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
Paper Demon Jewelry on etsy

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SweetLife Recycled Paper Flower Lariat Necklace

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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.

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