Tattoos

Get a peal and stick tattoo...You can go from Batman to flowers weekly. If you have to ask us You don't want one now. LOL :laugh:

I got a celtic 4 leaf clover. I really wanted a clover but it is something everyone has so I decided to give it an Irish twist as that is my heritage. It is in the small of my back. I love it. I never thought I wanted one and then one day I got it in my head to do it. It hurt bad!!!!

Amy

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My name in a ???

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agreed but with mine:happy:
or just get something that is really personal to you, thats what i'm doing!
i plan on getting a tattoo for my birthday next year the design for it is going to be a fat little cute duck (after my great-grandmother, whom i nicknamed Duckie) with "Rachel" written on its belly, if it can't fit then just underneath it - Rachel in my family stands for, well, the people in my immediate family (Ryan, Alex, Cheryle, Heather, Erin and Lauren) and i might put Eva in there somewhere - after my nana
i'm either going to get it over my heart or on my left arm - coz of that saying 'wear your heart on your sleeve'

Awww that is so sweet Lauren!:smooched:

*notes to self to write Lauren's name in sharpie on my other arm.

i have my moments for being girlie:smooched: and if that gets me immortalized on your shoulder, its worth it:laugh:

also forgot to mention all my siblings have one
Heather - a smiley face on her ankle with blue flames coming off of it
Erin - has "Jubilee" on her right wrist in running writing - its because when we first moved to Queensland that was the name of our street
Ryan - has the superman symbol on his left upper arm:sick:

I knew for a very long time that I wanted a tattoo...like since high school. I didn't actually get one until I was 27. And even then it took me almost a year to find and redesign the one I wanted. A friend of mine is a very talented artist and she took a tribal tat that I found and redesigned it for me so that it was more personal, my son's name. The cool thing is...that if you look at it you don't see his name, so that makes it even more special and personal. Now that I've had my daughter I will get one with her name as well...but I haven't even started that search yet.

Good luck to you in your search.

I have 5 tats and love them all... each with a special meaning about me or the stage i was at in my life. I found this suggestion list online and it follows pretty close to what i go through myself everytime i get a new one (going through the decision process right now actually)

1. Consider the reasons why you want the tattoo in the first place.
2. If you want to be expressive, think about things that you enjoy or have meaning to you.
3. If your tattoo is to honor someone else, think about the things they enjoy(ed) and have meaning to them.
4. Look at other tattoos, but don't limit your imagination to what someone else already has.
5. Look for designs in stationary, books, posters, stickers, and everything else you come across.
6. If you find something similar to what you want, ask your artist to make whatever changes you want.
7. Keep in mind the image you choose will be a reflection of yourself.
8. Be creative. You don't have to draw yourself, but take your ideas to your artist.
9. Keep in mind how your tattoo may or may not affect your employment.
10. Decide whether you want your tattoo in black and grey, or full color.
11. Take your time. This is not something to rush into.

Good luck

Totally agree

Hmmm, choose to put mine at the base of my spine. Figured that way it wouldn't be effected by weight gain/loss and the ravages of old age:grumble: ....Plus it can be either public or private.

I did the same thing Ezzie...although how I thought to do that at 22 amazes me. I've had it 15 years now and it still looks great. It didn't get a single stretch mark from the HUGE pregnancy gain while on bedrest with my second child.

I have a rubrum lily with two leaves. Between a pedal and a leaf I have a spider web with a black widow on it... in it's entirety it means a lot to me and I've never regretted it.

I'm so glad I didn't do the first thing I thought of which was taz on my breast.:laugh:

tattoos are addicting and have to have some meaning to u. i have three . #1 a cross on my left chest with a crown of thorns hung over it with my kids names and the words U ONLY GET ONE LIFE around it. that reminds me everyday that my kids come first and that u must make the most out of the life u have before its gone. live everyday like its your last because it mite be. plus if i was ever shot in the heart on duty. i figured the bullet would have to go through the cross first.#2 a lone wolf crying at the moon with a night sky and trees on my right arm. this reminds me of the feeling i felt when my wife left me and i felt all alone. its a reminder to never be the one responsible to cause anyone to feel that hurt ever. and#3 an angel on my back. upper half of the body is realistic with his hands pointing upward and the bottom is like a beam of lite that runs down my spine a little, like he is shooting into the air. his left side has white angel wings and brite blue skies and white clouds while his right side has red devil like wings with red dark skies. this one represents the balance between the good and evil that lives in us all and reminds me to live for the good side even when things are at thier worst. it also reminds me of the fight i fight every time i put on my uniform and why i do it.

when people see your tattoo theyll just say that it is cool or pretty or whatever they mite say and admire it, but in your heart u will know what it represents to u. good luck in your choice. im sure you will find the rite one.

Hi

Just wanted to say good luck with your decision
I got a shark when I was 17/18 and regretted it for a while...I've always been amazed by them
BUT now my 4 1/2 yr ols id OBSESSED with sharks....so, I guess it was meant to be

I've been debating another for about 15yrs and just can't make up my mind
don't be TOO indecisive
I really want one on th einside of my wrist, but don't know if that's too 'much' for me?

Let us know what u decide...
Kim

I am Irish and have 3 children.

I want a 3 leaf clover with a rainbow on my ankle. Because I feel very lucky to have 3 great kids!

I am such a dork I dont know if I would get kicked out of Docs (our local tatoo parlor) before I could tell them what I want! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I can hear it now. No, REALLY J, YOU want a TATOO????

I AM kewl:smokin: , and groovy, and awsome pawsome. Dude.

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My first tattoo was a tiger because on the Chinese calandar I was born the year of the tiger, and my personality really associates with the behaviors of a tiger.

And your 2nd tattoo?

A Roman Legionarre that bore an uncanny resemblance to Russel Crowe. Oh.. wait a sec....

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My first tattoo was a tiger because on the Chinese calandar I was born the year of the tiger, and my personality really associates with the behaviors of a tiger.

And your 2nd tattoo?

Is a blue cross with the medical symbol in it, and R is on the left side of the cross and N is on the right because I recently got my Registered Nurse licesence!

My third (still in planning) is a bee that my dad and I are both getting to symbolize our relationship (he used to coach my soccer team the "bumble bees" and it is something that he and I have that he doesn't share with my siblings.

Oh my goodness! That is beautiful!

Oh my goodness! That is beautiful!

thanks CB!! its my favorite one, and id love to have it added to! you can kinda see it here too

I agree with everyone one else, the tat has to mean something to you. I plan on getting a butterfly with the word 'Fly' below it, because I like the symbolizm. I'm just holding out because I want to get it on my chest area and don't know where they will be once I lose my weight. :laugh:

Jackie


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