Bead tattoo ideas

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Black and grey ornate heart tattoo on the back of a hand, with a line of beaded dots running down towards the wrist.
Ornate heart with bead chain on hand
Tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm of black lace with dangling beads and a small cross, above realistic red roses and gold scrollwork.
Black lace shoulder piece with roses
Full back tattoo of a multi-armed goddess wearing a skull garland, set against a red sun disc, with a lotus on the shoulder and a blue sleeve on the arm, in Japanese and neo-traditional style.
Goddess with skulls full back tattoo
Black line tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers and beads on the inner wrist of a raised hand with dark nail polish.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on the wrist
Black ornamental lace-style tattoo with dotwork beads and gem-like jewels covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Black lace and pearl ornament on upper arm and shoulder
Pencil sketch of a woman wearing a wolf head headdress entwined with flowers and leaves, drawn as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Woman with wolf headdress sketch
Pencil drawing of a dreamcatcher with a woven web, beads and three hanging feathers, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and beads
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two dreamcatchers with feathers and beads running down the outer thigh.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an elephant head wearing a jewelled headdress with teal leaves, placed on the outer thigh.
Elephant head with jewelled headdress on thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a tooth inside an oval frame with red flowers, a pink heart and a red bow, on a forearm.
Tooth in a frame with flowers and bow
Black ink flash design of a death's head moth above an animal skull framed by roses, leaves and a beaded drop pendant, in a blackwork and fine line style.
Death's head moth over a skull and roses
Black ink line drawing of a dreamcatcher with two hoops, a dotted web, feathers and beads on a white background, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Black ink dreamcatcher design with feathers
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress holding a tomahawk, with red flowers below, on an upper arm.
Feathered headdress woman with flowers on an upper arm
Thigh tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two red roses at the top left and black and grey feathers trailing to the right, in a realistic style.
Dreamcatcher and roses on a thigh
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a forearm and upper arm showing a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with stars, leaves and a dagger around her.
Profile portrait and stars on a full sleeve
Pencil drawing of a stylised owl head with heavily shaded scales and large staring eyes, set within a decorative leafy and beaded border, with two pencils resting on the paper.
Pencil sketch of an owl in an ornamental frame
Black and grey realism drawing of a woman looking upwards, with a human skull and three roses in her hair and feather and bead details, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Skull and roses portrait design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate chandelier with hanging beads on the upper arm.
Chandelier tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a laced corset with lace panels and a ribbon bow across the lower back.
Lace corset with bow tattoo across lower back
A heart filled with the blue and white Greek flag hangs above a dangling chain of evil eye beads, a cross, a small heart and an anchor on the side of a person's ribs.
Greek flag heart with evil eye charms on ribs
Black and grey owl within a dreamcatcher design with feather charms, tattooed on the inner forearm and wrist in a detailed blackwork style.
Owl and dreamcatcher on a forearm
Geometric tattoo on a woman's upper back near the neck, showing a compass with a red-tipped arrow, a teal and lilac heart with an infinity loop, and a shaded grey feather hanging below.
Compass, heart and feather on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a beaded chain, above a key, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and key on upper arm
Blue line tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers and pink and purple flowers on the outer thigh.
Dreamcatcher and flowers on a thigh
Black and grey drawing of a skull wearing a feather headdress, with crossed bones and axes beneath it on a black background.
Skull with feather headdress and crossed axes
Black ink flash drawing of a symmetrical mandala-style owl with dotwork detail, lotus motifs and hanging teardrop chains, set over a teal and purple geometric background.
Mandala owl design with teardrop drops
Black and grey realism drawing of a tattoo design showing a bicycle wheel with a world map, roses, an orchid and a chain, drawn on white paper.
Bicycle wheel with roses and orchid
Traditional style sacred heart tattoo with flames, radiating lines and a beaded outline, placed centrally on the chest.
Sacred heart with flames on the chest
Pencil drawing of a roaring lion head in profile, with a full flowing mane and small beads hanging from the mane.
Roaring lion head in profile
Full back tattoo of an ornate colourful skull surrounded by clouds, beads and red peony flowers, in a neo-traditional style on a bare back.
Ornate colourful skull full back piece
Black ink drawing of an ornate hourglass with mandala patterns, a lotus flower and dotwork shading, drawn on paper beside a black pen.
Ornamental hourglass with lotus design
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with pink flowers, green leaves and hanging feathers on the side of a thigh.
Dreamcatcher with flowers on thigh
Illustrated dreamcatcher design with a brown woven web, five hanging feathers in red, teal, brown and cream, and red and turquoise beads, on a plain white background.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and red beads
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with turquoise feather tips and beads on the upper thigh.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on the thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a skull with red butterflies, lace and beaded chains on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull with butterflies and beads on upper arm
Realism and neo-traditional style tattoo of a grey and cream cat with green eyes, set in a gold beaded frame, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cat portrait in ornate frame on upper back
Large black ornamental cross tattoo on a forearm, with gold and black beaded bracelets worn above the wrist.
Ornate cross tattoo on forearm
Black outline tattoo of a dagger with beaded detail and a rose, placed on the side of the ribs below the breast.
Dagger and rose outline on the ribs
Black and grey dreamcatcher with shaded feathers and a script quote above it, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Dreamcatcher and feathers with script on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion wearing a feathered headdress, shown from two angles on the side of the ribs.
Lion in feather headdress on ribs
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman in a feathered headdress with a wolf above her head, drawn in neo-traditional style with red accents.
Woman with wolf headdress design sketch
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with an hourglass, three roses, a pocket watch and banners reading I wish time was on our side, in a traditional style.
Hourglass, roses and pocket watch tattoo design
Black line drawing on paper of a fine-line tattoo design, a scalloped drape of shells and beads with dangling shell charms, intended for the chest.
Shell and bead drape design, line drawing
Pencil drawing of a skull wearing a feathered headdress with beaded strings, shaded in black and grey on grey paper, suitable as a tattoo design reference.
Skull in feathered headdress drawing
Shaded blue rose with black vine swirls and a dangling beaded rosary ending in a cross, tattooed on the ankle.
Blue rose and rosary on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two daisies and hanging feathers on the outer thigh and hip.
Dreamcatcher and daisies on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rosary wrapped around the wrist, with a cross pendant hanging on the back of the hand.
Rosary bead wrist wrap with cross
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with blue feathers on the side of a person's neck, behind the ear.
Dreamcatcher and blue feathers behind the ear