Bead tattoo ideas

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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
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
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 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
Black raven with a crescent moon, peach poppies and sunflowers arranged around a grey skull, drawn as a botanical tattoo design.
Raven perched on a skull with flowers
Colour tattoo of a teal rose with black beaded chain and swirling linework wrapping around an ankle, set against an orange lace cloth.
Teal rose and beaded chain on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing two roses, an ornate birdcage with hanging chains, and a small bird perched on a branch, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Roses, birdcage and bird on an arm
Fine line tattoo design of a pocket watch surrounded by lilies, leaves and a string of beads, with pink-tinted linework on pale skin.
Pocket watch and lilies in fine line
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate chandelier with roses, snakes, chains and crystal drops, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Ornate chandelier with roses and snakes
Black and grey realism rose with leaves on the left ribs and a fine-line dotwork mandala with dangling beads above the navel.
Rose and mandala across the ribs and stomach
Black and grey peony with lace-style filigree and hanging beads tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peony and lace design on the upper back
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch, daisy and leaves on a thigh, beside a black linework version of a similar design under plastic wrap.
Pocket watch and daisy on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and strands of pearls on a thigh, with the legs raised in nude high heels on a bed.
Black and grey roses and pearls on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of flowers, leaves and a dotted chain with drops across the chest below the breasts.
Flower garland across the chest
Colour tattoo of a shaded compass rose in a gold dotted frame, with pink roses, leaves and a beaded chain, on the top of a foot.
Compass rose and roses on a foot
Fine line and dotwork lace-style tattoo with a lotus and red-tipped feather pendants on the inner forearm, shown against a black background.
Lace and feather chain on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate hand mirror with a beaded edge and pink and red flowers with green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Ornate hand mirror and flowers on a thigh
Black ink line drawing of a dreamcatcher with feathers, flowers and dotwork shading, drawn on paper as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and flowers
Black and grey outlined tattoo of a large figure surrounded by flowers and leaves, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Large grey floral figure tattoo on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a crown filled with lace-like floral patterns over a hexagonal mesh, with beaded chains and drop pendants hanging below, on white paper.
Lace crown design with floral motifs
Black and white line drawing of a lotus flower held aloft by an open hand with an eye in its palm, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Lotus flower held in a hand
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork detailing and a row of dots below, placed centrally on the chest.
Lotus mandala on the chest
Black and grey sketch of a kitten's face framed by leaves, with a jewelled pendant on its forehead and beaded chains below, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Kitten with leaves and beaded pendant design
Black and grey yin yang tattoo with branching trees inside an oval outline, on the inner wrist beside silver bead bracelets.
Yin yang tree in an oval on a wrist
Black and grey drawing of a rose with hatched leaves and a faceted heart ringed with beads, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper.
Rose and jewelled heart tattoo design
Fine line black ink drawing of a dreamcatcher with a rose, hanging feathers, beads, a heart pendant and a bow, shown on cream paper.
Dreamcatcher with rose and feathers design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a shaded rose with leaves and a pearl chain wrapping the forearm.
Shaded rose with pearl chain on forearm
Black outline tattoo of an owl with roses and a beaded dreamcatcher-style circle on the outer thigh, in a line-only botanical style.
Owl and roses on a thigh
Colour back tattoo of a pink lotus between blue crescent moons with dangling beads, seen on a woman facing away from the camera, with grey arm tattoos visible.
Lotus and crescent moons on a back
Black linework design of a rose with leaves, hanging beaded chains and a diamond-shaped drop pendant, drawn on a purple-grey background.
Rose and beaded drop pendant design
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, a filigree heart locket and pearl beads across the side of the ribs.
Greyscale roses and heart locket on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the ankle, showing a chain anklet with a hanging star charm and a shaded rose.
Rose and star anklet tattoo
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with scrolling leaves, dotwork shading and hanging drops, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Ornate lotus mandala design with dotwork sphere
Black ink tattoo of lace, a rose, leaves, bead chains and dangling feathers on a forearm, in a botanical style.
Black lace, rose and feather drape on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of two bluebirds, a pink peony and a red gem pendant on the shoulder.
Two bluebirds and a peony on a shoulder
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with hanging beaded chains, held up beside a small swirl-knot tattoo on a finger.
Lotus mandala tattoo design drawing
Black linework flash design of a woman with flowers in her hair, a hand at her face, paintbrushes and a skull with an all-seeing eye, in botanical style.
Woman with brushes, skull and eye design
Pencil and ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a Roman numeral clock with an orchid, rose, butterfly and beaded chains, in black and grey, with no body placement shown.
Clock, butterfly and orchid design drawing
Black and grey rose with leaves and a bead chain above a dotwork mandala, tattooed on a woman's upper arm.
Rose and mandala sleeve on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a stag with antlers, flowers, songbirds and a fox on the outer thigh, in a realistic painterly style.
Stag, fox and flowers on a thigh
Black line drawing of a dreamcatcher with a web pattern, feathers, beads and flowers, shown as a flash design for a tattoo.
Dreamcatcher with flowers line drawing
Pen drawing of a lotus flower flanked by crescent moons, with a dotted chain and teardrop pendants hanging below, in black ink on cream paper.
Lotus with crescent moons and dotted drapes
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two roses, a small flower and feathers on an upper arm.
Dreamcatcher with roses on upper 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
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
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 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