We promised you news of the great prize from Beads Direct for our Halloween themed jewellery making competition. Among the goodies worth over £100 are: A big bead hamper (wrapped in tissue as the contents are a surprise!) A kumihimo braiding kit A fimo clay kit A shrink plastic kit and book And a portable […]

Inspired by the autumnal weather and this bat by Chu-Mei Ho of Grace and Firefly, an LJS tutor, this month we want to see your Halloween inspired jewellery. It could be colours, shapes or inspirations. Entering couldn’t be simpler. Explain why or how your piece invokes the spookiest time of the year and send a […]

September jewellery making competition winner Kim Styles made this ring by hand. It is sterling silver and has 42 solder joints done without paste, just using torch control, and is set with a large faceted cabochon prehenite. Kim says she “struggles to get her jewellery photographs to do justice to her jewellery”. So she is […]

Don’t forget that our exciting competition to win a professional shoot of five pieces by pofessional jewellery photographer Matt Cheetham closes on Sunday. Matt has worked Heineken, Addidas, Diesel and Uniqlo, amongst others as well as independent designers and jewellers throughout London. Take a look at some more of his work here. He also  teaches […]

LJS has teamed up with the Guild of Jewellery Designers (GoJD) on an exciting competition. The GoJD is looking for the best examples of multimedia jewellery – ie jewellery using more than one material – and LJS is providing the prize. The winner will receive a £132 voucher, enough to cover one of our many […]

As this stunning picture reveals, professional photography can really enhance the impact of your jewellery. Which is why the prize in our September jewellery making competition is particularly special. Imagine what a difference a professional photoshoot could make to your website. Professional jewellery photographer Matt Cheetham – who took the images shown here – is offering […]

August’s competition winner is Beth Johnson from Ashton Under Lyne for this bright anddramatic use of beads. Mum of two Beth was talked into entering by a friend. She’s recently started her own business  making novelty hats and other items – also after friends convinced her it would be a good idea. You can see […]

What have you made recently? Is it beautiful? So why not share a picture and perhaps win a great prize? Our August jewellery making competition closes at midnight tomorrow, so don’t miss out. Send a picture of your best recent creation to press@jewelleryschool.co.uk with details of any Facebook pages, blogs, websites or other social media […]

Just a quick reminder about our monthly competition. It is very simple. Send a picture of a piece you’ve made with details of any websites or social media pages you have to press@londonjewelleryschool.co.uk and we’ll do the rest. We’ll put your picture in our competition galleries on facebook and pinterest as well as any information […]

This vibrant Perspex necklace and bangle set from Rachael Chapman stole the show in our first monthly jewellery making competition. The unusual design and great photography really made her entry stand out from the crowd. Rachael, who sells her work under the name Make It Funky, says: “Earlier this year I took Michael Milloy’s Perspex […]

We are excited to announce our nomination for the Make Jewellery Awards 2012 in the ‘Best Workshop Provider’ category and just couldn’t wait to share the lovely news with you all… We are delighted to be nominated but need lots of help and support to win the awards as they are done based on a […]

Take a look at these lovely entries from our last ‘WEEKEND FACEBOOK’ competition. To join in with next weekends competition ‘like’ our facebook page and you will then be able to upload images of your handmade jewellery. Click on the link to go to our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/londonjewelleryschool1

Take a look at these lovely entries from our last ‘WEEKEND FACEBOOK’ competition. To join in with next weekends competition ‘like’ our facebook page and you will then be able to upload images of your handmade jewellery. Click on the link to go to our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/londonjewelleryschool1 Until next time, Happy making LJS x

Take a look at all of the lovely entries from latest weekend competition on our facebook page. We think they are all fab but the winner was the stunning crystal tiara crown style tiara made for a faerie queen – with nearly 1,000 crystals individually wired into a handformed framework in silver plated wire. This […]

Another week another competition – take a look at some of the stunning entries we had last week for our facebook competition. To join in next time ‘like’ our facebook page to be kept up-to-date. Merry Christmas Happy Making LJS x

We had so many lovely entires for our weekend Facebook competition last weekend that we just had to share some of them with you. Hope you like them and a big thank you to everyone who took part… Happy Making LJS x

Our message to Santa – Ask for LJS gift vouchers… you wont be disappointed! We often find that its this time of year when our loved ones need a little push in the right direction when deciding what to get for the holiday season. Don’t be afraid to take matters into your own hands to […]

The results of our blog giveaway last week, drawn at random out of a hat (yes we are really that old fashioned) out of all the blog subscriptions we have received since 5th September is; Marie Horton – mariehorton248@hotmail.com Congratulations Marie, we will be sending you your taster gift voucher shortly. Thank you to everyone […]

Londons Biggest Jewellery Show: IJL 2011 From 4th-7th September, Earls Court hosts London’s largest jewellery trade show which finishes this Wednesday so if you can, make sure you get down to take a look as it is a great souce of information and inspiration for budding jewellers. As it is a trade show it is […]

Sign up via email to our blog this week and you could win a free taster class gift voucher (worth £42.00)  to use on any of our taster classes from silver ring making and chandelier earrings to polymer beads and fashion necklaces there is something for everyone. As it is a gift voucher so you […]