Chain tattoo ideas

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Fine line tattoo of a chain garter with dangling beads, a small charm and a feather on the thigh of a seated woman.
Chain garter and feather on a thigh
Flash sheet of tattoo designs in yellow, black and grey showing swallows, a peacock feather, arrows, moon phases, a sun and script words on a white background.
Yellow and black bird, feather and arrow flash sheet
Fine line black and red tattoo of a dotted chain bracelet with a crescent moon and hanging diamond on the wrist.
Dotted chain bracelet with diamond on wrist
Black and grey realism sleeve with a pocket watch and roses on the left arm, and script lettering across the ribs of a woman in a black bikini.
Pocket watch sleeve and script lettering on torso
Pencil-style sketch design of a skull with a pink rose, a feather, a small bird and beaded chains, drawn on skin.
Skull, rose and feather pencil design
Close crop of a woman in a black strappy dress wearing a gold dreamcatcher necklace, with a small green script tattoo on her upper chest near the shoulder strap.
Script tattoo near collarbone, dreamcatcher necklace
Realistic tattoo on a forearm of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a chain, a flower and a shaded object, mostly in grey with gold accents.
Pocket watch and flowers on a forearm
Flash sheet of gold, red, green and black temporary tattoo designs, including flowers, a chain bracelet, wave bands and patterned borders.
Metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Flash sheet of metallic gold and silver temporary tattoo designs, including arrows, chevrons, triangles, a leopard print, paw prints, a chain, a hexagon band and a black lace border.
Metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey ornamental tattoo with a crescent, lotus and hanging diamond motifs across the upper arm and shoulder.
Crescent and lotus ornament on upper arm
Two neo-trad colour tattoos on a pair of calves, each showing a woman with closed eyes, a jewelled headdress and flowers.
Two ornate female portraits on calves
Fine line tattoo on the back of a wrist, showing a thin band, a dotted chain draped across it and a small outlined diamond pendant.
Fine line chain bracelet tattoo on wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate key with a clock face and a feather, on the side of the ribs.
Ornate key with clock face on the side ribs
Traditional style tattoo of a gold pocket watch with Roman numerals, pink and blue flowers and a beaded chain on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and flowers on an arm
Close crop of a woman with white ink floral mandala tattoos on her left and right shoulders and a white dotted chain design across her chest, with a white crochet bralette.
White ink mandala shoulder and chest tattoos
Black line drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design showing an hourglass, roses, a pocket watch and a banner with lettering, with no body placement shown.
Hourglass, roses and pocket watch flash
Pencil drawing of a realistically shaded rose and a pocket watch with Roman numerals, with leaves and swirling flourishes, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Rose and pocket watch pencil design
Realistic tattoo of a silver chain with a shaded crown charm and a small pink heart charm across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crown and charm chain on upper back
Coloured drawing of an owl perched on branches beside a pocket watch on a chain, with a pale moon behind, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Owl with pocket watch and chain
Black line drawing of an ornate filigree heart with a fan shell, with chains, stars, anchors and small shells hanging below it, shown as a tattoo design.
Hearts, shells and anchors dangling from chains
Black and grey realistic rose tattoo with dog tags on a beaded chain, placed across a man's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Roses and dog tags on a shoulder blade
Neo-traditional pocket watch tattoo with a pink bow on top and a pearl chain looping around it, shaded in grey with pink accents on a limb.
Pocket watch with pink bow and pearls
Two black and grey keyblade tattoos on the backs of a pair of calves, with the words ONE SKY and ONE DESTINY above them.
Matching keyblade tattoos on calves
Realistic black and grey pocket watch tattoo with Roman numerals and a chain bow, placed on the chest.
Pocket watch tattoo on chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with Roman numerals wrapped in chains, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Cracked pocket watch and chains on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing red roses, a jewelled heart padlock with a key, and teal feathers.
Roses and heart padlock on upper arm
Sheet of metallic gold and silver temporary tattoo designs showing two hamsa hands, turquoise accents, a small eye motif and vertical chain strips.
Metallic hamsa hand and chain temporary tattoo sheet
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose, leaves and a hanging crescent moon on the forearm, in a dotwork style.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a compass rose inside a pocket watch case with ornamental scrollwork, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Compass rose in a pocket watch design
Black and grey tattoo of a key and an ornate scrollwork heart on the ankle, with the key appearing to hang from a beaded chain.
Key and filigree heart on an ankle
Small black dragonfly tattoo on the wrist and forearm, worn alongside several gold chain and beaded bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the wrist
A white sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs, with chain links, flower medallions, lace-like bands and scrolls, laid on a black case.
Gold metallic temporary tattoo border sheet
Colour tattoo of a teal crescent moon with a blue lotus and dangling purple and pink gem drops on beaded chains, in a neo-traditional style on skin.
Crescent moon with lotus and gem drops
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a swallow perched on an ornate key with flowers and a red mandala behind it, on the thigh.
Swallow on a key on the thigh
Two photographs of black and grey tattoos showing a heart padlock and a skeleton key with chain, each paired with the script words Always there.
Heart padlock and skeleton key with Always there
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a wrist, shown as a dotted chain bracelet with a diamond charm and a crescent moon.
Fine line bracelet and moon tattoo on wrist
Fine line black tattoo of two hands forming a heart above a chain, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hands forming a heart over a chain on ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a crescent moon face and dangling dot chains and drops, tattooed on a lower leg.
Crescent moon mandala with dotwork on calf
Black and grey tattoos of lungs with branching airways and flowers on both forearms, with a small chain motif near the wrists.
Lungs and flowers on both forearms
Drawn tattoo design of a pocket watch and chain on a blue and purple galaxy background with stars, with handwritten script, shown on paper.
Pocket watch on a galaxy design
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon with lace-like detail, beaded strands, a star and a pentagram charm, set over a purple and blue watercolour wash.
Crescent moon with pentagram charm
Black line drawing of a botanical tattoo design with poppy flowers, dotwork and paisley-like ornaments, with dangling drop chains, on a white background.
Poppy and mandala tattoo design
Woman with silver metallic temporary tattoos of feathers, a chain, mandala bands and lotus motifs on her upper arms and forearms, seated on a beach.
Silver metallic temporary tattoos on arms
Black and grey fine line mandala dreamcatcher tattoo with dangling feathers and beaded chains on a person's upper arm.
Mandala and feather dreamcatcher on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with exposed gears, Roman numerals and a chain, on the forearm against a stone wall.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a crescent moon with a woman's face in profile, a black cat sitting on the crescent, and blue beaded chains below.
Crescent moon and black cat on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and a gold beaded chain ending in a fleur-de-lis pendant, across the back of a hand.
Red rose and beaded chain on the hand
Black ink drawing of an ornate lace-style design with a central heart, leaves, and hanging beaded drops, shown on pale paper.
Lace heart ornament design drawing