If you've been a follower of this blog for any length of time, you already know that paper jewelry is one of my favorite topics. It's exhilarating to come across pieces made in new ways! Read on to meet six paper jewelry artisans whose work caught my eye, and come back in the near future as I'll be introducing more.


Zofnat Ozeri is a textile designer in Ramat Gan, Israel who creates hand painted paper jewelry that stopped me in my tracks when I first came across her work on Instagram. She describes these necklaces as small paper pieces that are braided together and hardened with a special technique.


See a variety of choices in Etsy shop, ZOFNAT.


Joy of Moon Joy Creations in upstate New York is a full-time teacher who spends evenings and weekends hand painting one-of-a-kind designs that celebrate nature and spirituality. A fan of watercolors, it's no surprise Joy's work appeals to me... I was like a kid in a candy shop trying to decide which of her pieces to s…

I'm constantly in awe of the ideas that paper maker/paper artist Helen Hiebert brings to the paper community. You've heard me talk about her how-to books, art installations, studio workshops, Sunday Paper newsletter, Paper Talk podcast, Twelve Months of Paper Calendars, and most recently her popular Weave Through Winter e-course - quite the lengthy list!


Now I'll turn this post over to Helen to introduce her newest online class, Flexible Books Structures that promises to be a fun way to learn new skills and techniques, as well as connect you with fellow paper enthusiasts:


Do you crave the inspiration you get from the act of making? Love books and paper? Have a desire to connect with others who share these same goals?

Join me as I guide you and other like-minded artists in creating a series of flexible book structures that fold and unfold, collapse and expand, inflate and deflate. Create six book objects, the equivalent of a weeklong, in-person workshop with me, during this …