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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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Jan 31, 20222 min read
Share the Shade Love - Celebrate your Favourite Lampshade Maker
Valentine, Galentines or Palentines is just around the corner and regardless of which one you celebrate, we’ll be helping you share a...
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Jan 5, 20224 min read
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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Dec 23, 20213 min read
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,...
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Dec 14, 20213 min read
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,...
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Dec 8, 20212 min read
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...
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Nov 30, 20214 min read
BEAM - 5 Amazing Ideas for Packing Your Professional Lampshades
Making stunning lampshades that are carefully crafted is only one part of being a lampshade maker and retailer and packaging your...
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Nov 25, 20215 min read
Meet the Maker - Detola and Geek
This month's Meet the Maker, Detola of Detola & Geek came to lampshade making later in life, using her passion for African textiles as...
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Nov 10, 20214 min read
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...
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Oct 29, 20216 min read
Meet the Maker - Silversoles Felted Textiles
A master of felt making, Emma of Silversoles uses her talents to make unquestionably beautiful and tactile lampshades, that bring both...
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Oct 26, 20213 min read
New Product - Dannells US Lampshade Making Kit Range
As our Needcraft Lampshade Making Kits hit American shores, to say we’re excited is an understatement! Already hugely popular in the UK...
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Oct 15, 20214 min read
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...
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Oct 5, 20213 min read
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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Sep 22, 20213 min read
Meet the Maker - Copper Dust
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...
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Sep 9, 20215 min read
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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Aug 31, 20214 min read
Meet the Maker - Lume lighting
Combining her passion for clean and simple design and talent for detailed printing, Joanna of Lume Lighting creates lampshades that are...
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Jul 27, 20214 min read
Meet the Maker - Crushshade
Proving that lampshades can be the most creative part of your room, Cath of Crushshade has blown us away with her incredible sculptured...
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Jun 29, 20217 min read
Meet the Maker - Wendy Carlton Designs
Starting her career in fashion, Wendy Carlton of Dotty and Flo, has enjoyed applying her talent for painting to many commercial mediums...
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Jun 4, 20214 min read
Meet the Maker - Made by HRM
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...
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May 7, 20214 min read
Meet the Maker - Hearts and Glitter
Nestled in her studio in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, Anita has built up her successful lampshade making business, Hearts and...
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