AJE Component of the Month Reveal
Once a month Art Jewelry Elements (AJE) hosts a component giveaway and jewelry reveal. December’s component was made by Diana Ptaszynski of Suburban Girl Studio. Members of the Art Jewelry Elements team, plus a few lucky guest artists were given one of these awesome ceramic snowflake pendants to design with. Today we get to see what everyone created!
Ceramic Snowflake Pendants by Suburban Girl Studio
I received one of the turquoise snowflakes to work with. I decided to highlight the triangular shaped points of the snowflakes, by using some bicone shaped beads and by creating a triangular shaped clasp.
The triangular link is based on a link from Cindy Wimmer‘s book The Missing Link. I used a bit lighter gauge wire and made it a bit smaller, so it wouldn’t overwhelm Diana’s pendant. Then I used the same basic idea, but created a hook on one end, so I could use it as a clasp.
The beads are strung on walnut colored Irish waxed linen. The beautiful batiked ribbon wrapped a bead order I got from Karen Totten of Starry Road Studio. It has some turquoise in it, along with shades of blue, black and green. So pretty and it was a perfect finishing touch for my necklace.
Thank you Diana for sharing your pendants with us! Visit Suburban Girl Studio to see more of Diana’s work!
Want to see more gorgeous jewelry with Diana’s snowflake pendants? Click on the links below to see what the other participants created. Have fun!
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Linda's Bead Blog & Meanderings 
This necklace is so pretty! I love the link clasp!
Thank you so much!
I like how the copper/metal tones pull out the warm earthy colors of the stoneware. And the indigo balances out the turquoise wonderfully!
Thanks for noticing the way the patina’ed brass works with the brown stoneware. That was intentional and it’s cool that you picked up on it!
Great job Linda. Your design lets Diana’s lovely snowflake shine. Turning Cindy’s link into a clasp is a wonderful idea. Isn’t her book awesome?
Thank you Becky. I love Cindy’s book, too. So inspiring.
Love the beads and the batik ribbon “ties” all the colors together beautifully!
Very pretty Linda…makes me think it’s snowing in Africa!
Thanks Lesley.
I love your combination of beads and fabric! The wire link clasp turned out great also!
Thanks Melissa. That ribbon was just too pretty to not reuse.
Love it, Linda! You are making me want to go re-open my copy of that book and play with some wire.
I’m glad you like the design. Thank you for sharing your talents with us, Diana!
Really pretty design, I love those little moon beads! Love the new look on your blog too!
Thank you Caroline! I’m glad you like the blog overhaul too. Still some more work needed, but it is getting there.
A different take. To me it looks like you took that snowflake and brought it into a summer look. This would be great with one of those colourful outfits that fit your vacation location.
Thank you Mona. I love your unique view on it!
Wow, you used a number of skill sets on this piece, and masterfully. Bravo.
Thank you Susan. More wire work is one of my goals for 2015.
I may have to break-down and purchase Cindy Wimmer’s book already! This triangle link is so neat! You did a fabulous job showcasing the snowflake..floating down from those lovely moon cut-out beads..love those! Beautiful necklace!
The book is wonderful and worth every penny. I wrote a book review on it here, if you’re interested. http://artjewelryelements.blogspot.mx/2013/12/the-missing-link-by-cindy-wimmer-book.html
I love the addition of the fabric.
Thank you!
Love your necklace, and the use of he triangle clasp! I just received the book by Cindy Wimmer for Christmas.
Thank you, Beti. What a great Christmas gift!
Beautiful! And as you know I love a playful palette – love the watery hues accented by subtle warm brass.
Thanks Karen! I loved using your pretty ribbon.
Wonderful necklace, I love the mix of materials and techniques you used on this piece!
Love the necklace Linda, and all the different elements you used, including the batik!
Thanks Susan. It was fun!