London Jewellery School tutors Penny Akester and Julia Rai are among the fantastic makers included in Craft & Design magazine’s Selected gallery and now you can vote for them to collect a prestigious Selected Award. These highly regarded national awards, first launched in 2009, are based on an 0nline public vote for British and Irish […]

Have you ever thought about making a new year resolution about jewellery-making? In among efforts to be healthier, fitter or “become a better person” you could have a resolution you might enjoy a bit but which still sets you a challenge for 2016. It can be particularly rewarding if your crafty buddies make the same […]

On the last day of the year we’ve been looking back on 2015 which has been a very busy and exciting year for London Jewellery School. Early in the year we were properly settling in to the new studios in the Brick Lane area, including the opening of our new entrance at 6 Osborn Street […]

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.  

Advanced Jewellery Diploma graduate and London Jewellery School regular Natalia Markland will be exhibiting her jewellery at Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair. Natasha likes combining various jewellery techniques to express her ideas and thoughts. At the show she will be exhibiting her fine and sterling silver Highbury 2015 collection inspired by local parks and the spirit […]

It’s nearly that time again! The LJS Christmas party will be held on the 17th December 2015 from 6.30pm till 8.30pm. This year the party will be in aid of Breast Cancer Now Expect festive fun and games, raffle prizes, competitions, goody bags and of course lots of drinks and nibbles. In particular there will […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Are you starting a jewellery business? Would you like your story to feature on a major TV channel Pi Productions, the new company of John Silver, who created Grand Designs and reinvented MasterChef, is producing a series about people changing their lives and want to hear from people starting their own jewellery businesses. They told […]

Do you get withdrawal symptoms between classes? Wanting to learn new techniques or perfect old ones and can’t wait till the next class? We understand, it’s only natural. And we have just the solution… our new YouTube channel.   London Jewellery School TV is host to a range of free online tutorials for you to […]

When you start making jewellery one of the most daunting things can be finding the right tools and as you advance there are often times when you suddenly need something extra – this can be doubly frustrating if you don’t have a supplies shop nearby or it is Sunday afternoon and everywhere is closed. Over […]

This year’s International Jewellery London (IJL) takes place at Olympia on 6-8 September 2015 and the event is set to be bigger than ever as it celebrates its diamond jubilee year. The trade show promises the widest range of suppliers of all UK jewellery trade events. Somewhere you can see everything from big brands to […]

LJS tutor Anna Campbell looks at some innovative earring designs for inspiration I am a big fan of pinterest for finding and sharing beautiful jewellery designs and I have noticed a trend for some unusual and innovative earring designs. Front and back earrings Traditionally earrings are designed to be seen front on but this new […]

Don’t forget that next week is National Beading Week, (25 July to 2 August 2015), and there is still time to sign up for two special London Jewellery School events. “Bead In” evening on Wednesday 29 July from 6.30pm to 9pm. Drop in to see us and do some beading with like minded people over […]

2015 is the year of the spy movie! There’s the new James Bond film Spectre, The man from U.N.C.L.E, Spooks: the greater good, Mission Impossible: rogue nation, the excellent comedy Spy and no doubt many more. This got tutor Anna Campbell thinking about the gadgets that used to only be science fiction but we can […]

To mark the UK’s first National Beading Week, 25 July to 2 August 2015, London Jewellery School is holding two special events hosted by beading tutor extraordinaire Penny Akester. First off is a “Bead In” evening on Wednesday 29 July from 6.30pm to 9pm. Drop in to see us and do some beading with like […]

Tutor Anna Campbell has taken a look at one of London’s newest and most spectacular attractions, just a short walk from London Jewellery School. Not far from the London Jewellery School is one of London’s newest and most amazing attractions, which in my view as a life-long Londoner, is now a ‘must see’ for any […]

This week the LJS team has been coveting Tatty Devine’s new range of quirky necklaces launched to tie in with the Minions movie. So we thought we’d take a look at other movie inspired jewellery from high end to high street.        

Diploma in Creative Jewellery graduate Sally Costen has won the student designer category of the 2015 High Street by Design competition run by jewellers F.Hinds. Sally’s Seachange ring and pendant design will now be produced by F. Hinds as part of the 2015 High Street by Design collection and sold in the company’s shops across […]