If you have a favorite book and a love of paper jewelry, I think you'll be interested to hear about Mandie Shelton of Artsy Heartsy Boutique. She coils paper strips trimmed from the pages of well-worn, beloved titles and pairs them with carefully selected findings to create old world style necklaces and earrings.

Behold! Here are even more shops that feature high quality, artisan-made paper delights for the holidays and all year round. Visit the Holiday Gift Guide - Part 1 to double your fun.

It's my pleasure to present a curated selection of paper artisans who offer handmade paper items and/or specialty paper supplies in their online shops. Some are longtime friends in the world of paper, but quite a few are new to me, and perhaps to you as well. My hope is that the images will inspire visits to their shops where you'll find perfect gifts for your holiday listees and/or necessary goods for making your own special creations.

Rachel Hazell, aka The Travelling Bookbinder, leads paper-themed trips in Europe, hosts workshops in Paris and on the Isle of Iona in Scotland, and offers popular PaperLove and BookLove e-Courses. And now she has written a how-to book called Bound... 15 Beautiful Bookbinding Projects that provides easy to follow directions and inspires with gorgeous photographs like this one of the Ribbon Bound Pages tutorial.

DIYers, exciting times ahead... the holiday season is approaching! Because many readers are new to this blog in the several years since my first two books were published - All Things Paper and Creative Paper Quilling - I thought it might be helpful for gift makers to show a glimpse between the covers. You'll find five step-by-step paper jewelry tutorials in each book.

When I first spotted the paper art of Karen Lampard, I admired her eye for detail and the care she puts into creating beautiful things with simple supplies, often including upcycled paper.The photos she shares on Instagram enticed me to reach out and ask if she would tell us about her art journey. I'm happy to say she agreed... so enjoy!

Paper artist, how-to book author, and teacher Helen Hiebert of Helen Hiebert Studio has created a Twelve Months of Paper Calendar for the past three years. These gift-worthy calendars are filled with fun paper projects for the whole family to create together. I invited her to tell us about the newest edition for 2019 and am happy to say it includes a quilled project designed by yours truly!

Each time I catch up on paper jewelry artists I've made a note to feature, I come across more. Mind you, I'm not complaining as I'm forever happy to round up photos of marvelous handmade examples! This time there's a mix of thought-provoking pieces and some that are simply light and fun. We'll mix them up and start with playful ones... balls and blocks, but with a definite artistic slant.