Sunday, August 9, 2015

These Layered Wood & Paper Pendants Are Tiny Wearable Shadowboxes!

I stumbled across this Etsy shop last night, and HAD to share. Lali Blue is run by two artists in Spain: Gemma Jericó Arnal and Cristina Arnau Tena. Together they design the most fantastic, beautifully whimsical necklaces: 

 SO SWEET.

 Each pendant is inspired by a classic fairy tale, and uses layers of laser-cut wood and paper cuttings to create tiny shadow boxes. See all the layers and depth on Pinocchio up there? How cool is that??
 

Cinderella:




 The Ugly Duckling:

 (The paper elements are sealed behind a layer of plastic, btw, for protection.)

Little Red Riding Hood:




I love how their Little Mermaid is framed by a scuba mask!


Here's Alice falling into Wonderland, as seen through a decorative key hole:

Each pendant is about $28, but if you live in the U.S., be prepared to spend another $11 or so on shipping. Even then, $40 isn't bad at all for something this stunning, right?
Oh, and these are just my favorites; check out the Lali Blue Etsy shop to see the rest of their "Classic Tales" - there are 5 more! - plus other beautiful jewelry bits like this:



Happy shopping!

8 comments:

  1. Would you PLEASE stop posting all the gorgeous jewelry and art??? I canNOT afford a second mortgage on the house, and yet that is what I'm contemplating as I drool over that Little Mermaid pendant!!!! These are just exquisite!!!

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  2. I love the Red Riding Hood necklace and The lill Mermaid and Cinderella. But the first two aren't on etsy (anymore).

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  3. These are AMAZING! Thank you so much for sharing this talented artist with us!

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  4. Those are lovely! Have added to my huge wish list. On the minus side I may have noticed a sale on one of my other favourites whilst looking (moonfirecharms) and might have accidentally ordered a Time Turner and Captain America shield pendant. Oops. 😁

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  5. Thank you for mentioning these! I wouldn't have known they existed without your blog. The Alice one wasn't on her Etsy site, but I wrote her and she added it on overnight. Ordered mine this morning! Yay! Thanks again!

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  6. These are fabulous. It reminds me of a shop I saw that I knew I had to share here so others could appreciate: QUILLED GEEKERY!

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