London Jewellery School founder Jessica Rose has won The Artemis Award for business owners aged 25 and under in the NatWest Everywoman Awards. The awards recognise women in business and champion female entrepreneurship and previous award winners include Hilary Devey, now well-known from Dragons’ Den, and cosmetics entrepreneur Jo Malone. Jessica was presented with the […]

We’ve added a lovely new silver clay project for you try at home to our projects page. The spring rose necklace by Jessica Rose uses a number of metal clay techniques to create a pretty piece with an attractive clasp. There are step-by-step instructions and photographs of each stage. Enjoy making the necklance. Please send […]

There’s a must-have book for anyone interested in crafting and handmade hitting the shops this week, in time for the Christmas market, and it has a mention of the London Jewellery School. Journalist and sometime craft writer for The Guardian Perri Lewis’ Material World has been dubbed the “modern craft bible”. It contains “how to […]

Make this stunning Steampunk necklace following our step-by-step project below. Don’t forget to share your makes with us on our facebook page. You will need:   Frosted glass bead mix – brown Brass steampunk charms Tigertail Gold plated crimps x 2 Brass headpins (pack of 50) Open brass jumprings x 5 Chain nosed pliers Flat […]

Make this fruit cocktail button earrings and a matching button charm bracelet in 7 simple steps… You will need:   2 pairs of Chain nose pliers and a wire cutter A selection of small buttons A pair of ear wires Silver or gold plated loose Chain Silver or gold plated clasp and closed jump ring […]

With this fun project make a large bead and chain necklace following our 9 simple steps. Don’t forget to share your makes with us on our facebook page. Also feel free to comment below and let us know what you think of the project – Happy Making! You will need:   0.8mm silver plated wire […]

Shamballa bracelets are all the rage and now you can make your very own from home following our step-by-step project below. Don’t forget to share your makes with us on our facebook page. You will need:   4 meters of 1mm wax coated nylon cord Selection of shamballa style beads Scissors Tape Araldite or a […]

Make this yummy polymer clay marshmallow charm bracelet in 9 simple steps… You will need:   Polymer clay in pastel colours Snake roller/ CD case or Glass coaster Tissue blade Oven/ mini table top oven Chain nose pliers and wire cutter Arildate (two-part epoxy glue) Eye pins Silver plated chain Silver plated clasp, closed jump […]

Make these beautifully simple citrine drop bead earrings, the perfect addition to any outfit… You will need:   2 x large Citrine beads 2 x gold plated headpins Small length of thin gold plated chain 2 gold plated earhooks Chain nosed pliers Round nosed pliers Side cutters Step 1:  To start with take one of […]

Follow our 9-step project to making you own stunning bead and chain necklace… You will need:   Beads; Large faceted onyx drops (1 strand), round micro-faceted fuchsia/purple agate 8mm (1 Strand), Matte Metallic Gold Multifaceted Round Firepolished Glass Beads, 4 mm (approx. 10 beads). Tigertail Wire Selection of three different sized gold plated chains (approx […]

Silver metal clay is an excellent material that is easy to use from home, take a look at our step-by-step project for making a lovely silver shell charm below… You will need: Small pot of 2-part moulding compound 5 grams of Art Clay A small shell A scalpel A small drinking straw Sanding pad Small […]

Make a stunning pair of wire wrapped earrings with our free, simple step-by-step project… You will need:   0.6mm silver plated wire 2 x Earhooks (you can make these using 0.8mm wire) 2 briolette beads (we have used Amethyst) Round nosed pliers Chain nosed pliers Side cutters Step 1: Take a long length (approx 30cm) […]

Valentines day is fast approaching, so why not make your own wire wrapped heart set… You will need:  0.8mm silver plated wire, 0.6mm silver plated wire, tigertail,  a selection of red and pink beads,  crimps x 2,  clasp and closed jumpring, round nosed pliers,  chain nosed pliers, side cutters and a wooden mandrel or tube. […]

Project made by Jessica Rose for London Jewellery School…  If you like this project and would like to learn more advanced beading techniques take a look at our Advanced Beading Day Class and to see more of our lovely, free jewelry making projects that you can  from home take a look at the ‘Projects Page’ on the […]

At a time where the cost of silver is ever-rising and the catwalk is covered in big, bold and block-colour trends, resin could be the perfect addition to your jewellery making box of tricks. Not only is it affordable but relatively easy to work with from the comfort of your own home or studio and […]

Come bead with us, lets bead, lets bead away… Ok, so maybe we are not the best song writers ever but it is possible we are the best beading class providers ever. Here at LJS we run 100’s of beading and wire working classes every year and 1000’s of students have come thought our doors […]

We have complied a list of some of the most important things you may need to know when starting out in the world of jewellery making, take a look… 1.    Books and magazines – These are an excellent way of getting ideas and inspiration as well as having a go at some of the basic […]

Just a look at the knockout pieces created in our Perspex course! This versatile and  affordable material comes in endless colours, giving your creativity no bounds when making your individual statement pieces. Our perspex course is taught by catwalk jewellery designer Michael Milloy who regularly integrates perspex into his high fashion designs. Let him inspire […]

Last week we had the first of our new Chain Mail classes and we were amazed with the results! Although a very old and traditional technique, Chain Mail is fast making a comeback, appearing in high fahion shows and various lust lists in glossy magazines. You can fork out upwards of £200 on the latest […]