Pearl Earrings and Jewelry Vogue: Fashionable Paper Jewelry

When you picture jewelry, you might conjure images of precious metals, faceted gemstones, painterly enamels, and strands of pearls. Is paper the first material that comes to your mind when you think of jewelry? Perhaps not, but it will once you've seen this assortment of singular pieces. Jewelry made from paper is elevated to an art form. Each piece is also chic, wearable fashion accent.

Paper jewelry designed by some of the premier artists in the field, encourage people to think outside of the box. Create a beautiful talisman pendant from assorted papers embellished with decorative stitching to add design, color, and texture or craft luminous earrings featuring a trio of graceful leaves formed with wire and translucent vellum. Today's paper offer incredible variety: from plain, stiff craft boards to wildly patterned of soft woven cloth. Shop for paper in home improvement stores, party and office supply stores, and from online suppliers. Recycled magazines and catalog are another excellent source of paper; it turns scrap and waste papers into a stunning piece of jewelry.

But just look at the imaginative creations featured below, and you will soon discover the beauty, versatility, and artistic appeal of paper jewelry . This unique peacock necklace is made from paper beads lovingly handcrafted from craft paper. The necklace pattern is composed of paper beads in lustrous tones of blue, violet and green, with a tinge of copper. Gorgeous isn't it?