bits and pieces of me




Well, the secrets out. I am a crazy quilting, embroidering, crafty girl who has mutilated her body in several ways.
The nose stud came first, when I was about 23. I also have eight holes in my ears - this is where the mutilation part comes in - most were done with a bottle of gimlet and a safety pin when I was a STUPID teen. Man, they hurt. Enough holes for you to wear all your new earrings at once SharonB!!
Then came the the pisces tattoo. Got that when I was 24. It's nice to see it actually, as I don't spend alot of time trying to look at my lower back, FYI, it is really hard trying to take a decent piccie of your own back.
The last tattoo is on my inner ankle. It is a celtic knot, with the birth signs of my kids around the outside, and Robs and mine in the middle. Both were designed by me.
I love body art and piercing, and it is only my 'not fit for public display' figure that keeps me from further embellishing myself. On a forum I visit a quilter had blanket stitch done on patches down her arm. You could take this one step further and put studs where beads would be. Come on ladies....live your art!!! haha

3 comments:

Digitalgran said...

No wonder we like the same things Jo. I'm a Pisces too.
I don't have tatoos yet(s)just one hole in each ear.

Mary-Frances said...

well there you go! I'm a crazy quilter and have a tatoo too! I actually think embellishers embellish whatever they can...don't you?

Charlene ♥ NC said...

Oh, so that's it? - "embellishers embellish whatever they can" Never thought of it that way! I'd love to have more, too, but talk about body being out of shape... you're a model compared to me! Go for it. The ones you have are great. Did the same person do them both? The only piercings I have are five holes in one ear and three in the other. I don't have my tats (5) posted anywhere, but I'll share the link with you when I do if you'd like to see. Broken heart, angel, peace with chameleon and mind/body/spirit kanji symbol, sun/moon, and phoenix (had a rose and a spider removed from YEARS ago).