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Perfect tattoo for me

So, I'm going to offer some info about me in hopes that you guys can give me some good ideas for a tattoo.

I'm 22. The name is Cherish. I'm an Optician. My father passed when I was 15 of cancer. I have one half-sister. I love chihuahuas.

Now, here are som ideas:

Memorial for Dad.
Matching sister tat.
Something involving my name.

First, I don't really want any tattoos in my body... because the bible says our body is the temple of God, and we should look after it... it was just loaned to us...

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Originally Posted by 1300starlet

first, i dont really want any tattoos in my body.....because the bible says our body is the temple of God, and we should look after it.....it was just loaned to us...

:rolleyes: Amazing!

As a start CM, have you seen any designs on other people that you like and could have something similar, or are you going for all-out originality?

I don't want anything close to anything anyone else has.

And I should probably mention that I am not at all religious. No crosses or such. Feel free to ask questions to get more info.

Fair play!

Well a memorial to your Dad sounds a really nice idea then, and will be unique (unlike matching tatoos with your Sister, as you'll both have them! Ha ha!)

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Originally Posted by 1300starlet

first, i dont really want any tattoos in my body.....because the bible says our body is the temple of God, and we should look after it.....it was just loaned to us...

You are new here, so I will spare you a reddie. I did not ask anything about religion, god, or your beliefs. I asked suggestions on designs for tattoos.

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Originally Posted by iAMfromHuntersBar

Fair play!

Well a memorial to your Dad sounds a really nice idea then, and will be unique (unlike matching tatoos with your Sister, as you'll both have them! Ha ha!)

That's something I really want to do, but cannot perfect an idea.

Two of the ideas I had was his name or initals with angel wings and a halo (but that makes no sense since I'm not religious)

And another was just his eyes (which the drawing looked pretty creepy).

So any ideas ON TATTOOS are always well received.

Sorry, but its just my opinion... I don't want you be sorry later, having a tattoo,. and when that times come I hoped you'll remember what I have said... good luck

*ChihuahuaMomma, standing at the Pearly Gates, wishes she would have listened to 1300starlet*

Ha ha ha, behave! Are you Jewish or something 1300?

Anway, back to the question in hand! It seems like you've already put a bit of thought into this tattoo! Is there anything your Dad liked doing or maybe something to do with his job that you could incorporate?

He was a tattoo artist. But I don't want it to be about what he did, but more who he was. I was also thinking of incorporating my sister in there. He's not her bio father, but was there when she was born, signed for birth certificate, and was her father her whole life. She's hawaiian.

There is also an azalea plant named cherish, I was thinking maybe something with that, a hawaiian flower, and something for ym dad... Just pondering random things.

His name is Daniel Andrew, if that helps... sorry, can't reveal last names...

Perhaps you could just have the flower as a memorial to your Dad? As simple as that!

What sort of flower? I want something that means something.

The Cherish flower... although you would need to find out what it looks like first! It will always mean something so long as it means something to you!

It's not a flower, just a plant, and conveys not about who he was. That's what I want this tattoo to mean. See why I've waited four years? I was planning to get this when I turned 18.

Sorry, but the Cherish has a flower, specifically a "semi-double hose-in-hose flower form with slightly frilled margins, coral-pink flower color with a dark coral-pink blotch", I wouldn't have suggested it otherwise! Ha ha! Surely that conveys the name he chose for you!

Anyway, you don't want that, back to the drawing-board!

My Dad didn't pick my name, my Mom did... But you're right, it does have a flower... none that I googled showed flowers... lame!

But I was thinking of something flowy pretty ethereal

ChihuahuaMomma was just looking for an opinion on what tattoo to have and not a judgment call! If someone wants to judge whether it's right or wrong to have a tattoo according to there religious beliefs, then it would be best for them to be posting about that on a religious board and not one that is about Body Art.

Ok, so I was thinking of something... what about just "Dad" written in beautiful calligraphy with an eagle feather quill? I thought of eagle feather because they are rare, and so was he... yay or nay?

Hm. Missed this question until now..

Is there something that you shared with your father? Something special? Maybe an activity... a book... song...

Nope. I had quite a bit of time with him, but it few and far between, he was living in Texas while I was living in Oregon or Washington (Thanks "Mom").

How about your name written in calligraphy with a tattoo of a fountain pen at the end, looking as if it was just written with that pen. You said he was a tattoo artist, so the pen would represent him, and your name being written by that pen would be almost like your dad gave you the tattoo.

You could incorporate the flower as well.

Yeah, but I don't want my name on me... I always make fun of people with their own name or intials on them..

Have you thought about your name in sanskript or chinese or something else?

Here's a link with some cool chinese tattoos.

Kanji symbol tattoo Gallery posted 2008 May

CM, I've got to hit the sack. I'll think about it some more tonight and see if I can come up with anything for you. :)

Good night.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't want another language tattooed on me unless it's one that I speak... It would mean nothing to me... far too cliché...

Not to put down your idea...

Have a good night!

Do you like faeries? Or wings?

http://tattoo.about.com/library/graphics/heartwings.jpg --This one is wings with a heart in the middle.. you could do something similar and put your fathers intials in the middle... or underneath.
http://z.hubpages.com/u/88240_f520.jpg Faerie... with word next to it.. If you like that kind thing.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...iry_Tattoo.jpg You could make something like this with the cherish flower... and your dads name under it or something..

Do you like color tatts? Or black and white..
Im a black and white kind of person.. but butterflies are pretty.

I don't like fairies or wings... LOL... can you see why its taking me so long to decide on something?

Perhaps something with a heart though?

Let me keep looking.

Not into anything mythical?

Mermaids?

Any certain colors?

http://members.graphicsfactory.com/c...attoos_002.gif --- this is a heart and a flower.. can change it a bit.

Thanks for helping me look, Kissme10der! BTW, I love your screen name!

If you have any other questions, let me know...

I want something glowy and ethereal... Nothing religious... no crosses or wings.

Not sure what glowy and ehtereal means..

http://www.tattoosymbol.com/upload/i...pink_heart.jpg

Can you send a link with something you kind of like? It might help with to know what your style is..
Lol, I don't know why but I picture your taste as swirls and vibrant sensoul colors.. mysticalish... maybe it's the age thing. I am a year younger..

I really like that one without the flames... I actually have that one saved in my "tattoo folder" on my desktop for my sister's and my tattoo...

But something else for my Dad's...

Hmmm, are you looking for something that represents him? Or Just his name? In your head, what reminds you of him? Like you see something and it just makes you think of him?

Something that represents him. His name. I don't know. Long hair, tattoos, harley... that reminds me of him, but none of those are things that I would want tattooed on me...

Hmmmm,

A tattooing needle thingy.. with a cord spelling out his name?

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thum...ith_swirls.jpg --this is cute.. It something I would get.. Initials in the heart.. maybe get rid of the little hearts.. and making the swirls different colors and symmetrical.. . No red.. pinks, purples, blues..

What colors do you like?

You want something more girly then what reminds you of your father?

I want a little of both... I'm not sure...

I want something girly, cause I am... and something that reminds me of him...

Is there a childhood book he used to read you?

Like my fav is that book about the fish and his sparkle scales..

Or a movie you used to watch with him?

Something you would do together? Swim? Sports? Sing?

For me, I'd have to do a fish for my dad.. he loves fishing.

Nope, there was nothing... we never lived in the same state... :(

He passed of esophageal cancer when I was 15. He was 36.

Hmmmm... You're a toughy! Lol

I'm sorry to hear that. Its hard to lose someone.. harder to watch them slowly die.

Its been a rough 2 years for me... Lost my Grandma jan 2007 (dads mom), lost my grandfather (moms dad) June2007, and just lost my uncle from 3 different kinds of cancer in April. Not to mention my 2 dogs last summer.. one was old and needed to be put down... the other the dog tag got stuck between the deck boards.. he freaked out and twisted himself till he choked.

Anyway..

Have you thought of a beautiful eye.. and in the pupil his initials.. like you are remembering him? With some swirls around it?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2062/...956532dd86.jpg --eye..

http://z.about.com/d/tattoo/1/0/w/p/taesa081504c.jpg -- I don't really like that example.. but something more to your liking.. Different swirls.. those are too thick.

I actually had a design of an eye, but couldn't think of where to put it... I thought my back would be kind of inappropriate for sexual reasons, if you catch my drift... but if you can think of something else...