Unique and striking, Silhouette lampshades have a fabulous element of surprise that springs to life when the light turns on! Increasingly...

Considered an essential part of digital marketing, understanding the basics of SEO keywords can really benefit your lampshade making...

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...

Have you ever wanted to create your own online shop? Whether you're new to selling lampshades or are already selling via other online...

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...

Although we imagine your lampshades are amazing, there may be some circumstances when a customer wants to return their shade. Dealing...

A lampshade style that’s hit the limelight in recent years, or should that be the spotlight, is the ‘hard’ pleated lampshade, defined by...

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

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...

Making your own lampshades means the sky is your limit in terms of the materials, design and shape you opt for and today's Parchment...

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

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...

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...

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