Bead tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of an ornate key on a beaded chain above a keyhole set in filigree scrollwork, on the forearm.
Ornate key and keyhole scrollwork on an arm
Black linework sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing an elephant head with a jewelled headdress, beaded chains, feathers and roses.
Elephant and rose sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey mandala dreamcatcher tattoo with a flower of life centre and dangling feathers on a forearm.
Mandala dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Mixed colour tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded woman's face with lips, overlapping teal and red triangles, watercolour splashes and a beaded necklace.
Woman's face with geometric triangles on a forearm
Black and grey line drawing tattoo design of a sugar skull woman with roses, beaded chains and a candle lantern, with no body part shown.
Sugar skull woman with roses and lantern
Pencil drawing of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by shaded roses and strands of beads on a ribbon, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Pocket watch and roses pencil design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a feather-like design where two stylised faces with shaded eyes sit within the feathers, with beads at the top.
Feather and face design in grey pencil
Neo-traditional tattoo of a zebra head with teal beads and pink flowers on the upper leg, shaded in black and grey with colour accents.
Zebra head with pink flowers on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in jewelled headdress and fan of peacock-style feathers, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Ornate portrait with feather headdress on upper arm
Pencil line drawing of a sugar skull woman with roses, leaves and a candle lantern, a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Sugar skull woman with roses and lantern
Pencil drawing of an ornate lace-patterned design with a lotus motif and dangling beads, drawn as a tattoo sketch.
Ornate lace-patterned tattoo design
Black script tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost, in fine line lettering on the wrist, with beaded bracelets worn below it.
Script quote tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo with a looped ribbon tie and bead above it, on the ankle and top of a bare foot.
Feather and ribbon ankle tattoo
Black and grey feather tattoo with a looping ribbon band around the ankle, shown on a foot against a sepia city background.
Feather and ribbon ankle tattoo
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a horse head in an ornate bridle with a purple feather plume, on the upper arm.
Horse head with feather plume on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey tabby cat wearing a gold crown with blue gems, framed by red roses and blue beads on the thigh.
Cat with crown and roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with blue skin, purple hair and a yellow fan detail, on a leg in a purple-tinted bath.
Blue-faced woman portrait on a calf
Pencil sketch of a woman's face and shoulders with peony flowers and beaded strands in her hair, drawn as a possible tattoo design in a sketchbook.
Pencil sketch of a woman with peony flowers
Black and grey mandala tattoo with peach-shaded flowers and dotted beadwork on the upper thigh, worn under a red tartan skirt.
Mandala and flowers on a thigh
Colourful abstract revolver tattoo on the side of the ribs, with swirling patterns in pink, blue and yellow and a black beaded chain.
Colourful revolver on the ribs
Two tattoo photographs: on the left, a colour Neo-trad style tattoo of a masked spirit with pink flowers and beads on the upper arm; on the right, a black and grey tattoo of soot sprites with a dark
No-Face and soot sprite tattoos
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing an open pocket watch with visible gears and Roman numerals, surrounded by acanthus-style scrolls and a beaded chain, shown in black and grey.
Pocket watch with scrollwork and bead chain
Black and grey tattoo of two feathers hanging from a looped ribbon with a bead detail, wrapped around an ankle.
Feather and ribbon ankle tattoo
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh of a Barcelos-style rooster with dotted patterns, a red rose with a cross through it and green leaves.
Barcelos rooster and rose on a thigh
Black and grey line drawing of two stacked dreamcatchers with hanging feathers, beads, small flowers and a flock of birds, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and birds design
Blue pen drawing on cream paper of two dreamcatchers hung with feathers, with a lily flower at the top, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Dreamcatcher and lily design sketch
Black and grey pencil drawing of two theatre masks framed by roses, beads, scrolls and a cross, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two theatre masks with roses and beads
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers, beads and flowers across a person's upper back.
Dreamcatcher with flowers on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a wide-eyed owl perched on a dreamcatcher with three hanging feathers, on the lower leg.
Owl and dreamcatcher on a leg
Colour realism portrait tattoo of a young child in a skull bandana and beaded necklace on the calf.
Realistic child portrait on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's profile in a beaded headpiece within an art deco fan and checkerboard design, on the forearm.
Art deco woman profile on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with a beaded chain and leafy scrollwork on the forearm.
Pocket watch with chain and scrollwork
Black ink lace-style mandala tattoo with petal shapes and hanging drops on the ankle and top of the foot.
Black lace mandala tattoo on the ankle
Fine line ink drawing of a dreamcatcher with a spiral web, three feathers and dangling chains, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and chains
Black line and solid fill drawing of a dreamcatcher with three feathers, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dreamcatcher with three feathers
Realistic blue ribbon and black cross with beads on the side ribs, with the script Genesis 50:20 running along the ribbon.
Blue ribbon and beaded cross on the ribs
Black ink drawing of a dreamcatcher tattoo design with three hoops, teal beads and three feathers in soft peach shading, on a white background.
Dreamcatcher with three feathers design
Realism style black and grey tattoo of three roses, swirling shading and a hanging rosary with a cross on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Black and grey roses with rosary on the side
Black line drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye inside a triangle, crescent moons and dangling diamond motifs, in a fine line geometric style.
Hamsa hand with eye and crescent moons
Black and grey shaded design drawing of stars, lilies, a plumeria, rosary beads and a cross, intended as a tattoo design rather than shown on skin.
Stars, lilies and rosary beads flash design
Colour tattoo of pink peonies with grey lace-style ornament and hanging beads across the outer thigh, in a botanical style.
Pink peonies and lace on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a warrior woman holding a sword, with dragons on her abdomen, on the outer thigh.
Warrior woman with sword and dragons on thigh
Realistic pink rose over black lace and dangling beads tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Pink rose over black lace on upper arm
Colour chest tattoo of gears, red roses, filigree scrollwork and a golden keyhole heart linked by chains, placed across the centre of the chest.
Gears, roses and keyhole heart across the chest
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with shaded feathers and flowers across a person's upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Dreamcatcher with flowers on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf inside a dreamcatcher with feathers and teal beads, across a woman's upper back.
Howling wolf dreamcatcher on upper back
Colour traditional style tattoo of a pocket watch, green roses and a banner reading December 25, on a limb.
Pocket watch and roses with December 25 banner
Fine line botanical design of symmetrical roses, leaves and beaded chains drawn in cream on a dark grey background.
Symmetrical floral design with roses and hanging chains