SweetLife Recycled Paper Flower Lariat Necklace
by Karen Kelsky.
(Eugene, Oregon, USA)
SweetLife Recycled Paper Lariat Necklace
I normally work in fine handmade Japanese washi paper exclusively, but I live in Eugene, Oregon, which is blessed to have a fantastic artist materials exchange center (MECCA – Materials Exchange Center for the Creative Arts).
A quick note about MECCA: Anyone can donate their old ‘materials’ (loosely defined) and anyone can come take them home for a donation of a couple bucks.
In an artsy town like Eugene, you can’t believe the high quality stuff that gets donated there!
Anyway, I was looking around their huge paper section, and found pieces of old paper twist rope. It was in beautiful colors and had a lovely crinkled texture. I bought the entire box!
SweetLife is the result.
I found a way to sculpt the paper twist into beautiful organic flowery shapes, and strung them on vegan pleather crinkly cord.
I’m working on earrings and rings to match.
I love this, and it made it to the front page of Etsy!
Karen Kelsky
Paper Demon Jewelry blog
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Comments:
Almost looks like real hibiscus
by: Rena
Loved hearing how you found an offbeat material, and coaxed beautiful flowers out of it! The vegan pleather makes a lovely vine.
Congrats on making Etsy’s front page with this unique necklace!
Paper Flower Necklace
by: Tricia – Bead Booty
Your necklace is so pretty! I’m a sucker for anything made with paper & in awe of paper artists.
