Bead tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of open roses, buds and leaves with beaded strands draped across the upper arm and shoulder.
Roses and beaded strands on an upper arm
Realistic pocket watch tattoo with red Roman numerals and gold gears, framed by a flower and swirling shading, on the outer thigh.
Pocket watch with gears and flowers on thigh
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus-style mandala with dotwork shading, fine line detail and dangling drop ornaments, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate lotus mandala design with hanging drops
Black ink line drawing of a face in profile with a radiating mandala, dotwork and a feather across the forehead and cheek, shown as a tattoo design.
Mandala and feather face profile design
Two photographs of a colour tattoo on a woman's upper arm and shoulder, with black lace-style linework, pink and purple flowers, hanging chains and feathers.
Lace, flower and feather tattoo on shoulder
Pencil drawing of an ornate heart surrounded by dotwork mandala petals, with dotted chains hanging below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate heart with mandala petals design
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a skull with a pink rose, a feather, a songbird and beaded chains, with a pencil drawn in the lower right.
Skull, rose and feather design sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass with flowers, a beaded chain and a ribbon reading TAKE ME HOME, on the outer thigh.
Compass and banner on a thigh
Black lace-pattern tattoo with pearl dots and hanging beads across the upper arm and shoulder, in a blackwork style.
Black lace and pearl shoulder tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate mandala-patterned elephant with hanging dot chains on the outer thigh.
Mandala elephant on the thigh
Drawing of a dreamcatcher with green and purple butterfly wings and small silhouetted butterflies on a yellow and pink background.
Dreamcatcher with butterfly wings
Black ink fine line tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with a bird, hanging chains and a small anchor, placed on the calf.
Lace heart with hanging chains on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with a spiral clock face, leaves and beads, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch with spiral dial on upper arm
Black fine lettering reading ehfav with a semicolon and an arrow pointing left, tattooed on the inner wrist beneath gold bangles.
Arrow and semicolon lettering on a wrist
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with hanging drops centred on a woman's upper back between the shoulder blades.
Mandala with hanging drops on upper back
Coloured pencil drawing of three feathers hanging from a cord with turquoise and red beads, a tattoo design on paper.
Three feathers with turquoise beads
Flash drawing of a pirate skull wearing a red bandana, with a sparrow perched on top, shown in sketchy linework and muted colour.
Pirate skull with red bandana and sparrow
Traditional style swallow tattoo in black and grey on a forearm, holding a beaded chain and a red rose in an oval locket.
Swallow and rose locket on a forearm
Realistic colour forearm tattoo of two pink roses and a heart-shaped pocket watch with Roman numerals, with script beside it, on the inner forearm.
Pink roses and heart pocket watch on a forearm
Pencil and ink drawing of a unicorn head framed by a rose and leafy foliage, in a neo-traditional style, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Unicorn and rose design drawing
Black ink drawing of a tree of life inside a dreamcatcher hoop with three hanging feathers and beads, in a fine line style.
Tree of life dreamcatcher design
Black and grey neo-traditional owl tattoo surrounded by roses and a lotus on an upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and roses on upper arm and shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a skull wearing a red, blue and purple feathered headdress on the outer thigh.
Skull in feathered headdress on a thigh
Black and grey shaded feathers hanging from a cord with a small red bead, tattooed on the ankle and top of the foot.
Two feathers on a cord on the ankle
Black outline tattoo of a line of small elephants across a woman's upper back, shown in a fine line style, with a gold body chain nearby.
Line of elephants across upper back
Black ornamental tattoo of a stylised flower with dangling beaded drops and geometric panels, in dotwork shading, on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornamental dotwork piece on the ribs
Neo-trad style tattoo of a compass rose and pocket watch surrounded by leaves and beads on a thigh, in red, orange, green and pink.
Compass and pocket watch on thighs
Shaded dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers and small teal beads on the outer thigh.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a feather and beads on the side of a person's ribs.
Dreamcatcher and feather on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a macrame hanging planter with succulents, a snake plant and trailing string of hearts, in bold black outlines, on the outer thigh.
Hanging succulent planter on a thigh
Black pen drawing of a dotwork lotus mandala with an Om symbol at its centre, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus mandala with Om symbol design
Black and grey rosary tattoo with a cross and heart-shaped centrepiece running down a forearm.
Rosary and cross on a forearm
A person in a black fedora and white tee shows tattoos on both forearms, with colour work on the left arm and grey work on the right.
Tattooed forearms under a black fedora
Realism style black and grey tattoo of a lion wearing aviator sunglasses, with dreadlocks, a joint and beads, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Lion in sunglasses with dreadlocks on upper arm
Blue and black owl tattoo on an ankle, with a dreamcatcher-style head and shaded blue feathers forming the body.
Dreamcatcher owl on an ankle
Grey circular medallion tattoo with a face-like figure on a person's upper back, beside colourful beaded straps and an embellished garment.
Circular medallion tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork drawing of three feathers with beads, an arrow and a crescent moon, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Dotwork feathers with beaded crescent moon
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with a beaded rim, fine web and three shaded feathers, placed across the upper back.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the upper back
Black dotwork drawing of a stylised owl with large round eyes, feathered patterns and a faceted gem on its chest, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Ornate owl design in dotwork
Two flash designs in black line work on cream: a skull with a mandala headdress and a rose framed by mandala ornaments, in a dotwork style.
Skull and rose tattoo designs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two dreamcatchers with hanging feathers running down the centre of a bare back.
Dreamcatchers and feathers down the back
Black ink line drawing of a botanical tattoo design with a central lily, blossoms, raspberries, leaves and hanging chains with dotted beads, shown in two panels.
Lily, berry and chain design drawing
Small black and grey feather tattoo with fine linework and light shading on the side of an ankle, with beaded anklets above it.
Feather tattoo on the ankle
Realism style tattoo of a pink ribbon loop with a shaded grey cross on a rosary-style cord, on the side of the ribs.
Pink ribbon and cross on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers and beads on the upper thigh, shaded in soft watercolour washes of blue, teal, purple and pink.
Watercolour dreamcatcher on the thigh
Fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with rainbow-striped feathers and dotwork arrowheads on the upper arm.
Crossed arrows with feathers on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile with a red rose in her hair and gold beaded jewellery, on the forearm.
Woman in profile with rose on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala with a lotus centre and moon phases on a person's upper back, with dotted beaded strands hanging below.
Mandala with moon phases on upper back