Last week we gave you a quick round-up of some of the major fashion trends in jewellery this spring as well as creating a Pinterest board featuring some pieces to inspire you. They include primary and neon colours like lemon and poppy red, big “gems”, dramatic statement pieces and tribal and animal print influences. Now […]

What will your jewellery look be this spring? Have you been looking to the catwalks for inspiration. At LJS we’ve been taking a look to see what’s leading the way. It seems for this spring and summer the key words are bright, big and bold. A browse through the magazine and fashion blogs brings up […]

Over the past few weeks we’ve been asking you to share photographs of your Valentine’s Day inspired jewellery. There’s been a tremenduous response and you can see all the entries here. There were lots of interesting ideas about the meaning of different gemstones and what “love” makes you think about. It was a difficult choice but […]

We’ve added another step-by-step jewellery making guide to our projects page. These Swarovski Crystal earrings by Gail Florio are prefect for a Valentine’s night out and easy to make by following six simple steps. Our collection of projects for you to make at home cover the wide range of techniques we teach at LJS – […]

Don’t forget that if you have been creating any love themed jewellery for Valentine’s Day we want to see your pieces. If you have created a beautiful love themed piece why not share it by emailing a picture and some details to press@londonjewelleryschool.co.uk by midnight on 2 February. We’ll post all the entries, along with […]

Anna Campbell is an LJS tutor teaching a number of jewellery making classes and PR for your Jewellery Business. She mentors artists and crafters in setting up their website and using social media to promote their businesses for Crafty Websites and runs her own jewellery business, Light Boat Jewellery. She is also one of the […]

Valentine’s Day is only a few weeks away and we suspect a few of you are making or planning some romantic jewellery. So it seemed the perfect theme for our next jewellery making competition. If you have created a beautiful love themed piece why not share it by emailing a picture and some details to […]

Do you have some time off over Christmas and are looking for some jewellery making inspiration? Take a look at our projects page. There are lots of step-by-step projects for you to try out including a new addition on making this felt bead necklace. Designed by tutor Emma Ashworth – here in LJS colours – […]

Congratulations to Faye Billington who’s “Blood Brooch” is the winner of our Halloween jewellery competition. We were very impressed with the drama of the blood drops and the clever use of polymer clay. It must look stunning on. Faye has won a jewellery making bundle from Beads Direct worth over £100 – we look forward […]