Enduring, oldfangled silver

I have been working in sterling silver for over fifteen years and it is something akin to a material love affair.  I first fell in love with silver as a young girl… my mother and grandmother had beautiful pieces in sterling silver amongst their more costumey pieces, and there was always a quality about these silver pieces that I loved.  They were collectible, inscribed, and felt real. They were treasured, worn and loved.  They had a history and felt cultural and special.

Silver can be worked in so many ways - I just love these processes.   When I visit our artisans in Bali and watch them work, I am just swept up in the humble humanity and warmth of their techniques. Pulling silver wire by hand, assisted by a small motor, is the very beginning of it.  Casting, hammering, twisting, polishing, pickling, oxidizing... all with the wonderful energy it calls for (and maybe room for stones in various bezels that are hand set).  This feels like the authentic way to produce our designs… the antithesis of mass produced jewelry.  So enduring, like the people who wear the jewelry.

This warm, clean artful metal remains timeless and at the core of Waxing Poetic’s aesthetic, and ready now more than ever to grace our lovely necks, wrists and fingers when we need a dose most.

Keeping it real, xo,

Patti

Somewhere Uncommon

Find secret histories through sidestreets and footnotes
The littler pieces,
Bright and tiny
a minute menagerie instead of chorus>
Finding doesn’t always happen by searching.
Instead, sometimes finding is something else.
But when we are
Willing to look
And keep looking
And keep trying And keep learning And keep hopeful And keep faith
And keep heartfelt;;;
And make things, Make many somethings
Records of our journeys (big and small)
We’ll get somewhere uncommon yet utterly welcoming
(this includes those dear to us – for we can’t do it without them…)

Today's Mantra

Today’s Mantra
Make,
Believe,
Remember,
Repeat

Poetic Giving

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we are offering you a 25% discount on your next order placed at WaxingPoetic.com until October 25, 2015.

A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Center in Santa Barbara.

#iampoetic

2015 marks a turning point for Waxing Poetic as the brand embarks on an exciting new chapter, introducing all new contemporary new jewelry designs, representing themes of reflection, reawakening and transformation. Bridging our storied roots into a more contemporary and trend forward direction (and still keepsake) has inspired pieces that illuminate the freedom that change brings. Similar to one’s own personal journey, Waxing Poetic wants to share its own journey with you.

When you create, you are bringing your dreams, vision and a form of purpose to the world around you. We take great pride in our creations, considering not only what meanings they hold to us, but more importantly, the potential meanings they will hold for you.

Our brand has always been about more than just jewelry. And because you’ve inspired us with your stories, emotional connections, and unique and personalized style, we’ve created a new way to celebrate and connect with you… Tag your #WaxingPoetic with #iampoetic and tell us what it means to you, what it symbolizes and stands for. We’ll be sharing many of our favorites from our #iampoetic fans, so join in the celebration and show us your #WaxingPoetic!

We are kicking off #iampoetic with a photo contest! Tag #iampoetic on Instagram and be entered to WIN a $100 Waxing Poetic Gift Certificate to use at www.waxingpoetic.com, and the chance to have your photos regrammed with love and appreciation. We'll announce a winner November 2nd!

Welcome to Waxingland.

When you create, you are bringing your dreams, vision and a form of purpose to the world around you. We take great pride in our creations, considering not only what meanings they hold to us, but more importantly, the potential meanings they could hold for you. With out you, our friends and family, none of our dreams and creations would be possible. For this, we are eternally grateful and invite you to explore our latest creations, the January 2015 Collection is now available online and in stores. Welcome to Waxingland.

2015

2015, in the world of Waxing Poetic is ringing in a new look and feel of the brand experience. We welcome you to embark with us on the journey that lies ahead, we are eager to share with you, (our friends and family) a new chapter. New designs (available January 27th), inspired new ways to collect and wear the handmade quality products you’ve come to love so much. Waxingland is an inviting, lush, verdant world you can explore by way of our catalog and online experience. We know 2015 holds so much possibility, opportunity, and joy for all and wish you a prosperous and happy, happy New Year. Cheers!

Small Business Saturday has our hearts!

Waxing Poetic recognizes that good relationships are far more precious than any objects (even the pretty and delightful ones), and deserve ongoing care and recognition. To our wonderful retailers: thank you so much for keeping our product in mind when selecting treasures for your store. And thank you so much for making each customer relationship a special one.

You are invaluable, and we salute you (and shop with you) not only on this upcoming Small Business Saturday, but beyond!

A note from the heart, from Patti our founder.

I love my job. Over the past years, as I’ve had the opportunity to interact with our many customers, retailers, and employees, I’ve come to realize that Waxing Poetic is not merely a company, but, perhaps, a movement; one that embraces every moment of every day. One that asks us to be thankful for all that we have both individually, and with one another. As a business owner I know that customers are brought into a world in which we have created. They bring their life and poetry to us, and then a magical thing happens, a connection. Waxing Poetic provides a customer with a reflection of their life and a world that lives and breathes long after their purchase. Waxing Poetic, made that significant moment possible. We make and sell jewelry, but behind it, there has always been this intangible “thing.” Perhaps it’s this very connection. Our customers bring their stories, filled with love, recognition, and realizations, and we interpret that life into our art, into Waxing Poetic. This is the place of poetry, and it exists in every moment. Our life’s work tries to come closer to the most soulful expressions of who we are. Our work is our life, and our life is a Poetic one. It is in this authenticity that we find our family: a family of seekers, of people who realize they are on an incredible journey, and who want to celebrate it by living a movement that allows some part of each of our souls to soar. We are thankful that you share your own life’s paths (and poetry) with the larger narrative of Waxing Poetic every day. We need each other like we need air, and there is nothing more beautiful, or poetic.

Wishing you true connections and much abundance, Patti