Welcome to Papaya Burger!

My name's Shiella. I've folded origami cranes since high school, always as a way to keep my hands busy while also creating something beautiful. I would leave cranes wherever I went or gave them away to friends and family. 20 years later, I found myself with a lot of time on my hands and boxes of cranes that started taking over my living room.

Cranes by Papaya Burger was created as a way to share these cranes with even more people.

The origami crane ornaments originally started as Christmas ornaments that I gave as gifts to family and friends, but they've evolved into year-round decor. Over the years, I started sourcing broken and salvaged jewelry and incorporating these little pieces of history into the cranes. Each one is unique from start to finish!

Handcrafted ornaments featuring origami and repurposed jewelry