It is National Beading Week so we have been taking a look at how beads have been used in contemporary jewellery designs A bead can be anything threadable. The first pieces of jewellery were beads made from shells, while the trading of beads was one of the first forms of currency leading to the development […]

Here at the London Jewellery School, all of our tutors are highly trained in a wide number of jewellery making techniques.  And they all love sharing their knowledge, skills and passion with the next generation of jewellery makers and artists.  Tutor, Anna Campbell, has created a short video tutorial on how to make a beaded […]

  Fancy doing a spot of making this weekend?  We would love to you join our founder, Jessica Rose, for a FREE jewellery making workshop as part of Fashion Undressed Festival at the Southbank Centre on 23rd and 24th July from 12-4pm! You will learn how to make a funky perspex charm bracelet which is […]

One of the latest jewellery trends are these fabulous Quartz Crystal Necklaces. They make beautiful additions to pretty much any outfit. Why not have a go at making your own… I can’t decide whether my favourite is the clear or the blue – the great thing about making your own is that you don’t have […]

Practice your wire wrapping skills with this fun statement bracelet. Materials 1.5m of 1.25mm silver-plated copper wire 2m of 0.6mm silver-plated copper wire Selection of glass beads Masking tape Chain nose pliers Round nose pliers Wire cutters Steel block Whammer or hammer Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6   […]

Having discussed beaded statement necklaces at the Oscars in a recent post, we thought it was a good time to share this tutorial from our sister blog at Jewelry From Home.  This necklace might look daunting at first glance to newish beaders but it is quite simple to put together especially if you have taken […]

London Jewellery School is busy preparing to run the jewellery workshops at September’s giant craft event, The Handmade Fair presented by Kirstie Allsopp. The fair takes place on 19-21 September at Hampton Court. As well as the workshops there will be opportunities to meet Jessica Rose, London Jewellery School founder. Jess will be popping into […]

The sun is out, school is over for the summer (except for jewellery school)  and, if you are like several of the jewellery school team, you are beginning to think about packing for your holidays. And with us that doesn’t just mean picking out shorts, sundresses or the perfect shoes for a holiday night out, […]

London Jewellery School founder Jessica Rose‘s first jewellery making book, Bead and Wire Fashion Jewelry , is about to hit the shops, so we decided to ask her about how it came about and what it is like to produce a book.   Tell us a little about the book and where the idea came from […]

Continuing our reviews of inspiring jewellery books, Anna Campbell takes a look a must for all bead lovers. If you’re not familiar with publisher Lark Crafts ‘500 series’ of books then you’re in for a treat. Each book features 500 gorgeous pieces of contemporary craft following a theme and with titles such as 500 rings […]