 |  | From Kate Pullen, your About Arts & Crafts Editor | | The great thing about paper jewelry is that it costs next to nothing to make, but with a bit of crafty initiative, you can create great looking items. You will find ideas below for making a range of handmade jewelry, from paper whose finished results belie the humble beginnings. Happy crafting! Kate | |  | Home Decoration Craft Ideas: | | | | Give an old ring a makeover using pieces of paper and basic decoupage techniques. This is a great way to give a new lease of life to a piece of jewelry. READ NOW | |  | This bracelet is made with dollar bills, however you could easily adapt this design using colored paper. Remember to waterproof your paper if you want your jewelry to last. READ NOW | |  | Use scraps of paper, pages from magazines or even junk mail to make attractive paper beads, which can be made into earrings, necklaces and other pieces of jewelry. READ NOW | |  | hese cute paper flower earrings are made using the same technique you would use to make tissue paper flowers, only here we're working on a much smaller scale. If you fancy something a little different then how about making some tiny paper hats to add to jewelry. READ NOW | |  | | | An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! | | |  | Want More From About.com? | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Arts & Crafts newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 Privacy Policy © 2014 About.com | |  |  | |