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Handmade Wood Jewelry – Get Organic!
Texture has entered the fashion scene in a big way, with feathers, faux fur and wood jewelry leading the trend. It’s all part of a fashion’s new focus on style that presents layers of depth and detail, with accessories that tie together a total look, while maintaining individual interest as well. Today’s fashion is less about replicating a particular designer’s look and more about expressing personal style. Accessories are less likely to play a supporting role. Handbags, shoes and handmade wood jewelry can steal the whole show.
Wood Works
The grain of wood offers the complexity and visual interest of the most finely crafted metal-worked jewelry, yet is natural, organic and pure. Unlike metal or synthetic materials, wood has warmth. Handmade wood jewelry is approachable, welcoming and comfortable. Tactile wood jewelry as appealing to the eye as it is inviting to the touch.
The grain of wood offers the complexity and visual interest of the most finely crafted metal-worked jewelry, yet is natural, organic and pure. Unlike metal or synthetic materials, wood has warmth. Handmade wood jewelry is approachable, welcoming and comfortable. Tactile wood jewelry as appealing to the eye as it is inviting to the touch.
Where the Heart Is
Shapely, sculptural and packed with emotion, heart pendants have long been a favorite fashion accessory. Fashion is beginning to forego traditional gold and silver heart pendants in favor of pendants with more personal distinction. One of the most striking examples of this new trend are wood heart pendants. A finely sculpted Koa or mango wood heart pendant not only has a natural, organic feeling, but evokes images of the islands, conveying a relaxed, nature-loving sensibility.
Shapely, sculptural and packed with emotion, heart pendants have long been a favorite fashion accessory. Fashion is beginning to forego traditional gold and silver heart pendants in favor of pendants with more personal distinction. One of the most striking examples of this new trend are wood heart pendants. A finely sculpted Koa or mango wood heart pendant not only has a natural, organic feeling, but evokes images of the islands, conveying a relaxed, nature-loving sensibility.
Statement Watches
To a certain extent, timepieces have always been associated with status and fashion. The first pocket watches, dangling so elegantly on their fobs and chains, were displayed by their owners as a symbol of wealth and social status. Hundreds of years later, when cellphones hit the scene, some horological experts predicted that wrist watches might go the way of the sundial, discarded as unnecessary, but that prediction never came to pass. Although watch sales took a dip in 2008 and 2009, they have bounced back stronger than ever, with some companies boasting increases of 15 to 45 percent or higher.
Today’s watches are all about fashion. Watches have become so established with personal style and taste that many feel as if an outfit is incomplete without one. Statement watches are the most popular option, timepieces large or unique enough to garner attention. With personal electronics becoming a generic accessory, a distinctive watch makes heads turn. A watch crafted from solid Koa wood not only makes a fashion statement, but speaks to the wearer’s personal taste for jewelry with an organic feel. The color and grain of fine wood gives a watch the one-of-a-kind look so favored by the fashion-forward.
Handmade wood jewelry complements a variety of styles, from Boho casual clothing to office attire. Wood jewelry complements an individual’s personal style, too, conveying a taste for fashion that is at once chic and natural. Wood adds unique visual interest to fashion. Wood is perfect for attire that requires a fierce accessory, yet it never appears strident or overwhelming. For jewelry that adds an organic, natural feel to fashion, there is nothing quite like warm and welcoming wood.
Maria Mathers writes about sustainable living and design. She gets inspiration from Hawaiian furniture and thinks koa wood furniture and koa bowls are hot this year.
