In this week's episode, Jess chats to Kelly Twigg, a jeweller known for her sea glass jewellery and active presence on Instagram. Kelly discusses her journey from a Navy career to becoming a self-employed jewellery maker. Kelly's Instagram success, boasting over 30,000 followers, is attributed to her authentic and engaging approach, sharing not just her work but also personal aspects of her life, which resonates with her audience.
Read MoreIn Episode 5, the final episode of this series, I visit the Oxo Tower in London’s South Bank where jeweller Sima Vaziry has her studio and shop. Sima works with silver metal clay and has sold her jewellery at the British Museum for over 10 years. Sima talks about how health issues meant she was no longer able to work in traditional ways, discovering silver clay and getting high profile clients.
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Read MoreIn this bonus podcast episode, Jess interviews Alexandra, a jeweller who runs her own business called Von W Jewellery. Alexandra specializes in creating fine jewellery pieces using gold and diamonds, employing an experimental technique of melting diamonds into gold. She shares her journey, starting from her early experiences in silversmithing and her advanced studies on the Jewellers Academy Diploma courses, which equipped her with the skills to work with precious materials.
Read MoreIn this week's episode, Jess chats with Sima Vaziry, a talented metal clay jeweller whose work has been sold through the British Museum for over a decade, and who is the final jeweller to appear in the Handmade Jewellers series. The discussion focuses on how Sima uses her craft to support various charities, highlighting her involvement with Afghan Aid and other initiatives.
Read MoreThe Handmade Jewellers is a documentary series we have made for you. In episode 4 I visit Cambridge to meet jeweller Iain Sainsbury. Jewellery making is an encore career for Iain, after working for decades in the pharmaceutical industry. He suffered burnout and needed a new creative outlet. Iain talks about his journey into jewellery making and teaches me sand casting. Watch the episode now.
Read MoreIn this week's episode, Jess chats with Iain Sainsbury, who is the featured jeweller in the fourth episode of the Handmade Jewellers series and who recently got accepted to showcase his work at Goldsmith North, a prestigious fair for jewellers. Ian shares his journey of applying to the fair, highlighting the challenges and decisions involved. He emphasizes the importance of having a platform where people can physically engage with his jewellery, which led him to apply to Goldsmith North.
Read MoreThe Handmade Jewellers is a documentary series we have made for you. In episode 3 I visit London to meet jeweller Ange B. Ange designs jewellery inspired by architecture. She shows me around her studio aka the she cave and teaches me a skill I’ve never learnt before. Ange talks about how she balances her career as a physiotherapist with her jewellery business. Watch the episode now.
Read MoreIn this week's episode, Jess chats with Ange B, a jeweller who makes architectural style jewellery and who features in the third episode of Handmade Jewellers. Ange discusses her journey into working with gold in her jewellery business and explains how she transitioned from working mainly in silver to incorporating gold into her designs. Initially hesitant due to ethical concerns about gold plating, Ange eventually began using recycled gold, starting with a collection featuring mixed metals and gradually adding more gold pieces to her existing collections.
Read MoreThe Handmade Jewellers is a documentary series we have made for you. In episode 2 I visit London to meet fine jeweller Susannah King. We get a tour of her studio, she teaches me some stone setting and we also meet a special guest. Watch now
Read MoreSusannah King is featured in episode 2 of The Handmade Jewellers, premiering this week on Thursday 2nd May ay 8pm BST. This week on the podcast we're sharing a previous interview recorded with her in 2023. Susannah is a fourth generation jeweller and talks about her background in repairing jewellery and how she has built her jewellery business and a community on social media just waiting for her collections to be released, even selling out a collection in two minutes.
Read MoreIf you’ve been thinking about joining one of our four one year online Jewellery Diplomas the clock is ticking! Enrolment for a September 2024 start closes on 7th June. If you have a couple of questions and would like a quick chat I’d love you to join me for one of the upcoming group discovery calls. You can find all the information you need to join here
Read MoreThe Handmade Jewellers is a documentary series we have made for you. In episode 1 I visit Margate, England, the home of Anna Sweet founder of This Story Jewellery. I found out more about her jewellery journey and she taught me to make a wax carved pendant inspired by my birth sign. Watch the episode now.
Read MoreWe regularly run a a free Live Benchtips Session, a Q&A for you to ask an expert jewellery your questions. This month I was joined by goldsmith April Dace to answer your questions on repairing and remodelling jewellery. Check out the questions answered and watch the replay
Read MoreIn this week's episode, Jess chats to Anna Sweet, a jewellery maker who specializes in creating unique pieces with a focus on storytelling, who also features in episode one of the Handmade Jewellers. Anna discusses her journey in the jewellery business, which hit a rough patch when she felt demotivated and lacked creativity. She even contemplated quitting her business. However, after taking a break and stepping back from the pressure, she found renewed inspiration.
Read MoreI'd love you to join me in The Handmade Jewellers Instagram Challenge starting on Monday 29th April. This free challenge is designed to help you generate content ideas and share more about your gorgeous jewellery.
This is a 5-day challenge and to keep the pressure off we ask you to do one day each week over the next 5 weeks. So if you already have content planned it can slot right in. Check out the prompts and get thinking about what you would like to share.
To celebrate the launch of our brand new documentary series The Handmade Jewellers, we are giving one lucky winner £1000 to spend on jewellery tools, materials and/or training. Find out how to enter now.
Read MoreIn this week's bonus episode, Jess and Tori discuss the various silver jewellery diploma programmes offered by Jewellers Academy and how to choose the right one. They cover the silver jewellery diploma, the fine jewellery diploma, the advanced jewellery diploma, and the silver metal clay diploma.
Read MoreYou may have seen that I have filmed an exciting new documentary series called The Handmade Jewellers. In this short series premiering live on YouTube, come on a journey of discovery with me, Jessica Rose. I meet five jewellers who are creating and selling their work, building their own businesses. We get a tour of their workshops and a look at the tools they love! Plus they teach me a new jewellery making skill. I’d love you to meet The Handmade Jewellers.
Read MoreIn this week's episode, Jess and Anna introduce a new TV-like show called 'The Handmade Jewellers,' which offers viewers a unique glimpse into the world of handmade jewellers. Hosted by Jess, the series will broadcast on the Jewellers Academy YouTube channel and features visits to five different jewellers' studios, including homes, shops, and garden sheds.
Read MoreHave you seen metal clay going viral on Instagram and Tiktok? Some of the reels have millions of views. So what is metal clay and why should you know about it? Metal Clay artist Anna Campbell looks at why.
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