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Sorry I haven’t posted in a few days. I have been trying to cope with the loss of my grandmother by keeping busy. This evening I have been looking for pictures of red water lilies. Why red water lilies? Since I was about 18 I have been contemplating getting a tattoo. At first I was still in high school and my mom asked me to please respect her enough to not do anything to my body until after I no longer lived with her. So that kept me from getting something ridiculous or cheesy on my ankle. Then time slipped by and I didn’t think about it much. A few years ago I started thinking about it again but I couldn’t decide what I wanted. I want something that has meaning and yet can still be private. The whole family loves to watch shows like Miami Ink and Inked so it was no surprise we watched the LA INK premiere on Tuesday night. I of course had my grandmother on my mind and seeing all these women tattoo artists got me really inspired. So I got out my sketch book thinking some great idea was going to come out of my head. No luck then I started thinking about my grandmothers name Ruby this was her first name but she went by her middle name. I knew she was named Ruby because she was born in July and a ruby is the birthstone. From there I went to look for the July flower. I wasn’t to impressed with the first flower but then I saw that water lilies are an alternative flower. I love water lilies! I then started looking up pictures and realized there are pink and red water lilies. So I just happened to type in Ruby Water Lilies in the search engine and all of the sudden I found all these lilies with the name Ruby. After years of not knowing what I would want I now know exactly what I want to get done. Now I just have to draw up a general idea and get up the nerves to actually do it. So here are some images I found while searching for ruby water lilies. From this entire lily search I also have come up with a wonderful scrapbook page of my grandmother. This just shows me that my grandmother will still always be an inspiration to me.
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Posted in General on August 10th, 2007

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  1. Obsessed with Miami Ink » Blog Archive » Inspired by Tattoo Shows Says:
    August 14th, 2007 at 10:16 am

    [...] think about, because - it’s forever.  Laser removal…ummm…. maybe.  Over at Paper Arts, she’s thinking of getting inspired and getting a tattoo in memory of her Grandmother [...]

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