 September 2013 |
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| It's back to school time! Be sure to hit the books with a little extra bling this year. Head on over to a shop near you that carries our line to get your order in for a new pair of eyelets, a new navel curve, or maybe a new piece for your septum! You can locate great shops that carry our line through our main site here:
Shop Locator
Have fun and get creative, we can't wait to see what you come up with!
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| These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things |
Have you seen our new rose gold yet? It's available now and can be used for any jewelry design we offer in yellow or white gold. We just love the warm pink hue it has! And no need to worry, our rose gold is cadmium free. Call us for details!   - Shown in our Threaded Plumeria Ends and Threaded Ipsa Ends with solid 18k rose gold, yellow gold, and white gold - |
Meet Anatometal
|  We know how much you love your Anatometal and what it stands for: handcrafted right here in the USA, made with only the highest quality materials. There is so much that goes into each piece as it moves from our machine shop, to the polishing room, to the gold room, through quality assurance, packaging, and to our shipping department. We thought you would like to get to know the people who make that Gemmed Eyelet, Heart Navel Curve, and Nostril Screw possible! In the coming months, we will be invading all the departments here at Anatometal Headquarters and bringing our hard workers right to you!
This month we bring you:
Regent From The Gold Room
Anatometal: What do you do here at Anatometal?
Regent: I am a gem setter.
Anatometal: How long have you worked for Anatometal?
Regent: Let's see... 4 years and... 4 months.
Anatometal: What is your favorite piece that Anatometal makes?
Regent: Oh, I have to go with our Threaded Flowers, well anything with our Gem Flowers really, they are amazing.
Anatometal: Tell us three things about yourself.
Regent: Ummmm... I am married, I have a three year old son, and I am a Chicago Bulls fan.
Anatometal: Ninjas or Pirates?
Regent: Ha! Ninjas, gotta go with Ninjas.
Thanks for letting us get to know you a bit Regent! Who will be featured next month? Be sure to check back to find out!
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| Lip Piercing |
 A lip piercing is a type of body piercing that penetrates the lips or the area surrounding the lips, and can be pierced in a variety of ways. Initial jewelry is usually a flat back labret or a captive bead ring . No matter which type of jewelry is used, the jewelry's diameter and length will be intentionally over sized to allow room for initial swelling. After healing, the jewelry can be replaced with a closer-fitting piece. Lip piercings can be placed anywhere around the mouth, but the surface of the lip is not typically pierced itself, except for horizontal lip piercings. There have been many nicknames created for different lip piercing placements, but when it comes down to it, they are all lip piercings. Pre-Columbian cultures of South America historically used a lip piercing called Tembetá . Lip piercing continues to be practiced by many people, the most well-known of which are certain African tribes, who wear large decorative lip plates or discs, usually in the lower lip.
Archeological evidence indicates that labrets have been independently invented no fewer than six times, in Sudan and Ethiopia, Mesoamerica, and Coastal Ecuador.
In Africa, a lower lip plate is usually combined with the excision of the two lower front teeth, sometimes all four. Among the Sara people and Lobi,a plate is also inserted into the upper lip. Other tribes, such as the Makonde, used to wear a plate in the upper lip only. In many older sources it is reported that the plate's size is a sign of social or economical importance in some tribes. However, because of natural mechanical attributes of human skin, it seems that the plate's size often just depends on the stage of stretching of the lip and the wishes of the wearer.
 Among the Surmaand Mursi people of the lower Omo River valley in Ethiopia, about 6 to 12 months before marriage the woman's lip is pierced by her mother or one of her kinswomen, usually between the ages of 15 to 18. The initial piercing is done as an incision of the lower lip of 1 to 2 cm length, and a simple wooden peg is inserted. After the wound has healed, which usually takes between two and three weeks, the peg is replaced with a slightly bigger one. At a diameter of about 4 cm, the first lip plate made of clay is inserted. Every woman crafts her plate by herself and takes pride in including some ornamentation. The final diameter ranges from about 8 cm to over 20 cm. Lip plates are rare in the Western World, but larger labret piercings are becoming more and more common. There are so many options when it comes to lip piercings, the next time you are in the mood to adorn your face with a new bit of bling, head on over to your favorite piercer and see which placement suits you best! 
Got something to say? Wish you could pass that little nugget of information all over the world? You've likely seen our Newsletter and Catalogs in your orders - how would you like your name and your article featured in one of our publications? If so, send any ideas/articles that are *your* own personal work to gina@anatometal.com. By submitting, you give us permission to use them as we see fit. We also accept pictures you'd like to see featured to get your shop name out there - not everything will/can be used, but every submission will be considered.
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Fan Photo Of The Month
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We get so many great pictures every week of our fans wearing their Anatometal, we thought this would be a great place to show em' off! If you would like our Anatoworld to see your bling, post your pictures to our Facebook page, submit them to our Tumblr page, or email them to heather.anatometal@gmail.com. We can't wait to see them!
- Oval Gemmed Eyelets in ASTM F-136 titanium, anodized blurple with Mint Green CZ, synthetic Opals #8 and #5 gems
- Front Facing Circular Barbell with Captive Gem Bead in ASTM F-136 titanium, anodized blurple with synthetic Opal #38 and Mint Green CZ gems
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Thank you guys for joining us once again and participating in all the fun we have here with the newsletter, on Facebook, Tumblr, and all over the web! Is there something on your mind? A nagging question that you have been meaning to ask? Are you a piercer who would like to contribute an article? Let us know! Just contact heather.anatometal@gmail.com
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Your friends at Anatometal
Questions? Comments? Please send them to heather.anatometal@gmail.com. If you know someone who will enjoy this publication as much as you do, don't hesitate to pass it along.
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