Stem tattoo ideas

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Coloured drawing of a dragonfly with patterned wings perched on a pink flower with a green stem, drawn as a botanical tattoo design on white paper.
Dragonfly and pink flower design
Black and grey dotwork drawing of wildflower sprigs including daisies, lavender and foxglove-style bells, suited to a botanical tattoo design.
Wildflower sprigs in black dotwork
Black and grey botanical line drawing of an aster-like flower with buds on slender stems, suitable as a flash design for a tattoo.
Aster stems and buds in engraved line
Red line drawing of an open heart outline with three five-petalled botanical flowers along a curling stem, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Heart outline with flowering vine
Black and grey line drawing of two peonies with leaves on pale paper, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two peonies with leaves line drawing
Black and grey line drawing of a botanical flower bouquet with roses, leaves and small buds, shown as a design on a white card over a weathered wooden background.
Botanical flower bouquet flash design
Black ink line drawing of poppies, buds and forget-me-not sprigs on a branching stem, drawn on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Poppies and forget-me-nots flash sketch
Blue line drawing of two roses, buds, a small five-petal flower and leaves on a white background, in an engraved botanical style, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Line drawing of roses and leaves
Pencil-shaded rose design with red ink dripping down the petals, shown as a tattoo flash drawing on a plain white background.
Bleeding rose design
Black ink line drawing of three orchids with buds, hanging chains, teardrop pendants and diamond-shaped gems, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Orchid sprigs with hanging chains and gems
Hand-coloured flash drawing of a small winged figure perched on a large red rose with green leaves, in a traditional bold-outline style.
Winged figure on a red rose flash
Pencil sketch of a stylised flower bud with curled petal tips and a long stem, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Stylised flower bud pencil sketch
Black ink line drawing of a slender olive branch with pointed leaves on a white background, shown as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Olive branch line drawing
Black and grey dotwork design of queen Anne's lace and wildflowers in front of a circle and overlapping triangles, drawn on white paper.
Dotwork botanical flowers with geometric circle
Black and grey botanical drawing of a clover flower head and trefoil leaves on a long curving stem, in the style of a tattoo flash design.
Clover blossom and leaves line drawing
Traditional flash drawing of three blue roses with dark brown leaves tipped in teal, on a parchment-coloured background.
Blue roses and dark leaves flash
Flash sheet of black ink botanical designs, including ferns, leafy sprigs and berry stems, on white paper beside fresh greenery and a brush.
Black ink botanical flash sheet with ferns and sprigs
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a skull with a pompadour hairstyle, framed by lilies, roses and buds, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Skull with pompadour and lilies
Black tribal-style lotus flower design with a curling swirled stem, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal lotus with swirling stem
Line drawing of a rose with leaves and an empty ribbon banner in plum linework on a cream background, a traditional style flash design with no body placement shown.
Rose and blank banner flash design
Black ink line drawing of a daisy on a long stem with two small leaves, shown as a fine line tattoo design on white paper with no body placement visible.
Single daisy on a long stem
Pencil sketch of a small wildflower bouquet with leaves, buds and pale lilac petals on a plain off-white background.
Wildflower bouquet sketch
Black line drawing of two leafy branches curving up from crossed stems at the base, with small dots above, shown as a botanical tattoo design on a white background.
Crossed leafy branches in a V shape
Black line drawing of the words GET AWAY FROM ME, with each letter set on a thin stem with small leaves, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Get away from me lettering on stems
Black silhouette flash design of a butterfly resting beside a five-petalled flower and leaves, with swirling stems, shown on a white background.
Butterfly and flower design
Symmetrical botanical flash design of pink flowers, leaves and gold-brown stems drawn in fine line on a white background.
Pink floral botanical design sketch
Black ink drawing of a lace-patterned floral tattoo design on tracing paper, with a marker pen at the top of the frame.
Lace-style floral design drawn on paper
A sheet of black line and solid silhouette botanical sprig designs with small oval leaves, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement visible.
Leafy sprig flash sheet
Black ink line drawing of a flowering plant with fern-like leaves inside an outlined light bulb, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Flowering plant inside a light bulb
Black and grey fine line drawing of a dandelion seed head with drifting seeds on a long stem, on white paper, in a botanical design.
Dandelion seed head in fine pen line
Line drawing of a wild rose branch with open blossoms, leaves and buds on tracing paper, with pale yellow and pink shading, as a botanical tattoo design.
Wild rose branch with leaves and buds
Pencil-style drawing of a shaded black and grey rose bloom on a thorny green stem with one leaf, shown on plain paper as a tattoo design.
Shaded rose design with green leaf
Pencil drawing of three shaded roses with leaves, buds and thorny stems, shown as a black and grey botanical tattoo design.
Three roses with thorny stems
Fine line botanical drawing of a slender sprig with small blue-violet flowers and a single green leaf on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Small flower sprig design
Black and grey drawing of an ornate four-leaf clover tattoo design with filigree scrolls and dotwork shading on a white background.
Ornate four-leaf clover design in black and grey
Two daffodil flash designs side by side: a coloured version on the left and a black line art version on the right, both in a botanical style.
Daffodil flash designs in colour and line art
Black line drawing of a symmetrical floral ornament with flower heads, scrolls, leaves and dots on a cream background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Symmetrical floral ornament line drawing
Black fine line tattoo design on a cream background, showing outlined flowers, a dotted arc, swirling stems and small dots, with no body placement visible.
Fine line botanical design with dots and swirls
Pencil and ink sketch of a botanical floral design with blossoms, leaves and a trailing vine on white paper, with a thumb at the left edge.
Floral sketch with blossoms and vine
Solid black stylised lotus flower with pointed petals and a long curling stem, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised lotus flower with curling stem
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design: a treble clef formed from twining stems with bell flowers, a calla lily and small blossoms.
Treble clef entwined with flowers
Black line drawing on translucent paper of two chrysanthemums, cherry blossom sprigs and loose petals in a Japanese botanical flash style.
Chrysanthemum and cherry blossom flash sheet
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus flower with swirling inner petals, dotted accents and a trailing stem, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower tattoo design
Fine line drawing of a slender botanical stem with a open flower at the top, small buds and three leaves, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Fine line botanical stem with buds and leaves
Line drawing of a rose, ornate filigree heart and ribbons with leaves, a neo-traditional tattoo design on paper with no body placement shown.
Rose, ornate heart and ribbon design
Black line drawing of a sunflower with a curling stem and two leaves, in a botanical style, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Sunflower line drawing with leaves
Black and grey drawing of a sunflower in a fine line style, shown as a tattoo design on paper, with petals and a stippled centre.
Sunflower drawing in pencil and ink
Botanical tattoo design of a grey shaded rose with purple berries, leaves and thorny stems on a beige background.
Rose and berry sprig design