its time...

to get a new tattoo!!!!! i don't have the cash yet to get one so i am saving every bit i can and i think for christmas i will be buying myself a christmas tattoo! eep!

now, i have been contemplating what to get for some time... ever since my last tattoo of my daisy's i wanted to get more, it is that addicting!

right after i got them tattooed, a friend of mine wanted me to draw her another tattoo and i was more then thrilled do to it. here is what i drew her. i feel in love with it and really liked how it came out. it got my mind turning on what i wanted to get next....

 i love my little harvey oh so much so i knew i wanted another bird. for a while i had been drawing a quail in the style of day of the dead but just wasn't crazy about how it was coming out so i set that idea aside.

i then started doodling lazy eyed susans which i just love. they remind me of my mom as we loved planting them in my little section of the garden when i was little but for some reason i haven't gone back to them. i really like them but think i need to explore that idea further and that will maybe be the tattoo i get after this one!

 after the craft fair on saturday, i sat in front of the computer and searched for images of icelandic poppies and other poppies that are similar. i already have california poppies on my right shoulder and i just love all types of poppies and they make me so happy that i wanted to get more of them. while drawing the mister cuddled up right next to me and really liked the drawing so far which always makes me really happy.

sorry about the quality, taking a picture of pencil is hard

i look up to the mister so much when it comes to art. he is beyond fantastic and i admire his style and his work so much that his approval of my work makes me feel like i can conquer the world, silly i know but it is so true. anyways, he suggested a quail again and i still do love them so much. growing up in the sticks of northern california i was constantly surrounded by them and adored the little family unit scuttling across out dirt road all lined up in a row. i found an image and started at it....

rough sktetch

and i love it already. i ran out of room but that is okay. i can redraw it on a bigger paper and finish her up and figure out the placement of both the poppies and quail. i love it because i am a true californian lady, born and breed :)

now just to figure out where this sucker is gonna go! most likely on my left arm but i have to finish it all up and then have the mister draw it on me to make sure i love it.

i have a few other drawings i have done for other ladies and will be sharing those now and then, i think i just needed too take this leap and swho you my work first, i am a bit nervous. i love getting emails from lovely ladies wanting me to sketch them a tattoo! don't be shy! hehe


oh, i just opened up a twitter! come join me and lets tweet ;D

xo,
cb

a beautiful day for a tattoo filled with love

hi :) hope everyone had a great weekend! it was fantastic to say the least! the weather was amazing and of course i got my tattoo! saturday morning we hopped on gilbert and rode to the farmers market and then made our way out to tattoo tuesday in the outer sunset of san francisco. we drove the bug and we decided to take the scenic route through golden gate park...while we were driving we both really really missed living in the city...the one thing we truly regret is going to the park e.v.e.r.y. weekend. we would lay out our mexican blanket by the garfield statue (the american president not the cat..hehehe) and just hang out and people watch or throw the baseball around...truly one of the best things about san francisco is golden gate park...so i wanted to show you some of the pictures i snapped while we purred through golden gate park in gladys...(if you have ever rode in an old vw bug purring is  the perfect adjective to describe the sound they make!)

in the window of the tattoo shop they have a seal dressed in a sweater which has become the mascot of the neighborhood...it is just so cute! i never like bringing my camera while tattooing...just something i have never really liked so here are some shots the next day of my tattoo after the dressing came off and was cleaned. we ended up using my original art...sam played with the images as we thought we would combine two of the designs but the first and more simpler one looked best with the rest of my designs.

i am very very happy with them. they are so happy and they are something that represents the mister to me without being so literal..he is born in november and his birth flower is a daisy so this is my rendition of a daisy! we added some more of my flowers on my left shoulder as i really liked how my dogwood is hugging the daisy. too see more of my tattoos here is my last post on my other tattoos

now my mind is turning on what and where to get the next one! oh i can't wait!!!

xo,
cb

tattoo time!

just a quik post....so excited cause i just scheduled a tattoo appointment for jan. 15th with my favorite lady sam. love her to pieces!!!! here is the post showing my most recent tattoo's. i am getting a daisy on either side of my shoulder...on the front at the joint...if that makes any sense. the mister drew my little design on me last night and it looked perfect!!! the mister's birth flower is a chrysanthemum which is a type of daisy and i have been wanting to get something that represented him so i thought it made sense with the rest of my designs...january can't come soon enough!!!!

i am not going to get the wrist tattoo's like i had planned...i have really thought about it and it seems like that area fades quicker then most areas and i wasn't crazy about my day of the dead birds i designed...i am thinking a little higher up like almost near my elbow joint...but i haven't decided what yet...

well a friend sent me this link that i thought was supr funny...thought i would share since it is appropriate ..click here...hehehe 


well i hope you all have an amazing weekend! the mister and i have a bike ride and picnic date tomorrow and then sunday is craft day for me!!


enjoy my lovelies!!!


xo,
cb

tattoo tuesday!

just wanted to let you all know i am featured on danielles blog sometimes sweet for her tattoo tuesday post! yayayayayay i am so excited and doing a little wiggle in my chair as i type this!!! i had soo much fun writing and glad to share it with everyone!

xoxoxo,
cb

so fresh...

saturday was excellent! rode our bikes out to the outer sunset for my 12 noon tattoo appt. with sam @ tattoo tuesday. i am always so happy to walk through those doors and give sam a huge hug. she is the sweetest person and i love talking up a storm with her while she works away at my skin :D she is excellent to work with and she always has great ideas. i went in to the shop with the intent to just add more of the flowers i already had on my shoulder up my neck but came out with much more and i couldn't be MORE happy!

 i brought in a pattern that i have been working on and really liked a pair of flowers i have been staring at for the past month. typically before i get a tattoo the mister draws it on me so that i know before hand that i am ready to get it on me permanently but this time around it wasn't successful and i was stumped on how to change it... i showed her the flowers and she got down to work. went to the printer and made larger versions of the flowers and made temporary tattoos to stick on my body...she did her thing and one glance in the mirror i fell in love! she touched up the tattoo on my arm and 2 1/2 hours later i was finished...we said our good byes and told her i would be back very soon...christmas present maybe?? we had a great ride through the park and went to the fly bar to eat a shroom pizza and a couple beers...snooped around the local thrift store and then rode home...a great saturday in my eyes...hope you had a fabulous saturday and a rest of your sunday!

xo,
cb

triple yay!

the next few days i have some fun stuff planned. tonight is the marina and the diamonds concert. yay! if you have not heard of her check this video out...i am not a robot  this is one of my favorites...she is probably the most poppy music that i listen too but i can't get enough..i like her so much! it is going to be a late show and probably will get no sleep but soo worth it!

on saturday i have a tattoo appointment to extend an existing tattoo. i am getting a small bunch of flowers going up my neck. my last three tattoos have been designed by me and have all been tattooed by the wonderful sam at tattoo tuesday. she is truly amazing and does excellent work...i will go to her until there is no more space to tattoo..hehe on top of the tattoo the bike ride out to the shop is always a fun bike ride...double whammy!

have a great night!!

xo,
cb

P.S. a fun new post to come saturday...stay tuned..... :D