Join the Jewellers Academy jewellery making challenge for JUNE
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What is the challenge?
Each month you will be challenged to make a different piece of jewellery and share it with us on Instagram and/or Facebook.
This month we challenge you to make a piece with
...... GRANULATION
This month it’s all about the technique of granulation. Whether you use the traditional method of fusing or you use the solder in place method, granulation is a lovely technique to use to work in silver and gold.
How to join the challenge
Let people know that you are joining the challenge. This helps keep you accountable.
Make a piece featuring granulation - the design is up to you.
Photograph and share your piece. You can share it in our Facebook group or on Instagram with the hashtag #jewellersacademychallenge21 so that we see it. We will be sharing some of your work on our stories so keep an eye out for them
And that's it!
Here are some examples to get you thinking!
If you feel like you don't have the skill you need to make what you have in mind then why not learn? If you are a Jewellers Academy member or a Makers Member you already have access to the following courses included in your membership so make a plan to watch one and get started.
If you're not yet a member and would like to learn then why not try our Makers Membership? At just £29 per month (no minimum commitment) or £279 for annual membership, get access to all of our individual jewellery making courses *
Learn more about Makers Membership >
* Makers Membership does not include access to our Diploma courses
Course recommendation
Granulation in Silver and Gold >
If you feel like you don't have the skill you need to make what you have in mind then why not learn?
On this course you will learn:
The secret to preparing your pieces for granulation
How to create different sizes of granules in both silver and gold
Soldering your granules using the solder in place method
Work with gold and silver and mixed metals to create your own unique one of a kind designs
How to add to your piece with a tube setting for a faceted stone
How to set a cabochon stone in a pendant with a granulation halo
Projects covered in this course include making a ring and a pendant - all the skills you need to start a new collection!
Please note: this course covers the 'solder in place' method of granulation rather than the fusing method