Paper bead earrings in blue and pink tones with sterling silver beads.

Paper is the symbol for your first wedding anniversary. These sweet little earrings would be an ideal gift for your first wedding anniversary.

Set on sterling silver shepherds hooks the overall length is 45mm.

These beads are hand made from Chiyogami (yuzen) paper.

Originally, Chiyogami designs were developed in the Edo period as woodblock prints by papermakers during the farming season for use as accessories in the house to enliven the interiors.

They were based on the bright kimono textiles which the papermakers from the countryside saw on the fashionable wealthier ladies in the larger cities, especially in Kyoto, where the area known as Yuzen had become famous for its sophisticated techniques for dyeing cloth.

Chiyogami paper comes in the most amazing range of colours and patterns - this is just one example.