Lovely colors!

Trying to think of something to compliment the lady bug.....mmmmmm

I didn't notice it until you brought it up but I think you may be right.

Is that a dragon fly at the bottom? (Forgive me, it's early)

Lovely work RR!

Here's my li'l gem... of my teen idol, Louise Brooks

Anyone else got 'em?

I seem to recall a buttercup thread once upon a time...

heh.. I am a thread reviver, too... when I'm not killing threads.  Thanks for the kind compliments on my ink.  I worried what I should get for my first  for 10 years, before I decided what should be the first.  If only I had been so selective in my  relationships.

The free flowers don't bother me a bit - my mind assumes hidden stems - BUT you need to be happy in your skin, so if you won't feel righ tuntil those flowers have anchors, then you should get them done.

I agree about the Horus eye and Ankh - I really prefer tattoos on a single body that somehow seem to go together, one way or another.  If they are ind of crude or just too diff.  they will stand out, and maybe not in a pleasantly comparable way.Now then - how big a (lady)bug are talking?   That would make a dif.,

I intend to get some old sailor style sparrows/swallows in color on my chest/shoulders... and I may add some white to Lulu's eys and the "shine" on her lip.  I need to work up some designs that will "hang together" so to speak.  whatcha think?

hehehehe, me and a few of us on here had what we called the Pink Flamingo Thread killers cause it seemed whenever we started chatting on a thread it died  :blink:    Welcome fellow mingo!! 

Yeah decision seems to be split, to float or not LOL , I think that I shall get them anchored, dunno how artist will feel, but she is cool so...its hard cause she is new to me and vise versa...had to leave my artist in CA and there is sooo many here in texas, and everyone says something different about all the shops.....anyways, yep, once I have the green i think I shall go get that tiny brown stem LOL  Now the lady bug would be life size , so tiny!!! Just a tiny touch at the top so when I am wearing a high colar shirt and all you see is two tiny twigs stickin gout, there is something to it 
Thanks for the imput...yeah mine are hit and miss, but they all have red in them hehehehehe.....but the one on my shoulder, as I said just is "ok" and although it is cool and all , it just does not flow. So I think a bird and a flower is the way to go.

I have an ornate cross on lower back, the holy trinity ringed in flowers on my ankle and a forked tail moon with red gems and stars colored to look like my kids birthstones on my belly, all very girly and ornate, and so thought that I would just perhaps someday get the one on my shoulder "transfered" and dolled up ......but yep , as it stands it does not belong.


Now as for high lights and glisten...maybe not white, as it does yellow, but if your artist truely has skill, perhaps a silvery color, not white, but not black...ala black and white movies  Although she is so perfect the way she is....dunno I being whom I am would add red to her lip, but that is me...BUT on you, I like how it is ...so weigh carefully prior to the change.

I LOVE old school and was tempted to go that route, and my kids may go that route dunno, but it just did not seem to fit my body to do so...it took me many years since the last to decide...i get very OCD about my ink, CAN YA TELL????

hey what part of Texas are you in??

This is my baby:

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Got it April 23.  It&#39;s at the top center of my back.  That photo was taken about an hour after completion.  Hardly any redness or bleeding&#33;

This will be my next tattoo:

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I want the kink in it removed out so it will go straight up. Going to get it on my spine at the sweet spot of my lower back.  Done in black, possibly outlined in red.  Not sure of that yet.

The first one is an Irish tattoo.  Second is an old Viking tattoo of a dragon&#39;s tail.  (Dragon&#39;s a nickname from my many nephews.)  I think they both balance out my heritage - 1/2 Norwegian, 1/2 Irish.

Lucky...hehehehe...blushing now...if I knew more about my new state I would know that  Hey if ya ever head down this way....I am in old Katy...ghost town that it is I really like my little slice of it&#33; I have a big pool and a palapas to sit on and sweet tea with your name on it&#33;

Oh I will definately hit Austin soon, a pal of mine Johnny Mercury is going to be may be playing there in the fall and I have comps&#33; he is definately playing San Antonio so going there this fall too....would love travel and sight tips ....

I think you are right as far as your tatt...just keep it dark....so that means you need a new one

GG~ I had seen the one that was your first baby, definately cool&#33;&#33; The other one is very nifty...cannot wait to see it done...make sure you post&#33;

GirlieGirl,Jun 28 2005, 11:30 AM wrote:

Yeah, on my boutre, huh?&nbsp; 

The Irish one is a claddagh, a symbol of love, loyalty and friendship.

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oh now that would be funny&#33;&#33;&#33; definately a conversaion piece 

lucky66,Jun 28 2005, 10:17 AM wrote:

Those are fab - I esp. like the Irish, but that may be a function of the color and the cute li&#39;l hands.

I think you&#39;re right about taking the kink out.&nbsp; Maybe you should get one like this:

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The claddagh design was taken from this necklace:

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I&#39;ve worn a claddagh ring for the past 15 years or so, and I&#39;ve wanted a tattoo of one for a long time.  I finally have it, and I love it&#33;  (Despite forgetting that I have it a lot of the time.  Guess that&#39;s the hazard of having a tattoo on your back&#33;    )

Are we blessed few the only PH&#39;ers with skin paint?  Surely there are others.  Lessee &#39;em, y&#39;all.  Don&#39;t be shy.

Mimi,Jun 30 2005, 06:18 AM wrote:

I don&#39;t have any pics on hand, but I have 4.
Both shoulder blades, small of the back (before it was trendy) and my right ankle.

Left shoulder is a retro-inspired Japanese dragon&#39;s head, right shoulder is a sun, moon, stars and some random planets, back is an OM in Sanskrit, with a rising sun and a lotus behind it and 2 scrolls on each side, and my ankle is a lotus blossom sitting on fire. I went thru a serious Buddhist phase.

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OHH you must get and post pics&#33;&#33; I would love to see&#33;&#33; I want to get the OM symbol done on my left ankle as I have the holy trinity on my right, and I could use a few insparations.

Thinking to cover the ahnk and eye of horus that I will get a humming bird and tropical flower...and a friend who just came back in town likes the idea ( she has many tatts and all were done free hand, they are incrediable&#33; Wish I could get her guy&#33;) anyway, going to have a pic of my one to be covered taken and reproduce it and then kick it up a knotch on my belly to go with my moon and stars...seems to go better there....so eventually I will still have it&#33; LOL