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Viva Las Vegas! Retro is Super Nifty

April 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Jacquie's Posts, Tattoo

You think by the time you hit almost a half a century you’d know just about everything that goes on in this big beautiful world, right? Maybe a bit of an exaggeration. What I didn’t know was that there’s this fabulous event that takes place every year, well, for the past 14 anyway, called Viva [...]

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History of a Tattoo ~ Maori Style

February 9th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Tattoo, Tracy's Posts

Every time I start to think about getting another tattoo, I get the urge to do a post on another style. To continue my History of a Tattoo Series I chose Maori style tattooing or Ta Moko (to strike or tap). Ta Moko is the process of marking the body permanently with certain designs by [...]

History of a Tattoo…The Celts ~

June 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Tattoo, Tracy's Posts

I’ve been seriously thinking about getting another tattoo. I love symbols because they have personal meaning depending on what lesson we have learned or path we are on in our life. In continuing with my ‘History of a Tattoo’, I have chosen ‘The Celts’ this time because I have always been drawn to symbols and [...]

Motherhood at 40?

May 31st, 2010 · 8 Comments · Jacquie's Posts, Tattoo

Congratulations are in order! I’ve heard that Celine Dion and husband Rene Angelil have just announced that they’re expecting twins. I always get very emotional when I hear about people who have tried for years to conceive finally getting the news they’ve been hoping to get. Celine was on Oprah a few months back sharing [...]

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History of a Tattoo…African ~

February 5th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Tattoo, Tracy's Posts

African Tattoos or Scarification~ The history of tattooing in Africa dates back thousands of years. Until Otzi the Iceman was discovered, the oldest known tattoos belonged to the mummy of Amunet, a priestess of the goddess Hathor somewhere between 2160 BC -1994 BC. The designs found on her mummy, were believed to be symbols of fertility and [...]

History of a Tattoo …Thai ~

September 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Tattoo, Tracy's Posts

History of a Tattoo Thai Style is next on my list for those of you interested in the Art of Tattooing. In previous posts we have covered Polynesian and Japanese. Traditional Thai Tattoos~ In Thailand tattoos were the norm for nearly all men. Men would be tattooed as a sign of spiritual and religious faith. [...]

Tara Cronica Ink’d at Genesis Designs Tattoo!

August 23rd, 2009 · 8 Comments · Bonnie's Posts, Jacquie's Posts, Tattoo, Team Posts, Tracy's Posts

(Scroll down to see photos of the big day) Tracy Gets Inked! Today I got Inked!! (twice) I have wanted to for years and until now the design and placement has never seemed quite right. This was not a spontaneous event for me, it was planned and thought out long before the ink went on [...]