May a good Saturday afternoon be yours!  I'm spending some time on business before a holiday season event this evening.  I love the Christmas season, though owning a retail company can make it tough to enjoy your own holiday while you are making sure that your clients enjoy theirs.  Many years we ship up to 12/23, and I am wrapping Christmas presents late Christmas eve and just don't go to bed that night.  I wouldn't have it any other way!  Though its getting harder as the years go by to run on '0' hours of sleep.  But when you love what you're doing and that what you're doing makes people happy, then of course its worthwhile.

A couple of things for you today.

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Still plenty of time to order before Christmas.  Like every year we'll be shipping right up to the last minute.  Everything from the regular product line ships fast.  Mjolnir advanced violet wand products have individual timetables, so check descriptions or ask first.

When something violet-wand related comes along, I'm always excited to see it.  When its this beautiful AND frightfully evil, I'm orgasmic.

Atelier Gothique has been known for its exquisitely crafted gothic and fetish jewelry.  Their "Master  and Servant" © piece is a beautiful precious metal and gemstone flogger necklace that is the epitome of luxury violet wand toys.  Crafted one at a time in your choice of metals and diamonds or other gemstones. It is exquisite.  Truly a work of art as a piece of jewelry.

But form is secondary to function, and the Master and Servant is a full function violet wand accessory.  That this is also a violet wand accessory with some unique properties that make it feel different from others, in addition to its superb jewelry craftsmanship, brings it into a whole new realm.

Orders are by phone only and after ordering they will make your piece just for you.  I understand that kind of quality and did I tell you how excited I am over this?  If like me, you know that you want the best there is and won't settle for anything less, and you're willing to wait (however impatiently) to get something special I know you're salivating over this too! You want this as a piece of jewelry! You want this to use with your wand!

They've allowed me to share some photos with you of the Master and Servant. Right click if you want to view them larger size.  And you do want to see the large versions!  Beautiful, amazing work and kudos to everyone involved!

Stage performance of Atelier Gothique’s Master & servant© flogger necklace with violet wand at Von Gutenberg Fetish Ball 2011

Photog: SFSTATION

Models: Seraphina Black, Jordan Solaris, Lacy Black

Hair: Salon Blu

MUA: Emily Sarah

Wardrobe: (Jewelry) Atelier Gothique (www.ateliergothique.com)

(Clothing) Deadly Couture Latex

(Wanda:  that's how to make them work for it...let your bottom hold the cable and do everything Reverse.  Sooo easy!)

(Wanda:  Oooohh!  With the wand 'electrifying' the bottom, any time the necklace brushed against him, he'd get sparks from the necklace strands!)

(Wanda: and with those many tiny necklace strands, the sensation would be strangely soft but also quite concentrated and intense.  <3!! )

Other Photos:

Photog: Jose G Studios

Models: Seraphina Black & Licentious

Hair: Cait Wells

MUA: Robb Collis

Wardrobe: (Jewelry) Atelier Gothique featuring Master & servant© flogger necklace (www.ateliergothique.com)

I had a phone message from a client/friend that asked me if we're really that busy.  They've been trying to place an order by phone but haven't been able to get through.

Yes, my lovelies, we are that busy!  Maybe this will help explain that...we're the only company in the world blowing Internal violet wand electrodes.  In the world.  Not that the violet wand community of users is especially large, but we- are -it- when it comes to many violet wand products; we're the only source for them.  So that is just one thing that keeps us hopping...that we're the only place to get many violet wand products.

Manufacturing and order fulfillment and shipping keep us busy.  All orders are shipping on time and in the posted time estimates, and keeping up with getting orders out on time means busy.

Service keeps us busy too.  We have lifetime warranties on our wands and electrodes, so we're still tweaking people's wands if they bought them years and years ago.

What can you do if you are trying to place an order? To make sure you get your order 'IN'?

The biggest thing you can do to get your gear, is.. order online.  Then your order is in the system, and paid for, and next in line.

Pay for your order.  Orders that choose layaways or payment by telephone etc., don't get in line as fast as if they are paid for right away.  Often we call back and forth with someone for days till we get them, just so that we can accept payment over the phone. Once its fully paid for, then it gets in line for filling the order.

Email if you want a custom package!  I know I have accounts on fetlife, alt.com, collarme, bondage.com, twitter, etc, but a) Im not on those very much and b) maybe Im on my personal PC when I do get on them.  When we are this busy with orders, social sites have to take a backseat to business.

Email if you want a custom package!  List clearly in the email the items that you want, and Ill send you back a package quote.  Phone, not so good.

Watch for announcements.  When demand gets too high, we sometimes have to stop taking phone orders, paypal orders, layaways or other non-credit card/web orders for a period of time.  Look on my main website announcements to see if that's in effect.

Order early!  If you want it for Christmas or a birthday etc, get your order in early. Every year we have to turn some people away.  I don't like that and you won't either.

And be patient.  Yes, with this kind of demand it is more difficult to get 'through'. Email is best for questions.  Credit card is fastest for a placing an order.  And in the end, just know we know you want your toys and will do our very best to help you order, but these things will help us help you get your order placed.

Thank you, LOVE!  W.