Bead tattoo ideas

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Black and grey neo-trad tattoo of a faceted heart gem with ornate scrollwork and beaded drops across the neck and upper chest.
Faceted heart gem with scrollwork on neck and chest
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing an outstretched hand, a lantern with a flame, green leaves and a dangling bead chain.
Hand, lantern and rosary beads on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a thigh of an artist's palette, two paintbrushes, a yellow rose, leaves, a beaded chain and an open pocket watch, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Palette, brushes, rose and pocket watch on a thigh
Shaded black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and small teal beads across the outer thigh and hip.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a thigh
Black ink drawing of an ornate bird with patterned wings, small roses and swirling flourishes, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate bird with rose and flourish design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh showing a cartoon couple kissing inside an ornate scrolled frame, with a red and blue poisoned apple skull and purple beads.
Snow White kiss in ornate frame on thigh
Black and white line drawing of a tomahawk with a beaded cord and two feathers, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Tomahawk with feathers and beads
Black linework drawing of an ornate stag head with antlers, beads and dotwork patterns on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Ornamental stag head design
Two pencil-and-ink tattoo designs on pale paper, one showing a small bird with a crescent moon and leaves, the other a bird among large flowers, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Birds and flowers tattoo designs on paper
Black line tattoo of an ornamental mandala with dangling chains and a feather on the side of the thigh, in a fine line style.
Ornamental mandala with chains and feather on thigh
Fine line dreamcatcher tattoo in single-tone ink on the ankle, above black boots on a bed of pebbles.
Small dreamcatcher tattoo on an ankle
Black ink drawing of a smiling matryoshka doll with a rose and leaves on its body, shown in dotwork and botanical linework, with two black ink pens beside it.
Matryoshka doll with rose, black ink drawing
Several strands of polished labradorite beads worn on a wrist, with red tattoo linework visible on the hand and wrist beneath them.
Labradorite bracelets over red tattoo on wrist
Neo-trad style chest tattoo of a heart-shaped planchette with teal gems and a crescent moon, flanked by hands and beaded chains on the sternum.
Planchette and hands across the chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose with two feathers, beads and a swirling line, on the upper back.
Compass and feathers on the upper back
Blue pencil sketch of a faceted teardrop gem with swirling ribbon and leaf flourishes and a row of beads, drawn as a tattoo design.
Sketch of a faceted gem with ribbon swirls
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dangling chains and a feather on the side of the ribs.
Ornate black ink mandala on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a gerbera daisy with hanging feathers on the upper arm and shoulder.
Gerbera and feathers on the upper arm
Black ink flash drawing of a tiger head with hanging feathers, crystals, beads and a heart beneath, a tattoo design on paper.
Tiger head with dreamcatcher design
Black linework dreamcatcher-style tattoo with hanging diamond shapes across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in black ink.
Geometric dreamcatcher tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face wearing a feathered headdress, on the inner forearm.
Lion in feathered headdress on a forearm
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with a dotted mandala pattern and dangling beaded chains, sitting on the ankle.
Crescent moon with mandala and beaded drops
Black ink drawing of a mandala with lotus-style petals framing a crescent moon with hanging bead strands, shown on white paper.
Mandala with crescent moon and hanging beads
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feather headdress and peony flower, placed on an upper arm.
Neo-trad woman and peony on upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded rose with leaves above a lace-like ornament and dangling beaded chains, drawn on paper beside rulers.
Rose with lace and beaded chains design
Realistic shaded dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers and teal beads on the outer thigh.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a thigh
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers, beads and shaded roses on the outer thigh.
Dreamcatcher and roses on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with red roses, black feathers and turquoise beads on the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher and red roses on the ribs
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with ornate shaded wings and hanging beaded drops on a person's forearm, with the hand open below it.
Ornate butterfly with hanging drops on a forearm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork back tattoo of flowing feather shapes and mandala-style ornament across the upper back and lower back.
Ornamental feather back piece
Navy line drawing of a pocket watch, rose, leaves and beads with a banner reading TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Pocket watch, rose and banner design
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a calf and thigh showing feathers, a dreamcatcher mandala and a woman's face, with a compass and clouds tattoo on the other leg.
Feather, dreamcatcher and portrait leg sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of an arrow with hanging shaded feathers and beads across the side ribs, above the navel.
Arrow and hanging feathers on the side ribs
Black and grey neo-traditional design of a raccoon with feathered wings, a Roman numeral clock face, a heart padlock and hanging keys, drawn on paper.
Raccoon with clock and feathered wings
Traditional style tattoo of a red rose with green and purple leaves, a pocket watch and a gold key on a limb.
Rose, pocket watch and key in traditional style
Black and grey fine line chandelier tattoo with dotted drops on the centre of the chest, framed by two hands holding open a flannel shirt.
Chandelier tattoo on the chest
Purple and blue dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and a tattooed chain anklet on the ankle.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on an ankle
Pencil sketch of three dreamcatchers hung with beads and layered feathers, shaded in black and grey on cream paper.
Dreamcatchers and feathers pencil sketch
Pencil drawing of two shaded roses with a leaf, a rosary of beads and an ornate cross, a traditional-style tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Roses and rosary with cross
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a beaded chain anklet with a hanging interlocking CC charm on a woman's ankle.
Beaded chain anklet with CC charm
Colour tattoo of a gold and pink heart-shaped crescent emblem with pink roses and a jewelled arch, shown on a limb.
Heart brooch and roses tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with a feather fletching and a geometric arrowhead on the upper arm.
Feather and arrow on the upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a winged headdress and beaded necklaces, holding a snake, on the side of a torso.
Egyptian-style woman with snake on side
Black and grey tattoo of a thorned rose sprig with three roses and a shaded orb inside a ring on the inner forearm, in a mix of fine line and traditional style.
Rose sprig and crystal ball on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a faceted purple heart gem framed by lace and beaded chains, placed on the chest below the breasts.
Purple gem heart with lace chain on the chest
Close-up of a black blackwork lace tattoo with a chandelier motif and beaded drops across a person's chest and upper torso.
Black lace and chandelier chest tattoo
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a beaded anklet with a small heart, with a shaded feather swirl on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Heart anklet and feather tattoo on a foot
Realistic coloured tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch with visible gears, a red rose and two butterflies.
Pocket watch, rose and butterflies on a forearm