With christmas just around the corner we asked some of our staff what is on their jewellery making christmas list!   Jessica Rose – Founder Source etsy: https://www.etsy.com/market/aquamarine_beads ‘Gemstones! I love working with gemstone beads, particularly citrine, blue topaz, aquamarine …’   Anna Campbell – Tutor Source: http://www.metalclay.co.uk/jooltool/ Jool Tool and metal clay bead builders ‘After a visit to […]

Make a note in your diaries of our Christmas Opening Hours!   We will be closed from 5pm on Friday 23rd December and will reopen on Wednesday 4th January at 9am inclusive to allow our hard working staff team and tutors to have a good rest over Christmas ready for a jam-packed 2017!  All emails […]

  So Part 1 of this blog talked about how you can start to prepare in advance for the Christmas Period and start building your inventory early. Part 2 will look at how you can preserve your all important time for revenue generating activities by improving your productivity and reducing your admin. So how can […]

  London Jeweller, Karen Young talks about the dreaded ‘C’ word and how to survive the Christmas Rush in this 2-part blog series! Yes, I said it! The ‘C’ word – Christmas! It is no understatement to say that Christmas is the busiest time of the year for jewellers. It gets to December 25th and most […]

Is your ideal Christmas list made up of crafting goodies? We’ve been asking our students what they might want for Christmas this year. Tools and equipment seem top of the list: Some want a new pliers set – you can never have too many For the wire wrappers it might be a set of very […]

Sometimes, when Christmas comes around and you are asked what you want it is hard to say. Here are a few jewellery books tutor Anna Campbell recommends for your Christmas list. I have a shelf full of jewellery books that I love to flick through for inspiration. For me, books are a perfect Christmas gift. […]

Do you have some time off over Christmas and are looking for some jewellery making inspiration? Take a look at our projects page. There are lots of step-by-step projects for you to try out including a new addition on making this felt bead necklace. Designed by tutor Emma Ashworth – here in LJS colours – […]

This is the second in our series of jewellery business blog posts on preparing your jewellery business for Christmas. Last week tutor Anna Campbell looked at Christmas craft fairs and markets. This week she’s turning her attention to selling in the virtual world. More shoppers than ever are purchasing their Christmas gifts online. It’s so […]

Can you hear those sleigh bells yet? Christmas is fast approaching. For those of you with a jewellery business this should be a busy time. Alternatively, if you have been thinking about setting up a jewellery business, now is a good time to try a stall at a local school etc to get an idea […]