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Women are special and so is the body art that they choose to decorate themselves with. Over 65% of the tattoos being done today are for the female and we're no longer hiding them. Flowers, butterfly tattoos, angel tattoos, angel wings, heart tattoos, and butterfly wings of various sizes are some of the most popular for women, and one of the more popular locations for tattoos is on the lower back, sexy and visible when you choose, or hidden if it is appropriate for the occasion. The preferable designs for the lower back are tribal tattoos. Other places where we like to be inked are the ankles (usually smaller sized tattoos), foot, the navel area, shoulders (front and back), breast, buttocks, and thighs.

Women do more research and place more thought into their tattoos. We know what we want, where we want it, and the color (or black and white) before we go to the tattoo parlor. This tattoo will be with us for a lifetime and it's an important decision. Picking a special tattoo at the parlor can be a rushed experience and the designs can be limited. With internet sites you can choose the design on your time: shop, buy, download, print. No one is looking over your shoulder, hurrying you.

What prompted this idea to get a tattoo? Usually a woman will make that final decision because of a significant event in her life: marriage, death, divorce, new relationship, new baby, a milestone birthday, a celebration. Based on your reason, you may want to choose a design with a specific meaning. Here are a few ideas.

Butterflies and butterfly wings are two of the most popular tattoos for women. In many cultures these have a spiritual meaning as this symbol stands for the soul and spiritual elevation. The butterfly is feminine, and the design can be small yet still distinct in markings that so that it can easily be placed on the ankle, breast, etc, and be classy.

Next most popular are flowers. Flowers come in many varieties:

• Roses- red for romantic, black for death, yellow for joyfulness, and your own distinctive color that will have a unique meaning just for you
• Hawaiian - while there are several flowers under this category, the Hawaiian flower is generally thought of as a symbol of hospitality and friendship which is why leis are so abundant as welcoming gifts
• Lotus - good fortune, peace
• Hibiscus - the state flower of Hawaii
• Orchid - love, luxury, beauty, strength
• Lily - symbol of purity, in some areas it can symbolize erotic love

Zodiac symbols, another popular female choice, have flowers associated with them:

• Aries - Flower: red poppy, geranium, honeysuckle, hollyhock
• Symbol: Ram
• Taurus - Flower: red rose, daisy, lily, daffodil
• Symbol: Bull
• Gemini - Flower: lilac, azalea, lily-of-the-valley
• Symbol: Twins
• Cancer - Flower: southern magnolia, white poppy, lotus (water lily), iris, carnation (white)
• Symbol: Crab
• Virgo - Flower: astor, chrysanthemum, ivy, fern
• Symbol: Virgin holding sheaves of wheat in her hands
• Leo - Flower: sunflower, dahlia, lily (yellow), poppy (red), marigold, heliotrope
• Symbol: Lion
• Libra - Flowers: roses (white or pink), daisies, violets, asters, orchids
• Symbol: Scales of justice
• Scorpio - Flower: anemone, heather, gardenia
• Symbol: Scorpion
• Sagittarius - Flower: peony, mums, hydrangeas, dahlias
• Symbol: the Hunter (archer) and a mythical half man/half horse
• Capricorn - Flower: carnation (red), camellia, orange blossom, baby's breath, magnolia
• Symbol: Sea-goat
• Aquarius - Flower: bird of paradise, gladiola, tiger lily, trillium
• Symbol: Man pouring water (the Water Bearer)
• Pisces - Flower: orchid, lilac, wisteria, lotus, poppy (white), pansy
• Symbol: Fish

As you can see there can be hundreds of choices in tattoo designs for women. Doing your research before you go to the tattoo artist is fun and exciting. Find that special tattoo that has a significant meaning for you and enjoy.

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Wedding Flowers

Wedding flowers are the expressions of your inner self and the love that the groom and the bride have for each other as witnessed by their friends and family.

The Essentials of Wedding Flowers

The choice of flowers which to be used for the wedding depends on the message that the soon to be wife and husband would want to say.

 So what are the must-haves on your wedding that involve your wedding flowers? All wedding florists ensure these things. You cannot do away with your church wedding without these.

You would need flowers to be placed at the entrance, aisle and the altar. You would also need flowers at the reception which includes the entrance, and table centerpieces. Both the cake table and the guest book table also need beautifully decorated flowers. There must also be flowers at the top of the wedding cake.

At home where the wedding photographer starts taking pictures, there have to be flowers properly arranged with the gown, shoes and all the other wedding symbols.

Aside from the bridal bouquet, the maid of honor and all the bridesmaids should have their own individual bouquets, too. The wedding attendants may also have flowers. The headpieces of the maid of honor and the bridesmaids also are made of flowers. The flower girls’ flower basket and headpiece must not be forgotten. The bride also has a different bouquet to be thrown away. This throwaway bouquet is usually given as complimentary by most florists.

Corsages must also be prepared for the mothers, grandmothers and usherettes while buttonholes/boutonnieres are for the groom’s attendants, best man, grandfathers, fathers, drivers and ushers.

There are a few guide questions in choosing your wedding flowers. “What is the season of our wedding? Would we be using fresh or artificial flowers? Would we take the seasonal flowers or the commonly abundant flowers all year-round? What is the color of our wedding? What message would we like to tell our guests?”

Wedding flowers may be categorized into spring, summer, autumn, winter and anytime classifications. In choosing the kind of wedding flowers, you may consider the season of your wedding. Wedding flowers in season are commonly cheaper and easier to find. But you may also consider the kind of flowers that can be found all through-out the year.

A few spring wedding flowers are the following: tulips, peonies, pansies, fern, greenery, ivy, daffodils, lilies, lilacs, lily of the valley, iris, dogwoods, hyacinth, sweet peas, apple and cherry blossoms, larkspur, forsythia branches and violets.

Summer wedding flowers in the other hand include daisies, asters, iris, roses, dahlias, zinnias, larkspur, stock, calla lilies, Shasta, delphinium, geraniums, hydrangeas, sunflowers, sweet William, greenery, beech leaves, fern, Jacob ladder, goldenrod and meadowsweet.

At fall, wedding flower arrangements include the flowers from the two earlier said seasons which the bride has the preference in having a single type of flower or having a combination of the flowers.

Aster, roses, zinnias, statice, dried hydrangeas, marigolds, chrysanthemums and daisies are a few of the wedding flowers in autumn. Autumn leaves, yarrow, rosehip and rosemary are the commonly used foliage for an autumn wedding.

Winter wedding would include flowers such as orchids, poinsettias, camellias, jasmine, amaryllis, accents of pine, ivy and spruce.

Flowers that can be found easily all through-out the year are carnations, roses, gardenias, baby’s breath, ivy, snapdragons and stephanotis.

The choice between fresh and artificial flowers is easier to make. Most weddings use fresh flowers. It is not only fresh to the viewing eyes, but it also conveys the message of sincerity.

What do different flowers symbolize? Here is a rundown of the flowers and there meanings that the groom and the bride may want to consider in making their choice for their wedding flowers.

Red rose- love
White rose- unity
Yellow rose- joy
Orange rose- passion
Pink rose- secret love, grace and sweetness
Baby’s breath- devotion
Calla lily- beauty
Daisy- romance and innocence
Ivy- fidelity
Carnation- devoted love
Lily of the valley- happiness
Orchid- love and beauty
Stephanotis- marital happiness
Tulips- love and passion
Zinnia- affection

Another essential consideration in picking flowers is budget. Financing wedding flowers may be very costly if not carefully studied. Get flowers that are exact for all the needs of the wedding. Get a package from a wedding florist that has a reasonable price.

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Birth flowers, birth stones...Ect...?

Why is it that I find several for each month...
Im looking for Feb and May. Ive found Feb flowers to be Violet or Primrose. May floweres to be Lilly of the Valley, Hawthron, Sunflower, Thrush...
And thier colors are Amethyst and Emerald...These are my kids birth months. Im thinking of getting a tattoo of thier flowers..Or two flowers one of each of their stone color...Several sites give me different info..So which do I stick with?

May is Emerald and Lily of the Valley... I'm a May baby... WOOT taurus.

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