Packaging your skills in a way that gives the customer choice, can be a valuable way of increasing profit margins and effectively using...

Gola is a creative collaboration of talent, skill and creative ideas of mother and son team, Mari and Ifan, whose stunning 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...

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

Far from ordinary, each of Romor Designs' lampshades has a wonderful, creative and individual story, very much like Romor Designs'...

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...

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,...

As fond as we are of the super versatile drum lampshades, that are seen everywhere from our homes to hotels to the high street,...

Make your next lampshade a metallic one! Easier than you think to achieve, try making a glowing, sumptuous and expensive shade inner...

This month's Meet the Maker, Detola of Detola & Geek came to lampshade making later in life, using her passion for African textiles as...

Christmas shopping is officially underway and as many of our own Dannells makers and crafters have fabulous Christmas gift ideas to...

Filming our You Tube lampshade videos is easily one of our favourite days of the year and our recent filming in September was no...

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...

Hurrah! Selling in real life at Christmas Craft Fairs and Markets is possible again this year! Not only are fair and markets a fantastic...

A master of felt making, Emma of Silversoles uses her talents to make unquestionably beautiful and tactile lampshades, that bring both...

As our Needcraft Lampshade Making Kits hit American shores, to say we’re excited is an understatement! Already hugely popular in the UK...

Contrary to popular belief, tiered lampshades are not just the staple of luxury hotel lobbies and high-end restaurants. They can look...

With Autumn in full swing, high street homeware departments are full of new ‘must have’ accessories to help you create the ultimate cosy...

Adding extra shine to your lampshades has just got that bit easier with our TWO new and exciting metallic trims! Choose between our...

Spotting a gap in the market, Vanessa of Copper Dust used her eye for interiors and gut instinct to start out in the world lampshade...