Tattoos Mania: Agustus 2010

Open!

I was actually gonna post this on my personal blog, because it's a craft project, and i've been posting progress pictures over there, but since it's very much shop related, i decided that it belongs here.
So what am i talking about here?
The shop open/closed sign, that's what!
I finally finished the sign that i have been working on for months.
We still don't have an actual shop sign, and we really don't plan on getting one, but now people will at least be able to see when we're open.

In progress

Nick got the idea for the bird cages, clever right?

Almost done

Open:

And closed:

It took me a while, but i finally found two antique frames in the exact same size, that fit the signs too (thank god we're smack in the middle of an antique neighborhood)

Bird detail

Deer detail

Voila!

In the beginning i used a pattern, but the closed sign i pretty much made it up as i went along.
And considering that this is only my second cross-stitch project (the first finished one is this), i think it turned out pretty well.
Hope y'all like it!

American Tattoo Designs

FAMOUS TATTOO QUOTES:

For westerners, the tattoo has always been a metaphor of difference.
~Margo DeMello, Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community, 2000

There is no "underground" community, no dark den of drunken sailors initiating themselves into manhood via cheap, ill-conceived exercises in bodily perforation; it's just a group of people who delight in using their bodies as billboards.
~Joanne McCubrey, "Walking Art: Tattoos," Mountain Democrat Weekend magazine, 9 February 1990

Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past.
~Jack London

Women, don't get a tattoo. That butterfly looks great on your breast when you're twenty or thirty, but when you get to seventy, it stretches into a condor.
~Billy Elmer

Anne Heche Tattoos - Celebrity Tattoo Images

Anne Heche Tattoos - Celebrity Tattoo

Anne Heche Butterfly Tattoo

Anne Heche is an American actress, featured in the movie 'Six Days Seven Nights' and 'Psycho'. Anne Heche has a beautiful butterfly tattoo on her lower back.

FAMOUS TATTOO QUOTES:

You may lose your most valuable property through misfortune in various ways. You may lose your house, your wife and other treasures. But of your moko, you cannot be deprived except by death. It will be your ornament and companion until your last day.
~Netana Whakaari of Waimana

Ink to paper is thoughtful
Ink to flesh, hard-core.
If Shakespeare were a tattooist
We'd appreciate body art more.
~Carrie Latet

You think it, I ink it.
~Saying of tattooists

Tattoo. What a loaded word it is, rife with associations to goons, goofs, bikers, tribal warriors, carnival artists, drunken sailors and floozies.
~Jon Anderson, "Epidermal Dalis," Chicago Tribune, 6 October 1994

Davey Havok Tattoos - Celebrity Tattoo Images

Davey Havok Tattoos - Celebrity Tattoo

Davey Havok Tattoos - Arm Sleeves Tattoo

Davey Havok Tattoos - Wings Tattoo

Davey Havok Tattoos - Celebrity Tattoo Images

Davey Havok Tattoos

Davey Havok is an American rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band 'AFI'. The Singer has two complete arm sleeves tattoo, six nautical stars and a flaming heart on his chest, huge angel wings covering his entire back, his left arm has a black cat, ghosts, praying hands of Jesus, pumpkins and bats. The tattoos on his right arm include, a dark haunted looking city, Jack from the night before Christmas, brick wall, pumpkins, witch, along with several other tattoos.

FAMOUS TATTOO QUOTES:

Inking without a plan gives Booth freedom to explore the desires of those seated in his chair, he says, to feed off their energy, allowing his clients' demons to help guide the needle.
~Joshua Lipton, about tattoo artist Paul Booth, "Bad Skin," Rolling Stone, 28 March 2002.

Beauty is skin deep. A tattoo goes all the way to the bone.
~Author Unknown

Tattooing is about personalizing the body, making it a true home and fit temple for the spirit that dwells inside it.... Tattooing therefore, is a way of keeping the spiritual and material needs of my body in balance.
~Michelle Delio

Your body is a temple, but how long can you live in the same house before you redecorate?
~Author Unknown

Stars and Dragon Tattoo Design on Sexy Girls Back Body

Stars and Dragon Tattoo Design on Sexy Girls Back Body

FAMOUS TATTOO QUOTES:

Tattoo the pristine flesh
What is permanent anyway?
This ink only lasts 'til the grave,
Skin and ideas decompose
That which we did compose.
~Corri Alius

Tattoos are like marriage: it's a lifelong commitment, it hurts like hell, and the color fades over time.
~The Quote Garden

When the designs are chosen with care, tattoos have a power and magic all their own. They decorate the body but they also enhance the soul.
~Michelle Delio

A genuine tattoo.... tells a story. I like stories and tattoos, no matter how well done, and if they don't tell a story that involves you emotionally, then they're just there for decoration, then they're not a valid tattoo. There has to be some emotional appeal or they're not, to my way of thinking, a real tattoo. It tells people what you are and what you believe in, so there's no mistakes.
~Leo, tattooist, 1993, quoted in Margo DeMello, Bodies of Inscription, 2000

Sexy Butt Tattoo Design

Sexy Butt Tattoo Design, Buttocks Tattoo, Lower back Tattoo, nature tattoo,

FAMOUS TATTOO QUOTES:

I want to get a tattoo of myself on my entire body, only two inches taller.
~Steven Wright

Sometimes I bust out and do things so permanent. Like tattoos and marriage.
~Drew Barrymore

People have asked me, what about your tattoos when you're ninety? Why would it bother me then? I would still want to get tattooed even when I'm a grandmother.
~Nicole Miller, noted fashion designer

Everybody gets the tattoo they deserve. (actor David Duchovny, who has a tattoo of a compass on his ankle, [with N, S, E, West, his daughter's name] as Fox Mulder on the X-Files, a show Thomas Lockhart worked on in the famous Tattoo episode)

Knife Tattoo Design on Thighs

Knife Tattoo Design on Thighs

FAMOUS TATTOO QUOTES:

Tattoos aren't meant for everybody and they're too goddamn good for some people.
~Lyle Tuttle, tattoo artist, author, and lecturer.

We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.
~Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935)

For someone who likes tattoos, the most precious thing is bare skin.
~Cher

The perfect tattoo... the one I believe we are all struggling toward... is the one that turned the jackass into a zebra.
~Cliff Raven

Full Back Tattoo Design on Sexy Girls Back

Full Back Tattoo Design on Sexy Girls Back

FAMOUS TATTOO QUOTES:

Beauty is skin deep. A tattoo goes all the way to the bone.
~Vince Hemingson

Quirky is sexy, like scars or chipped teeth. I also like tattoos - they're rebellious.
~Jennifer Aniston

Tattoos are like stories - they're symbolic of the important moments in your life. Sitting down, talking about where you got each tattoo and what it symbolizes, is really beautiful.
~Pamela Anderson

I think I have enough tattoos for now. If I get any others, I'll probably do my kids initials.
~Niki Taylor

Love Tattoo on Girl Back Body

Love Tattoo on Girl Back Body, Back Tattoo, Fairy Tattoo,

FAMOUS TATTOO QUOTES:

I got my first tattoo, a Playboy Bunny, because I was young, dumb and drunk...
~Anna Nicole Smith

The universality of tattooing is a curious subject for speculation.
~Captain James Cook - 1779

Death could come at any time, Angelina Jolie says. The tattoo is a strong reminder to live fully in the moment and never have regrets. (About her first tattoo of the Japanese Kanji for Death) I didn't get the tattoo for the dark reason everyone thinks.

The perfect tattoo... the one I believe we are all struggling toward... is the one that turned the jackass into a zebra. Cliff Raven

INTERESTING TATTOO IDEAS:
Realistic 3D Black Widow Spider Tattoo
Dog Tattoo With Crown - Loyalty Comes Free
Carpe Diem Ambigram Tattoo Design
Biomechanical Alien Tattoo Design on Hand
Anchor Birds and Waves Tattoo Design on Sidebody
Black ink Tattoo of Angel with Cross
Animated Tasmanian Devil Taz Tattoo on Arms
Jungle Animals back Tattoo Designs
Armband tattoo of Musical Notes and Guitar
Asian Style Koi Fish Tattoo Design on back
Aztec Style Sun Symbol Tattoo Design
Barbed Wire Legband Tattoo Design
Evil Teddy Bear Tattoo
Motorcycle racing Biker Tattoo Design on back
Biomechanical Armsleeves Tattoo Design
Black and Grey Flower Tattoo Design for Girls Sidebody tattoo
Bull Rider Tattoo Design on Leg
Ladybug Flowers and Leaf Tattoo on Foot
Car Tattoo Design - Hot Wheels
Cute Black Ink Cat Tattoo
Grim Reaper Death Tattoo on Back - The weak shall inherit nothing
Monster Demon Head Tattoo with Flames
Full Color Dragonfly and Flower Tattoo Design
Tattoo of Dagger Stabbing a Heart
Heart and Crown Tattoo Design on Wrist
Crazy Clown Tattoo Design with Money Tattoo
Chinese Character for Love - Neck Tattoo Design
Four Leaf Clover Tattoo with Celtic Design
Black and Grey Cherub Angel Tattoo on Arms
Bow and Cherry Tattoo on back of Neck
Beautiful Celtic Deer Tattoo Design

Flower Tattoo Design on Girls Shoulder - Feminine Tattoo

Flower Tattoo Design on Girls Shoulder - Feminine Tattoo

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

There is no perfect beauty that hath not strangeness in the proportion. ----Sir Francis Bacon - London, 1639

Tattoos aren't meant for everybody and they're too goddamn good for some people. ---Lyle Tuttle, tattoo artist, author, and lecturer.

Tattoo the pristine flesh
What is permanent anyway?
This ink only lasts 'til the grave,
Skin and ideas decompose
That which we did compose. ----Corri Alius

Your body is a temple, but how long can you live in the same house before you redecorate? -- Author Unknown

Biceps Tattoo Design - Heart Tattoo Design

Biceps Tattoo Design - Heart Tattoo Design

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

Tattooing is often a magical rite in the more traditional cultures, and the tattooist is respected as a priest or shaman." ---- Michelle Delio, Tattoo: The Exotic Art of Skin Decoration, p. 73

Tattoos are like stories - they're symbolic of the important moments in your life. Sitting down, talking about where you got each tattoo and what it symbolizes, is really beautiful. ----Pamela Anderson

Love the life you live, don't live the life you love. -"Chicago"

The universality of tattooing is a curious subject for speculation. ~James Cook, 1779

May I be forever grateful that at times, I did not receive that which I truly deserved.

Cross Tattoo Design on Girls Back

Cross Tattoo Design on Girls Back,

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

It’s only his outside; a man can be honest in any sort of skin. ----- Herman Melville -- Moby-Dick

Tattoos can denote the transition from childhood to young adulthood. It can denote the transition to reproductive availability or the transition from adolescent to warrior. ANTHONY NAPOLEON

To many people dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles.
- John Mason Brown

What's funny is my husband doesn't have any tattoos at all, so he must be the very conservative one. ----Ashley Scott

Reason #7 For Not Getting a Tattoo: People will know you are running your own life, instead of listening to them! Sailor Jerry Collins, tattoo artist

Whenever missionaries encountered tattooing they eradicated it. Gilbert, Steve

Rose Tattoo Design on Girls Breast

Rose Tattoo Design on Girls Breast, Arm Tattoo, chest Tattoo, Flower Tattoo,

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

Everybody wants to see the pictures, and yet nobody wants to see them. ---Ray Bradbury -- The Illustrated Man

Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself." ----Alan Alda

My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist. -- Johnny Depp

Japanese Girl Tattoo Design on Side Body

Japanese Girl Tattoo Design on Side Body, Arm Sleeves Tattoo, Chest Tattoo,

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

I have this huge lion tattoo embossed on my arm. I was a little worried as to how we would cover it up. But my makeup man covered the tattoo with makeup. It took close to two hours. ----Sanjay Dutt

Just remember, the sweet is never as sweet without the sour. And I know sour, which allows me to appreciate the sweet. -"Vanilla Sky"

Not one great country can be named, from the polar regions in the north to New Zealand in the south, in which the aborigines do not tattoo themselves. ----– Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man, 1871

I think I have enough tattoos for now. If I get any others, I'll probably do my kids initials. ---- Niki Taylor

You think it, I ink it. ~Saying of tattooists

Heart Tattoo with a Keyhole on Girls Chest

Heart Tattoo with a Keyhole on Girls Chest, Heart Tattoo Design,

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past. ~Jack London

Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.

Tattoos are like stories - they're symbolic of the important moments in your life. Sitting down, talking about where you got each tattoo and what it symbolizes, is really beautiful. ----Pamela Anderson

Usually all my tattoos came at good times. A tattoo is something permanent when you've made a self-discovery, or something you've come to a conclusion about. - Angelina Jolie – 2003

There is no better remedy for love than to love more.

Quirky is sexy, like scars or chipped teeth. I also like tattoos - they're rebellious. Jennifer Aniston

Full Body Tattoo Design

Full Body Tattoo Design, Letter Tattoo, Snake Tattoo, Tribal Design Tattoos,

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. -Rainer Maria
Rilke

Show me a man with a tattoo and I'll show you a man with an interesting past. ----JACK LONDON, 1883

Tattoo. What a loaded word it is, rife with associations to goons, goofs, bikers, tribal warriors, carnival artists, drunken sailors and floozies. ~Jon Anderson, "Epidermal Dalis," Chicago Tribune, 6 October 1994

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. -Friedrich Nietzsche

Flower Tattoo on Hot Girl Chest and Side Body

Flower Tattoo on Hot Girl Chest and Side Body, Tattoo on Breast, Chest Tattoo, Side Body Tattoo,

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

Tattooing is about personalizing the body, making it a true home and fit temple for the spirit that dwells inside it. ----MICHELLE DELIO, Tattoo: The Exotic Art of Skin Decoration

Your body is a temple, but how long can you live in the same house before you redecorate? ~Author Unknown

Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around. -"Vanilla Sky"

Good tattoos aren't cheap and cheap tattoos aren't good. ----Unknown, Author

The world is divided into two kinds of people: those who have tattoos, and those who are afraid of people with tattoos. ~Author Unknown

Your necklace may break, the fau tree may burst, but my tattooing is indestructible. It is an everlasting gem that you will take into your grave. ~Verse from a traditional tattoo artist's song, as quoted on pbs.org, "Skin Stories: The Art and Culture of Polynesian Tattoo," 2003

Dragonfly Tattoo Design on Girls Neck

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

Tattoos aren't meant for everybody and they're too goddamn good for some people. ---Lyle Tuttle, tattoo artist, author, and lecturer.

I dropped my pants in a tattoo parlor in Amsterdam. I woke up in a waterbed with this funky-looking dragon with a blue tongue on my hip. I realized I made a mistake, so a few months later I got a cross to cover it. When my pants hang low, it looks like I'm wearing a dagger! ---- Angelina Jolie

Before I almost used to think there was something wrong. Everybody else seemed to have the brakes on. A scene in a movie, a voice, a phrase was not for them volcanic. I never feel the brakes. I overflow. ----Anais Nin

For westerners, the tattoo has always been a metaphor of difference. ---DeMello, Margo

INTERESTING TATTOO IDEAS:
Realistic 3D Black Widow Spider Tattoo
Dog Tattoo With Crown - Loyalty Comes Free
Carpe Diem Ambigram Tattoo Design
Biomechanical Alien Tattoo Design on Hand
Anchor Birds and Waves Tattoo Design on Sidebody
Black ink Tattoo of Angel with Cross
Animated Tasmanian Devil Taz Tattoo on Arms
Jungle Animals back Tattoo Designs
Armband tattoo of Musical Notes and Guitar
Asian Style Koi Fish Tattoo Design on back
Aztec Style Sun Symbol Tattoo Design
Barbed Wire Legband Tattoo Design
Evil Teddy Bear Tattoo
Motorcycle racing Biker Tattoo Design on back
Biomechanical Armsleeves Tattoo Design
Black and Grey Flower Tattoo Design for Girls Sidebody tattoo
Bull Rider Tattoo Design on Leg
Ladybug Flowers and Leaf Tattoo on Foot
Car Tattoo Design - Hot Wheels
Cute Black Ink Cat Tattoo
Grim Reaper Death Tattoo on Back - The weak shall inherit nothing
Monster Demon Head Tattoo with Flames
Full Color Dragonfly and Flower Tattoo Design
Tattoo of Dagger Stabbing a Heart
Heart and Crown Tattoo Design on Wrist
Crazy Clown Tattoo Design with Money Tattoo
Chinese Character for Love - Neck Tattoo Design
Four Leaf Clover Tattoo with Celtic Design
Black and Grey Cherub Angel Tattoo on Arms
Bow and Cherry Tattoo on back of Neck
Beautiful Celtic Deer Tattoo Design

Religious Buddha Tattoo - Side Body Tattoo

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

Women, don't get a tattoo. That butterfly looks great on your breast when you're twenty or thirty, but when you get to seventy, it stretches into a condor. ----Billy Elmer

The tattoo attracts and also repels precisely because it is different. -- Margo DeMello

I always look for a woman who has a tattoo. I see a woman with a tattoo, and I'm thinking, okay, here's a gal who's capable of making a decision she'll regret in the future. ~Richard Jeni

If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. -Walt Whitman

Once our minds are 'tattooed' with negative thinking, our chances for long-term success diminish ---- John Maxwell

Today, people with tattoos, body piercings, and brands are everywhere. They are shown in advertisements, on television shows, and in magazine and newspaper photographs. Even a glamorous toy icon, Barbie, comes with temporary tattoos. ----KATHLYN GAY, Body Marks

Sexy Tattooed Girls Photo Gallery

Sexy Tattooed Girls - side body tattoo

Sexy Tattooed Girls - Arm Tattoo

Sexy Tattooed Girls Photo Gallery

Sexy Tattooed Girls - back tattoo

Sexy Tattooed Girls - arm and chest tattoo

Sexy Tattooed Girls - Thigh Tattoo

Sexy Tattooed Girls Photo Gallery

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. -Ralph Waldo
Emerson

Sonny and another Hells Angel who was at the meeting thought they were beyond a little patch so they headed down to a local tattoo shop in Oakland and were the first to get the famous One Percent tattoos. ----Chuck Zito

Sometimes I bust out and do things so permanent. Like tattoos and marriage. ---- Drew Barrymore

A tattoo is a true poetic creation, and is always more than meets the eye. As a tattoo is grounded on living skin, so its essence emotes a poignancy unique to the mortal human condition. ~V. Vale and Andrea Juno, Modern Primitives

Full Back Religious Tattoo Design on Hot Girl

Full Back Religious Tattoo Design on Hot Girl, Full Arm Sleeves Tattoo and Tattoo Design on Thighs.

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

Don’t go where the math may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail

Tattoo on the lower back? Might as well be a bullseye. -- Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn)

It will be an honour to represent my country and get all the kit, stay in the Olympic village, and, when I'm old enough, get a tattoo with the Olympic rings. ----Tom Daley

But to become a freak one needs a strong character and unusual determination. ----George Burchett

My tattoo is a phoenix. I got the first when I was 16. I hid it for years. ----Ashley Scott

Think before you ink! ~Author Unknown

Billy Idol Tattoo - Celebrity Tattoo Images

Billy Idol Tattoo - Celebrity Tattoo

Billy Idol Tattoo - Arm Tattoo

Billy Idol Tattoo - Celebrity Tattoo

Billy Idol Tattoo

Billy Idol is a English rock musician, known as a member of the punk rock band Generation X, along with having extremely successful solo career. Billy Idol has a tattoo of the Russian comic superheroine named "Octobriana" and is located on his left bicep.

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

Giving birth was easier than having a tattoo. -- Nicole Appleton

Let your joy scream across the pain.

A tattoo is an affirmation: that this body is yours to have and to enjoy while you're here. Nobody else can control what you do with it. -- Don Ed Hardy

My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist. ----Johnny Depp

With the Haidas, however, every mark has its meaning … ---- James Swan, Tattoo Marks of the Haida, 1878.

Natalie Imbruglia Tattoos - Celebrity Tattoo Images

Natalie Imbruglia Tattoos - Celebrity Tattoo

Natalie Imbruglia Tattoos - Feet Tattoo

Natalie Imbruglia Tattoos - OM Tattoo

Natalie Imbruglia Tattoos - Celebrity Tattoo

Natalie Imbruglia is a Australian singer, songwriter, model and actress, perhaps best known for her hit song entitled 'Torn'. Natalie Imbruglia has three tattoos on her body, including the Chinese word for courage on her left foot. The singers other tattoo designs include, the Sanskrit inscription 'Shreya' located on the back of her neck, along with the Sanskrit 'OM' on her lower back.

RANDOM TATTOO QUOTES:

My body is a journal in a way. It's like what sailors used to do, where every tattoo meant something, a specific time in your life when you make a mark on yourself, whether you do it yourself with a knife or with a professional tattoo artist. ----Johnny Depp

The universality of tattooing is a curious subject for speculation. ~James Cook, 1779

pain is weakness leaving the body

Your body is a temple, but how long can you live in the same house before you redecorate? -- Author Unknown

The one in the movie is not real, but my Casper tattoo is real, and it is my only one. ----Casper Van Dien

A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods. ---Iban Proverb