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Breast Cancer Fundraiser Offers Ribbon Tattoos

These tattooed symbols of new life are poised near pink ribbons that hold special meaning for mother and daughter. Patty Krauss is a two-time breast cancer survivor, who lost her own mother to the disease. Their breast cancer tattoos were done to remember Katrina's grandmother, and celebrate Patty's survival. Breast cancer survivors and co-survivors may get inked for many reasons: to commemorate a loved one, raise breast cancer awareness, help with fundraising, or as a daily reminder of their struggle. Stacey Coffing and her husband Cary are about to get their first tattoos. Stacey is a one-year breast cancer survivor and mother of two school-age boys. When asked how they decided to dive into some pink ink, Stacey said, "To keep us grounded and to remind us of our daily gifts in life and to never take anything for granted. It will also remind us of our journey that we have gone through together and individually." Her son Caleb, age 12, feels that his parents' tattoos are a great way to forever support his Mom. Jonathon, age 8, says that even though it is going to hurt getting the tattoo, it will not compare to the pain that his Mom went through when she was newly diagnosed. Envisioning her impending ink session, Stacey said, "I am getting a pink ribbon tat with my date of diagnosis on it." Breast cancer treatment may bring on tattoos for medical reasons: radiation tattoos are used to help target ionizing energy to kill cancer cells, while reconstructed nipples may be tattooed to tint them with color. But some skin art is done for purely decorative purposes. Geralyn Lucas writes in her book "Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy" about choosing to skip nipple reconstruction, and have a heart tattooed on her nipple area, as a mark of survival. Lucas was 27 at her diagnosis and didn't match the stereotype of a gnarly biker chick with skull tattoos and helmet hair. Her breast cancer tattoo was a mark of survival and defiance of breast cancer - defining herself as she wished to be, not as others

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Dragon Tattoo Stencils

Dragons are easily one of the most well recognized mythical creatures around. Their legends stem from the annals of ancient Chinese and Japanese culture, that tell tales of giant flying serpent like creatures that can breathe fire. The entire conceptualization of a dragon is such that it inspires a lot of mystery and power. As a result of this profound effect, dragon tattoo designs for women and men are immensely popular, not just in the East, but in the West as well. In the Oriental culture, a dragon represents the four elements of the world - earth, fire, water and wind. The symbolism that is lent to the so-called short temper of the dragon signifies nature's fury. There is nothing good or evil about the dragon, it simply depends on the eye of the beholder. Dragon tattoo ideas have been around for almost two centuries now, and their cultural significance is plain to see in all forms of media today. In their appearance, dragons closely resemble the dinosaurs. But it is fair to say that the concept of dragons has stemmed from human imagination. The fossils of dinosaurs have also added to the aura around these great mythical beasts. The Chinese consider themselves to be the direct descendants of the dragon, and relate the dragon to any form of good fortune. The creature has become a deity for them now, and they always relate it to good luck. There was also a Japanese Emperor who claimed to be the descendant of a dragon and all that it symbolized. Thus there began appearing a dragon on the robes of the Emperor. All these deep cultural subtleties have added to the intrigue surrounding dragons, and as a result dragon tattoo designs for women and men have soared in popularity.

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Henna Tattoo Stencils

Choose heavy colors for your henna tattoo if you want it to last longer. Pale colors tend to fade and diminish quickly. The longer your henna tattoo stays the more value you get in spending expensively for it. It is a reality that our society has prejudice on persons with tattoos, stereotyping them too. They have many preconceive ideas like issues on cleanliness and grooming. Some would readily label a person with tattoo as an ex-convict, involve in gangster activities, and many more. It seems that tattoos should not be seen in formal events like weddings, inaugurations, balls, and many others. Therefore, select carefully your design and have it done correctly to avoid the hustle of prejudice and typecasting. The fact that you like your tattoo and you treasure its presence on you, then no amount of comment could make you regret having it. There is a need for you to have your design done by a tattoo artist whom you know well. Henna tattoos are very intricate and may take a long time to finish. There are some artists who would intentionally work slowly to augment their labor cost.

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Tribal Tattoo Stencils

The first tribal tattoo designs were unplanned and happened due to particular circumstances. It is known that the first tribal tattoo had occurred because of a fall into the fire where a charred stick penetrated the skin and left a mark forever. Tribal tattoo designs were also used by people to ‘mark’ themselves so that they could belong to a particular tribe. This was also used to express certain religious and magical beliefs. The origins of the tribal art tattoos were rooted in the cave paintings. The oldest tattooed body is of a Bronze Age man who died over 5000 years ago. This body was found frozen, intact in an Italian glazier. Most tribal art tattoos resemble works of art and are used to express personal beliefs and convey traditions. The ancient way of tattooing the body involved using a needle that was attached to a stick. This was repeatedly tapped into the skin. Skin ornamentation was therefore an ancient art, practiced years ago. It is also known that these tribal tattoo designs were used as means of camouflaging the body with the environment. Every tribe or culture used various tribal tattoo designs that have different meanings and beliefs as per the pattern drawn.

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Skull Tattoo Stencils

One design that still remains popular is the cattle skulls with snakes or lizards protruding from the eyes, but here are many more like tribal skulls with bold lines and the darkness of the vacant eye sockets. Or perhaps, you prefer colour like a lotus flower or rose to accompany the skull, or be like me, I have a smiling skull on my upper arm. The rise in support for the skull tattoo may be due to the success of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, which has the emblem of the skull and crossbones commonly referred to as the "Jolly Roger" flag. This particular skull tattoo designs is now one of the most popular and best tattoo designs around. The sighting of the Jolly Roger flag hoisted atop the main sail was a clear message to those who crossed its path, and that was, give up now as we may kill who we capture, a message you were not likely to ignore or dismiss in a hurry. More frightening than this was the site of a red Jolly Roger flag, the message was straight to the point, we will show no mercy, and if you are looking for ideas for your next tattoo then the red Jolly Roger with the words " no mercy " underneath, sounds pretty good to me. And for something completely different I'm sure there are a number of American football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans with their team's logo 2 swords tattooed on their body.