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Ahh, this wave is subtle and beautiful. Do you have a tattoo?
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Hi, just a moment back I was searching for the new ideas on Moon & Star Tattoos and now I am here. So much information, really well executed blog. Thanks
Sometimes a simple tattoo is better than a complex one. This tatto is the proof of my theory.
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i am deff not a tattoo and have always said that I would never in a month of sundays get one. …..
…..However I find the simplicity of this one rather attractive.
hmmm…. never say never.
Thanks for this little inspiration x
No tatoos for me, they just aren’t my thing and I have never thought they add to the beauty of the human body but detract from it. That being said the simplicity and even elegant form of the line makes this my favorite.
Very interesting design!!! I don’t have any tattoos though!
Star Hughes Living
I have two already, but have been wanting to get another recently to commemorate our life-changing move to Europe. This one is beautiful and simple – and great inspiration for me! Thank you for sharing.
I don’t and I normally don’t like them but that one I love!
I have a tattoo that I got on a tribal island off the coast of Sumatra. I was staying with a shamanic tribe called the Mentawai… they were beautiful and covered from head to toe with line tattoos.. by the end we were monkey hunting with poison arrows, fishing and sleeping on their floors. They were amazing, warm and just down right cool so I took center of the lines that cross their shoulder blades and their spines with 4 dots in the 4 quadrants and had it nailed (with a nail and the charcoal from a cooking wok) into my hip. Painfu? Hellz yes.
Now I’m a mom and if I ever found out that my kids did something so stupid I might have to lock them in their rooms for a couple of months but at the time and even still it is a reminder of a slow, steady and outrageously fun time of my life and I love it.
This is lovely! Whether big or small, I think tattoos look best when the canvas is considered important as well. What I mean is, that a piece suits the area of skin and this does perfectly!
My tattoos and me talking about them can be found here…
http://sometimessweet.blogspot.com/2011/04/tattoo-tuesday-v67.html
What a great tattoo!! I do have one…. “Eterno” on my ring finger underneath my wedding rings. :)
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I really like this too, it’s so subtle. I’ve been seriously considering getting a celtic ring tattooed onto my right ring finger, but I’m extremely hesitant when it comes to tattoos.
when my dad was little his dad made him a battle shield to play with, he painted it to look medieval with a horse as well as “Sir Dave the Brave” painted on it, in cursive. Last summer my dad had a small heart attack (he’s fine+healthy now) but I got a very simple version of the shield, with the same words on the back of my upper arm. he was very touched, but now my mom is jealous.
I do! I stopped counting how many a long time ago…hee, hee!
I got a tattoo maybe…. 3 years ago? I got a dove on the top of my foot and I had them use a brown shade so it looked more like henna. It is so incredibly subtle and dear to me. Sometimes I get tempted to get something else super tiny, but I don’t know that that will ever happen. It took me my whole life to decide on my first! It’s a big commitment.
Hope you have a wonderful day, Love.
B.
That Girl in Pearls
I have a tattoo on my ankle – the Penguin Books logo, just in black ink, very simple. Lovely piece of iconic design, and a nice way for me to remember my Literature degree days :)
Yes! Some random ones on my back from when I was a crazy seventeen year old- but the best one is my kids names on my arm I got last year. I really love it.
I recently got a henna, it looks lovely, but the best part is that it is only temporary!
This is great– I’ve got a few but my newest is my favorite, Lauren just posted it…http://www.laurennassef.com/seahorse-skeleton-tattoo/
I met a guy once who had a tattoo written up his inner forearm that read “I have great friends” in a beautiful cursive scroll. I always thought that was such a cool tattoo, and I’m not usually a fan.
Gorgeous! It’s so pretty and subtle. I have one, on my right hip, of a black cat on top of a moon. Hurt like the mother, but it’s exactly what I wanted. Now I want one or 2 more!
I do! you can see a few of them here
(I meant to send these photos along the last time you posted about having a tattoo)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensbee/5340811960/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensbee/3983390772/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensbee/1500882402/in/photostream
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okay. If i ever get a tattoo. The choices are now narrowed to a lightning bolt (harry potter addict, yes i am) or that wave tattoo. I love the simplicity <3
i don’t have a tattoo. but i always think about what i would get if i did and where i would get it.
but i’ll never do it. heh.
No tattoos! But, this one is really cute/original. I have been thinking about getting one, but it’s such a big commitment I have to make sure I’m COMPLETELY sure I won’t mind looking at whatever I got one day. So I’m still thinking:)
I’d get one on my foot! On the very side where it’s pretty hidden:)
i have one in my forearm that reads “Joie de Vivre”, i’m thinking what my next one is going to be! the one you posted is very original!
I have 3: a bumblee on my right ankle that represents a time when my friends really were my only family; a turtle (w/ a dragonfly in its shell) on my left shoulder that symbolizes my creative life as a river, and the tough girl w/ a soft inside I used to be. (These are both from 15 years ago.) Just got my 3rd last week–a butterfly flanked by stars. It symbolizes my relationship w/ God. I believe the more we’re in relationship w/ him, the more he sloughs off all life has done to us so we become who he created us to be in the first place.
i love simple tattoos that have a lot of meaning.
i wanted a tattoo ever since i had my son and 2 years ago i finally did it after thinking about it for years, i had the idea of writing his name in my skin but didn’t want to have it out in the open, i wanted a little secret for him and myself so i decided to have it in my back and in braille. i love it because it looks like his name’s written naturally in moles, just little subtle dots.
No, We have a lot of original artwork and when I get tired of a painting or piece of sculpture I can just move it of give it away. If it’s on my body, it’s there to stay! I have gotten a temporary Henna tattoo and that was okay.
That is so gorgeous in it’s simplicity!
I have a tattoo across my wrists to remind myself of the bigger picture.
That wave is lovely. i do have a tattoo. A vine on my lower back with 3 hibiscus flowers representing my Huzz, son and daughter.
That’s so lovely! I’m actually quite heavily tattooed – a sleeve and a chestpiece with a few other small ones here and there. People don’t expect me to have them given my otherwise preppy style and relatively conservative career path, but I’ve always found them to be such a beautiful art form and can’t wait to be covered!
Yes! I have a poem in my arm. I wish I could show it to you, but can’t upload photos in comments :(
xoxo,
Bruna.
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I like how this tattoo is unusually simple and elegant. But the first thing I thought of when I looked at it was the tsunami :-( One solitary, life-changing wave.
I love that tattoo. I have two – both on the smaller side and both have personally meaning to them – they are my helpful reminders of the truth I forget too often. One is actually on my wrist (similar to the wave) so I see it all day.
Much love,
B
I have a massive Inuit goose on my lower back. Went through over an hour of intense pain. I was 20 then, I am 37 now and trying to focus on the pain bit for my daughter never to go near a tattoo shop! I do like my lovely bird though…
I’m doubting to take a tattoo. I would want to have a black simple keyhole at the back of my neck…
This one is really beautiful.
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This wave is beautifully simple. I love it. I just got my second and third tattoos. I have a flock of birds on my left wrist and a heart on my right pinky finger. My husband’s nickname is Pinky :) <3
The pain is totally worth it. You forget it quickly.
When I was 19 I drove 100+ miles to a state that allowed tattooing (Mass. didn’t at the time) with a hundred dollars in my pocket and no idea of what I wanted. Having decided by the time I got to the place, I told the guy my idea and he said it would be $115. This was the mid-nineties in bumblef*ck, so there were no ATM’s. I said, “Ok, just give me half”. And he did. And I never went back to get it finished. So, I have lived the last 17 years with half-a-tattoo on my arm. It’s a a real conversation starter.
I love that wave tattoo.
i have 3 smaller ones. my favorite is from the Little Prince… 3 of the birds that carry him away. They are behind my ear.
I am planning on getting a bgiger one for my bday on my forearm
yes indeedy! i just got one about a week ago and i am so in love with it! if you like you can take a peek at my blog post about my experience (link below), complete with process photos. it was such an amazing, personal experience and i get to keep the beautiful results forever! love.
No and I’m so glad! What might look cute in you twenties aint so cute any more when you’re sixty:)
Petra
Thats a cute tattoo.
I have one tattoo on my wrist. It is the outline of Africa to remind me of where I grew up. I left South Africa when I was 18 and have been traveling ever since. I now live in New York and whenever I glance down I just get reminded of my friends, family and my country.
I blog about my adventures away from home here: http://www.saffakate.blogspot.com
No, I don’t. But I’d love to have one like this wave
I love how cleverly the tattoo is placed, making it subtle and in harmony with the body! I have a very simple swallow on my back which I drew myself, and it was tattooed a bit too close to my shoulder blade so when I move it, the swallow “flies”! Oh dear, haha!
Love it! I have a small one – the number 32 in Roman Numerals on my wrist.
This tattoo is really cute! I have one ony left foot, it’s a scroll with stars around it and the Hogwarts school moto inside! I love it! I’m getting my other foot done in 2 weeks, a seagul which will look like it’s been done with watercolours. xxx
pretty tattoo! I have two. sun moon and stars on my foot and a hersey kiss on my upper thigh.
i DO have a tattoo!!! and i love mine. i have a side piece. this is really cute but too small for me!!!
I want one very badly but I am having trouble committing to the idea…
something simple and sweet would work like this…
christina
greige
I do! I just got mine in March, but I’ve been planning it for… 7 or 8 years? Didn’t want to rush into anything clearly. Also both of my parents approved of the design so that has to be a good sign (note to Toby on that one). Mine’s the constellation Leo – just nine black filled-in stars, maybe over 1/2″ big, scattered across my back. (It’s my sign – not that into astrology, but I’ve always identified with it.) It makes me so happy when I see it! :D
Here’s the thing…I have ALWAYS wanted a tattoo. But I can hear my mother on my wedding day say ‘you look so beautiful…shame about THAT’, haha, she’s so Martha Stewart :)
Kate
I love it! I’ve been seriously considering a tattoo lately. I love the quietness of the wave. I would love to hear the story behind it!
I’ve got two. The first one took me nearly 20 years to figure out what I wanted. The second took me… well, I started designing it the very night I got my first. Now I’m thinking of a third but am trying to hold off. In the mean time I’ve been working with two friends on theirs, finished one design.
you can see them here:
http://willgoh.typepad.com/willtattoo/
cg
love those little almost hidden tattoos they’re so sweet. i got a little tattoo once, and of course regret it. if i had any kind of pain tolerance i would get a big tattoo that would cover my whole arm in pretty colors.
do you have a tattoo?
This is actually really pretty! Coming from someone who isn’t big on tattoos…
xo C.
I love this tat! So lovely. I have three… and counting. One more coming up soon, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be done after that.
i have a really large one, a group of peonies on my left shoulder. i dont think i could love them more! i plan on getting more as well. love them!
never had, never will
I have thought about getting a tattoo for many years. I am just afraid of needles!
hi, i don´t have any, but this seems awesome, very sutile!
i have a tiny whisk behind my ear and on my wrist, in white, the words: Some Mad Hope.
No tattoos for me, but my husband is a tattoo artist. :) He has enough for the both of us.
I do like the tiny ones though, so cute, but could never decide on one for myself.
No tattoo over here, yet. I know what I would I get if I could ever get over the fact that I know it hurts. That one is very subtle though.
Cheers,
Bre
I love subtle tattoos! I have 6 and my husband’s name is my favorite :)
No tattoos here, but oddly enough, now that I’m all grown up and mature, I want one. I’ve actually been toying with wrist placement, seems so delicate and sweet while still being tough and dangerous. I’d probably go on the inside of my wrist though, a simple line drawing or a word or two.
I have my own wave tattoo on my hip. I love this one, though.
Wow. That is beautiful! I don’t have a tattoo but I used to want to get a strawberry on my foot. Glad I didn’t do that.
Another one that I loooove: my cousin has a teeny heart on the inside of her left ring finger. Isn’t that so sweet?
Do you have a tattoo?
I love that! I have a small tattoo on my left inner wrist. It says my husband’s name in Braille.
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