Jewellery Making News

According to the Hockley Flyer, Birmingham was visited by over 100 of the world's best jewellery designers at the contemporary jewellery festival, Brilliantly Birmingham. The six-week event was centred around Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter. With over 35 exhibitions and events at major venues around the city, the visitors were dazzled by the range of seminars, [...] Read the rest of this entry »

Michele Grady has released a new collection of sterling silver pieces, according to jewelryobserver.com. The designer started out in the craft sector by working with pottery and paper mache, before working with precious metals. The colour of the metal and stones provided her with the inspiration to start creating handmade jewellery. Miss Grady now has [...] Read the rest of this entry »

The most popular styles of jewellery in 2011 will reflect the current economic climate. Silver is set to replace gold and statement pieces allow consumers to make an impact without spending a fortune, according to retail-jeweller.com. With the price of gold still rising, silver is expected to be heavily featured in the spring collections of [...] Read the rest of this entry »

According to professionaljeweller.com, to help celebrate Valentine's Day, professional jewellery makers at Astley Clarke are launching a new collection of pieces. The collection includes new ring designs and pendants which are set with heart-shaped gemstones. Lapis lazuli, pink rhodolite garnet and amethyst are the gemstones used. Each product has been designed to match with pieces [...] Read the rest of this entry »

Young British jewellery maker and silversmith talent Theresa Nguyen, will be exhibiting her work at Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire, according to professionaljeweller.com. The seven-month exhibition will be open to visitors to the National Trust property. The silver pieces will be shown in the columned central entrance also known as Caesar's Hall, and will tell the [...] Read the rest of this entry »

The ideal equipment for firing precious metal clay or art clay is an electric programmable kiln. This type of kiln allows piece of mind for the jewellery maker, as it combines the benefits of accurate control without the need for monitoring. If an electric programmable kiln is not available then the next best thing is [...] Read the rest of this entry »

New reports from the World Gold Council have suggested that gold prices rose in 2010 for the tenth consecutive year. These figures suggest that the jewellery making industry had its best year yet last year since the recent financial downturn. The Gold Investment Digest was released today and the group have said that they believe [...] Read the rest of this entry »

With the most romantic day of the year upon us it's no wonder that the jewellery industry is expecting a boost in sales and predictions are expected to see an increase of 11.3 per cent compared to 2010 according to a report in JCK magazine. Research conducted by IBISWorld on consumer spending for Valentine's Day [...] Read the rest of this entry »

If you are struggling to find something really romantic for Valentine's Day, then why not make your loved one a personalised jewellery gift. Sally Cameron Griffiths writes in the Guardian that “making a piece of jewellery for the person I love seems perfect.” You can personalise the jewellery in your own way, adding sweet messages [...] Read the rest of this entry »

Making silver jewellery can be very rewarding, but a drawback with using the precious metal is that it will tarnish over time. If the piece has very fine detail or if it is set with gemstones it can often be a daunting task to restore the shine of a tarnished piece. All you will need [...] Read the rest of this entry »