Chain tattoo ideas

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Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs of discs and pendants on a hand, wrist and chest, styled to look like jewellery.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos
Black ink lace-style butterfly tattoo with dangling chain details on the chest beneath the bust, in a blackwork and fine line style.
Black lace butterfly tattoo under the bust
Two black ink mandala tattoos in a side by side photo: a sun with chain drapes on the chest, and a crescent moon with chain drapes on the upper back.
Sun and crescent moon mandala tattoos
Black and grey pencil drawing of a pocket watch on a chain with two scroll banners reading time heals and all wounds, a tattoo flash design with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch with chain and banners
Black fine line geometric tattoo of a vertical symmetrical ornament running down the centre of a person's upper back.
Vertical ornamental motif down the spine
Black and grey tattoo of a raven in flight holding hanging chains with pendants, on the side of a ribcage.
Black and grey raven with chains on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and visible movement, shaded across the forearm.
Pocket watch with Roman numerals on a forearm
Pencil sketch of an ornamental lotus-style tattoo design with beaded details and chain swags running across the page, drawn on paper beside a mechanical pencil.
Ornamental lotus pendant design with chain swags
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull in an hourglass with a chain and lightning background, on a forearm.
Skull hourglass on a forearm
Black and grey feather tattoo with a dotted ornamental anklet design, shown on a bare ankle and foot against a white background.
Feather and dotted anklet tattoo
Black and grey tattoo covering a forearm, beside a bunch of keys on a chain and a gold-toned chain bracelet on the wrist.
Tattooed forearm with keys and chain bracelet
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus mandala with dotted chain lines below, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Lotus mandala with dotted chain design
Pencil and red-coloured drawing of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, wrapped in chains and framed by three red roses and grey leaves, shown as a tattoo design.
Pocket watch and roses tattoo design
Black script tattoo reading Just Breathe with pink beaded chains and a triangle motif on the top of a foot, above a sandal strap.
Just Breathe script with beaded chains on foot
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with dangling dot chains and drops, sitting on the centre of the chest below a pink sweatshirt.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the chest
Realism tattoo of red roses, a pocket watch and sheet music with black and grey scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder.
Roses, pocket watch and sheet music on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and swirling smoke shading on the forearm, shown from two angles.
Pocket watch and swirls on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird on a branch with pink peonies, green leaves, a beaded chain, a skull and a key, on an upper arm.
Hummingbird, peonies and key on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with a clover and blackletter text reading et virtute, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and clover on upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a spread-winged owl gripping a pocket watch on a chain, presented as a tattoo design sketch.
Owl with pocket watch design
Dark brown henna-style ornamental design across the back of a hand, wrist and fingers, with a dangling chain motif and dotted linework.
Henna-style hand and finger design
Black and grey realism tattoo of three dog tags on a beaded chain, with the words Love, Laugh and Live, across the side of the ribs.
Dog tags on a beaded chain on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a round-eyed owl perched on a branch with a hanging locket, on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Owl on a branch with a pendant on the thigh
Black line drawing of an ornate moth design with a skull on its body, lace-patterned wings and hanging beaded chains.
Ornate moth with skull and beaded chains
Close view of a small black fine line tattoo on the side ribs of a person lying down in a white ribbed bodysuit with cut-out sides.
Fine line tattoo on the side ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with black hair, a red patterned bandana, gold chain earrings and a plaid collar, placed on the forearm.
Woman portrait with red bandana on a forearm
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with script text on a woman's upper back, shown with gold chain body jewellery.
Sunflower and script tattoo on upper back
Pencil sketch of a lantern with a candle, surrounded by leaves and berries, drawn on tracing paper as a tattoo design.
Lantern and foliage design sketch
Two matching forearm tattoos in black ink: a sun with a face and dotted chain drapery on the left arm, and a crescent moon with a face on the right arm, in a dotwork style.
Sun and moon tattoos on two forearms
Black lettering design of a two-line quote about an anchor and wings, with a hanging chain, a small anchor and a bird silhouette, shown on a plain white background.
Anchor and wings quote lettering design
Black ink line drawing of a pocket watch, two roses and leaves linked by a beaded chain, on cream paper beside two black pens.
Pocket watch, roses and chain line drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a beaded anklet with a dangling shaded star charm on the ankle.
Star charm anklet tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of an owl perched on a branch beside blossom, with a banner reading ALL ROADS LEAD HOME and a compass, in traditional-style linework.
Owl, compass and banner on a limb
Black and grey pencil drawing of a heart-shaped keyhole lock framed by roses and lace ornament, a flash design for a tattoo.
Lock, roses and lace ornament design
Black and grey rosary anklet tattoo on an ankle, with a double strand of beads, a central medallion and a cross hanging down onto the top of the foot.
Rosary anklet tattoo with cross
Black and grey lotus and frangipani flower tattoo with lace-like filigree and hanging chains on the upper back.
Lotus and lace ornament across upper back
Two versions of a black ink botanical tattoo design showing a lotus flower with dotted chain drapes on a parchment-coloured background.
Lotus and dotted chain tattoo design
Realistic coloured tattoo of a red rose with green leaves, black lace and beaded chain on the lower abdomen.
Red rose with lace and beads on the hip
Two traditional style forearm tattoos showing red roses, one with a grey heart padlock and one with a grey key on a beaded chain.
Matching rose, padlock and key tattoos on forearms
Two small black anchor tattoos on the heels of a pair of bare feet, one foot in a sandal and the other wearing woven bracelets.
Matching small anchor tattoos on heels
Black geometric tattoos of diamonds, triangles and lines across the fingers of a hand, with a gold chain bracelet and rings, in a geometric style on the hand.
Geometric finger tattoos on a hand
Black line drawing of an elephant head wearing a feathered headdress, with a medallion, flowers and dotted chains, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Elephant head with feathers and dotted chains
Flash sheet of gold and black metallic temporary tattoo designs, including a feather, crescent moons, arrows, a yin yang, chevrons and the words Love and Believe.
Gold and black metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a chain and leaves across the back of a hand.
Pocket watch and leaves on the hand
Black and grey forearm tattoo of two pocket watches on a chain above two shaded roses with leaves and a small flower below, shown from three angles.
Pocket watches and roses on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a heart-shaped ribcage, a pocket watch with Roman numerals, sprigs of flowers and the script words Your love will be safe with me.
Ribcage heart with pocket watch design
Small black geometric arrow and diamond tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, with a silver body chain draped across it.
Geometric arrow tattoo down the spine
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe and hourglass on the upper arm.
Grim reaper with scythe and hourglass on upper arm