Why Is Wood Jewelry Better Than Glass or Metal?

Walk into any jewelry store or scroll through any online shop and almost everything you see is made from the same stuff — metal, glass, acrylic, resin, rhinestones. That's what most people think jewelry has to be. But it doesn't. And once you wear wood, it's really hard to go back.

Weight

This is the big one. Glass beads are heavy. Metal is heavy. Resin and acrylic can be heavy. When you're wearing a chunky necklace made of glass or metal beads, you feel it — on your neck, on your ears, all day long. By the evening you're ready to take it off just for the relief.

Wood is naturally lightweight. A pair of Sarahfide earrings feels like almost nothing on your ears. A Sarahfide necklace drapes without dragging. You can wear them from morning to night and genuinely forget they're there. That's not an exaggeration — it's the number one thing customers say.

Temperature

Here's something nobody talks about. Metal jewelry is cold when you put it on. Glass is cold. They pull heat from your skin and take time to warm up. It's a small thing, but it's one of those subtle discomforts that adds up over a full day of wearing.

Wood is warm. It feels natural against your skin from the moment you put it on. There's no shock, no chill, no adjusting. It just feels right.

Durability

Drop a glass bead earring on a tile floor and it shatters. We've all been there. That sickening little crack and suddenly your favorite earrings are gone.

Drop a wood bead earring? Pick it up and put it back on. Wood is resilient. It doesn't shatter the way glass does. Sarah seals every bead with a protective coating that keeps the paint vibrant and the surface smooth for years of wear.

Character

Mass-produced glass and metal beads come off a factory line. Thousands of identical pieces, no personality, nothing that makes yours different from anyone else's.

Every single Sarahfide bead is hand-painted by Sarah. Every one. She's painted over a million beads by hand, and no two are exactly alike. The brushstrokes, the color layers, the tiny details — they're all done by her hands in her studio. When you wear Sarahfide, you're wearing an original piece of art. You can't say that about a glass bead from a factory.

The Bottom Line

Wood jewelry is infinitely more unique than glass or metal. It's not a compromise — it's an upgrade most people just haven't discovered yet.