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 […]

If you are looking for new ideas to create beautiful jewellery gifts take a look at our projects page for a range of ideas with step-by-step instructions. For example we’ve just added this lovely polymer clay Blue Bird necklace (above) by tutor Emma Ashworth. Here the birds are delivering a Valentine message but it could […]

Where do you find inspirations from? Do you have a fashion magazine that is a must flick through? And how do you organise your ideas and inspirations so that they result in new jewellery designs? For example, Bronagh, our press and membership co-ordinator, is interested in textiles as well as jewellery and often finds inspirations […]

At London Jewellery School we always want to hear about what former students are doing, so it was great to have news of Diploma in Creative Jewellery graduate Zoe Richardson in a new venture. Zoe’s Dual Nation brand – which produces dramatic statement pieces often featuring images from old books and prints – is joining […]

As part of Jewellery Business Week we’ve been bringing you top business tips all week on Facebook. Now here they all are in one place as handy guide. 1.   Identify what makes you special/ unique USP –Unique Selling Point – every business needs to have something special about it that makes it stand out from […]

What do you want to know about running a jewellery business? We have just the person to ask. LJS founder and winner of a NatWest Everywoman award for entrepreneurship Jessica Rose will be answering your questions live on our Facebook page tomorrow between 2 and 4pm. Have  your questions ready, whether they be about marketing […]

Guest blogger Laura McCreddie, editor of Retail Jeweller, takes a look at some of the things budding jewellery designers should think about in 2013. There has never been a more exciting time to be a jewellery designer in the UK. Consumers and the fashion press are starting to show an interest in jewellery as a […]

  Hayley Kruger sells her own statement jewellery designs under the Hayley Kruger Adornment brand as well as teaching a range of classes including  beading and leather jewellery  at the London Jewellery School. She is also one of the presenters on the videos for our distance learning business course. What motivated you to start your […]

Clare Yarwood-White founded her jewellery business Yarwood-White, which she sold last year.  She now helps other creative businesses through her blog at www.createacraftbusiness.com and writes regularly on business issues for Craftseller magazine and blog. In a special guest blog for LJS Jewellery Business Week, Clare tells us why January is so important for your business… […]

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 […]

LJS founder and award-winning entrepreneur Jessica Rose shares some important advice for your jewellery venture in this video. If Jessica has inspired you, make sure you check this blog every day this week for more advice from successful jewellers and experts and see our Facebook page for daily tips and discussions. Plus don’t miss out […]

Are you ready to start or build your jewellery business? This week is LJS Jewellery Business Week. So it’s time to get thinking about what you need to know and take advantage of a week of business tips, shared advice from experts and other jewellers and promotion opportunities here on the blog, on Facebook and […]

Online craft and jewellery supplier Jasmin Studio Crafts is looking for a new team member and owner Jasmin Juvanteny thinks it might appeal to an LJS student. Jasmin is looking for someone in south London with an interest in jewellery making for 15-20 hours a week. They are looking for a bright dependable person to […]

Last year tutor Anna Campbell wrote a series of posts to prepare you for your Christmas sales. Now she’s back with a quick reminder of some new year jewellery business tasks. I hope you had a bumper Christmas of sales. January tends to be a quieter time so hopefully you’ll have a bit of breathing […]

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 […]

Are you thinking about starting or growing your own jewellery business? January is the time when traditionally people re-evaluate their lives and especially their jobs. Quite often this means considering starting their own businesses either as a full time alternative to their job or as additional interest and income stream. So it wouldn’t be a […]

2012 was an amazing year in London and at LJS, and there is no reason why 2013 shouldn’t be just as good. We are continuing to add new classes – such as hand stamped silver (see below) – alongside big favourites such as precious metal clay, silver and beading, so there are plenty of new […]

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 – […]

There are some basic tools that are essential for anyone making jewellery. Amongst those are your pliers and cutters. The London Jewellery School is now offering its own starter pliers sets. The set contains one each of side cutters, chain nose pliers and round nose pliers which you can use in your beading and wire […]

London Jewellery School founder Jessica Rose has won The Artemis Award for business owners aged 25 and under in the NatWest Everywoman Awards. The awards recognise women in business and champion female entrepreneurship and previous award winners include Hilary Devey, now well-known from Dragons’ Den, and cosmetics entrepreneur Jo Malone. Jessica was presented with the […]