Inkspiration

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Today Post : Tell us about your birth marks, scars tattoos, piercings.

I have had most of my birth marks removed.

I had a nasty mole on my face, which I had removed a couple of years ago and I did blog about it.  

I always worried about it and finally had it removed when I knew it was getting bigger.

Tongue Piercing

I love body art and I have six tattoos. 

A friendship tattoo on my shoulder blade (my bestie has an identical one), a spider on my foot, a Chinese symbol on my neck, my girls' names on my wrists and a garden half-sleeve in progress.  


I also have a tongue piercing, which I remove from time-to-time, as my mood changes and plenty scars.

Friendship Tattoo with my BFF

Tattooathan March 2013

Spot the Temporary Ink

Unlike my fucking kick-arse temporary tattoos that you can win on my blog, South Africa is holding a 2013 Tattooathon.

The Tattooathon is about getting inked, having fun and doing it for a good cause: helping kids beat cancer!

During March 2013, Tattooathon will be colouring skin around SA.

Why I hear you say?

Firstly, it’s for a good cause, namely CHOC.

The CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA was established in 1979 by a parent group in Johannesburg. The organisation does not receive funding from government and rely heavily on donations from caring corporates, individuals and parents of children with cancer. Donations and fund raising projects like Tattooathon are therefore the lifeblood of the organisation.

Secondly, if you’ve got a tattoo you’ll know that familiar itch of looking for an excuse to get another one.


Last year, the first Tattooathon raised over R70,000.00, sprouted from a simple idea: encourage people to get tattooed, raise funds for kids battling cancer and alter the stigma attached to having a tattoo. From concept to money in the bank, this outcome was achieved in 5 weeks. This level on enthusiasm lead the organisers to fully embrace the possibility that the Tattooathon event could, in fact, become more than a fun local event.

Go book your tattoo appointment HEREwith one of the many artists and studios involved in the Tattooathon.

If you're not feeling brave enough to get permanently inked, you can always just DONATE your hard earned dosh towards the cause and I will send you one of my awesome temporary tattoos - just cause you can't have enough ink on your bod!

All you have to do is let me know you donated and I'll send you one for FREEEEEEE.
 

Impractical Jokers

I love this show.

Impractical Jokers is consistently hysterical and the blokes in it are such great sports and all-round funny guys. 

Essentially, it's four pals that dare each other to do practical jokes in public and whoever doesn't do what the others say, they had to do an even worse forfeit!

Take a Lookie and lemmie know what you think.

Don't forget to enter my Tattoo Competition

Bloggers Ink Challenge

So my lovelies...

...Last week I asked my awesome fellow Bloggers to send me pictures and stories about their tattoos so I could make a post about it.  I was surprised to get so many emails and pictures.   Thank you to all of you who shared your ink with us.

I love tattoos and I love the stories behind them as most people that get ink'd, have thought long and hard about where and why.

Take a look at the Blogger's ink below and then head on to my side bar poll and VOTE for the one you love the best!  Remember fuckwads, its not just about the tattoo's design and its unique awesomeness - its about the meaning behind the ink too! 

I'll announce the Blogger Ink Challenge Winner next week

(the html on this post has been a fucking nightmare!)

Here are are the Awesome Ink'd Bloggers in the running :

1 - Angel
has a few tattoos and has a specific story for each one of them.   "I love dragons"

2 - Another dragon. 
"I just needed it that day"

3 - Damien
An angel's gotta have wings, right? "I switched it up by including my son's name in a scroll in the middle". 

4 - "The Cupcake Lady"

5 - ADHD Awareness Ribbon
"A huge part of my life"

6 - "Strawbreez" 
This was my son's nickname when he was little"

7 - Pinky and The Geek
"Last year coming out of a broken and destructive marriage was very very hard.
I could not have done it without my Guardian Angels.
I have some amazing people in my life who helped me through and always look out for me".

8 -  "My sons name in binary code around my wrist"

9 - "A tribute to my parents. 
My mom is a artist and my dad is a photographer".

10 -  Dazee Dreamer
"July of this year I got one for my husband. It is on my right leg towards the ankle. She even added his initials at the bottom in lower case. If you didn't know they were his initials you can't even tell. I love this tattoo".

11 - Dazee Dreamer
"One month ago I got my last one. (until I have another grandbaby) It is of 2 baby tigers with the one comforting the other. I got them in purple because it is my favorite color. I got this one because I feel like a protector. It is on my left arm up by the shoulder".

12 - Dazee Dreamer "My second tattoo is 3 butterflies for each of my kids. I let them pick out the butterfly they wanted and the color they wanted it. The red one is my daughter and the blue and green are my sons. They are on my right leg upper calf.

13 - Akelamalu "Mine's an orchid on my right shoulder and I had it done just before my 40th birthday. I'd always wanted a tatt but couldn't pluck up the courage until then. I persuaded my friend to have one too. The guy who did all David Beckham's tatts did mine - now you can't get an appointment with him unless you're loaded!"

14 was removed as it was a duplicate of No. 10 (don't worry if you've voted for 14, I will count no. 10 and no. 14 together)

15 - "The first on I got was just the flower vine.
About 6 months later added 4 little butterflies. One butterfly for each grandchild I have. (with room to add more) They are on my left leg upper calf".

16 - EnVii
 "A sleeping baby , my daughters name and the day she passed away.. it represents her always being with me"

17 - EnVii. My sons name and his foot prints at birth

18 - Mom In Training - I designed it and got it done while visiting Texas about 5 years ago

19 - Azzazin - The first one is on my right arm. On the inside there's an "O" in runes. O for Odin off course and on the outside, not visible in this picture is my initials also in runes. The "A" stands for knowledge, communication and wisdom and the "E" for eternity, yew and death.

20 - Multinational Maniac
The second one is on the back of my neck, it's Eris's apple of discord and means the world to me as Eris is my favourite goddess! . Eris is the Greek goddess of chaos and discord and on the apple it says "Kallisti" in Greek, which means "For the fairest".

21 - SAHMadness
"The first one is of my wings while I was pregnant (I didnt GET the tatt while pregnant, just of my tatt when I was preggers).  The second pic is of my 42 tattoo, because I'm a big fan of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"

22 - Steven "I have 6 tats. I have 4 kids and I have a swallow bird for each other them tatted on me. It means family, and freedom to me. I always have them with me".

23 - Ange - a picutre drawn by her boys which she turned into a tattoo on her foot.  Genius!

24 - AmyLK
"The one that says Jakes is my nickname for my son and the little butterfly on the J represents my mom guarding him from heaven.  This one is on my left shoulder as close to my heart as I could get it without, well you know putting it on my boob.

25 - AmyLK

"My right calf and is a replica of a magnet I found in Hawaii.  This reminds me of Hawaii and my hopes of getting back there.  SOON!"

26 - Dust Bunny in the Wind
"This is my dragon that's on my thigh. He's my shield".

(If you want to vote for 26 or 27 leave a comment below. 
Unfortunately I cannot edit the poll to add these two late entries, as votes have already been cast and I don't wanna loose those ones).

27 - Muffin Monster
"There's not a big story behind it, I wanted a rose. Originally I wanted it on my stomach but I was convinced it wouldn't look so nice if I had kids. So I wanted the rose, and then picked out some trible bitties from some flash, because that's what everyone had. Except everyone else got Butterflies usually. Then I said I wasn't sure I wanted it on my lower back, I said I wanted it somewhere else and was almost convinced by someone to get it across my shoulders but luckily the tattooist said that would be stupid".

Do Bloggers Get Ink'd?

Its the Blogger Tattoo Challenge.



Most of you know I love tats.  There is nothing sexier than a well designed, well placed ink on yer body.  I have five tats now and love all of them.  They all mean something special to me. 

So do Bloggers get ink'd?  Show me yours!

Its a challenge, email me your rockin' tattoos and a wee bit about why you got it and where it is (because some pictures are a little vague)

I'll then compile a post presenting of all of my Bloggy friends' ink on my blog.  Just know, there will be voting involved and a PRIZE.  Oh I know, you Fuckers love prizes.

You can remain anonnomous if you wish, I know some of you have some really "intimate" places that are ink'd.

Go for it!!!

Email me info@redpepa.za.net

Got Ink'd

My Boerewors and I went for our ink today and got matching amazing tattoos.  the girls came with us and were facinated by the entire process of getting tattoos. 

My Boerewors decided on plain black ink and I went for white ink. 

The white ink takes a while to "develop" so what you see in the pix is the purple of the transfer but when thats washed off, only the white ink will remain.  Its very subtle and I like it.  I may need to go for some touch- ups once I can "see" it properly as its difficult to see how complete it is right now.  I not 100% happy with the definition so far...

But all-in-all I'm happy.  I can't wait  for the colour to "pop" and see my tats.  Here are some pictures:

Megan and her ink (don't worry its just a transfer)

Riaan's Right Arm

Riaan's Left Arm

My Right Wrist

My Left Arm (still bleeding)