Ribbon tattoo ideas

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Traditional style tattoo of three banners reading SLOTH LOVE CHUNK above a bitten chunk of food, with red and blue shapes, on the inner upper arm.
Sloth Love Chunk banners on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style samurai in horned helmet and armour covering a full sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with blossom above the shoulder.
Samurai in armour full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a lion's head with a full mane, a clawed paw at the forearm, and cream blossoms wrapped around a pale band.
Lion and blossom sleeve on the arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bouquet of blue and pale flowers tied with a ribbon, on the upper arm, with partial tattoos visible at the edges.
Blue flower bouquet tied with ribbon on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a raven perched in front of a moon, with a ribbon and an ornate pocket watch, on an upper arm.
Raven and pocket watch on upper arm
Black silhouettes of marching soldiers with barbed wire and red and blue ribbon elements on an upper arm tattoo, set against red and grey clouds.
Marching soldier silhouettes with barbed wire on upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of an orange awareness ribbon with black script reading Hope, flanked by grey and white feathered wings.
Winged orange ribbon with Hope script
Colour traditional tattoo of a feathered headdress with beaded bands and ribbons across the upper arm and shoulder.
Feathered headdress tattoo on upper arm
A woman in a white strapless gown holds a bouquet of yellow roses and succulents, with colourful neo-traditional portrait tattoos covering her upper arms and forearms.
Colourful portrait sleeve on upper arms
Shaded double infinity knot tattoo in grey with a red ribbon band across it, on the upper arm.
Double infinity knot on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass wrapped in a swirling ribbon with stars, on the shoulder and upper arm.
Compass and stars on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox head in a diamond frame with dotwork shading, flowers and a tied ribbon, on the upper arm.
Fox and flowers in a diamond frame
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bundle of herbs with stippled leaves and small flower sprigs, on the upper arm.
Herb bundle tied with ribbon on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white flowers, with teal and white swirls, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Art Nouveau woman upper arm sleeve
Black and grey hatched tattoo of a profile face wrapped in a spiralling ribbon on the upper arm.
Profile face wrapped in ribbon on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon fawn, rabbit and skunk among flowers, with a ribbon scroll, on an upper arm.
Cartoon forest animals and ribbon on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pale blue diamond with orange banners reading SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND, on the upper arm.
Diamond with Shine On You Crazy Diamond banners
Traditional tattoo sleeve on the upper arm showing a mermaid holding a bouquet, a red heart, pink roses, a skull and a blue rose, outlined in black.
Mermaid and heart sleeve on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of open scissors with a dark blue ribbon and small stars on the upper arm, with pink shading.
Scissors and ribbon on an upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of an ornate key wrapped in a red-outlined ribbon reading ALOHOMORA, with four sparkle stars, on an upper arm.
Key and Alohomora banner on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of an anatomical heart with blue and red vessels and banners reading 'You are the blood in my veins' on an upper arm.
Anatomical heart with banner scroll
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped padlock with a key and ribbon on the upper arm, with a small star below.
Heart padlock and key on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an arm of the word Hope in black script above a pink and teal ribbon looping through a black heart outline.
Hope script, ribbon and heart on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a multicoloured yarn skein pierced by yellow knitting needles, with a black outline of thread and a ribbon reading one stitch at a time.
Yarn skein and knitting needles with "one stitch at a time"
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a blue police box with red ribbons and red flowers with green leaves, on an upper arm.
TARDIS, red flowers and ribbon on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of purple roses, orange and pink flowers and a heart locket tied with ribbon in a bouquet on an upper arm.
Purple rose and flower bouquet with ribbon on arm
Back view of a person in a cream halter top, showing a shaded grey bow tattoo near the neck and small fine line marks on the upper arm.
Bow tattoo on upper back and fine marks on arm
Grey shaded unicorn head with a teal ribbon bow, framed by a fine line botanical wreath, tattooed on the upper arm.
Unicorn head in a botanical wreath
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull and pocket watch with roses and leaves across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and pocket watch on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a bunch of flowers and leaves tied with a ribbon, on the upper arm of a person wearing a blue top.
Traditional flower bouquet on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional sugar skull tattoo with dark red roses, a green vine and a spade on the upper arm.
Sugar skull with roses on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses with a ribbon-like swirl and a small butterfly on an upper arm.
Two realistic roses on an upper arm
Traditional colour sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with an eagle, crown, sunrise and rose above a banner reading MOM.
Traditional colour arm sleeve with eagle and rose
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses with water droplets and leaves on an upper arm, with a ribbon swirl running behind them.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of three arrows tied together with a cord on the upper arm, with grey shading on the fletching.
Three arrows bound with cord on upper arm
Realistic black and grey pocket watch with pink cherry blossoms and a white ribbon, tattooed on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and cherry blossom on an upper arm
A wing made of musical staff lines and notes, with a red ribbon and the script words Fly from the inside, tattooed on an upper arm.
Musical wing and script quote on upper arm