Paper jewelry: design ideas and tutorials to make them

Handmade and design paper jewels, here are images and videos that will be a real inspiration for those who love to create bijoux with their own hands. Often they are made by women who have decided, at a certain point in their life, to give space to their creativity without forgetting respect for the environment.

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Handmade paper jewelry and design, here are images and videos that will be a real inspiration for those who love to create bijoux with their own hands. Often they are made by women who have decided, at a certain point in their life, to give space to their creativity without forgetting respect for the environment.

After all, why throw away all the flyers, old newspapers, magazines, catalogs, boxes and cartons right away if they can be transformed into unique and handmade jewels? Better get to work and try to fold and fold them to give life to truly original decorations and accessories, from necklaces to bracelets, to brooches and earrings. Here are some of the most interesting projects and tutorial to learn to making paper jewelry.

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Quilly Paper Design

Quilly Paper Design is the project by Daniela Bonurelli, an architect from Palermo who transformed hers passion for paper in a line of handmade jewelry. Paper, even when it is recycled, is a very noble material, but the real preciousness of these jewels is in the craftsmanship that makes each of them a unique piece.

photo source: quillypaperdesign

Card details

The jewels of Card details they are origami to wear, strictly handmade. I'm recycled paper jewelry, unique pieces designed to never go unnoticed. From earrings to brooches, from ring to bracelet. I'm moisture resistant and hypoallergenic, economical and ecological. They are made with the paper of old magazines, flyers, boxes and cartons.

photo source: dettaglidicarta.com

Mieko

I Mieko paper jewelry born from the idea of ​​creating something creative from the production waste of the family business and from pages of old comics and telephone directories, maps and street directories, combining them with old watches, precious stones and materials considered noble. The production process is artisanal and all raw materials are processed with care and respect for the environment.

Read also: Mieko and eco jewels from paper recovery

photo source: mieko.com

cartalana

The jewels of cartalana they are really special, because they are made with della hand spun paper, as if it were wool, even if it is not. In fact, these jewels have nothing to do with wool as a raw material, because they are made of recycled paper. These spun paper jewels are eco-friendly. The weaving thread is made with newspapers, newspapers, advertising flyers and any other type of paper with low weight and low porosity. The idea comes from Marcella, an event organizer from Palermo who moved to Milan and started a new job thanks to her creativity.

photo source: cartalanagioiellidicarta.blogspot.com

Artimondo

If you want to amaze friends or relatives with original thoughts that are different from the usual earrings or bracelets, here are the Artimondo's paper jewelry. The paper is treated to resist moisture and shocks. Each jewel is precious and unique in its kind as it is handmade with the utmost attention to detail and the choice of color combinations.

photo source: artimondo.com

Videos and tutorials for making paper jewelry

And now that you have been able to take inspiration from the eco-designers of paper jewelry, it's time to get to work looking at gods video and following gods tutorial useful for learning how to make them.

How to make paper beads

This video di Art For You explains how to make 7 different types of paper beads. It is precisely starting from the creation of paper skin that you can then go on to compose and make necklaces, bracelets and many other do-it-yourself paper jewels.

Creative recycled paper pendant

Choosing the paper for creative recycling and turning it into jewelry is really a great satisfaction. Those who make gold and silver jewelery may not know how versatile and precious paper can be. Here is a video that explains to you how to make a paper pendant with creative recycling.

THU the tutorial with pictures step by step to make a beautiful paper pendant
in the shape of a butterfly.

Recycled paper necklace

Thanks to this video you will learn how to make one DIY paper necklace thanks to creative recycling. In this way you can recover the pages of old magazines and create a beautiful paper necklace with your own hands to give as a gift.

THU you will find a tutorial with the step by step pictures to make a paper necklace.

Recycled paper bracelet

Not only pendants and necklaces, but also paper bracelets. You will need any kind of newspaper from which to cut strips of paper, scissors, glue to glue and protect the bracelet. Look this video with step by step instructions.

THU you will find a tutorial with the step by step pictures to achieve a origami paper bracelet.

Paper earrings

It is useful to retrieve the card from pages of old magazines to make the decorations you need to create your earrings. You will need scissors, glue, thick cardboard, a stopper, a ruler to cut out geometric figures and some small tools typical of DIY jewelry making. here is the video.

THU the tutorial with step by step pictures to learn a create paper earrings.

Paper jewelry book

Are you passionate about do-it-yourself jewelry or would you like to give a book on the subject as a gift? Here is a book that explains how to make pearls, hearts, flowers and geometric shapes with paper simply by rolling, folding, gluing and composing various pieces of paper. “Paper jewels” by Caroline Hofman (Edizioni Il Castello) is on sale on The Amazon.

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