Jewelry-Making Articles

The Language of Flowers

by Susanne, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®

Flowers have been used in jewelry designs for centuries as a sign of affection. For example, a gift of red tulips can mean a declaration of love, forget-me-nots are a symbol of remembrance, and pansies are a popular way of saying "think of me."

Add flower beads and components to your jewelry designs to create beautiful floral pieces with meaningful sentiments. Floral jewelry is universally fashionable, working well for everyday wear, special occasions, gifts and wedding jewelry. We've gathered a bouquet of design ideas with popular flowers and their meanings to inspire your own blossoming styles.

Roses

Commonly associated with love and romance, roses are a great addition to wedding jewelry lines, special-occasion pieces and meaningful jewelry gifts. Different colors of roses add different meanings to jewelry.

Red: romance, affection, love
White: purity, innocence, sympathy
Yellow: joy, friendship, caring
Pink: happiness, admiration, grace

Add rose beads, charms and pendants to jewelry designs to incorporate messages of love.

Tulips

Tulips represent everlasting and deep love. These beautiful flowers add grace and elegance to jewelry designs. Create tulip blooms using seed beads for colorful masterpieces.

Use tulip flower components such as earstuds, cones, bails and more to add this fashionable floral to jewelry.

Sunflowers

Sunflowers represent adoration, loyalty and promote long life, good fortune and happiness. Brighten up jewelry statements with sunflower beads and yellow accents. For truly one-of-a-kind design, create sunflowers using polymer clay.

Design with sunflower beads, charms, pendants and drops for limitless style.

Carnations

This popular flower is often gifted in honor of achievements and represents distinction and love. Carnations grow in a wide variety of colors with different meanings associated with each color.

White: purity, luck
Red: love, affection
Pink: gratitude, joy

Add a burst of style to jewelry with carnation bloom focals.

Daises

Daises are a darling addition to jewelry and symbolize innocence, true love and purity. Find a collection of daisy beads and components to add this popular flower to designs.

Floral jewelry is a timeless trend, and the possibilities of adding messages to your designs with flowers are limitless. View thousands of floral design ideas in our Gallery of Designs for instant inspiration. Use our Language of Flowers chart to help you get started.

The Language of Flowers
Rose Love Passion Romance	Sunflower Adoration Loyalty Longevity	Daisy Innocence Cheerfulness Joy	Lily Devotion Passion Rebirth
Orchid Luxury Beauty Elegance	Tulip Love Gratitude Honesty	Carnation Good fortune Fascination Distinction	Forget-Me-Not Compassion Love Fidelity
Pansies Consideration Admiration Self-expression	Dandelion Joy Youthfulness Happiness	Iris Wisdom Hope Royalty	Daffodil New beginning Good luck Rebirth