At London Jewelery School we are often asked what it is like to do the Diploma in Creative Jewellery course. So this year we have invited diploma student Julie McKenzie to record her experiences in posts to the blog. First off, why she has embarked on the course. When my son was born in 2007, […]

Finding the time for jewellery making has definitely been a hot topic at London Jewellery School in the past couple of weeks. A number of tutors and students have been commenting about needing to set aside time to make jewellery or in the case of tutors work on new collections, in among fulfilling orders and […]

Would you like to meet a range of jewellery making suppliers, browse their wares, take advantage of exclusive discounts and network with other jewellers plus enjoy a glass or two of wine? In that case we have good news for you. The London Jewellery School Supplier and Networking Evening is back. On the evening of […]

Those influential folks at Pantone have spoken. It seems that 2015 is all about brown. Well “Marsala” in fact, a rich and full-bodied red-brown like the fortified wine it is named after. After the bright emeralds, citruses and purples of recent years, marsala has split the fashion and design commentators with some dismissing it as […]

Did anyone else feel the need to clean their house on new year’s eve? I know many people were having parties, seeing fireworks, having fun while I was slaving over a hot vacuum cleaner but I had this compulsion to see in the new year in a tidy, clean home. (Which perhaps says a little […]

 Because January is a month for trying new things, we are sharing a tutorial from our sister site Jewelry From Home that is perfect for anyone trying beading for the first time as well as fun for any jewellery fanatic – beautiful jewel colored memory wire bracelets. They are really simple to make and there […]

Snow is falling in some parts of the UK and temperatures are hitting typical January lows. So when we emerged from the layers of hats and scarves, the London Jewellery School office conversation turned to snow globes and Bronagh started wonder if they were used in jewellery much. The result is this wintery inspirations post. […]

Anna Campbell offers some new ideas about being creative all year round. When a new year comes around many of us like to see it as a lovely blank page; a clean slate. We look to the new year for a fresh start, a new way of being. Most of our readers are creative in […]

Do you make jewellery out of metal clay? Do you sometime lack the motivation to carry on making? Why not join the metal clay Facebook challenge for 2015? There have been a few jewellery maker challenges on Flickr and Facebook over the last couple of years and they have helped artists, whether beginners or more […]

One of the highlights of London Jewellery School working with Shesto’s Jewel Tool brand is visiting the company’s office or rather the “tool room”. There really is a room full of tools for jewellery, model making and cake decorating – and you find a lot of cross over between the crafts. It is really fun […]

If by now you have consumed your own body weight in turkey and cake, and watched one too many classic movies it may be time to take a break for a spot of holiday making with this woven bracelet first published by Charlotte on our sister blog at Jewelry from Home. This style of bracelet […]

The Christmas holidays are almost upon us and we can look forward to: Over-eating, stacks of chocolate and generally spoiling ourselves Indulging in our favourite old movies Sleeping late Pressies And most importantly TIME FOR JEWELLERY MAKING What could be a better excuse? You have time off and it’s cold outside. Of course, this means […]

Lego may seem an unusual topic for this blog, but after a group of London Jewellery School staff and tutors went to The Art of The Brick exhibition, taking place on Brick Lane near our studios, we felt inspired about our making as well as small plastic bricks. The Art of Brick is by Nathan […]

Purely to help our readers out, the London Jewellery School team has been studying the fashion mags to pick out some ideas for the best Christmas party bling. If you want to stand out at your Christmas do, think big, think cyrstals, think colour, think statement. Statement necklaces are key pieces at this time of […]

As Christmas party season approaches, it is the perfect time to make some fabulous statement jewellery. So we are sharing this fabulous statement earrings tutorial first published on our sister blog at  Jewelry From Home. Materials – Chunky chain, 1.8cm oval faceted beads, crystal tear-drop beads, 8mm faceted round beads, 4mm jump rings, head-pins, earring […]

Everyone has a favourite style or type of jewellery – perhaps an item they wouldn’t ever want to be without or something they are always drawn to in jewellery displays. So we decided to ask some of the London Jewellery School team about their jewellery favourites, must haves and obsessions, starting with marketing co-ordinator and […]

Tutor Anna Campbell writes about our new metal clay class – soldering on metal clay. The silver clay classes are one of my favourite to teach. It’s so exciting when someone torch fires their clay for the first time and it turns into silver. And silver clay is one of the most popular mediums that […]

Last week we posted news of the F.Hinds High Street by Design  competition where professional and hobbyist jewellers have the opportunity to design for a high street jewellery brand. Then we heard that one of the London Jewellery School team is a finalist in a national design competition in her particular field (we’ll tell you […]

Our marketing co-ordinator (and tutor) Bronagh recently met stand-up comedian and mathematician Matt Parker and ended up talking about space jewellery because he revealled his wedding ring is made from a meteorite. This set her on a journey to find out more about meteorite jewellery and other intergalactic bling. A lot of space jewellery features […]

Although you may imagine that the majority of our students are female (and you would be correct) we do have more and more men attending our classes. Tutor Anna Campbell spoke to two students to find out more about their work.  I am a tutor and mentor for the one year Diploma in Creative Jewellery […]