I just wanted to briefly mention that we’ve added a new section to the site: Labret/Lip Plugs. This section is dedicated to round and oval pieces for Philitrum (upper lip) and Labret (lower lip) piercing jewelry. Right now you’ll find amber, amazonite and two kinds of obsidian, including rainbow. As I get time to make more samples I’ll add more materials, but you’re welcome to request just about anything.
I really enjoy doing hand carved stone pieces so I wanted to showcase two pieces that left our workshop recently. The first is an oval labret made from red Tiger’s Eye carved with a simple concave four petal flower motif, inlaid with a tiny piece of green malachite. I was running out of daylight working this outside the other day so I snapped this in-process shot before I packed everything up.
The second piece was finished up earlier today – a black jadeite 2g ‘flared’ septum pincher with a really nice shape to it. About 7/8″ across, 5/8″ tall. The customer had a metal piece with similar shape but wanted a piece made from a natural material and he wanted it to be black, so this is what he ended up with!
New section is a long but appreciated wait!
the red tigers eye labret had to be a fun project. The malachite inlay is on point, that stuff is tough to create in a concave..
I’m a fan of concave front labrets!