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Tattooed Hippie Pirate Mommas 2014-15 Calendars Ready for Pre-order!

The 2014-2015 Tattooed Hippie Pirate Mommas Calendars are now ready for pre-order! They will be ready by Thanksgiving, if not before. Get 'em while you can.. I don't think they're going to last long. Here are a few of the 32 beautiful moms featured in the two-year calendar. Note: These are not the actual calendar pictures.

All photos by Courts Griner Photography.

Ink on the Brain

Tonight my hubby is getting his pirate ship piece finished by our good friend Derrick. He brought along his girlfriend Whitney, who is the most adorable tatted, pierced hairstylist. We are watching Project Runway while they tattoo in the very freshly, thoroughly sanitized kitchen area.

He is working on this:

This is his second session and i haven't gotten anything. It's hard to keep from getting tattooed when your friend makes house calls!

Anyway, these are the ideas I have for my future ink..

pirate lantern for the back of my left arm to make a 3/4 sleeve starting from my upper shoulder/back. Vintage compass on top of shoulder will have a chain to wrap down around the anchor on my back to tie into my pirate girl piece... add pirate lantern to blend.

i want a shiny little silver pistol and a different style ribbon. right thigh

i'd love a version of this that is smaller... i already have ink on both shoulders and these keys stretch too far up. they're also too big compared to the lock.

love the ribbons and this look for a chest piece. don't like the look of the lock so much or the ends of the keys.

I Feel Symmetrical Again.

Yesterday we spent the entire day at my BFF Michelle and her hubby's for a tattoo party. Our good friend Derrick arrived about 1 pm and tattooed almost until midnight, the rock star.

Here's my latest addition:

A compass rose, sometimes called a windrose, is a figure on a compass, map, nautical chart or monument used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions — North, East, South and West - and their intermediate points. Older sources sometimes use the term "compass star", or stella maris ("star of the sea"), to refer to the compass rose. Compass rose tattoos have been around for hundreds of years. For most of that time, this design was the domain of sailors who wore their tats for a number of reasons. Among the most prominent, seamen believed that a compass rose tat would bring them good luck and ensure that they made it back to shore alive.

Michelle and Jerrime both got outlines for new pieces:

Swallow with ovarian cancer ribbon

Baby crawling. Symbolizes life and it's journey.

Barking Dog (covered up the initials I'd had there for 28yrs). Then the light bulb was added to symbolize my idealism, bright ideas, putting 'light' on every situation. Ha

Someplace Else

Last week for my birthday I visited my friend Derrick in Euless at his shop, Someplace Else Tattoos. He became a good friend of mine when he was working with my husband as his graphic design assistant, and it is just a good time hanging out with him. You know those people that just light up a room? Derrick is one of them. He makes me smile every time I see him.

Since I couldn't go down until late, the shop was pretty empty by the time I arrived, so Derrick and I got to sit down and talk extensively about my tattoo colors and design. I had sent him this and this as a sample, and he came back with this, which was immediately the perfect design in my mind. If you're looking for quality work, go and see him. The shop is clean, the artists are thorough and want to make their clients happy. Tell 'em Stacy sent you.

Here are a few shots of the master preparing to work his magic.

Here is my tattoo just a few days later. I love it. And Derrick, the white is starting to pop like WHOA, in case you were wondering. :)