Butterflies tattoos: locations on the body for a butterfly tattoo

A butterfly tattoo can be placed everywhere on your body. Here are some popular locations for this kind of tattoo:

- in the lower-back: due to his symmetrical form, a butterfly design is considered a very suitable tattoo for this area; in this case it can be combined with various tribal elements
- on the wrist. The wrist is a perfect place, especially if you want a small tattoo. In this case the butterfly design can be combined with a bracelet tattoo
- on the ankle. Here, the tattoos can be hidden or shown depending on the occasion or your mood of the day. It can be integrated in a bigger tattoo (usually a floral tattoo) or can be used together with an ankle-bracelet tattoo
- upper arm and shoulder: these locations are preferred by men. A tribal design is very appropriate for these locations
- back: the back is a perfect location if you want a big tattoo
- nape: only for feminine tattoos. Ideal location for an elegant and sensual small-sized butterfly tattoo
- lower abdomen, pelvis and hip: these are some very appropriate locations if you want en erotic tattoo. Women and girls can choose a stylized butterfly, a tribal black butterfly or a coloured butterfly. For a man it'd be better to avoid a colourful butterfly in those body areas

Butterfly tattoo design for girls. A good choice for a hip tattoo or for an ankle tattoo.

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Butterfly tattoos: How big should they be?

Butterfly tattoos: How big should they be?

Butterfly tattoos are a good choice for a first tattoo because the design doesn't need to be big to be striking. A small butterfly tattoo (life sized or smaller) on an ankle or shoulder can be a pretty and graceful accent to your natural beauty. These tattoos vary in sizes depending upon the body part you want to get it tattooed (usually, the butterfly-tattoos placed on the nape or behind the years are the smallest, those placed on the wrist/ankle/abdomen are medium-sized tattoos, while the lower back/upper back butterfly tattoos are usually larger, more stylised butterfly images).

Big butterfly design. Unless you want a lower-back tattoo, it's better to avoid a big butterfly tattoo. Butterflies are usually small, delicate, and beautiful creatures and trying to blow them up into mega insects doesn't always work. If you really want a huge butterfly tattoo you should consider a swarm of butterflies instead one giant butterfly.

Small butterfly design. Sometimes we can see some tiny butterfly tattoos that look more like mosquito-tattoos than beautiful butterflies. A butterfly tattoo should be large enough to highlight the brilliant design of the butterfly's wings; going to small is definitely a good way to ruin your tattoo.

Conclusion: lean towards a smaller sized butterfly as opposed to something big, but don't make it tiny! Play around with different small sizes and you should see the correct size "pop out" at you when the proportion is correct, and the detail is present.

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Butterfly tattoos meanings (2): Butterfly as bad womens

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Butterfly as bad womens

• Giant black butterflies and moths are usually associated with bad luck, illness or even death.
• In Scotland it is unlucky to keep or kill butterflies.
• In England it is unlucky to kill the first butterfly you see, and it is a bad omen to see 3 butterflies together; also, seeing a butterfly at night is an omen of a coming death.
• It he Middle Ages a large number of butterflies together were seen as a forecast of epidemics or wars (not a good idea for a tattoo).
• The Celtic people believed seeing a butterfly at night was a prediction of death to follow.
• In Bulgaria, the sight of a dark coloured butterfly meant sickness was soon to follow, while in other parts of Europe this same butterfly was an omen of thunderstorms to come.
• In some parts of the USA a white butterfly meant an omen of death if it entered your house and flew around you, while in other parts a white butterfly in your signified a pending wedding. To those recently divorced both examples apply.
• There are some cultures that believe butterflies are inhabited by the souls of those who can not enter the after-life (heaven), others believe they are the souls of unborn children.
• In some areas the first butterflies of spring were hunted down and killed to preserve the luck of the area.
• In the Philippines, a black butterfly or moth in the house would mean someone died or was about to die.
• In Devonshire, people would traditionally rush around to kill the first butterfly of the year, or else face a year of bad luck.
• Some people think that if a butterfly flies around you, it means a loved one has died.

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Butterfly tattoos meanings:

• The everlasting life, stemming from it's various stages of life: Birth (the caterpillar), Death (the chrysalis), and finally, Resurrection (the butterfly)
• Transformation, regeneration, change or flight - The metamorphosis of a butterfly from an egg, to a caterpillar, to pupa and then to a beautiful adult butterfly can be symbolic for someone that has had a drastic change in their lives. Having a tattoo of a butterfly symbolizes a new life, a new beginning after having gone through some rough times.
• Spiritual Evolution - In stage one the caterpillar spends its time totally engrossed in eating, this stage is compared to our physical stage of life where, like the butterfly, we eat and keep moving. In stage two the cocoon represents the cloth people were wrapped in after death, and the final stage is the emergence of the butterfly, the butterfly represents the resurrection into a new state of life, free of any material worry.
• Freedom - Since butterflies are aerial beings and love to fly, it can also be a sign of being free.
• In some cultures it means good luck when a butterfly lands on you. An Irish blessing goes: "May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun, and find your shoulder to light on To bring you luck, happiness and riches today, tomorrow and beyond."
• Marital bliss and harmony - In China it is believed that they will bring happiness to married couples
• Joy and happiness - Asians keep many pictures and paintings of butterflies to have a happy home
• Delicate beauty: a butterfly is small and very delicate, but also very colorful and full of beautiful details. On the other hand, it is not so delicate like most people think: contrary to the widespread belief, you can't kill a butterfly by touching its wings.
• For some people a butterfly means peace
• Beauty and grace - In Japan they are a popular symbol for young girls who are emerging into beautiful young women
• A human soul - In Christianity a butterfly stands for the soul that has escaped the confines of the flesh while in Greece a human soul is born each time a butterfly emerges from its cocoon
• Sleep and dreams
• In some cultures the butterfly is the symbol of the female fertility and is thought to be the bringer of children

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