Bead tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork lotus flower design with mandala-style petals and dangling dotted chains, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ornate lotus flower design
Black and grey botanical thigh tattoo with a pink poppy, grey daisies, berry sprigs and draped chains with a pendant.
Poppy and chain thigh tattoo
Hand-drawn dreamcatcher design with a flower web, bead ring and three grey feathers with teal and pink accents, shown on a plain beige background.
Dreamcatcher with feathers design
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with poppies, a bird with shaded wings, a pocket watch and a key, shown as a sketch on paper.
Poppies, bird and clock design
Pencil drawing of a shaded feather wrapped with a beaded cord and topped with a quill, with a small claw at the lower left, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Feather with beads and quill pencil design
Traditional style tattoo of a black raven with red roses and a beaded arc on the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a black top.
Traditional raven and red roses on upper arm
Black ink drawing of an ornamental lotus flower with dotwork shading and hanging beaded details, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornamental lotus flower design in black ink
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo on the upper arm showing a cartoon cat with a red bow, a giraffe, a pink strawberry ice cream cone and purple bubbles.
Cartoon cat, giraffe and strawberry ice cream on upper arm
Realism style blue rose with black rosary beads and a cross tattooed on an ankle, with swirling linework above the beads.
Blue rose and rosary on an ankle
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a beaded band with hanging feathers on the side of a hip.
Beaded band and feathers on a hip
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in profile wearing a headwrap and beaded necklace, set inside an outline of the African continent with the word Africa in script.
Woman profile and Africa map on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rosary with beads, a rose and a cross across the wrist and back of the hand.
Rosary bead wrist and hand tattoo with cross
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat with blue eyes in an ornate gold frame above white flowers and green leaves, on the thigh.
Cat portrait in ornate frame with flowers on thigh
Red line drawing on paper of stacked teacups, a rose at the top and a beaded chain hanging beside them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Stacked teacups and rose design sketch
Brown henna-style dreamcatcher with three hanging feathers on the side of a torso, just above the navel.
Henna dreamcatcher on the side of the torso
Black ink line drawing of orchids, leaves and beaded chains ending in diamond and teardrop gem shapes, a flash design for a tattoo.
Orchid and jewel drawing with dangling gems
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a crystal heart with a MYSELF banner and sparkles, placed on the thigh.
Crystal heart with MYSELF banner on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a beaded crescent moon with four-pointed stars, a round gem medallion and dangling beaded chains with purple drops, on a limb.
Beaded crescent moon with stars and chains
Black line drawing flash of an owl wearing a beaded necklace, perched above a rose and an all-seeing eye in a triangle, with a cross on the left, in a neo-traditional style; no body placement is
Owl, rose and all-seeing eye line drawing
Black ink dreamcatcher tattoo pair with feathers running down the outer thigh, shown in a sepia-toned photo.
Two dreamcatchers and feathers on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a tattoo flash design showing a cat in a top hat and bow tie inside a beaded oval cameo frame, with a rose and leaves below, on a sepia sheet of paper.
Cat in top hat cameo with rose, pencil flash
Black ink line drawing of a dreamcatcher mandala with feathers and beads, drawn on paper as a tattoo design in a fine line and geometric style.
Dreamcatcher mandala design with feathers
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with leaves and a beaded chain on the outer thigh.
Black and grey roses with beads on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a circle with a brown cross, arrowhead tips, yellow binding and grey feathers, on the upper thigh, in a traditional style.
Cross, feathers and circle on a thigh
Realism black and grey tattoo of a man in a feathered headdress and beaded necklaces, on the calf, shown from two angles.
Feathered headdress portrait on a calf
Two matching fine line tattoos of wings above the knees with a dotted chain running down the shins and calves, one with a small interlocked C emblem, on bare legs.
Winged chain tattoos on both legs
Black and grey tattoo of shaded feathers hanging from lace-like ornament across the outer thighs.
Feathers and lace ornament on both thighs
Four-panel collage of black linework tattoo outlines on an arm showing a teacup, a lantern, an ornate beaded mask and a woman's profile with roses, with no shading yet.
Teacup, lantern and profile linework on an arm
Mixed colour tattoo on a thigh showing an eagle in flight above black mountains and pine trees, set against a pink and orange mandala sunset.
Mountain landscape and eagle on a thigh
Black ink drawing of an ornate moth design with dotted patterns and dangling beaded chains on the wings, shown as a flash sketch with no placement on the body.
Ornamental moth design in black ink
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a black and blue butterfly with a pocket watch, its face marked with Roman numerals, on squared paper.
Butterfly and pocket watch design
Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a winged pocket watch flanked by roses, with a skull and beads below, on a shirtless man's chest.
Winged pocket watch, roses and skull chest piece
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers, beads and a flower, shown across the upper back in a fine line style.
Dreamcatcher with feathers across upper back
Colour tattoo of a green-eyed owl with orchids and a small butterfly on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a neo-traditional style.
Owl and orchids on a shoulder blade
Black fine line drawing of a winged heart within a geometric mandala, with hanging chain and bead details, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Winged heart mandala design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with hanging chain and bead details, centred on a person's ribs below a grey knit top.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and fine line drawing of an ornate lotus flower with feathers, beaded chains and a crescent moon, drawn on paper.
Ornate lotus with feathers and moon design
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers and beads on the upper back, set against orange and blue watercolour splashes.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on upper back
Black fine-line pen sketch of a feather-fletched arrow with beaded shaft and a diamond arrowhead, drawn on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Feather and arrow design in pen
Black lettering reading Remember who you are on the inner wrist, beside a beaded woven bracelet and a cowrie shell.
Remember who you are lettering on a wrist
Solid black silhouette drawing of an arrow with three hanging feathers and beaded cords on a white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Arrow and feathers silhouette design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant with peacock feathers, hibiscus flowers and a mandala pattern on the outer thigh.
Elephant with peacock feathers on a thigh
Two forearm tattoos side by side: a colour sun with the words Live by the sun on the left, and a black and grey crescent moon with a feather and Love by the moon on the right.
Sun and moon forearm tattoos with script
Black ink line drawing of a swallow, two roses, a crown and beaded chains with leaves and dotwork, drawn on pale tracing paper as a botanical tattoo design.
Swallow, roses and crown design sketch
Neo-trad style lace butterfly tattoo in black and red on the upper back, with dotted chains and red gems hanging below it.
Lace butterfly with beaded drops on upper back
Small solid black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, worn beside stacked gold chain and beaded bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a skull with beads, a rose, a pocket watch, a map and feathers.
Skull, rose and pocket watch forearm
Thigh tattoo of a witch seated on a crescent moon beside moon phases, with green accents, dangling beads and small diamond shapes.
Witch on a crescent moon on a thigh