Abstract: Jewelry products and other decorative devices are made by rolling a piece of paper into a cylinder and cutting and bending the cylinder into a ladder having two round columns separated by a plurality of spaced, substantially transverse steps. The steps of the ladder are folded in an overlapping manner by pressing one column towards and above the other column so the first column is offset with respect to the second column. Both columns are then pressed flat towards the overlapping steps, and the entire device is coated with a flexible adhesive. After the adhesive drys, the device is cut to a desired shape and length, and the device is incorporated into a piece of jewelry or other decorative device such as a tree ornament, wall or window decoration, mobile or gift decoration. For example, an earring can be made by securing an eye hook to the device, and a barrette can be made by attaching a clasp to the device. A brooch can be made by securing two or more devices together with appropriate support structure.