String tattoo ideas

121 photos and flash · 50% Fine line, 11% Botanical · Forearm most common

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Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a tea bag hanging from a string with a small dotted square above, on the forearm.
Tea bag with dotwork shading on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a shaded balloon on a long thin string above the words let it go, on an off-white background, with no body part visible.
Shaded balloon sketch with let it go
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied rosemary sprig on the upper arm, with a wasp near the shoulder and a moth below.
Rosemary sprig and insects on upper arm
Small grey elephant holding a pink heart balloon on a string, in fine line style, on the wrist.
Elephant holding a heart balloon on a wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a balloon shaped like a mouse head with ears, with a thin wavy string, on a person's lower side below the waistband.
Mickey-shaped balloon outline on the side
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a teal spotted cat head with open mouth and paws beside a red balloon, on the calf.
Cat head and red balloon on a calf
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rosemary sprig tied with string, on the inner upper arm.
Rosemary sprig tied with string on an upper arm
Black and grey anchor tattoo with rope detail on the forearm, with a red balloon tied to it by a thin string, in traditional style.
Anchor and red balloon on a forearm
Botanical tattoo of a tied bouquet of lavender and a poppy with a soft pink wash, shown on the upper arm.
Lavender and poppy bouquet on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the Death Star tied to a bunch of bright balloons on a person's lower abdomen, with the shirt pulled up.
Death Star tied to colourful balloons on abdomen
Black line drawing of a violin with ornate scrolls on its body and swirling flourishes on either side, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Violin with scroll flourishes
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm of an astronaut standing on a rocky surface and holding a cratered moon-shaped balloon on a string.
Astronaut with a moon balloon on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head shape with a balloon string curling down, on the inner wrist.
Mickey Mouse balloon on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of a red heart-shaped balloon with a thin black looping string, on the inner wrist and forearm, beside a silver bangle.
Red heart balloon on the inner wrist
Two matching fine line tattoos of an elephant holding a watercolour balloon, one on each of two inner forearms, with the balloons in pink and blue.
Matching elephant and balloon tattoos on forearms
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small balloon with a thin trailing string on the inner forearm.
Small balloon on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of Hello Kitty holding a red heart balloon on the inside of a wrist.
Hello Kitty with heart balloon on wrist
Colour tattoo of a cartoon house with a red chimney lifted by a bunch of lobed, multicoloured balloons on the forearm.
Cartoon house lifted by colourful balloons
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of three faceless figures standing on a ground line, one holding a balloon, on the lower leg.
Three sketched figures and a balloon on a calf
Pencil drawing of a shaded balloon on a long thin string, with the words let it go beneath it, shown as a flash-style design with no body placement.
Balloon on a string with let it go
Black and white flash design of a guitar with a treble clef, musical notes, swirling vines and flower motifs, shown with no body placement.
Guitar with florals and a treble clef
Fine-line tattoo of a hummingbird with a soft watercolour wash in orange, pink, yellow and green, with a small blue and brown anchor hanging from a thin string on the calf.
Watercolour hummingbird and anchor on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a cartoon figure in a striped top sitting on a box and holding a red balloon, on the forearm.
Figure on a box with red balloon
Black and grey fine line tattoo of four origami cranes hanging on dotted strings, photographed on skin.
Origami cranes hanging on dotted strings
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Gibson guitar headstock with tuning pegs and strings, running down the inside of a forearm.
Gibson guitar headstock on a forearm