AJE Component of the Month - February

AJE Component of the Month - February - Diana Ptaszynski

It's the end of February already, hard to believe. Time for another Component of the Month challenge. This month, Diana Ptaszynski made us components - it's called a Phaedra! She did such an excellent job with this, as they are very fiddly to make!

And so I'm the loser this month because I didn't have time to get mine ready. I was away for a week from the middle of the month, and before that crazy busy with work. Then, when I got home from my trip to St. Maarten, I got the stomach flu and was not able to complete my design. I'm still posting today because I do have an idea.

I'm going to take my Phaedra and make it the centerpiece in between two pieces of chainmaille in the Byzantine pattern. Here's a photo of what the Byzantine pattern looks like:

I think the pattern will go well with Diana's component. So when I finish it, I will post back here with a photo!

Thanks for looking at my idea - please look and see what everyone else did!

Guests

Shaiha Williams http://www.shaihasramblings.com/2016/02/art-jewelry-elements-feburary-component.html

Renetha Stanziano http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com/2016/02/february-aje-component-of-month-reveal.html

AJE Team

Diana Ptaszynski http://vintagebluestudio.typepad.com/vintage_blue_studio/2016/02/february-component-of-the-month-reveal.html

Jenny Davies-Reazor http://www.jdaviesreazor.com/blog/phaedras_february_com_reveal_art_jewelry_elements

Caroline Dewison http://blueberribeads.co.uk/aje-component-of-the-month-february-3/

Jen Cameron http://www.glassaddictions.com/blog

Lesley Watt http://thegossipinggoddess.blogspot.com/2016/02/aje-com-challenge-february-reveal.html

Sue Kennedy http://suebeads.blogspot.com/2016/02/aje-component-of-month-february-diana.html

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