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 […]

Get a bonus for your jewellery business this month. Book any business day class with London Jewellery School during October 2014* and we’ll send you a Jewellery Business Distance Learning Course pack for free** (RRP £99). That means double the business learning for your jewellery venture. Whether you want to boost your business for Christmas, […]

Here is an interesting way to show off your jewellery creations. The Guardian website’s Witness section often asks readers to share pictures or stories about a particular topics – anything from witnessing protests on your travels to the best tomato soup recipe. The idea is to gather real people’s experiences and share them with others. […]

London Jewellery School has two exciting events to celebrate. We have moved to lovely new studios by Brick Lane in Whitechapel and LJS founder Jessica Rose has a beautiful jewellery-making book out. So we are holding a joint studio warming and book launch on Thursday 16 October. You will be able to see projects from […]

This weekend the London Jewellery School team will be running the jewellery workshops at The Handmade Fair at Hampton Court. You can find us in the jewellery tent next to the Shopping Village West section. And look out for LJS founder Jessica Rose signing copies of her book, Bead and Wire Fashion Jewelry, as well […]

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 […]

After a lot of unpacking and organisation, the first London Jewellery School classes have taken place in our new studios. There have been a few hiccups such as not being able to find a crucial box or the phone and internet failing (apologies to those who tried to contact us on Tuesday) but we are […]

We are so excited about London Jewellery School’s move to our bright new studios by Brick Lane that we have decided to share the celebrations with you. So we are offering a 20% discount on all day classes booked before midnight on 30 September 2014. And that doesn’t just mean classes taking place in September […]

The time has finally arrived for London Jewellery School to move to the studios near Brick Lane. So the last few days has seen the team packing and packing and, well packing. Followed by stating to unpack today in our new home. The move has taken over 100 packing boxes, a couple of miles of […]

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 […]

The London Jewellery School is excited to be able to announce a move to new studios next to trendy Brick Lane from September this year. The newly renovated studios boast something the current premises are missing – natural light with large windows in all three teaching spaces. This means we can continue to deliver our […]

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; […]

London Jewellery School will be providing the jewellery making expertise at September’s giant craft event, The Handmade Fair presented by Kirstie Allsopp. The three day event, 19-21 September, at Hampton Court is a little different to usual craft shows. As part of the ticket price every attendee has access to a skill workshop, takes part […]

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 […]

As part of our Cocktail Rings Against Cancer campaign we will be holding a drop-in, make and share session when you can learn to make a fun and glamorous beaded ring and help raise funds for Cancer Research UK. All you have to do is pop into the London Jewellery School studios in Hatton Garden […]

Ready for an exclusive jewellery supplies shopping experience? Our lovely friends at Cookson Gold in Hatton Garden are holding an open evening exclusively for London Jewellery School Students. There will be a chance to shop without queues, tool demonstrations and a guest speaker. Plus an extra discount on top of what you would normally get […]

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 […]

The lovely people at iBeads have come up with a great way to support London Jewellery School’s Cocktail Rings Against Cancer campaign in aid of Cancer Research UK. iBeads have created a Cocktail Rings Against Cancer kit containing over 100 beads and enough wire to make five classic wire wrapped cocktail rings. The kits cost […]

Following on from our favourite jewellery events, we have picked out our favourite museums to see jewellery in. These are a few we’ve enjoyed but there are probably many more so please add your suggestions in the comments. V&A We love the V&A’s jewellery gallery which houses one of the finest and most comprehensive collections […]