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Feb 4, 20225 min read
BEAM - How to sell on Amazon Handmade
Amazon might not seem the most obvious choice for selling your lampshades, but since the online shopping giant created Amazon Handmade, a...
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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 25, 202211 min read
BEAM Meet the Entrepreneur - Light Owl
Discovering a niche gap in the interiors market, that happily coincided with his passion for creativity, Rab Moghal of Light Owl made it...
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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 4, 20213 min read
New products - Exciting Electrical Light fittings & components
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...
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Nov 2, 20214 min read
BEAM - Tips for selling at Christmas Craft Fairs + UK Craft Fair listings
Hurrah! Selling in real life at Christmas Craft Fairs and Markets is possible again this year! Not only are fair and markets a fantastic...
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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 22, 20213 min read
#memadeshade September winner
As the autumn rolls in your #memadeshades keep coming and we've loved browsing through September's entries. As well as a source of pure...
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Oct 12, 20216 min read
BEAM - Professional Lampshade making safety standards
Making and selling lampshades may be your dream job, but have your thought about the more regulatory and safety considerations of...
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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 15, 20215 min read
#memadeshade August winner
With summer in full swing, sunshine has not stopped play, or lampshade making to be more precise! So, it seems very fitting that August's...
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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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Aug 25, 20214 min read
#memadeshade July winner
It's great when you make or find a shade that fits all seasons, brightens up a corner and adds a touch of sophistication to your home...
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Jul 29, 20215 min read
Business Expertise and Advice for Makers - How to sell to small retailers
You've ticked off all of the online marketplaces for selling your lampshades and your business is off to a great start, but there is...
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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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Jul 22, 20214 min read
Top 4 products to secure a lampshade seam
We often ask our lampshade makers ‘what’s your favourite part of making a lampshade?’ and more often than not it’s when the lampshade...
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Jul 16, 20216 min read
Dannells Digital Lampshade Printing with Tide and Isle
As well as being specialists in all things lampshades, did you know at Dannells we are print specialists too? By combining our knowledge...
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Jul 13, 20215 min read
Business Expertise and Advice for Makers - How to sell to large retailers
Ways to expand your lampshade making business come in many forms and so far in our BEAM posts we’ve extensively explored marketplace...
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