November is a special month as it is when the world recognises and honours the lives of all the men and women whose lives were lost during the First and Second World Wars. Poppies have become the commemorative symbol and The Royal British Legion have a gorgeous range of poppy jewellery for sale. They have […]

So what jewellery trends might be influencing your making this autumn and winter? The London Jewellery School team take a look at the catwalks to pick out a few themes that might inspire your jewellery making (but please remember the difference between taking inspiration and copying). Think big, fashion and the catwalks are all about […]

Sweetie jewellery is in fashion this autumn/winter. Chanel have created a range of jewellery that looks like a candy necklace. It is a popular style and was spotted being worn by Alexa Chung at London Fashion Week. The prices are eye watering! The necklace costs £755 and the cuff costs £975. Why not come along […]

There has been an exciting innovation in metal clay – a silver clay that remains flexible when dry. Metal clay tutor Anna Campbell took a look. Mitsubishi, the manufacturer of PMC (precious metal clay) has just released a new fine silver clay product called PMC flex. Like other types of silver clay: PMC flex is […]

Is Sunday your jewellery and crafting day? Here at London Jewellery School HQ we’ve noticed that a lot of people post pictures of what they’ve made to our Twitter and Facebook streams on Sundays, which makes us think a lot of you are busy turning your day of rest into a day of making. And […]

London Jewellery School tutor Anna Campbell has spotted a new trend – technology in jewellery.   As someone who has previously worked in an IT department (yes, I used to spend a lot of time telling people to switch things off and then on again!) I can be a little bit geeky when it comes […]

It was one of our favourite moments of the month in the London Jewellery School office yesterday – a new delivery from Beads Direct for our pop-up shop. Although we know the beads are for sale we love unpacking a big box of jewellery making goodies and this time there was a new range to […]

London Jewellery School tutor Gail Florio specialises in wedding jewellery and accessories and to help anyone wanting to create their own wedding look she has creates a downloadable tutorial showing you the key techniques for some beautiful wedding accessories. The tutorial includes: a vintage style comb for the bride using wire work and Swarovski pearls; […]

A big trend this summer is for layered bracelets – that is wearing several bracelets on the same arm at once. Which for those of us with an extensive bracelet habit is excellent news. Time to show several off at once. And the really good news is that they don’t have to match. You can […]

The Financial Times may not be the first place to tun to for style but it recently reported that “the Downton effect” has brought tiaras back into fashion outside the bridal market with younger women opting for some hair bling. Fine jewellery suppliers such as Tiffany and Graff report rising sales in high end hair […]

Do you want to register your own hallmark stamp – for free? As part of the Assay Office’s ‘Make your Mark’ student open day at Goldsmiths’ Hall, London on Friday 16 May, London Jewellery School students will be able to register with the Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office and have their unique sponsors punch made totally […]

Weddings have been on our minds recently – not that any of the LJS team are planning a big day but we have just had a three-day tiara and wedding jewellery course running, pearl knotting is proving popular and our first beginners hat making and fascinator classes of the year are coming up fast. So […]

To celebrate that LJS is so on trend with our branding colours being very similar to the 2014 Pantone colour of the year 2014, ‘Radiant Orchid’, here is a medley of other things that share this colourful similarity… The colour itself  Pretty jewellery… Things to look great in… Things that taste delicious… Quirky things for […]

The beginning of Spring is almost upon us and to cheer us up after all the rain it is time to look some of the jewellery and trends we expect to see as the skies clear. And as well as the promise of better weather, there is plenty of good news about spring jewellery. Plenty […]

There’s a new addition to the wide range of London Jewellery School taster classes and this one is quite mouthwatering – jewellery based on some of our favourite sweet treats. Polymer clay specialist Bella Skye is joining the ranks of the LJS tutors with a class on creating “sweetie jewellery” including Oreo pendants and Love […]

Lighting is an essential aspect of your jewellery making space regardless of whether you have a permanent workspace or have to set up an area when you want to work. Being able to see your work clearly is key if you are to be able to complete fiddly tasks, ensure colours work and finish items […]

If you are making jewellery to sell or for gifts, using birthstones can be a popular choice with customers and recipients – plus the colours and shapes can provide inspiration for the type of pieces you might make. There are several different lists of birthstones to choose from, including traditional, modern, mystical and ayurvedic – […]

Almost exactly three years since Sarah Burnett-Moore first attended  London Jewellery School as a jewellery novice, she is teaching with the school and writing a book about soutache jewellery. In that time she has completed both the Diploma in Creative Jewellery and the Advanced Jewellery Diploma. So we decided to ask her about how jewellery […]

Thursday 13 February 7pm-8.30pm Linda Jones has been designing and making metal and wire jewellery for 20 years. For the last 14 years she has specialised in wirework, writing eight project books on the subject, contributing designs to magazines in the UK and US, filming online tutorials as well as demonstrating and teaching from her […]