tell me about your tats....

I have a little black cat sleeping on my left ankle.

3 years ago I bought a sweat outfit that had a star on the hip of the pants and a star on the sleeve of the top. So for my 40th bday I decided I wanted a star tattoo. One star. It ended up being this in my picture. I LOVE it and want more.

There is one more big star that my panties are hiding.....there is a total of 17 stars.

Great idea Lisa!
I have 3 so far.
I have Love on my left wrist. Its was a reminder to love myself too.
Next is a tree. It starts at my shoulder blades and ends at the base of my neck. 3 of the leaves are colored with my kids birthstone colors.
The most recent one I got was for my halfway to goal reward. Its there on my pic. Its a feather and Nothing is Impossible. Its sort of my motto anymore and I wanted it near my heart and visible so I can remember it when I need it.
I've got a couple of others rattling around but not for sure yet.

I have two hearts on my left wrist, which started out with no meaning behind it, and seems to take on new meanings in each phase of my life which is really interesting to me. I love it

For my next tattoo, I want something with the theme of Hope. It's been calling out to me a lot recently and I'm drawing towards the word & symbolism. But I don't think I just want the word Hope. So if I come across something that represents this for me, it's definitely going to be my next tattoo.

Three now and tentative plans for several more

A heart w/ my daughters name and a shamrock w/my son's on my back
A celtic knot w/my wedding date on my right shoulder
A knotwork thistle on my left wrist/forearm to cover some scarring/burns

Planning

I've been wanting Carpe Diem on my right wrist for some time now, but I'm having a hard time really committing to it. It's simple, inexpensive, and won't take much design work, but I am not 100% sold on whether or not I really want it.

A vine of some sort for the right ankle/calf, with a leaf/flower added for the dates that I achieve certain goals on my life "to do" list (associate's degree, bachelor's, masters, half-marathon, full marathon, warrior dash, 50K, etc... )

Working on a design for my right arm to cover some scarring/burns. Most likely will be celtic in theme (most of mine are) and incorporate lyrics from a favorite song

Contemplating something for my left hip or rib cage if/when I get to a point that I am satisfied with my appearance, but unsure right now if I will do it.

I have 7. Very addicting, but I'm a school teacher so they're so strategically placed. A sweater and a pair of slacks will cover them all up, but when I go out and they're showing above my stilletos I love it!


I have... A celtic infinity with my sister. celtic trinity knot to show the three stages of a woman's life, surrounded by Irish Step Dancing costume embroidery, I have the word "kismet" surrounded with music notes with my boyfriend Manny, I have a shamrock (my first) on my foot, my Thyroid Cancer ribbon (survivor 3 years now), and the words "karma karma karma karma karma" in a circle to show how what goes around comes around. If you want good, do good!!!

rock on with your weight loss and enjoy every minute of your success!!!

I've got 6. Parrot (left ankle), frog (right ankle), a cherry tree on the back of my left shoulder, a tiger with landscape on my left bicep, a tribal style horse on my right bicep, and an abstract horse on my right forearm.

I have 3 others on my wrists which I had removed about a year ago. I'm actually seriously regretting the removal (I did it because of career plans, which have fallen through) and plan to have them redone. I'm also going to have my tiger's landscape added to.

i have 4 right now

#1- tinkerbell standing on a flower - right shoulder
#2 - 60 bright blue stars in a wave over my upper back from one shoulder to the other
#3 - 2 small hears with bows on my collar bones
#4- a big bow with a little heart in the middle on my chest (needs to be finished with color)

i want a lot more lol
#1 - the words " like the riseing tide beating hearts grow but never die" on my thy
#2 - something on my feet
#3 something on my side if i ever get skinny enough

I have only have one my husbands name under my wedding band.

I want more but not sure what yet.



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A bunch...
Goldfish on my forearm (japanese symbol of wealth, I'm a financial advisor)
Celtic Cross on my right tricep (always been into the irish culture even being Argentinian)
Girl wearing an NES on my right calf (love of women and video games)
Skull kid riding a big wheel on my left calf (back in 85 I was a toys for tots kid and they brought me a big wheel, that's why the kid's wearing an 85 Bears Jersey)
Killer Tomato on my left ankle (big B movie fan)
1/2 sleeve being worked on, on my left shoulder upper arm friday the 13th hello kitty and wasp (big fan of pop culture stuff, and the wasp is the logo of the shop I go to, crossed rifles of the us army infantry, skelanimals spider from my friends 38th b-day, boomstick shotgun from evil dead, and the thing tying them together is a monster shaking out a box of cereal where all my other tats are "prizes" from the box, and my artist did a bunch of fill in with cereal bits).

Most of them are on my profile, friend me if you want to see. ;-)

i have 4 right now

#1- tinkerbell standing on a flower - right shoulder
#2 - 60 bright blue stars in a wave over my upper back from one shoulder to the other
#3 - 2 small hears with bows on my collar bones
#4- a big bow with a little heart in the middle on my chest (needs to be finished with color)

i want a lot more lol
#1 - the words " like the riseing tide beating hearts grow but never die" on my thy
#2 - something on my feet
#3 something on my side if i ever get skinny enough

Might want to make sure you have them spell Rising correctly..... :flowerforyou:

i lost track around 20. I have tons. They are all amazing (excep the one I got when I was 18....).

For me all of them have deep meaning. Nothing is just for show or fun.... I also have a lot I did myself, old school style. Some people and a lot of shops are anti- stick and poke tats. The reason is most people totally screw them up and do ugly things that shops will have to cover up someday (why they complain about business, I have no idea! haha!). It probably also feels an insult to their art....But mine are well done- I know how to do them right!

I have only have one my husbands name under my wedding band.

I want more but not sure what yet.

I was thinking about doing that but my tattoo artist talked me out if it. In fact, he said if I wanted it I'd have to have it done by someone else because he refuses to do spouse/significant other names. He believes it brings bad luck. He was happy to tattoo my children's names on my shoulder though.

Well I have been happily married for 11 yrs and I have had it for 9 yrs so it can't always be bad luck

Everytime I see this topic I think it says tell me about your tits and it makes me smile

My tastes change so frequently that I would never risk putting something permanent on my body. I once heard that a tatoo is a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling. I don't think they wear well either. Have worked in nursing for 25 yrs and seen the older ones which are no longer crisp but very blurred, faded (seems only blue and green ink survive) and dated looking.

When I was 26, I was considering a few different things but they never materialized.

To each his own I guess.