Supporting you to make bespoke lampshades is our business and today we want to shout loud about an often overlooked style of DIY lighting...

Setting up a small business can be incredibly rewarding, but it also has to pay the bills. If you’re following your passion for lampshade...

Entering her first hard lampshade into our #memadeshade competition, January's winner, Amie of @tea_and _the _radio chose a vibrant...

The selling platform giant eBay might not sing 'handmade' or be your first choice for selling your lampshades, but as we take a closer...

Social media selling platforms are fast becoming the free and easy way of expanding the visibility of your products and making some sales...

Sharing tools, knowledge and support that help your lampshade making business grow is a key part of the Dannells company ethos and the...

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

Today we’d like to introduce our new series of blog posts, BEAM - Business Expertise and Advice for Makers, which we’ve developed to help...

As another month flies by, it's time to announce March's #memadeshade winner from our Instagram competition entries. This month was...

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

The nights are already lighter and there is a feeling of optimism in the air. We hope you're all feeling a little lighter and brighter...

Highlighting our professional cutting service in our last blog post got us thinking that it would be fun to explore a DIY version of the...

Pimping your lampshade is easier than you think. There’s the DIY route, that we all know and love, using one of our lampshade making kits...

After what can only be described as a very loooong January, #memadeshade is back for 2021! Yey! And we've got off to a great start with...

With a joint love of all things vintage, best friends Charlotte and Kirsty of Co-Vintage set off on an adventure learning macramé...

Hands up who’s dreaming of a holiday escape? 🙌🏻 We Britons love our holidays - a day by on the beach, playing in the sand and sea...

So if you're a fan of the blog you'll know that we shared this festive project before, well last Christmas actually :), but we loved it...

Channelling the beauty of her home surroundings in Cornwall, Alison Bick's bold and beautiful lampshades certainly pack a punch. Using...

Meet Jane Ellison, a talented printer who's 'modern retro' screenprinted lampshades are influenced by mid-century design and modern shapes.

Do you make and sell and your own lampshades? This week we’re sharing our tips on how to give your products the retail edge.