My little pony tattoo #3 - A permanent home?

[ditavonteesed]

A thread for admiring, chatting about and generally being obsessed with all things tattoo (other chat is also welcome)

[Sleepthief]

I'm going to King of Hearts in new Cross Gate (SE14, I think).

[Gullane]

What a friendly place that looks - and their work is beautiful. Thanks, Sleep. Good luck with your tattoos, it would be great to see how they come along!

[CheshireChat]

How could I have missed the fact there's a tattoo thread on MN?! I'm actually a bit surprised as all the comments I've seen are very judgy.

I'm actually planning my first tattoo, but not decided what I'm getting exactly. I should probably lose some weight first though as I'm guessing it might affect it? Or not ?

[Sleepthief]

Gullane - that's exactly right, the people who run it are just lovely! And all the artists are fantastic. Erik is doing my tattoo. I realise it's a bit further than you might want, but I can recommend them 100%

[ditavonteesed]

:)

[FelixFelix]

Dita I saw it on insta! Is it yours? Love all of Sam's stuff. It's wonderful!!

I've just booked in for a few weeks time with a local apprentice who is a friend of a friend. Love his work so I'm really looking forward to it.

[ditavonteesed]

It is mine, I absolutly love it.
What you getting?

[FelixFelix]

It's fab!

This is what I'm having. I really love it in a cute but weird way

[Dinosaur1991]

Hi everyone! I posted a little while back asking about under the knee pain. Well tattoo has been done (yayyy) it's currently 6 days since I had it done. I just wanted to ask you all about healing and whether anyone else has experienced this. it's taking forever to start peeling and has not started at all yet. Normally I peel in 4 days so this has thrown me! I know it's fine, it itches, no swelling or redness and it does feel like the peeling will start soon but it's felt like that for the last 2 days... I also keep it covered in cling film due to 8 month olds grubby hands but I remembered doing that with my last 2 and they healed at the usual rate!
Sorry about the essay!
Dita- really love that tattoo! It's gorgeous!

[PixieMiss]

I'm looking at getting a lace/mandala type sternum tattoo for my birthday (see pictures attached for vague ideas) and I usually see Steven at Rude Studios in Headingley, Leeds.

I am happy to go to him again but if anyone has any recommendations to check out, I would really appreciate it! I know there are a few local posters on this thread

[WhoAteAllTheDinosaurs]

Resurrecting an old thread a bit here but I am looking to get my first tattoo. It's a really small, simple design but has meaning for me. I still want to go to a reputable, good tattooist though... Can anyone recommend anybody in the Birmingham-Worcester area?