Jenni Caldwell / Perry Gargano / Honeybee

While spring may have officially sprung last month, April didn't arrive until today — and it's really this month that says "spring" to me. Maybe because they both contain the letters p-r-i. Of course, spring also contains the letters r-i-n-g. You know what else is spring-y and ring-y? Wing-y creatures perched on branches. Above: butterfly ring by Jenni Caldwell, a Scottish metalsmith in Sweden, and "finch & branch" ring by New York sculptor Perry Gargano.

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Here's one more bird-on-a-branch ring. This silver piece is by North Carolina jeweller Amy Moore, aka Honeybee.

Even more jewellery:

• Laura Bezant (UK) - lasercut butterflies


• Hila Rawet (Israel) - paper & plastic


• Kothari (California) - gems & quartz


• Karen McFarlane (Ontario) - ornate & glam


• Crislu (Dallas) - cz & marcasite