meeting new...

Start 2025 with a visit to the world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles - Heimtextil . Held annually in Frankfurt,...

Continuing our 'trade show road show', next up is CHSI Stitches at the Birmingham NEC on 25th and 26th February – the UK’s number one...

It’s SHOWTIME! 2024 is an exciting year of meeting new and existing lampshade makers and we’re kicking off our trade show tour, with two...

No Christmas is complete without the warm glow of a lantern, and today we’re sharing three ways for you to make your own, with a...

It's that time of year again when the Dannells team pack up the van and travel to trade shows to show new, and experienced customers,...

Our Needcraft Craft Kits already have plenty of creative potential, but we couldn’t resist this transformative Sewing Bin Kit hack,...

The Dannells team are travelling far and wide during February, to trade shows across the UK, sharing our fabulous range of Lampshade...

The Spring Fair is THE must-visit show for small retailers across the UK, billed as the ‘shop for shops’ and home to the latest products,...

The Dannells’ trade fair tour bus is still on the move! We’re excited to be attending The April Interiors Show, a curtain and blind...

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...

Loving lampshade making shade is one thing, but making enough money to run a sustainable business is quite another. In this BEAM blog...

Trade show season is upon us and it’s great to be back meeting customers and sharing our inspiring lampshade making and craft kit...

Packed with wholesale homewares and gifts the Spring Fair trade show is a must for any craft or homeware retailer and we’ll be there,...

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,...

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...

Starting her career in fashion, Wendy Carlton of Dotty and Flo, has enjoyed applying her talent for painting to many commercial mediums...

In this month's Meet the Maker interview we get to know talented lampshade maker Helen, of Made by HRM, who's a whirlwind of creativity...

With the Easter holidays upon us it's time to get imaginative with some of our Needcraft Kits. As inspiring and easy to make for kids as...

Perfect for personalisation, our range of Needcraft Kits take minimal effort to make but deliver maximum impact. Fantastic for adding...