Make wearable origami! You only need to look on Etsy to see how popular origami jewelry is. In her pretty little book Origami Jewelry, Mayumi Jezewski shows how to make your own. By combining the arts of paper folding and jewelry making she's created 35 earrings, brooches, bracelets, necklaces, rings and hair accessories. You'll need some origami paper and basic jewelry making supplies. The fundamental supplies are listed with a description and photo. The techniques used to mount the origami to the jewelry are clearly shown and explained. The origami key is your guide to the basic folds and symbols. All projects come complete with a materials list, exact paper measurements, easy to follow instructions and plenty of cute photos. The paper folding instructions and the jewelry making techniques are straightforward. So far I've folded the heart, box and butterfly easily. While I haven't made any of the jewelry I feel like I could. With the array of origami paper available the possibilities are endless! The use of varnish or vinyl glue to finish your models is optional. What's your favorite piece of origami jewelry? The table of contents listed below. Dover Publications released this 64 page paperback on July 20, 2016. An electronic version is available. Get your copy below!
C O N T E N T S
Materials
Mounting Techniques
Key to Origami Terms
Heart
Iris
Rosette
Leaf
Box
Butterfly
Crane
Bow
Star
Menko
My Own Page
Jewelry making materials from page 7.
Origami paper samples from page 7.
Heart bracelet from page 17.
Rosette earrings from page 27.
Menko necklace from page 67.
A pretty heart I folded from page 14. It measures approximately 3 x 3 cm.
Origami Jewelry ISBN-13 : 978-0486805641 is available worldwide at Dover Publications. Dover, Great Books, Variety & Value Since 1941. Check out their catalog at Dover Publications. Dover has generously offered to giveaway a copy! One winner will be selected at random. Open until July 27, 2021. Canada & USA only. Good luck!
I especially love the Rosette earrings; so many lovely combinations possible!
ReplyDeleteLove the heart bracelet.
ReplyDeleteI love both sets of earrings, both the rosettes and the butterflies.
ReplyDeleteI love the butterfly earrings.
ReplyDelete"What's your favorite piece of origami jewelry?" Of the works shown, I think it would have to be the rosette earrings! They're so detailed and perfect, and the colors are lovely!
ReplyDeletebutterfly earrings.
ReplyDeleteThe butterfly earrings are just so gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI like the bracelet with the hearts
ReplyDeleteI like the Butterfly Earrings .
ReplyDeleteI like the heart bracelet.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite are the Rosette earrings from page 27. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love the butterfly earrings
ReplyDeleteI like the Butterfly Earrings
ReplyDeleteI really love them all! They are so unique! But, the heart charm bracelet is my favorite!
ReplyDeletethey are all such sweet designs, love the hearts
ReplyDeleteMy granddaughters would really like the heart bracelets
ReplyDeleteEverything! I love origami lol
ReplyDeleteI would love to wear the menko pendant
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