Ella’s Poetic Style

“Waxing Poetic gifts come from people you love, people who know you, people who want to give you something individual and special that you will cherish forever.”

Ella Walker (“the Eldest of three”, as she so eloquently stated) is a young woman living in the city and finding the balance of work life and making time for her sisters, family, friends, pup Caddy, and all the wonderfulness life has to offer. Here she talks about what she loves about Waxing Poetic, and what it feels like to receive waxing poetic as a gift.



When we interviewed each sister, we asked them the same 5 questions.
Here are Ella’s answers.

1. What would you call your personal style?
i.e. Preppy, Bohemian, Glam etc.

I can’t really generalize my style because its constantly changing, and I feel like by calling it something other then “Ella’s Style” I am trying too hard to fit into that category. So I guess “Ella’s Style” is current, comfortable, and strictly unique to me. Tamsyn tries to give me style advice, but I am rarely comfortable wearing what she suggests because that’s her style.

2. Who is your greatest style icon?

Blake Lively, I wish she was my best friend. I think we’d get along swimmingly.

3. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one thing with you, what would it be?

My dog, Harry Potter series, knitting supplies, and my audiobook collection. Its basically a vacation.

4. If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be?

David Attenborough, the gentleman who does the narration for every successful nature show ever.

5. What is your favorite quote or line of Poetry?

latin for “rise up singing”

Shop Ella's favorite Waxing Poetic pieces here.

Georgie Walker’s Poetic Style

“It’s (Waxing Poetic) such a signature and unique look,
it’s very special which is the greatest thing about it.”

Georgie Walker, the middle sister and known as the adventurer, talks about what her sisters have given her over the years, how she wears Waxing Poetic and the feelings these pieces evoke in her heart every time she puts them on.



When we interviewed each sister, we asked them the same 5 questions.
Here are Georgie’s answers.

1. What would you call your personal style?
i.e. Preppy, Bohemian, Glam etc.

Somewhere between bohemian and relaxed classic… I like my tribal patterns, complicated styles and jewelry but my go to outfit is jeans and t-shirt.

2. Who is your greatest style icon?

I like what Olivia Wilde wears…

3. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one thing with you, what would it be?

A tub of peanut butter // V8 juice // a wide brimmed straw hat

4. If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be?

My great-great grandchild.

5. What is your favorite quote or line of Poetry?

Shop Georgie's favorite Waxing Poetic pieces here. 

Be Poetic

Tamsyn Walker’s take on Waxing Poetic

“When I receive a gift from Waxing Poetic,
the feeling is absolutely incredible.”

Tamsyn Walker, the youngest of 3 sisters, just graduated High School, is currently touring Europe, and here, talks about what she loves most about Waxing Poetic, her sense of style and a fun little Q&A.



When we interviewed each sister, we asked them the same 5 questions.
Here are Tamsyn’s answers.

1. What would you call your personal style?
i.e. Preppy, Bohemian, Glam etc.

I don't have a specific style. My clothes aren't retro, bohemian, preppy, or anything like that. I kinda just mix it all together. However, I would say that I lean to an edgier look trying out some more daring pieces every now and then.

2. Who is your greatest style icon?

There are so many great style icons, it is really hard to say. I have currently been obsessed with what Cara Delevinge has been wearing.

3. If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one thing with you, what would it be?

I probably would want a satellite phone so I could call for help and get rescued. Not very whimsical but very practical!

4. If you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be?

I would go to dinner with Cleopatra. I think she is an incredibly interesting historical figure that did a lot for a women in her era.

5.  What is your favorite quote or line of Poetry?

One of my favorite quotes that has always stuck with me is, "Fear is stupid, so are regrets."- Marilyn Monroe

I Madonnari

Madonnari is Italian for street painter. Each year, artists and children gather at the historic Santa Barbara Mission to bring various large-scale works of art to life using only their hands and chalk.  Funds raised from the festival go toward the Children’s Creative Project and people come from all around to enjoy the food, music and art! This year, we participated for the first time.  With our deeply rooted Italian heritage and love of culture, the festival felt like a great fit. Botticelli’s Flora from Primavera was adorned with a Bee Brave Honeypearl necklace and rendered in an impressionist style. Ciao!

Remembering Maya Angelou

Dear Graduate:

IF you haven’t read this by now (or even IF you have),  a wish for you…

If 
by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you 

Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, 

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, 

But make allowance for their doubting too; 

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, 

Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, 

Or being hated, don't give way to hating, 

And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; 

If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; 

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster 

And treat those two impostors just the same; 

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken 

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, 

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, 

And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings 

And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, 

And lose, and start again at your beginnings 

And never breathe a word about your loss; 

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew 

To serve your turn long after they are gone, 

And so hold on when there is nothing in you 

Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, 

Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch, 

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, 

If all men count with you, but none too much; 

If you can fill the unforgiving minute 

With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, 

Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, 

And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

A Sister Story: Pondering Graduation Gifts

Watch as the sisters share with you about the Waxing Poetic gifts they received for graduation!
Sisters Ella, Georgie and Tamsyn Walker each share the story of their individual journeys, and the personal style they cultivate through their Waxing Poetic collection. When the Walker sisters aren’t hanging out at their Santa Ynez Valley, California ranch, they are travelling the world, studying abroad, working in the city and getting ready to go off to college. This is a look into the lives of three sisters, with three very different personal styles and three big things in common: their authentic expression of giving, their zeal for life, and their tight loving bond with each other.

A NEW BEGINNING - Gifts for Grads

This is the time of year that we think of our graduates. And then, we think of words. Milestone comes to mind. Milestone is a funny term. By definition, a milestone is a marker for a distance traveled; a juncture point; a small object made to recall a big spectacle – not a stand-in as much as a stand-on-its-own-even-if-it-is-very-tiny; arguably a whole world in a little word – or in our case, a charm; a letter; a seal; a lavaliere.

We know that everything you do in life is just as much part of the big pieces as it is part of the in-betweens. We care as much for the momentary as we do for the monumental, and believe that sometimes (more often than not), they’re actually part of the same thing, if not the thing itself.

College. Learning How to Be an Adult. Adventure… It is a monumental time full of momentary memories, and a new beginning. Here are our favorite gift ideas for the beloved college graduates that are dear to our hearts.

Leather Bracelet Stack

Gifts for the wrist serve as constant reminders. One is great, two or three give even more options. All are special!Harmonius Cuff
Deeply carved iconography and messaging of faith and love reflects paths and connections. An infinity sign reads “Believe”, “Make a Wish” marks a quill, and a cross with a centered heart reads “Love is Faith”. Sterling silver rivets bring each icon together on a band of metallic bronze leather.

Axiom Leather Band
Transformative messaging is etched into brass plaques with sterling silver iconography and rivet details, mounted to narrow saddle tone leather lacing with a lobster clasp closure. Gift and wear as a reminder of faith, truth, and self; inspiring change from within.

Proclaimable Cuff
Detailed with dovetails and delicate ripples, etched brass banners appear to be held into the metallic leather bands by sterling silver pins. This stackable style is filled with messages of affirmation and inspiration.

Collector Charm Catcher Combo

Our Collector Charm Catcher is the framework for a tale that will unfold in the years to come. Start it off with some personal pieces, like an insignia, a pastime and a guiding word. Sweet Missive
Delicate flat brass plates etched with messaging and capped with carved raised sterling frames and icons feel like miniature scrolls or plaques. Iconography includes laurel (Adored), decorative frames (Blessed and Cherished), a bow (Grateful) or squirrel (Live True).

Square Insignia
This traditional style stamped seal with bold uppercase lettering and an ornate background is both historically classic, and special to the Waxing Poetic line, as a Signature charm first introduced in 2002.

Delighted States of America
Simple brass wax seals feature a carved silver icon symbolic of each state and the backside etched with messaging that strikes a cultural chord for that state. Each shares a bale with an accompanying tiny sterling silver star dangle etched with the state abbreviation.

Vital Spark
The body of these ovals is a carved dimensional rayburst backing a guiding icon; each featuring a Silver Shade Kristal crystal focal.  They evoke a centered grounded talisman that lights the way and marks faith, journey, love, family, honor, and friendship. 

Poetry on a Chain - Blessing on a Chain

A great choice for the understated graduate, this is a lovely gift of potential.Destiny
Swift and brilliant. Heroines at heart know this implicitly (and you do too), but this wish is here to remind you: glorious adventures are never where you plan them to be but always at the right time and ready to evolve and enjoy.

Circle of Love Combo

It’s so much more than just four years. This gift marks this threshold year, and the beginning of a new cycle of Life, one that is filled with love, learning and new adventures.2014 Roman Seal
Mark time or a milestone with a classic stacked roman numeral impressed seal of this year, MMXIV.

Circle of Love Pendant
Concentric carved messaging carries across a mixed metal brass with sterling silver body, reading “Keep Give Be Learn Change Grow Share Love” in an angled medallion form. The swivel bale twists to show a brass back side patterned with sterling silver hearts, each individually soldered in place.

Scribblers

Sometimes, a word can mean so, so much more. Our popular Scribbler necklaces leave room for interpretation, daily. Believe, Love & Wish
Brass twisted wire script sentiments hang from handmade twisted wire sterling silver chain.