All the latest news from the London Jewellery School
To stay up to date with all the latest from LJS, including a sneak peek behind the scenes of some of our newest classes, make sure you visit our blog. This week, we held our very first Catwalk Jewellery class with the lovely Zoe Harding. We were blown away by the fashion-forward statement pieces created by the students, made using everything from nuts and bolts to fabric and beads. To see more images from this class, and to keep up with our latest postings, click here to visit our blog.
Student Spotlight
Ex-LJS student Karena Brown attended our 2 day Resin Jewellery course in November last year and has since gone on to selling a fab range of resin jewellery pieces online via herwebsite. Featuring rings, bangles, necklaces and more, it’s great to see all of Karena’s hard work and the range of pieces that can be achieved using resin.
Alumni Wanted!
We love to keep in touch with past students and hear about what they’ve been up to since taking our courses, so if you’ve got a website or blog you’d like to share, let us know about it! We regularly feature past student’s work in our newsletter and on the Alumni page of our website. Send us your details and a link to info@londonjewelleryschool.co.uk
Website of the Week
If you’re looking to take the plunge and make a career move into the jewellery industry, then this is the website for you. Packed with articles and resources, Creative Choices is a great resource if you’re considering a creative career change but aren’t sure where to start.
NEW Semi-precious beads
We’ve added to our range of semi-precious beads available to buy both online and at the school, with rose quartz, agate, lapis and more. Our supplies shop is open Monday – Saturday from 9 to 6pm, so drop in and take a look or have a look at our supplies for sale online.
Learn how to set cabochon and faceted stones in this intensive 2 day course, which covers rubover, gypsy and tube settings. Great for anyone confident in their basic silversmithing techniques looking to learn a new skill.
Perspex is a really versatile material which can be layered, heat formed, combined with metal and embedded with stones – learn a range of techniques for making fun costume jewellery in our 5 week evening course.
Improve your beading and wire skills by learning to wire wrap beads and combine chain and wire. You will make 4 – 5 pieces during the day, including a bracelet, necklace, ring and earrings.