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 […]

One of the team (we’re not saying who) may be developing a slight obsession with Cornettos at the moment – well, the office has been very warm. Of course, that set us thinking about ice cream themed jewellery. And we’re not the only ones, there is plenty out there so we’ve picked a few of […]

According to Vogue, “purples are the coolest of all summer pastels”. So it is time to take a look at violets, mauves, etc in jewellery.              

It’s American Independence Day, traditionally celebrated with firework displays all over the country. So today we’re sharing some fabulous firework jewellery.            

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 […]

Congratulations to Rosie Sanders who won the new designer of the year category at the UK Jewellery Awards at the Tower of London this week. Rosie, who teaches silver and wood jewellery classes at London Jewellery School, beat other up-and-coming jewellers Kristjan Eyjolfsson, Sara Gunn, Phoebe Sherwood-Moore, Cara Tonkin, Charlotte Valkeniers and Tessa Packard.   […]

Saturday 13 June is Worldwide Knit in Public day, an annual event that sees knitters organise mass teaching events, picnics and other events to share the love of the craft. But knitting isn’t just something you can do with wool, it can be a way of making interesting jewellery too. And it just so happens […]

Yes, men can be recipients of jewellery too! With father’s day on the way we thought we’d share a few ideas for more masculine jewellery.   The pieces above might give you some ideas. Leather in friendship bracelets, braids and studded cuffs might suit some tastes, while others may be more attracted by cufflinks. But […]

The sun is out and festival season is starting. Magazines, blogs and shop windows are full of boho and festival looks, so what jewellery should you be making to complete your look? Feathers in necklaces and earrings are popular as are long strings of beads or pendants paired with statement necklaces and, that jewellery school […]

Last year our sister blog JewelryFromHome published a special tutorial from wire jewellery guru Linda Jones. We’re reproducing it here to give you another go at this summery make. If you’re just starting out with wire and you’ve been following my online jewellery tutorials – here’s a little extra bit of inspiration!  I never get […]

At London Jewellery School we’ve been looking for more opportunities for our students to create mixed media jewellery which means we’ve been looking at wood jewellery quite a bit. So we thought we’d share a few ideas on how you might work in this beautiful natural material. The grain and colour of wood makes it […]

I wrote a blog post a few weeks ago about the finalists for the Saul Bell Design Award, a jewellery design competition which awards design, ‘an original vision, a fresh take on traditional methods and materials and a mastery of your craft’ The award is split into six categories: Gold/platinum Silver/argentium Metal clay Enamel Holloware […]

If the Oscars were all about statement necklaces in jewellery terms, the other home of movie glamour, the Cannes red carpet is definitely dominated by bold earring choices. While these mainly feature diamonds, platinum etc, from super-high-end jewelers such as official Cannes partner Chopard and de Grisogono, the shapes and styles may well inspire you […]

Metal clay artist and tutor Anna Campbell has a look at the finalists for the prestigious Saul Bell Award I look forward to the Saul Bell Design Award each year because of the beautiful designs and artistry of the shortlisted pieces. The award is split into six categories, with five finalists per category (seven finalists […]

Here at London Jewellery School we are already starting to work on the 2016 timetable and prospectus which means we are thinking about new classes for next year (and may be even this year). One area where are students have asked for more classes is in polymer clay – especially about more intermediate techniques and […]

It’s St George’s Day and, because he reputedly slayed one, here is a selection of dragon themed jewellery.          

Spring is finally here and the bright light flowing into our homes has set some of us to spring cleaning and a general clear out. However, if you have magpie tendencies like many of the London Jewellery School team, you may find it difficult to throw away broken jewellery or indeed anything pretty. So we’ve […]

Metal clay artist and tutor Anna Campbell explains why she joined the Metal Clay Masters Registry The Metal Clay Masters Registry is a structured program of metal clay projects that are independently evaluated. You work at your own pace and on your own to complete the pieces to the specifications of the project. There are […]

You really liked Rachel Goth’s recent look at the often overlooked jewellery workhorse – the brooch. So weekend manager Emily Jones has picked out a few more eye-catching examples.           Lots of jewellery techniques work well for brooches – Perspex, resin cabochons, metal clay (learn to solder the backs on), polymer […]