Like most Selena fans, I love her colorful, bold style.
When I ran into this photo of Selena, I couldn’t help but stop and imagine a few original design ideas. Most of them involved creating paper hearts, but working with paper takes time, and given that I was determined to showcase an original piece for this video, I ended up pulling out some buttons I’d purchased years ago.
These earrings are really special to me, not only because they’re inspired by a piece worn by Selena, but because they turned out better than I’d ever expected.
Working with paper beads has been a challenge I’ve gladly accepted over the last few months on my YouTube Channel. This mostly stems from my love for a piece I have within my collection. I treasure it because it is a part of a story that has meant the world to me and because it was gifted to me by someone really special.
I love the delicacy of paper jewelry. I love that each piece is absolutely unique, given that no two beads are exactly and could never be the same.
However, working with paper beads has proven to be quite unpredictable; for the same reasons I adore the aesthetic of paper jewelry – each piece is unique.
While I made it work for a different video, I worked with heart buttons as a focal point for this project for this video.
I surrounded the buttons with black Swarovski Crystal bicones, 11 o silver-lined seed beads and topped them off with stainless steel hardware.
The result was a perfect amalgamation of inspiration and originality.
What do you think?