Showing posts with label language of flowers. Show all posts
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Saturday, December 11, 2010

Strawberry Tattoos

strawberry tattooFruit tattoos are one of those original, unique and fun loving tattoos. These tattoos are the favorites of children and women. They come in various sizes, shapes, colors and themes. But the majority of them have few traits in common. The curving lines and their graceful structure; are always inked, with there original or natural color. Designs like a grape vine moving on the ankle, structuring a fizzy peach on the neck and raspberries positioned on the hip bone; are some of the colorful designs that are possible. The most popular and favorite fruit tattoos are strawberries and cherries. These two fruits are mostly chosen by women; to represent fertility and sexual temptation.

Strawberry tattoos look hot, sexy and flirtatious on women in a modest kind of way. Strawberries have scarlet red colors dotted with tiny seeds with leaves looking as if they were little green caps. The fruit looks so delicious and attractive, no wonder it caught the attention of tat enthusiasts to consider them as ink designs on their body.

The strawberry's fruit is said to be the symbol of perfect goodness because of its delicious flavor and fragrance. It in the language of flowers, it represents purity, fertility, sensuality, abundance, humility and modesty. Interestingly enough, its not actually considered a fruit but a flower belonging to the rose family. The strawberry was once believed to be a holy symbol of the Virgin Mary since in old paintings, artists used them in the details of the picture or as border.

During the olden days, the fruit is also associated with love since the French considered the fruit to be an aphrodisiac so they served strawberries to newlyweds. In medieval times, strawberry designs were painted on altars and pillars of churches to symbolize righteousness, On the other hand, the leaves were even found to have healing properties in folk medicine.