There’s a new addition to the wide range of London Jewellery School taster classes and this one is quite mouthwatering – jewellery based on some of our favourite sweet treats. Polymer clay specialist Bella Skye is joining the ranks of the LJS tutors with a class on creating “sweetie jewellery” including Oreo pendants and Love […]

We have a pair of tickets up for grabs to the Country Living Magazine Spring Fair wich runs at London’s Business Design Centre from 19 to 23 March. So if you fancy a day of inspiration and shopping for handmade items read on… With an array of exhibitors, from small producers to craftspeople from across […]

February is proving a great month for news and press coverage about London Jewellery School and its tutors. First up is the March issue of Prima which features an interview with Diploma in Creative Jewellery graduate Charlotte Tabor who cites LJS founder Jessica Rose as her inspiration for changing her life and launcing her own jewellery […]

In honour of Valentine’s Day this Friday, we are taking a look at some of the less well known examples of love jewellery rather than hearts and diamonds. In fact it seems we shouldn’t be thinking red or diamonds when it comes to symbolising love in jewellery. The gemstone apparently most associated with love is […]

This week we have looked at lots of aspect of running a jewellery business. Now London Jewellery School founder Jessica Rose talks about ways to pull them together to create your business plan. Business planning is important and it is useful to do a full plan with all the different sections covering your market research, […]

More from Jessica Rose’s live business Q&A on Thrusday evening… QUESTION: My jewellery business is in its (tiny, baby) infancy here in the UK and I just found out I have to to spend a few years in the USA. Since it’s on online business, that’s not too big a deal, but how best can […]

On Thursday evening London Jewellery School founder and award-winning entrepreneur Jessica Rose answered your questions on Facebook. In two posts today we bring you a selection of questions and answers from the live Q&A. QUESTION: I am in the process of selling my jewellery on Etsy do I need to take out insurance? As the […]

To show that good business advice is timeless, we have revived this blog by Clare Yarwood-White from the archives of the 2013 Jewellery Business Week. Having sold her own jewellery business Clare now helps other creative businesses through her blog at createacraftbusiness.com and writes regularly on business issues. In a special guest blog for LJS […]

Patricia van den Akker is the director of The Design Trust, an online business school for designers and makers.  She has worked with 100s of creative sole traders, freelancers and small business owners as a creative business adviser, coach and trainer.  She regularly runs webinars, workshops and training for Craft Central UK, Space Studios, and […]

“There are no such things as mistakes – only learning experiences”. Every jewellery business will face setbacks and have things go wrong, it is part of life but you can prepare yourself by learning from other people’s experiences. With this in mind London Jewellery School asked some of the designers it works with to share […]

Make sure you take your chance to get business advice directly from multi-award winning business woman and London Jewellery School founder Jessica Rose as part of Jewellery Business Week. Jessica will be answering your questions live on our Facebook page between 6 and 8pm on Thursday 6 February. All you have to do is click […]

London Jewellery School tutor and jewellery designer Anna Campbell reveals how social media can help you know more about what your customers think and get them to help you make decisions. As a designer/maker I can feel a little isolated. I’m sure there are times when you feel the same. Often I am working alone […]

It’s said that your brand is what people say about you or your business when you are not in the room. So whatever you choose in terms of logos, colours, packaging etc, the name of your business and your online presence, it needs to reflect what you want said about your business.all Here are a […]

During Jewellery Business Week, London Jewellery School is offering 20% all business classes run at the school if you book between 2 and 9 February. The offer includes: Jewellery Business Day This course is aimed at jewellers or soon to be jewellers who would like information and advice as well as a kick-start in setting […]

Before you start a jewellery business it is important to prepare just as you would before setting out to make a new piece. To kick off Jewellery Business Week we’ve created a check list for your “business workbench” – the things you need to have thought about, gathered together or researched before you start. Ask […]

London Jewellery School tutor Gail Florio provides a step by step guide to making these diamond shaped Swarovski earrings with blood red heart in simple bead and wire weave -perfect for a Valentine’s Day date. And it’s just one of many free jewellery making projects you can find on our website. Gail is a beader […]

For the second year London Jewellery School is running a week on online business advice and tips. The event will feature  daily blogs about starting and growing jewellery making businesses, tips and discussions via social media, guest experts including The Design Trust’s Patricia van den Akker, and a live Q&A advice session with award-winning entrepreneur […]

Lighting is an essential aspect of your jewellery making space regardless of whether you have a permanent workspace or have to set up an area when you want to work. Being able to see your work clearly is key if you are to be able to complete fiddly tasks, ensure colours work and finish items […]

If you are making jewellery to sell or for gifts, using birthstones can be a popular choice with customers and recipients – plus the colours and shapes can provide inspiration for the type of pieces you might make. There are several different lists of birthstones to choose from, including traditional, modern, mystical and ayurvedic – […]

Almost exactly three years since Sarah Burnett-Moore first attended  London Jewellery School as a jewellery novice, she is teaching with the school and writing a book about soutache jewellery. In that time she has completed both the Diploma in Creative Jewellery and the Advanced Jewellery Diploma. So we decided to ask her about how jewellery […]