May 2024
Setting Stones with Partial Bezels and Prongs
Session 1: Thursday, May 2nd, 5p – 9p
Session 2: Monday, May 6th, 5p – 9p
Our May class will explore another technique for setting cabochons. We will be making a pendant with a partial bezel and prong setting to hold the stone. This technique works particularly well with irregular or oddly shaped stones. And while this is not a beginner class anyone with good basic skills should be able to complete this project. Please bring a stone with you to set. I will have a few available for purchase if you do not have one. Shelley will be the lead instructor for this project. (Kit cost for copper is $6.)
How to Sign Up for Classes:
The sign-up sheet will be available on Monday and Thursday night classes and at the monthly HGMS meeting. You can also sign up by sending email to HGMS@wildivystudio.com. There are 9 places in each session for a total of 18 places.
If you sign up for a class and cannot attend, please be considerate and notify the instructors as soon as possible so that if someone is on the wait list they can attend in your place.
Certification Classes: Next certification class has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, May 21st. To get on the list for the class, please send your name and contact information (name, email address, and cell phone number (for text messages) to Certifications@wildivystudio.com. Seats will
be filled in the order I receive them. If you end up on the wait list, you will be added to the next scheduled class. Certification classes are scheduled approximately every other month.
CERTIFICATION CLASS INFORMATION – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
After Certification Class dates are set, email notices with information about the class(es) will be sent to everyone who is currently on the request list about a week before the scheduled date. You must reply to that email to be scheduled for the class or to request a future class. One reminder email will be sent to those who do not respond to the first email. If there is no reply after the 2nd email, your name will be removed from Certification Requests list. If you are still interested in Certification, you will have to send in your information again to get on the current list.
Facebook: The Metalsmithing/Silver group has our own page in Facebook groups. You can see info on classes, examples of project classes, and other general information. Members of the group can post their finished class projects. Our class page is HGMS Metalsmithing Group. The link is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/438777169648170
Did You Know?
April: Diamond – The hardest gem of all is made of just one element – carbon. Diamond is valued for its colorless nature and purity, but pink, brown, and blue diamonds are also prized. Most diamonds are over a billion years old; formed deep within the earth. Source: 
