Done, but not done.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Okay, so I was wrong. The new ones are done, but not done. Today wound up being constant derailments and chaos for multiple reasons, and he was lucky to get them this close to finished. 

One pair of earrings is not in the shot; it's on his anvil, in the same phase of completion [meaning stones set, but wires not attached]. That pair, and those in the upper right, both have different stones from what I said they would be, too . . . because apparently vendors do not know what the word "calibrated" means, and the size they insist a stone is is not the actual size at all, and I had to scramble to find him stones that would fit the bezels already made for them. Upper left is citrine now instead of Labradorite; on the anvil are malachite instead of turquoise.

They'll be done tomorrow, and hopefully I'll get them all posted then, too.

Meanwhile, yesterday I posted four new works in addition to Wednesday's extraordinary solstice pendant: two small barrette pairs, one set with malachite, the other with snowflake obsidian; and two gemstone-bead necklaces, one in fiery, smoky reds, the other in stormy, shadowy blues. All are available immediately, and we have a little over a week in which we can ship and still likely get it there in time for Christmas.

We were blessed with a really good sale a few nights ago, so the pressure to cover immediate things will be off in a few days when the payment clears. But there's still all the rest, all the stuff we couldn't cover all year because of one catastrophe after another, the taxes that still need to be prepaid, al the January bills that will be here before we know it. So we still need to make the equivalent of a sale a day now, on average. And he has so much new work!  I'm hoping to pull another late night to get five of them up yet. yeah, I know, I shouldn't, but it has to be done, because the last two years have all but killed us financially, and we're almost out of year. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priority is the vacuum! mine died two days ago, and we're being suffocated by dog hair];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.           

Friday Feature: A Cold Clear Geometry of Mystical Light

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's our Friday Feature at The NDN Silver Blog, with a single work shown from four perspectives, one whose ethereal focal stone and freehand silverwork embody the geometry of light. It's a cuff bracelet with extraordinary silversmithing and a truly otherworldly cabochon of banded golden Labradorite, together capturing this season's gift of a cold clear geometry of mystical light.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. This is it: three weeks left in the year to catch up. The last two years have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales virtually daily just to break even on the year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.        

Four new pairs of earrings that'll be done tomorrow.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

More work in progress; four new pairs of earrings that'll be done tomorrow. That's in addition to a pendant and a coordinating pair of earrings [those will have Welo opals], and gemstone-bead necklaces, earrings, and coils in various stages of completion. These four pairs are going to be spectacular:  The long millwork pairs will be old turquoise and blue-flash Labradorite, respectively; the conchas will be sunstone and iolite.

Meanwhile, today I posted four new works in addition to yesterday's extraordinary solstice pendant: two small barrette pairs, one set with malachite, the other with snowflake obsidian; and two gemstone-bead necklaces, one in fiery, smoky reds, the other in stormy, shadowy blues. All are available immediately, and we have a little over a week in which we can ship and still likely get it there in time for Christmas.

We were blessed with a really good sale a few nights ago, so the pressure to cover immediate things will be off in a few days when the payment arrives [and clears, of course]. But there's still all the rest, all the stuff we couldn't cover all year because of one catastrophe after another, the taxes that still need to be prepaid, al the January bills that will be here before we know it. So we still need to make the equivalent of a sale a day now, on average. And he has so much new work!  I'm hoping to pull another late night to get five of them up yet. yeah, I know, I shouldn't, but it has to be done, because the last two years have all but killed us financially, and we're almost out of year. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priority is the vacuum! mine died two days ago, and we're being suffocated by dog hair];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.           

#ThrowbackThursday: Catching the Light of the Low Winter Sun

Photo copyright Aji Wings, 2025; all rights reserved.

It's #TBT at The NDN Silver Blog, with a #ThrowbackThursday featured work that dates back just over one month exactly, to the first week of November of this year. It's a cuff that Wings created as an honor gift for a local teen's birthday, set with the sunny citrine that is her birthstone, and catching the light of the low winter sun in permanent and wearable form. 

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. This work will never be duplicated exactly, but if the general style speaks to your spirit, simply inquire via the site's Contact form; Wings can create a version uniquely your own.  This is it: officially fewer than three weeks left in the year to catch up. The last two years have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales virtually daily just to break even on the year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.        

I would still feel less Scrooge-y if we had snow.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

All the snow is fading fast now. No surprise, considering that's thirty degrees too warm, and expected to remain so for the next two weeks.

It's hard to get into the holiday spirit when it looks and feels like April.

Of course, it's hard for us anyway, because we're so buried under work at this time of year. Every year. It's just the way it is. We've taken to regarding "Christmas" the old, the famous 12 days from Christmas Day to Epiphany, and it works for us. But I would still feel less Scrooge-y if we had snow.

We were blessed with a really good sale a couple of nights ago, so the pressure to cover immediate things will be off in a few days when the payment arrives. But there's still all the rest, all the stuff we couldn't cover all year because of one catastrophe after another, the taxes that still need to be prepaid, al the January bills that will be here before we know it. So we still need to make the equivalent of a sale a day now, on average. And he has so much new work!  I'm hoping to pull another late night to get five of them up yet. yeah, I know, I shouldn't, but it has to be done, because the last two years have all but killed us financially, and we're almost out of year. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priority is the vacuum! mine died two days ago, and we're being suffocated by dog hair];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.           

Our World Is of Solstice Light Reborn

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Now posted at The NDN Silver Blog, it's an all-new work by Wings, completed yesterday an posted today, an extraordinary pendant filled with the glow and medicine of winter. It's pendant as cosmic vortex, with the power of storm and sun together, a reminder that our world is of solstice light reborn, and the new world is already awaiting us with hope.

The post is here. Wings's main page is here. Inquiries via the site's Contact form. This is it: three weeks left in the year to catch up. The last two years have been nightmares of catastrophic repairs and other astronomical costs, and the damage has been incalculable. We now need to bring in multiple sales virtually daily just to break even on the year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.        

Something powerful.

Photo copyright Aji, 2025; all rights reserved.

Gorgeous clouds tonight. Most of the day, actually, a mix of primarily lenticular and a few asperitas clouds, making the sky look like a rolling, roiling sea. Add the light of the setting sun to that, and you have something powerful.

Something entirely unlike me today, in other words. The pace has finally caught up with me completely; I've felt sick all day, and it's not illness in the ordinary sense, it's just what autoimmune disease does when you've pushed your body beyond its limits. And so here we are. And we were going constantly all day today' so much to get done this time of year. it doesn't even feel like Christmas to us until the two weeks after the holiday.

We were blessed with a really good sale last night, so the pressure to cover immediate things will be off in a few days. But there's still all the rest, all the stuff we couldn't cover all year because of one catastrophe after another, the taxes that still need to be prepaid, al the January bills that will be here before we know it. So we still need to make the equivalent of a sale a day now, on average. And he has so much new work!  I'm hoping to pull another late night to get five of them up yet. yeah, I know, I shouldn't, but it has to be done, because the last two years have all but killed us financially, and we're almost out of year. To that end, links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here [priority is the vacuum! mine died two days ago, and we're being suffocated by dog hair];
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

And we do still need to make those regular weekly [daily now, really] sales, so please share all of the links. We really do need this to be a better month than what we've had so far this year.

All content, including photos and text, are copyright Wings and Aji, 2025; all rights reserved. Nothing herein may used or reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the owner.