Investment.

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His latest investment. No, you don't want to know what all of that cost; it'll leave you speechless. But it's an investment in his work. it was also triggered by a phone call today, with a special order with tight time constraints, and some very unusual specs — so much so that I realized that is current inventory of beads weren't of the right sizes to cover what's needed.

So a trip to the local experts, plus the pharmacy, who did NOT have the scrip their employee ordered in front of me seven days ago, while I watched [it's not her fault; it's theirs], so now we have to go back again tomorrow. There were other errands today, too, which is why everything is so late, and while I thought all I had left was wrangling the pups to the vet on Friday, nope; I don't get a day's reprieve to do what I need to be doing here. [And the pups are going to be a nightmare, because they are strong, and they don't like being leashed. But it's their 3-year vax appointment, and they're gonna have to deal (as am I with all the joint pain that will be the fallout from it)].

Still trying to get the mutual aid group page up. I'm working unholy hours right now, and there still are not enough hours in the day. I will probably be up half the night tonight, because we didn't get back in time for the dose of some of my meds at a time that won't keep me awake, but I guess I can just work on this stuff, if nothing else. I also have stuff to get in order for him for today's order, and for other work he has planned for inventory.

Also, speaking of which, help us help other folks, and buy! I posted two new pairs of earrings last night, here and here, and a new pendant that's frankly spectacular, made of a very unusual material, here. I also posted four new pairs of earrings last week, and the only pair left is here. The week before, I posted the four new pairs of sterling silver tab earrings, all with Deco-infused stampwork and at a lower price point than most of his earrings: here, here, here, and here. That new necklace I'd been talking about [it's phenomenal] is here. In addition, his new naja pendant is up, here, and his new cuff, here. The former features both an interior pendant and amber cabs at the ends; the latter is extraordinary, two strands of Deco butterflies set with something that's not a stone, but is phenomenal all the same. The first links are the four pairs of sterling silver tab earrings with amazing stampwork that I promised. If I could sell them all, I'd feel a lot more confident about the next several weeks.

The rest of the month [hell, the rest of the year] is going to be geared around making sales, because I don't have a choice about that. I'm so tired after all the nonsense of this year to date, but I can't let up, because so far, we're not even breaking even on the year, and I will have to worry about next year's tax bill soon enough. But there's tons of new work on the site, in addition to all that's coming up shortly [which I believe includes two new pairs of turquoise earrings and two new simple pendants within the next few days], so go look:

• A new stackable solid silver cuff with a Deco influence, here;
• The last pair of the new Picasso jasper earrings in current inventory, here;
• Two absolutely phenomenal new cuffs, here [landscape jasper] and here [extraordinary freehand stampwork];
• An all-new wristband set with turquoise and malachite, here;
• One extraordinary new belt buckle set with an incredible Skystone, here;
• Another new vintage-style cuff with a mysterious Skystone, here;
• Two new pairs of earrings in his gemstone-bead series, here, and here [$175 each];
• Three new cuffs ftwo set with incredible turquoise focals, one solid silver; go here, here, and here.
• Five pairs of new concha floral earrings in the Earrings Gallery here [larger are garnet, golden rutilated quartz, and malachite; the remaining smaller ones are amber and iolite];
• A truly breathtaking Art Deco Labradorite cuff here;  
• Triangle wire youth bangle here; 
• Art Nouveau vine pattern-wire youth bangle here; 
• Small Art Nouveau pattern-wire bangle pair here; 
• Malachite butterfly/leaf-wing earrings here; 
• A BIG, bold, solid silver classic cuff here; 
• Five other remaining new pairs of the gemstone-bead earrings are also up in the Earrings Gallery;
• And another new seasonal cuff, set with snowflake obsidian, is also here. 

There's more on the way very soon. And I need to sell them all, because I still need to make sales weekly for us to catch up on the year and cover all the stuff still in the pipeline that needs covering [roof, more medical, etc.]. So: GO BUY! Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Priority is the liquid soaps and Amazon cards, probably most useful at this point); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year, this one already far worse than the last, we really need to get what's left of 2024 onto a better footing, so please share all of the links. 

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