2. Test Placement:
Before finalizing your choice, move the temporary tattoo paper across various areas of your body to assess how the design appears. This technique enables you to visualize how the design harmonizes with your body's natural contours, aiding in the selection of the most flattering placement. Keep in mind that the design transfers in reverse, but you can also use the design outline on the back of the tat to visualize the final results.
3. Explore Visible and Concealed Options:
Depending on your preference, you might want your temporary tattoo to be visible or subtly concealed. Visible placements like the forearm, wrist, or collarbone can be excellent conversation starters, while concealed spots like the ribcage or behind the ear offer a more discreet allure.
4. Match with Your Style:
Consider your personal style and clothing preferences. If you're a fan of off-shoulder tops, a shoulder or upper arm placement might be ideal. For those who love showing off their ankles, a lower leg placement could be perfect. Aligning the tattoo with your style ensures it seamlessly integrates into your overall look.
5. Think about Movement:
Keep in mind that different parts of your body move in distinct ways. Areas with frequent movement, like the hands and fingers, may cause the tattoo to wear off faster. If longevity is essential, opt for areas that experience less friction.
6. Experiment with Temporary Tattoos Sets:
NatureTats often come in sets, allowing you to experiment with various designs. Play around with combinations, mixing and matching tattoos to create a cohesive and personalized look. This approach is excellent for those who appreciate a dynamic and interchangeable style.
7. Embrace the Unconventional:
Don't be afraid to explore unconventional placements. Temporary tattoos on the nape of the neck, front of the shin, or even on the side of the finger can add an unexpected and artistic flair to your overall aesthetic.
By keeping these tips in mind, you'll be well on your way to finding the perfect placement for your NatureTats. Whether you're aiming for a subtle accent or a bold statement, the right placement can enhance the impact of your temporary tattoo and make it a seamless part of your personal style.
Our newest temporary tattoo design, Pine Trees, features three conifers that can be worn together or individually. You could even wear several and make it a full on forest tat! 🌲🌲🌲
Look closely and notice a few tiny birds perched on the branches. My intention was to make a pine tat that pulls wearers into the natural looking details. I feel like the birds add to the story of this design, you can almost hear the chirps and wind through this active little forest tat.
Introducing Sunlit South, our first tat with pops of white ink! This design features the radiant sun, the skull of a bull, flowering sprigs of Texas sage and an elegant scorpion.
When Texans think springtime, we think bluebonnets. Since we were kids, many of us have made memories taking photos with our people and pets in billowy bluebonnet patches along trails and road sides. I definitely remember sharing that little ritual with my mom, big sister and my little brother. Now as an adult, I try to make it a point to visit the wildflowers along the local trails. For me, bluebonnets specifically bring a sense of comfort and togetherness, and I want to share that by releasing my new bluebonnet temporary tattoo design to celebrate spring.
With this seasonal shift, I wouldn't be telling the whole story, if I left out this past winter and how it affected Texans. So many had it rough, when millions of people experienced temperatures colder than we ever have at home, simultaneously losing all access to, or dealing with unreliable water, electricity, communications, and transportation. Despite this, so many of us pulled through to help the community. I feel like this really illuminated how connected we all are, how important community is and how precious home really is. While not all of us are completely out of the woods yet and the recovery efforts continue, we are growing and evolving and ready for this seasonal shift and the warmer temperatures that Texas thrives in best.
I love calling Austin, Texas home, such a wonderful collection of humans. And now, with so many new folks becoming our neighbors, I like to think the bluebonnet will continue to be admired and appreciated for the strong and beautiful wildflower that it is.
Take a closer look this spring, spend more time in nature observing the changes, the growth and surprises. If you have ever been curious about gardening, get into it this year! Visit your nearest botanical garden, learn about wild flowers or native plants in your area and look for the ways that they connect with wildlife and our ecosystem. There is so much to learn and be curious about, and those doors open wider the longer you peer in.
When the wild flowers bloom, start with getting to know the bluebonnet! While it is unlawful to pluck this state flower, when you take a closer look, you may find the claws hidden within their blue petals. It's one of my favorite things about them, I am totally the friend who will tell you about this and a variety of other nature facts, when you join me in a spring hike! To find it, lightly touch a petal and gently lower it to reveal what looks like a cat claw, sometimes covered in neon orange pollen. This is actually part of the flowers reproductive system. When a bee or other pollenating insect lands upon a petal, looking for something sweet, the claw (which is actually soft and not sharp at all) brushes pollen on the belly of the bee, so she will carry it with her to the next bluebonnet. And when the bluebonnet's season passes, the pollenated flowers will have produced pods of seeds that will dry up and crack open, releasing hundreds of seeds to populate the landscape in the following years.
Happy spring my friends and fellow Texans. I appreciate all of your support and love as I continue to create art and temporary tattoos to share with you. I wish y'all a wonderful spring and summer that is full of curiosity, insight and magic. Thank you.
Allison Wilcoxen | Founder and Designer of NatureTats
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I want to create collections of temporary tattoo designs that hold meaning for me and for other people, from simple appreciations to deep significance. I think that we make and use art to remind us of moments and things that we care about. Here is an introduction to NatureTats' newest designs, and the significance that they hold in my life.
I'm excited to feature this sweet toad at NatureTats for the first time!
This gulf coast toad is a native species and a familiar garden friend here in Austin, Texas. I have befriended so many of these toads and watched them grow over the years. I love encountering the ones who choose my potted plants to call home and hearing their tiny chirps in the evenings. I love anticipating the warm weather when the toads come out of their winter holes to meet with other locals. I love offering toad-sized, shaded pools for them to soak in during Texas's hot dry summers and seeing familiar toad faces taking a dip in the morning, when I wake up early enough. Toads are such sweet and brave little friends that we are lucky to have around. I hope you'll enjoy this new temporary tattoo design as much as I do.
I've brought back the adored Quartz Crystal, with a sharp and sparkling redesign!
Admittedly, I have always been attracted to shiny things, I mean who isn’t! The fact that earth can produce such a spectacular structure, so clear and sharp and solid is fascinating. As a collector of odd things and a geology nerd, what could be better than discovering and admiring one! They are so curious and beautiful, it's no wonder that humans have kept them as talismans and objects that hold meaning for us. I am amazed by how natural objects like crystals have helped expand human curiosity, spirituality and appreciation for the our planet since the beginning. I believe that the power we see in them actually comes from within us, a reflection of the love within us.
She's back with a refreshed design plus a crescent moon!
I've always loved the luna moth, it seems too enchanting to be real, like a mythical creature. Their soft green wings with eye patterns and ribbon-like tails are majestic. Actually, I have never encountered one as they aren't common in my area but hope to someday. Moths, for me, are a reminder that there is beauty and softness in darkness and a magnificence in the diversity of our shared world. I see creatures like the Luna Moth as a reminder to really feel the magic of small moments.
Many of these gorgeous moth populations are steadily dwindling, one thing you can do to encourage more native insects to thrive, is to offer a patch of wild land or flowers in your outdoor space. Allow your space to go through it's natural growth cycle, in all seasons without interference, just protect, nurture and observe.
I redrew this one, made her a little more realistic and therefore cuter.
Pollinators are so special to me personally. Since I was a kid, I have always been a bug lover. I see their little worlds and routines. I love watching bees and wasps as they work and associate them with work in a playful and healthy way. They are spectacularly productive and cooperative, and what a wonderful sight it is to see a chonky little bee stuffing it’s whole body inside of a fragrant flower, pop out covered in dusty yellow pollen and hop right into the next one. They are so busy and focused on their pollinating, they don’t even mind when I look closely to observe. I associate bees with focus, adventure and appreciation for summer.
I didn’t grow up around pinecones, living in austin there are not a lot of pine trees. I always associate them with a cozy adventure. I used to visit North Carolina in the summers as a kid, and they were scattered about in the woods where we played. As an adult, I married a Colorado native, and have had some opportunities to explore that beautiful state. I always looking forward to driving through tall dense pines, I admire them, it just feels wild to me.
Pinecones make me think of beginnings, stillness, potential, appreciation for wilderness and being warm and safe throughout cold seasons.
Leave a comment or reach out on social media to let us know what these mean for you. What in nature is significant to you, represents a person, memory or lesson in your life? Let us know how you care for nature.
Thank you,
Allison, Artist and Founder of NatureTats
This year NatureTats has been through a lot, here's a lengthy recap by Allison - NatureTats owner and designer.
At the beginning of this year, I signed a lease and walked into my first studio/office space! Previously operating out of my house, I had outgrown the tiny extra bedroom, so I brought all my gear from home, bought a few tables and it felt so good! Terrifying but good.
I made a new year's resolution which was to do something big each month and follow through on a single game-changer for NatureTats. After the office, the first thing I wanted to do was get onto a new wholesale platform. I spent time taking product photos, refined my listings, then launched in January. I had absolutely no idea how it was going to go, and quickly found that I had not prepared quite enough! My shop was featured as a new shop, and retailers jumped on quickly, which was a beautifully chaotic way to start in 2020.
One of my next moves was to create our temporary tattoo display stand that holds collections of NatureTats for our retailers. I talked to a friend of a friend, who mentioned he had a machine to laser cut wood, I imagined it would be a nice material, so we worked on a simple design then fired up the laser! It has also been a hit! I plan to make various sizes and colors of these in the future.
NatureTats needed extra hands, so I brought in Michelle, who is the perfect person to help me keep the wheels turning. She is a wonderfully creative person, super smart, strong and motivated. We're learning as we go, talking a ton about what NatureTats stands for, what kind of culture we want to develop, where we are headed, and what we can improve on.
Then covid happened and almost everything came to a halt. Shops closed, so many people out of work and shifting around trying to find a way to take a little bit of control and stability back into their hands. For NatureTats, things were shifty but still good for a while. I wanted to press on, safely of course. I connected with two fantastic lady tattoo artists, also based in Austin and we featured temporary tattoo packs of their artwork, it was a great experience.
In late June, unexpectedly, we lost connection to our product material, which halted us too. Looking back, I could have been more prepared, I was only ordering as needed, and we were growing still, so it only took about 2 weeks to completely run out. I had been thinking about making big changes to the product and packaging for a long time and now I was forced to shut down all of my shops and do exactly that.
I sketched out concepts for newly designed packaging and researched my options for starting again. It took weeks to get all of my ducks in a row as I struggled with worry about investing further into everything and tending to my own mental health. We tested new materials and finally found one we were confident in. I had been rocking 70+ designs and with this shift, had to make some hard decisions about which ones were going to make the cut for the first round. We decided on fourteen of most adored tats and jumped in.
We are looking at it as a fresh start. All new product material, which lasts longer and is more comfortable to wear. A refreshed logo. A new modern color pallet. Updated packaging that will stand out in retail shops. All new product photography and lifestyle shots. Lots of exciting work ahead!
Allison Wilcoxen
Owner and Designer of NatureTats
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