When Mother Nature and Jewelry Combine

Jewelry was first made from natural materials like wood, stone, shells, and leather. These materials were readily available and fairly easy to carve and string together. As technology and society developed, refined metals started replacing these natural materials. Metals were a fantastic evolution because they lasted longer and had a wonderful shine that other natural materials couldn’t replicate. Even though the material changed, a lot of jewelry was still inspired by nature, taking on the form of flowers, leaves, vines, and animals. It is no surprise nature-inspired jewelry has lasted over the centuries – jewelry is meant to be beautiful, and what has more innate timeless beauty than the natural world?

Nature-Inspired Engagement Rings

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R9613W is a perfect example of a ring that is 100% inspired by nature and designed to look like a flower. This ring features a blooming halo made of 6 petals, along with milgrain-detailed filigree vines in the undergallery. This open design compels you to stop and smell the floral fragrance of a flower in a garden. Instead of a delightful smell, you get a dazzling sparkle of over a dozen diamonds, which many people would argue is even better than a lovely scent.

Nature-inspired engagement rings and wedding bands are wonderful because they not only remind you about your true love and your wedding day, but they radiate with the joyful effervescent glow of spring and summer. Therefore, these themed rings can make the darker and gloomier seasons of the year seem a little brighter every time you look down at your hand.

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Spring and summer manifest joy in people because flowers are blooming, trees are budding with vibrant leaves, baby animals frolic around, and the birds fill the air with their songs – all of which breathe lively energies into the world around us. So, if you are someone who is mystified by these cheerful seasons and who enjoys bold visuals, a nature-inspired bridal set like R1027WY and its matching wedding band, R1027BWY, would be perfect for you. This set features a vibrant yellow-gold marquise-shaped leaf arch on both outer rims of the shank. The carved leaves portray ethereal branches stretching up to the shining sun after a long winter. In this case, you get that feeling year-round with your engagement ring.

Another type of jewelry that captures this year-round heartwarming feeling is resin jewelry, an up-in-coming jewelry making style. Resin jewelry designers literally freeze moments in time by placing freshly bloomed and then dried out flowers and foliage in clear resin. This method preserves the vegetation forever. So, whenever you wear these necklaces, rings, and bracelets, you literally see the colors and shapes of spring frozen in time. This type of jewelry is readily available at farmers’ markets, from local artisans, and from retailers on sites like Etsy. The resin jewelry making practice hasn’t been embraced by large manufacturers like Valina yet because we prefer the polished silver and gold fine jewelry arts, but that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate the innate beauty of the resin designs.

R9436W-1.00

R9436W-1.00 is one of our most modest nature-themed engagement rings because it only features small leaf-like details on the left and the right sides of the center stone, as well as beneath the stone. Each side features three marquise-shaped, milgrain accented leaves that are opening towards the center stone. The leaves beneath the stone have a similar look, but they overlap each other and are accented with diamonds. Together, these leaf motifs look as if they are pushing the diamond up, allowing it to capture even more light. The design might be simple, but it makes a big impact.

Nature-Inspired Fine Jewelry

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If you like environmental jewelry but don’t want to wear it every day for the rest of your life, going with fine jewelry is a better choice. Unlike bridal rings, fine jewelry is easily mixed and matched from outfit to outfit and season to season, so you only have to wear the piece when it works with your look. For example, CDD2993-Y, a petite yellow gold stackable ring, featuring a simplistic vine and leaf design could easily be added or removed from any outfit. This piece is also subtle enough that modern fashionistas would love it, but natural enough that bohemian styled people would also be drawn to it.

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The bohemian style has gone in and out of fashion since the 1800s. It is very popular again because women are starting to prefer comfortable clothes that make them feel free. Also, the boho style attracts millennials because it is tightly bound to the environmental movement and has artistic roots. This style, more than any other, embraces nature-inspired jewelry. Some of the most popular bohemian accessories include stackable rings, layered necklaces, turquoise, beaded designs, moonstones, and pearls. A piece like ESS009-W would also go very well with the boho style because of its understated sage tone, clover design, and antique milgrain texture. This design is also available as a bracelet, necklace, and ring.

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Besides replicating foliage, a lot of nature-inspired jewelry is inspired by the textures in nature as well. Popular textures include feathers, leaf veins, tree rings, fur, scales, and of course, bark. LVE798-CT is a nice example of a brushed metal texture, replicating the look of bark. Textures also add extra intrigue and deeper dimension to jewelry just like milgrain and hand engraving.

Even with all the new styles of jewelry and different textures and motifs to use for inspiration, the most classic and popular nature-inspired design of all time is the flower. Flowers are a universal symbol of love and affection, given as gifts to those you love in nearly every culture. Psychologists have studied the effects of flowers of both men and women, and have found they cause genuine happiness, reduce anxiety, and increase perceived attractiveness. So, it is no wonder women have always wanted to wear flower-patterned clothes and accessories.

PDD2981-M

PDD2981-M takes on a 60’s hippie stylized flower design, with 5 bubble-shaped petal flowers. By making the smaller flower yellow gold and the larger flower rose gold, the design brings in a beautiful modern element. This design radiates with the peace, love, and joy motif of the 60’s boho movement and it is sure to bring a smile to your face whenever you wear it, just like any other nature-inspired piece of jewelry will.