In the past five years, the fashion for eco-friendly jewelry has begun to return rapidly. Wooden decorations received special recognition. Indeed, what could be closer to nature than beads and a wooden bracelet? But how to choose them for your image and style? What does the type of wood of the bracelet mean, and how can you make it yourself? Read this article.
Pros and cons of this decoration
So, why are wooden bracelets becoming more popular every day? There are several reasons for this:
- They are organic. Despite the massiveness, such jewelry is suitable for both light outfits and more strict style.
- They are universal. The tree can be embellished exactly the way you want it: bright or not, have extra inlays, or stay clean.
- They are concise. You can always create a unique and modern look if you add a wooden bracelet to your everyday clothes. It's amazing how onejewelry can change your look!
- Wide bracelets can emphasize the thinness of women's wrists. On the other hand, for a man, such a bracelet will become a reminder of the "old and glorious" times, the battles of ancestors with swords and ancient events. What man doesn't want to feel like a real warrior?
- Wooden bracelets pair with almost any other accessory.
- Thanks to a good varnish covering the product, such jewelry will be durable.
- Wood does not rub the skin and does not dig into it, with good polishing it does not cling and does not spoil clothes.
The disadvantages include low strength if the product is not varnished or has notches. But that's such a small thing, isn't it?
The difference between a male wooden bracelet and a female one
In principle, there are not so many differences. Usually men's bracelets are made rougher and have aggressive motifs: carved wolves or sharks, skull and crossbones, painted predators and the like.
Women's wooden bracelets can be large or small, and usually have a floral or abstract pattern.
Remember: the main advantage of wooden jewelry is uniqueness. Who said that a man cannot wear a bracelet with carved vines, and a woman cannot give preference to a scorched tiger? Only you choose what to wear.
Where can I buy such a bracelet?
You will hardly find wooden bracelets in traditional jewelry stores. Even if they are there, it is not a fact that the proposed colorssuit you.
The easiest way is to go to a crafts fair or an online store where you can pick up a unique piece of jewelry or order it according to your own sketch. If for some reason you cannot do this, then you can try to make a wooden bracelet yourself.
Bracelets decoration
When decorating wooden bracelets, many techniques and methods are used. Masters are not limited in their work.
The most popular are burning patterns, their cutting on a bracelet and painting. Even if the master cannot make subtle patterns, he wins: the roughest painting on wood will look amazing. The fact is that wooden bracelets are subconsciously perceived as an antique, and sloppy drawings will remind you of the time when they still could not draw.
Popular ways of decorating can still be considered the use of epoxy resin, glass, pieces of a mirror or metal in the manufacture of a bracelet. In principle, you can use any material that seems suitable, because wood goes with almost everything.
How to make a wooden bracelet?
There are several types of wooden bracelets:
- Whole. To create such an ornament, you will need special equipment, which most do not have.
- Teams. Usually these are bracelets made of wooden beads and plates. Anyone can make them.
- From wooden sticks.
Beads should be purchased to make prefabricated wooden braceletsand special thread. You can find them in almost any hobby and art store.
Next, you just need to assemble your dream bracelet using the materials obtained, and tighten the thread. There is nothing difficult in this. If desired, you can add epoxy elements to the decoration. Resin and wood bracelet will look even more original than usual.
But you can dwell on the manufacture of a bracelet from wooden sticks in more detail. For it you will need:
- Wooden medical spatula. It is quite possible to replace with simple popsicle sticks.
- Glass.
- Glue for wood.
- Paints or whatever will be used for decoration.
Wood must be well soaked. To do this, the sticks are dipped in water and left there for at least a day. Due to this, they will become more plastic and begin to bend.
Tip: soak more chopsticks. Some of them may get wet badly, and break when bent. This is where an additional blank will be needed.
Soaked sticks are gently bent and placed in a glass. The tree should acquire a rounded shape, place it along the walls of the dish. Now you need to wait for the sticks to dry so that they fix the shape. This again takes a day or so. Take the tree out of the glass only after it is completely dry!
Again, some sticks may lose their shape even when all conditions are met. Wood is a living material, it often behaves differently than it used to.scheduled.
Now the fun part: decorating! The bracelet can be painted, you can glue a few sticks together to make it wider, you can stick sequins or beads on the bracelet. Here you are only limited by your imagination. Create!
Wood and esotericism
When making a bracelet, you need not only to be patient and persevering, but also to know what material you can make jewelry from. You can use a tree according to your zodiac sign or listen to the advice of esotericists. In their opinion, each breed carries a special energy message, which will then be transferred to a wooden bracelet:
- Oak will bring spiritual strength, give the will to win and drive away evil spirits.
- Birch will help improve family relationships and harmonize you with your partner.
- Verba will help with training, promotion and personal life.
- Aspen will get rid of negativity and ward off "energy vampires" from you.
- Rowan will make you more sociable.
- Alder and sandalwood will help to avoid the evil eye and slander.
- The needles will cleanse the energy and bring calm.
- Apple and pear will help heal and increase sex drive.
There are many more types of wood than described here. You can familiarize yourself with their esoteric properties.
Jewellery care
The tree does not require any special care. However, you should protect the bracelet from falling, do notclean it with chemicals. Also, the tree should not be soaked and left in the sun for a long time.
