At the end of the year, students on the Diploma in Fine Jewellery with Jewellers Academy design and make a Final Project to showcase the skills they’ve learnt in the course. The brief is open to ensure they can bring their own style and creativity, with the students tasked to create three pieces that form a cohesive collection. Students also provide a summary for their mentor explaining their inspiration, how they developed the design and the techniques involved.

In this blog post takeover, Diploma Graduate Zoe Emmett shares her process and inspiration in creating her three-piece collection.

Create a beautiful bracelet with beads and chain together!

Mould making is a great way to create interesting elements to use in your jewellery designs in metal clay. In this short video tutorial Jessica Rose will show you how to create interesting and unique moulds to use for your metal clay projects using a two part moulding compound.

A tutorial for a really lovely necklace that you can make in different colours with different colours! Learn how to wrap your briolette beads, attach these to your chain and attach your clasp.

A handheld torch is an important piece of kit for your workshops, perfect for soldering silver and gold or for working with metal clay. In this short video, Jessica Rose shows you how to correctly fill your handheld torch with gas so you can confidently and safely use your torch at home.

Memory wire bracelets are a really fun make and are a great project to do with children. In this free mini tutorial, Jess makes a simple and effective design that is easy to wear!