Frame tattoo ideas

357 photos and flash · 47% Neo-trad, 18% Traditional · Thigh most common

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Traditional style colour tattoo of a green pickle inside an ornate gold scrollwork frame with a banner reading The Pickle, on the calf.
Green pickle in an ornate frame on a leg
Traditional colour tattoo of a cartoon couple within a gold-edged heart frame with red roses, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon couple in heart frame on thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh showing a cartoon couple kissing inside an ornate scrolled frame, with a red and blue poisoned apple skull and purple beads.
Snow White kiss in ornate frame on thigh
Hourglass tattoo on the forearm with an ornate grey frame and purple and blue galaxy sand dotted with white stars.
Galaxy hourglass on a forearm
Collage of four Dalmatian puppy tattoos on skin, including a large coloured piece with two puppies in an ornate frame beside a blue rose, and three smaller black line designs.
Dalmatian puppy tattoos in a collage
Traditional style tattoo of a raccoon in an ornate oval frame with green leaves, on the top of a foot.
Raccoon in a frame on a foot
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a horned animal skull framed by fine geometric lines on the forearm.
Horned animal skull with geometric lines
Hand-drawn lettering design reading 'Bind my wandering heart to thee' in black marker on pale blue paper, a lettering sketch with no body placement shown.
Hand-lettered 'Bind my wandering heart to thee' design
Neo-traditional tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow, set in a gold scrolled heart frame with pearls, on the upper thigh.
White cartoon cat in a gold and lilac heart frame
Side by side view of a forearm tattoo of an Art Nouveau woman in a flowing dress inside a circular floral frame, shown as black linework on the left and full colour on the right.
Art Nouveau woman with flowers on forearm
Pencil drawing of two skulls meeting within an ornate heart-shaped frame with scrollwork, shaded in black and grey on a sepia background.
Two skulls within an ornate heart
Black and grey tattoo of a couple under an umbrella inside an ornate scrolled frame, with small red accents, on the side of the body.
Umbrella couple in an ornate frame
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing two cartoon dogs, Lady and Tramp, inside an ornate orange and teal scrolled frame.
Lady and Tramp in an ornate frame on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing two red roses around an ornate grey oval frame holding a graveyard scene under a teal sky.
Roses and graveyard in an ornate frame on upper arm
Colour tattoo on the chest of a person showing a pink rose with petals inside an ornate silver frame, with grey dotwork mandala wings and a purple heart gem below.
Jewelled rose frame with dotwork mandala on chest
Greyscale pencil drawing of a realistic rose with beads of a rosary draped over its stem, set inside a decorative oval frame, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Realistic rose and rosary in an ornate oval frame
Black Nine Inch Nails logo in a square frame with dripping lines running down a forearm, shown in a close photograph.
Nine Inch Nails logo on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash design of a red-haired mermaid with teal tail, fish and a banner reading SIREN, with an anchor and wave tattoo on her arm.
Mermaid with banner reading Siren
Neo-traditional tattoo of a silhouetted couple dancing inside an ornate cameo frame with blue gems, on the thigh.
Silhouetted couple in an ornate frame on thigh
Colour tattoo of three rabbits in blue and red clothing inside a gold scrolled frame with a heart, on the thigh.
Storybook rabbits in an ornate frame on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a meerkat in a gilded oval frame with a meerkat sculpture on top and a Simples banner, on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Meerkat portrait in a gilded frame on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat's face inside a pink and lace-edged frame, with scrolls above, on the forearm.
Cat portrait in a lace frame on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo in a rectangular frame reading The Truth is rarely pure and never simple, placed on the back of a woman's neck.
Boxed quote on the back of the neck
Neo-traditional tattoo of a white profile silhouette inside a black ornate frame filled with purple and blue galaxy shading, on the thigh, with a small wrist tattoo visible.
Galaxy silhouette in ornate frame on thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a blue and black ornate frame, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon white cat in an ornate frame on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey dog in an ornate gold frame, with a red flower, green leaves and paw prints on the lower leg.
Dog portrait in gold frame with red flower
Black and grey line drawing of a large-eyed black cat inside a lace oval frame, with peonies and leaves below, as a tattoo design.
Black cat in lace frame with peonies
Black and grey tattoo across the upper back of three heart-shaped frames with script names, with a blue star and a smaller heart above.
Three hearts with script names on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas inside an ornate scrolled frame with skulls, on the side of a person's ribs.
Jack and Sally in an ornate frame on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of an hourglass with a glowing amber top bulb and a bare tree in the lower bulb, shown on the upper arm.
Realistic hourglass with bare tree on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a female profile silhouette, with flowing hair forming a castle, inside a lilac ornate cameo frame on the outer thigh.
Silhouette cameo with castle on thigh
Colour tattoo of a spired castle under a green smoky sky with a skull cloud, set in an ornate gold frame with a Deathly Hallows symbol, on the outer thigh.
Castle in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat in a top hat, monocle and bow tie inside a beaded oval frame on the upper arm.
Cat in top hat and monocle in a frame
Colour tattoo of a long-haired cat in a scalloped oval frame with a pink background and a banner reading BIXBY, on the upper arm.
Cat portrait in oval frame on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey robot wearing a bowler hat and bow tie, framed by ornate scrollwork on the upper arm.
Robot in bowler hat and bow tie on upper arm
Colourful tattoo on a forearm of a sunrise over mountains and a winding river, set inside an ornate grey shaded frame.
Mountain landscape in an ornate frame on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos of ornate mirror frames on an upper arm and a thigh, one framing a seated woman and one framing a skull with roses.
Ornate frame tattoos in black and grey
Colour realism portrait tattoo on an upper arm, set in an ornate red and orange circus-style frame with a monkey, an elephant and a peacock, and lettering reading Michael Jackson.
Circus-framed portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey flash design of a cat's face inside an ornate heart-shaped border of dots and lace-like linework, with no body placement shown.
Cat face in an ornate heart frame
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate oval frame enclosing a dark silhouette, on the inner forearm of a person holding an artichoke.
Ornate frame with dark silhouette on a forearm
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a cat in a blue and orange heart frame above a pink bow, with a banner, on the outer thigh.
Cat in a heart frame on a thigh
Colour tattoo on a calf of a red rose above a hand in a stained glass style oval, set within a gold ornate frame with a red gem at the base, in neo-traditional style.
Stained glass rose in an ornate frame on a calf
Black and grey cameo tattoo of a woman in profile with a ponytail and flowers in her hair, set in an ornate frame on the calf.
Cameo silhouette of a woman on a calf
Neo-traditional style illustration of a bison head built from layered mandala patterns in orange, teal and red, set within a decorative border.
Ornate bison head mandala illustration
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a stitched zombie pony with a rainbow mane, framed in a beaded oval with bats, on the forearm.
Zombie pony in a bat-filled frame
Black and grey dotwork tree with spreading roots and star-like flecks inside a rectangular frame, on the inside of a forearm.
Tree and roots in a dotwork frame on a forearm
Two neo-traditional tattoos of cats in top hats and bow ties, set in ornate frames, on the calves of two people.
Two dressed cats in frames on calves
Neo-traditional thigh tattoo of an ornate black frame holding handwritten script, with swallows and red roses below.
Script frame with birds and roses on a thigh