Paper2pearls

Handcrafted jewellery kits and gifts made from old books and vintage sheet music. There are a range of books to choose from across a range of genres.

I started my business back in 2016 when I became disabled and ultimately had to take early retirement on health grounds from my career in education. At that stage, most of my origami jewellery was made using traditional origami paper and in 2017 I was awarded a Small Business Sunday award by Theo Paphitis.

In 2020, I decided to relaunch my brand as a sustainable brand and as part of this I joined Ecologi and 5% of my profits fund tree-planting and habitat restoration. I am so a member of Blue Patch. I also started to make all my jewellery by using paper from old copies of classic novels and vintage sheet music.

As well as repurposing old books, my packaging is not only plastic free but also recycled, reusable and the jute is compostable.