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Sep 6, 20225 min read
Back to Lampshade Making School - Tips & Techniques to Create Amazing Lampshades
Whether you need a quick refresher course or are completely new to lampshade making, today we’re taking you 'Back to Lampshade School'...
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Aug 30, 20223 min read
Lampshade Style Guide - Paper Lampshades
While fabric is an excellent covering for making lampshades, the possibilities of using paper are endless, whether you're starting with a...
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Aug 16, 20225 min read
BEAM - How to use Reels, Stories and Live Video on Your Social Media
Reels, Stories and Live streaming videos have increased in importance in the last 5 years, engaging and capturing customers’ imaginations...
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Aug 11, 20224 min read
New Lampshade Shape - How to make a Y-Frame Lampshade
New, novel and completely unique, our Y-Frame Lampshade ring set will certainly add a point of difference to your room! A shade like no...
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Aug 9, 20226 min read
Meet the Maker - Hillview Soft Furnishings
Switching career to find a more flexible role, Ellen, of Hillview Soft Furnishings is a City & Guilds trained curtain and blind maker and...
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Aug 3, 20224 min read
Lampshade Style Guide - Loose Cover Lampshades
Following the trend for whimsical, country cottage interior design, the loose lampshade cover has made a comeback in the last couple of...
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Jul 21, 20224 min read
BEAM - Using Social Media to promote your Lampshade Making Business
In today’s digital world, using social media for your business cannot be ignored. A crucial free marketing tool to get your lampshades...
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Jul 14, 20223 min read
Lampshade Kit Hack #9 – Retro Flower Silhouette Lampshade
Using the silhouette lampshade concept as the basis for our latest Lampshade Making Kit #hack, we've transformed a drum lampshade, by...
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Jul 8, 20225 min read
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...
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Jul 6, 20223 min read
Lampshade Style Guide - Silhouette Lampshades
Unique and striking, Silhouette lampshades have a fabulous element of surprise that springs to life when the light turns on! Increasingly...
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Jun 29, 20224 min read
BEAM – How to use SEO Keywords for your Online Shop
Considered an essential part of digital marketing, understanding the basics of SEO keywords can really benefit your lampshade making...
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Jun 14, 20224 min read
Lampshade Style Guide - Candle Clip Lampshades
Wall lights can be a beautiful source of subtle lighting in your home, but can also be overlooked as a focal feature or being shown off...
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Jun 2, 20224 min read
Lampshade Hack #8 - Jubillee Ribbon Pinch Pleat Shade
We couldn't let the Platinum Jubilee slip by without celebrating the occasion, so we've taken inspiration from a vintage lampshade style...
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May 31, 20224 min read
Meet the Maker - Rosella and Lime
Fashion graduate Sharon, of Rosella and Lime, takes inspiration from her sketches of nature to create stunning collections of lampshades,...
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May 26, 20226 min read
BEAM - Setting up an online shop
Have you ever wanted to create your own online shop? Whether you're new to selling lampshades or are already selling via other online...
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May 10, 20226 min read
Lampshade Style Guide: Velvet Shades
Velvet, it seems, is never out of fashion. Its opulent qualities lend a touch of luxury to our interiors and for lampshades, it’s no...
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May 4, 20226 min read
BEAM – Offering Returns and Refunds
Although we imagine your lampshades are amazing, there may be some circumstances when a customer wants to return their shade. Dealing...
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Apr 19, 20225 min read
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...
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Apr 12, 20229 min read
Meet the Maker - Candid Owl
Candid Owl's mission is to provide customers with unique, standout lampshades and lamps and they definitely don’t disappoint! With her...
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Apr 6, 20224 min read
Lampshade Style Guide - Pleated shades
A lampshade style that’s hit the limelight in recent years, or should that be the spotlight, is the ‘hard’ pleated lampshade, defined by...
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