Wood Jewelry

From time immemorial, back in the Stone Age, people made some simple jewelry from natural materials to emphasize their individuality, status and beauty. In the modern world there is a great variety of materials from which jewelry is made, but more and more people give preference to jewelry made from natural materials. One of these very popular materials is wood.

What makes wood jewelry so attractive? The fact is that, like any natural material, wood has a special energy and its decorations can become an excellent helper and an amulet for their owner.

Let's look at the features of jewelry from different types of wood and their magical properties:

• Cherry blossoms bring good luck and contribute to the achievement of the plans;

• The hornbeam is a great helper for timid, indecisive people - it gives them confidence, courage, perseverance. Increases internal endurance and helps resist routine and boredom;

• Oak jewelery, on the contrary, is recommended for decisive, energetic people, since it is characteristic of the oak to strengthen the existing energy industry. Also, oak ornaments bring good luck and help direct thoughts to the right direction;

• Plum tree helps to restore energy balance, relieves emotional tension and contributes to the adoption of correct and balanced decisions;

• Ornaments made of tropical wood, for example, sandalwood, were considered magic since ancient times, helped to gain self-confidence and inner strength;

• Ash is famous for freeing the human mind from negativity, it helps to “unravel” difficult life situations and allows its owner to look at the problem from a different angle.

Beads. In the traditional sense, beads are a series of round balls strung on a thread. In the case of making them from wood, the range of beads is very, very huge.

The following variations are possible:

• small wooden beads strung on a string of one or several colors, and in the center - a large interesting pendant;
• not round, but square, oval, rectangular beads;
• a combination of several fancy elements in a single string of beads, different in shape, color and size.

Earrings. There are the following types:

• small earrings, including several pieces of wood of different colors;
• long dangle earrings;
• large massive earrings.

Bracelets. Wooden bracelets are cut from a single piece of wood and give them shape or make up of several beads, stringing them on an elastic band.

Wood is a natural material, so each tree species has its own unique color. When wooden ornaments are created, most often they are simply varnished for preservation, leaving them with beautiful, original designs.

Wooden decorations are often made with inserts from other materials. Let's look at which of them the tree harmoniously gets on, and which are better not to use in conjunction with it:

• Wooden elements of different breeds are very well combined in one ornament. As a rule, wood inserts of different color and texture are chosen for the combination;

• in combination with metal, very spectacular decorations are obtained. Metal inserts for gold and aged silver look best;

• Leather, like wood, is distinguished by a variety of colors and textures, which is why this is also a very successful combination of materials;

• wonderful decorations are obtained by combining wood and epoxy. Such things can be made even with your own hands. For example, cut from plywood blanks interesting earrings and pour them with resin. Due to the fact that the consistency of epoxy resin varies from liquid to thick mass, it is possible to create both bulk and flat decorations;

• interesting and expensive look wooden ornaments with inserts of natural stones. A particularly successful combination is a wooden ring with a large bright stone;

• but the tree is not friendly with plastic and other artificial materials. Such jewelry looks cheap and ridiculous.

The style of clothes also plays an important role in the selection of the design of wooden decorations. Initially, they were worn only with dresses in the style of "ethno", but modern fashion allows for a combination with classics, and avant-garde, and with the style of "casual".

Below are some very successful combinations of wooden jewelry with women's clothing. Consider them:

• A simple plain turtleneck or top plus linen trousers. To such an image it is necessary to pick up a set of long beads and two bracelets worn on one hand. It is not recommended to wear earrings in addition. If you still want to wear them, remove the beads;

• A dress made of cotton or linen with an ornament in ethnic style will wonderfully complement long large beads made of wood. It is also recommended to complete the image of “hippie” with a straw hat and a wicker bag on a long strap;

• In the "cowboy" image - jeans with a shirt in a cage and boots, "Cossacks" - you can easily include round earrings made of wood or beads and complement it with a large leather bracelet.