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Black Friday has arrived and along with it an astounding amount of offers in my inbox and on facebook. For an American tradition it really has found some traction here in the UK! Don't get me wrong, I will be looking at whether I can get some christmas present shopping done but I noticed that there are some great offers out there for metal clay artists to invest in their own training or to stock up on supplies. So, with that in mind, here are the deals I've seen that are worth a second look 1. 20% off day and evening classes at the London Jewellery School As you probably know, I work for the London Jewellery School. If you'd like to take a class with me there you can see my teaching calendar for 2018 here (it is possible that there will be some changes but right now I am the one due to teach the classes listed above). For me, learning face to face with an expert tutor is the quickest way to develop your skills. It allows you to ask questions and practice with feedb...

I’m excited to be involved in Jewellery Business Bootcamp from Jewellery School Online . I’ve been part of the teaching team for the London Jewellery School 6 day taught Jewellery Business bootcamp since it’s inception and have really enjoyed seeing the students on that course grow their businesses. This new 8 week intensive online course starts on Friday 27th January 2017 and is designed and masterminded by the founder and director of the London Jewellery School Jessica Rose . Jessica has won six business awards and has run her own jewellery business, fingerprint jewellery business and tool supply as well as LJS which is one of the largest jewellery training centres in the world. The bootcamp is designed to help you build and grow a successful jewellery business. You don’t have to visit London to do the course, you can be anywhere in the world! The course includes Professional training online through videos, podcasts, notes and webinars 8 Weeks of intensive s...

I have an exciting day ahead today as I am travelling up to the Create and Craft TV studios for a screen test!  I have been asked to do some live TV demonstrations of stone setting with metal clay on behalf of Jewellery School Online , who have sold kits and video how to guides on Create and Craft before. The screen test is to make sure I can speak on camera and do clear demos I think. If I pass I will share the date of my live TV debut on the blog!

My colleague at the London Jewellery School Hayley Kruger has been busy of late! She can be seen as a guest designer on Jewellery Maker as well as a tutor at the London Jewellery School and for Jewellery School Online . Her most recent course for Jewellery School Online is a soldering masterclass and it is currently available for pre-order at an early bird price of £49 instead of £79 (price will increase from Sunday 19th June 2016). The course is designed for beginner and more experienced silversmiths who want to master soldering and struggle particularly with more advanced and complex pieces. What you get included with this course Lifetime access to 6 comprehensive video lessons, guiding you through all the techniques, tips and tricks to perfecting your soldering Downloadable course notes to work alongside the videos Access to our supportive community of jewellers and tutors to help you at every stage of the process Access to the videos 24/7 - you can stop, pause...

Jewellery School Online has just launched their most recent pre-sale class ‘The Silver Jewellery Workshop’ which teaches students how to make professional quality silver jewellery using traditional techniques from home, including how to make a fully soldered textured ring and silver charms & pendants. The pre-sale is a great offer as you can get the course for 50% off (from £89 to £44.50) for the next few weeks before the course is released on 16th April 2016. This course is perfect if you haven't tried silversmithing before or if you have done a course but can't remember everything! Take advantage of this limited time offer!

I have a busy teaching month in April but the following classes still have places if you would like to join me! Button jewellery taster class Where? London Jewellery School When? Thursday 14th April 2016. 6.30-9.30pm Click here for more details Beautiful beading Where? Mary Ward Centre When? Monday 18th April - Monday 4th July 2016 3-5.30pm, 10 weeks Course code 1504 Suitable for beginners and improvers we will be working on a number of projects. Our theme this term is statement jewellery. We will be making necklaces, earrings, bracelets, hair combs and other items Click here for more details Silver clay and fused glass Where?  Mary Ward Centre When? Monday 18th April - Monday 4th July 2016 6-9pm, 10 weeks Course code 1508 Taught by Anna Campbell and glass artist Helen Maurer. Suitable for beginners and improvers we will be working on a number of projects, you will make glass pieces and finish them/set them with silver cl...

Following a very successful pre-sale, I am pleased to announce that my first online tutorial for Jewellery School Online is now fully available for purchase and watching! All the projects are shown from start to finish and can be torch fired.  The class is called Stone setting in silver clay (torch fired techniques) The projects include setting a man made stone in wet clay setting a dichroic glass piece setting a bezel cup The videos were professionally filmed and you can watch them as many times as you like. You receive full notes and a list of tools needed.

As I mentioned in a previous blog post , I have done some filming for Jewellery School Online . I filmed two tutorials - stone setting in silver clay and jewellery business. The stone setting class is now available to pre-order and is currently 50% off!  All the projects are shown from start to finish and can be torch fired. The projects include setting a man made stone in wet clay setting a dichroic glass piece setting a bezel cup The jewellery business course is still being edited but I'll let you know when that is also available

I've been very busy over the last couple of weeks with an increase in jewellery sales plus a very exciting project for Jewellery School online . I have been filming a tutorial that will be available to purchase and view online! The tutorial is for three metal clay stone setting projects, all of which can be torch fired. They include setting a fireable stone, setting dichroic glass and setting a bezel cup. The filming was done by a film crew and I had three cameras on me! Here is a photo of my view of the crew in action. The footage is being edited at the moment and will be available to purchase alongside other new tutorials for the website and I'll blog about it when they are finished and ready to buy. I'm filming another one next week so busy busy busy!