We’ve been taking a look at what the fashion magazines are saying about Christmas party jewellery – it’s a difficult job but someone has to do it!. As you can see from our collection of favourite pieces that chain, big stones/beads (or lots and lots of little ones), statement earrings and tassles/fringing are popular trend […]

Why not use your beading skills to create unique Christmas decorations this year. These beaded decorations can brighten up your Cristmas and make lovely gifts for others. Head over to our YouTube channel to follow a step-by-step video tutorial from Jessica Rose on creating these snowflake decorations. Have a go and let us know how […]

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 […]

At London Jewellery School we always surrounded by drawers and boxes full of wire of all different types. Wire is an essential in jewellery making, whether sterling silver wire for as the basis of a stacking ring or for chain making, wire used in enameling or with metal clay, or the copper and plated wire […]

In our latest YouTube tutorial, Jessica has turned her hand to making a display stand using vintage crockery. We know many of you sell your jewellery at markets and fairs, so we thought this might inspire you about creating your own individual displays. You can view the full tutorial here. Have a go and let […]

It’s time to plan your 2016 jewellery learning. Our brand new prospectus is out with details of our 2016 timetable and new classes starting soon. You can download a copy or request a copy of the booklet to be sent out here.  

We know that some of you would like to learn about making silver jewellery but aren’t ready to commit to a full-day workshop. And others of you have asked about soldering in our silver taster classes. So we have added to our range of silver jewellery tasters to provide more options with the introduction of […]

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. […]

Enamelling is a traditional technique using ground glass to add colour to metal. It can be used in a variety of ways to create interesting and colourful jewellery. Here are a few pieces using enamel that have caught our eyes.           Try the techniques for yourself in our one day enamelling […]

Following the launch of London Jewellery School Online, we’d like to hear your views on online learning to help us plan future courses and improvements to what we offer. So we are hoping that you will spare us five minutes to complete a short survey. Two participants with win an LJS Online course of their […]

In our final look at making the most of the run up to Christmas for your jewellery business, we take a look at a couple of ways to find new customers If you haven’t been doing well at fairs or feel that the places you sell are saturated by jewellery makers, this time of year […]

One of the latest jewellery trends are these fabulous Quartz Crystal Necklaces. They make beautiful additions to pretty much any outfit. Why not have a go at making your own… I can’t decide whether my favourite is the clear or the blue – the great thing about making your own is that you don’t have […]

We were looking at pictures from various fashion catwalks recently and noticed a trend among the big fashion houses for bright, colourful geometric jewellery in less expensive materials like Perspex and wood. So here are a few ideas to inspire you in that direction.              

Diploma student Julie McKenzie updates us on her progress and her first jewellery sales Well, here we are two-thirds of the way through the Diploma in Creative Jewellery. As you may remember I started this course back in January with absolutely no previous experience making any kind of jewellery but thinking it might be something […]

From Missoni to Marni, fashion houses have been featuring more affordable materials in their jewellery ranges such as wood and Perspex, which makes it the perfect time to launch some new classes to help you achieve striking effects in materials that won’t break the bank. Two options for a new Mixed Media Jewellery class are […]

Following our look at druzy jewellery last week, in our latest video tutorial Jessica Rose shows you how to wrap these interesting stones to create beautiful pendants. If you want to have a go click here for the tutorial which you can also use to make pendants with other stones and beads.  Have a go […]

Tutor and silver clay artist Anna Campbell discusses the possibilities for stone setting in silver clay Many jewellery makers haven’t heard of silver clay. It is a mouldable material made from silver particles, an organic binder and a bit of water. Once the clay is dry it can be fired with a torch or in […]

Druzy stones are becoming increasingly popular in jewellery because of the dramtic effects they can give so we decided to find out more. “Druzy” comes from “druse” which is the geological term for a coating of fine crystals on the surface of a rock or stone. In jewellery terms druzy is the glittering finish you […]

In the latest of our series of video tutorials, Jessica Rose takes a look at how to use ripple beads. Have you heard about ripple beads yet? they are a fab new trend for jewelry making – take a little look…  As the name suggests they are all rippely! Meaning you can use them in […]

We had a very busy day in the studio on Friday when our latest batch of Diploma in Creative Jewellery students put on their final exhibition, each showing a collection of pieces designed to reveal their particular jewellery style and the skills they have learned. As always it was fascinating to see the different work […]