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...

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

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...

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...

Combining her passion for clean and simple design and talent for detailed printing, Joanna of Lume Lighting creates lampshades that are...

Proving that lampshades can be the most creative part of your room, Cath of Crushshade has blown us away with her incredible sculptured...

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...

Nestled in her studio in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, Anita has built up her successful lampshade making business, Hearts and...

‘Give us the tools, and we will finish the job’ the proverb says, but what if those tools were made the job twice as quick and offered...

Via our #memadeshade Instagram competition we’ve seen our lampshade makers use a variety of art and craft skills, as the basis for making...

For today’s modern lampshade makers, there are plenty of sources of inspiration, but looking back at the styles, techniques, methods and...