The Complete Guide to Pricing Your Tattoo Design

I often get asked by people looking to get a tattoo: how much do you think this will cost? Of course each person has their own unique design in mind and everyone wants to know exactly how much their design is going to cost them. However, pricing tattoos is very difficult. You can not give a simple answer to a question like that. The price of a tattoo can vary on a lot of factors. However, here is a general guide so you know some of the factors and some price ranges that would be considered decent.

The Complete Guide to Pricing Your Tattoo Design

The Complete Guide to Pricing Your Tattoo Design

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The Complete Guide to Pricing Your Tattoo Design

The Complete Guide to Pricing Your Tattoo Design

First Factor: The Shop

Every shop has it's own pricing guidelines and even every tattoo artist in the shop might have their own ways of pricing a tattoo. The more famous the shop or artist is the more expensive the tattoo will be. Also the price can changedepending on how busy the shop is at the time you go in. If they are packed up with clients then they are going to quote you a much higher price then if they are looking for work.

Second Factor: The Design

Another factor that goes into the final price of the tattoo is the design itself. If you have a really large tattoo design in mind and you want the art work to be drawn by the tattoo artist it is going to cost a significant amount more then if you have some flash design that you found at their shop on the wall. I know the size of the design and the difference between custom drawn and flash will significantly change the price.

Third Factor: Time

Another factor that always goes into pricing the tattoo design is the amount of time itwill take to do the work. A large back piece is going to take a significant number of hours over a small Wrist tattoo. If you are looking for something really big like a full back tattoo or a body suit you are going to be spending lots of hours over multiple visits to the tattoo shop and it is going to cost a huge amount of money. You should easily spend thousands of Dollars for a full back tattoo. However, small designs that can be done quickly in one sitting of 30 minutes to an hour are obviously going to cost much less.

General Rules

First and foremost don't ever go bargain shopping for a tattoo design. Do you really want the guy that is the cheapest to do you tattoo design? This is a permanent tattoo design that you are going to live with for the rest ofyour life and you do not want it coming out all messed up just to save a few bucks. Second you do not ever want to try and negotiate or bargain down a tattoo artist. This will infuriate the artist and can often offend them. Most tattoo artists do their work for a living. Yes they might love creating designs and making tattoos but in the end they do this to put Food on their plate and pay the bills. They have worked hard to get to the level they are at and be able to charge the prices they are charging. Negotiating with them is like doubting their skills. With that in mind you do not want to negotiate and you do not want to go with the lowest price it can be wise to search a few different stores and get quotes from different artists. Thus way you can find an artist that you connect wellwith and someone who you like their designs. The price often will seem reasonable to you if you shop around and find an artist that you really like.

So this gets us down to the question we started with know how much will my tattoo design be? Obviously due to what is stated above this is hard to answer. However here is a general guideline that can help you but it into some ranges and perspective.

Small tattoo design (Wrist, foot, ankle)-Between $ 50 and $ 150

Medium tattoo design (forearm, leg, upper back, lower back)-Between $ 150 to $ 500

Large tattoo design (Full back, sleeve, full leg)-Between $ 500 to $ 2,000

The Complete Guide to Pricing Your Tattoo Design

Legend of the Hummingbird Cake

A Victorian cake recipe that is truly exceptional. The perfect cake to take to gatherings ... it's easy, freezes well, serves many.

Legend of the Hummingbird Cake

Legend of the Hummingbird Cake

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Legend of the Hummingbird Cake

Legend of the Hummingbird Cake

"Impress your friends with this Hummingbird Cake-a recipe that has been passed down through many generations. If desired, additional crush nuts and press them into the sides of the frosting, and put sliced maraschino cherries on top of the cake toguild the lily. ""

There are many versions of this cake.

Hummingbird cake history

Southern Living magazine generally is credited with the first reference to Hummingbird Cake. It published the recipe in its February 1978 issue, submitted by a Mrs. L.H. Wiggins of Greensboro, N.C. But Mrs. Wiggins did not include an explanation of the cake's unusual name, which remains a> mystery however folklore has it that the hummingbird is a symbol of sweetness.

The hummingbird is known to drawn to intensely sweet sources, they are able to assess the amount of sugar in the nectar they eat; they reject flower types that produce nectar which is less than 12% sugar and prefer those whose sugar content is around 25%.

the most searched for recipe, the perfect cake to take to gatherings, it's easy, freezes well, serves many. There have been other versions of the recipe since the 1978 version, such as a lighter version, organic version, but not a low carb version to date that I am aware of. Of course any recipe can substitute some of the ingredients. If you really want to impress your friends and family picture to Hummingbird cake for yourwedding.

It's a southern delight that gives you the essence of the tropics with it's bananas and crushed pineapple. Restaurants from the east coast to the west coast have made this delightful cake for it's southern transplant customers. The cake has won many awards, The Kentucky Derby Cook Book [Kentucky Derby Museum: Louisville KY, 1986] contains a recipe for Hummingbird Cake on p. 204. A note printed in this book states "Hummingbird Cake. Helen Wiser's Favorite Cake recipe won the Award in 1978 Kentucky State FAir. "

Cooks in 1978 baked the cake when they had overipened bananasit was the perfect way to use the bananas.The recipe and the cake has many names.Never Ending Cake is the name turned in by Pauline Isley. At Benton Speaker supplied Jamaican Cake, a title that might notbe far afield considering the ingredients.She knows it as Sheets Granney's Best Cake. "Nothing Left Cake is the name supplied by Patricia h. Downes of Jacksonville, who, with her 8-and 11-year-old sons, prefers it without icing.

More than 75 copies of the recipe have been received, most of them identical. The variations _ notably in mixing directions, oil additional measureMent and fruits _ are incorporated into the recipe that follows. Cake That won't Last. "---Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR), April 3, 1985

Mrs. Wiggins ' recipe [1978]

"Hummingbird cake

3 cups all-pupose flour

2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 eggs, beaten

1 1/2 cups salad oil

1 1/2 teaspoons vanillaextract

1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained

2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts, divided

2 cups chopped bananas

Cream cheese frosting (recipe follows)

Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl; add eggs and salad oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup chopped pecans, and bananas. Spoon batter into 3 greased and floured surface-9-inch cakepans. Bake at 350 degrees f. For 25 to 30 minutes; remove from pans, and cool immediately. Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with 1 cup chopped pecans. Yield: one 9-inch layer cake.

Cream Cheese Frosting

2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

1 cup butter or margarine, softened

2 (16 ounce)powdered sugar packages

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Combine cream cheese and butter; cream until smooth. Add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Yield: enough for a 3 layer cake.--Mrs. L.H. Wiggins, Greesnboro, North Carolina "

---"Making the most of bananas," Southern Living, February 1978 (p. 206)

The Kentucky Derby Cook Book [Kentucky Derby Museum: Louisville KY, 1986] contains a recipe for Hummingbird Cake on p. 204. A note printed in this book states "Hummingbird Cake. Helen Wiser's Favorite Cake recipe won the Award in 1978 Kentucky State FAir. "

Legend of the Hummingbird Cake

Legend of the Hummingbird Cake

A Victorian cake recipe that is truly exceptional. The perfect cake to take to gatherings ... it's easy, freezes well, serves many.

Legend of the Hummingbird Cake

Legend of the Hummingbird Cake

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Legend of the Hummingbird Cake

Legend of the Hummingbird Cake

"Impress your friends with this Hummingbird Cake-a recipe that has been passed down through many generations. If desired, additional crush nuts and press them into the sides of the frosting, and put sliced maraschino cherries on top of the cake toguild the lily. ""

There are many versions of this cake.

Hummingbird cake history

Southern Living magazine generally is credited with the first reference to Hummingbird Cake. It published the recipe in its February 1978 issue, submitted by a Mrs. L.H. Wiggins of Greensboro, N.C. But Mrs. Wiggins did not include an explanation of the cake's unusual name, which remains a> mystery however folklore has it that the hummingbird is a symbol of sweetness.

The hummingbird is known to drawn to intensely sweet sources, they are able to assess the amount of sugar in the nectar they eat; they reject flower types that produce nectar which is less than 12% sugar and prefer those whose sugar content is around 25%.

the most searched for recipe, the perfect cake to take to gatherings, it's easy, freezes well, serves many. There have been other versions of the recipe since the 1978 version, such as a lighter version, organic version, but not a low carb version to date that I am aware of. Of course any recipe can substitute some of the ingredients. If you really want to impress your friends and family picture to Hummingbird cake for yourwedding.

It's a southern delight that gives you the essence of the tropics with it's bananas and crushed pineapple. Restaurants from the east coast to the west coast have made this delightful cake for it's southern transplant customers. The cake has won many awards, The Kentucky Derby Cook Book [Kentucky Derby Museum: Louisville KY, 1986] contains a recipe for Hummingbird Cake on p. 204. A note printed in this book states "Hummingbird Cake. Helen Wiser's Favorite Cake recipe won the Award in 1978 Kentucky State FAir. "

Cooks in 1978 baked the cake when they had overipened bananasit was the perfect way to use the bananas.The recipe and the cake has many names.Never Ending Cake is the name turned in by Pauline Isley. At Benton Speaker supplied Jamaican Cake, a title that might notbe far afield considering the ingredients.She knows it as Sheets Granney's Best Cake. "Nothing Left Cake is the name supplied by Patricia h. Downes of Jacksonville, who, with her 8-and 11-year-old sons, prefers it without icing.

More than 75 copies of the recipe have been received, most of them identical. The variations _ notably in mixing directions, oil additional measureMent and fruits _ are incorporated into the recipe that follows. Cake That won't Last. "---Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR), April 3, 1985

Mrs. Wiggins ' recipe [1978]

"Hummingbird cake

3 cups all-pupose flour

2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3 eggs, beaten

1 1/2 cups salad oil

1 1/2 teaspoons vanillaextract

1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained

2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts, divided

2 cups chopped bananas

Cream cheese frosting (recipe follows)

Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl; add eggs and salad oil, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup chopped pecans, and bananas. Spoon batter into 3 greased and floured surface-9-inch cakepans. Bake at 350 degrees f. For 25 to 30 minutes; remove from pans, and cool immediately. Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with 1 cup chopped pecans. Yield: one 9-inch layer cake.

Cream Cheese Frosting

2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

1 cup butter or margarine, softened

2 (16 ounce)powdered sugar packages

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Combine cream cheese and butter; cream until smooth. Add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Yield: enough for a 3 layer cake.--Mrs. L.H. Wiggins, Greesnboro, North Carolina "

---"Making the most of bananas," Southern Living, February 1978 (p. 206)

The Kentucky Derby Cook Book [Kentucky Derby Museum: Louisville KY, 1986] contains a recipe for Hummingbird Cake on p. 204. A note printed in this book states "Hummingbird Cake. Helen Wiser's Favorite Cake recipe won the Award in 1978 Kentucky State FAir. "

Legend of the Hummingbird Cake

How to Be a Sexy Husband to Your Wife

Guys do you want to know a great tip to become a sexy husband to your wife? Do you want to know how to make her find you irresistible? Would you like her to notice you the way she did when you first started dating and find you even more attractive than she did then? Well here the tip to have your wife finding you wildly attractive-help with and love her kids. That's right, rock hard abs and a great hAir line might be things that a woman would notice but if you want her to respond to you emotionally with wild abandonMent you are doing to have to run for dad of the year.

How to Be a Sexy Husband to Your Wife

How to Be a Sexy Husband to Your Wife

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How to Be a Sexy Husband to Your Wife

How to Be a Sexy Husband to Your Wife

Generally woMen want a healthy family more than anything else and they often see their husbands as the lynch pins in their whole dream. Every woman longs to observe her husband reading bed time stories tothe kids, helping them with their baths, brushing their teeth, and engaging with them about their day.

If you had washboard abs she might Mention it to her friends but if you are an amazing dad to her children she will definitely speak well about you behind your back and to your face. If your wife finds you unattractive or if her heart seems closed off to you the remedy might be a simple as loving her kids and helping with many of the chores that are associated with child raising. Save your money on the workout videos or health club memberships go take the kids out of the house for doughnuts in the morning and ask what is going on in their world. You might overhear her start a sentence with her friends with "I have such a Sex husband ...I am one luck wife. "

How to Be a Sexy Husband to Your Wife

Get LAID: The Easy Way to Pick Up Very Hot, Beautiful Girls In Bars and Clubs For Same-Night Sex

Many guys want to know the secret to having very EASY one-
night stand sex with hot, beautiful woMen when they go out
at the weekend to bars and clubs. Well, this is an area of
seduction in which it is absolutely crucial to know exactly
what "rules" to apply if you want to succeed.

Get LAID: The Easy Way to Pick Up Very Hot, Beautiful Girls In Bars and Clubs For Same-Night Sex

Get LAID: The Easy Way to Pick Up Very Hot, Beautiful Girls In Bars and Clubs For Same-Night Sex

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Get LAID: The Easy Way to Pick Up Very Hot, Beautiful Girls In Bars and Clubs For Same-Night Sex

Get LAID: The Easy Way to Pick Up Very Hot, Beautiful Girls In Bars and Clubs For Same-Night Sex

You see, getting laid successfully in nightclub and bar
situations is all down to understanding woMen's
psychological view of casual sex ... and the actual process of
meeting guys socially when on a night out.

Most guys don't believe that a "nice" girl would ever sleep
with a guy she just met that night in a bar or a club. Well,
this kind of thinking is out dated and not enTirely true.
You see, modern society places on social "stigma" ongirls
who are considered "cheap" and have sex on the first night
but the real FACT is that, under the right circumstances, to
lot of "nice" girls would sleep with guys they just
met ...IF ... nobody else knows about it!

If you don't believe this, just think about how WILD young
girls get when they go to a foreign country on vacation,
when all their usual friends and family are not there to
Watch them. You would be amazed at how "loose" they can get
in those exceptional circumstances. So you can see that if
you want to succeed in having easy one night stands with hot
women, all you have to do is ...CREATE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT
where they can relax and not feel Watched and judged by the
rest of society.

Now, let's look at how to createthis environment. First of
all you have to plan the enTire night BEFORE you even leave
your house that evening. I'm going to repeat this point
because it's so important: "Planning" is absolutely crucial!
You must make sure you're your house is nice and tidy for
when you bring girls back. Make sure you've got soft, dim
lights, nice music and some drinks. You'll see why you need
these in a minute.

One night stands generally work better if you're going out
with friends although it's still possible if you're on your
own. Okay, the next thing is to have a very easy way to get
back to your house from the last club of the night. I always
try to find a club very NEAR my house or if I'm out of town,
I'll make sure to go to a> club near the hotel I'm staying
at.

Why is this so important? Remember why women don't feel
comfortable having sex with guys they just met: the social
stigma ... well, the closer you are to your place, the less time
she has to consciously THINK of what she's about to do with
you. Trust me, this is a very BIG factor in your getting
laid.

Okay, so here's how you arrange everything: go to a bar
first early in the night with your friends. Look for a
couple of girls to hook up with ... even if they're not your
first choice, your aim here is to get them to come with you
to your final club (which is close to your house).

You see, by arriving with girls, girls will see you as
desirable ... and not desperate (which is veryimportant). Then
just keep your eyes out for other girls that might be
interested in your "group" of friends. Instead of looking
for any one particular girl you like, focus on just getting
GROUPS OF GIRLS into your own group so everybody can mix
together. You see, by creating this large group, you'll be
ready for the final sTAGe of your "getting laid" plan.

At this sTAGe, all the girls would feel comfortable and safe
in the group and once the night is winding down, just
announce to the group that you just heard there's a great
Party happening "down the road" from the club and there's
lots of free drinks and good music. Say to the group that it
is an exclusive "invitation" only Party and because you're a
personal friend of theguy having the party, he's allowed
you to bring about ten friends.

I hope you can now see where this plan is going! Oz
everyone's cool with the plan, you all head back to your
house where you have your "party" situation already arranged
in advance. And of course once you get the girls in this
"exceptional" situation, it becomes easier to get physically
intimate with the one you like in the group and take her to
your room and the rest should happen pretty naturally.

Get LAID: The Easy Way to Pick Up Very Hot, Beautiful Girls In Bars and Clubs For Same-Night Sex

Supporting the Transition from Childhood to Teenage Adulthood

The fact that teens go through a transition period is not at issue. We see it in our homes, on TV, at the mall. Just about everywhere we go, there are those teens, doing their very obvious transition thing! For many adults, this period is uncomfortable to witness. We may find it frightening, sad, or offensive. Some of us have the luxury of ignoring it, as we have no teens in our lives. But some of us have no choice; we are surrounded by Teen Spirit! Often we feel powerless to help; we're busy, they're scary, we feel incompetent, they refuse our offers. The truth is they DO need our help; how else are they to learn how to become happy and productive adults?

Supporting the Transition from Childhood to Teenage Adulthood

Supporting the Transition from Childhood to Teenage Adulthood

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Supporting the Transition from Childhood to Teenage Adulthood

Supporting the Transition from Childhood to Teenage Adulthood

I've been playing with the Caterpillar-into-Butterfly analogy lately. The caterpillar/teen goes along, happily munchingleaves, when nature calls for a change. The caterpillar/teen enters its own little world and is set apart from society. " This period is a mystery to biologists but within this structure (the cocoon) nature is able to transform the fuzzy, prickly caterpillar/teen into a gorgeous butterfly/adult.

It's a cute comparison, right? Notice, however that something doesn't match up: where is the analogous cocoon when we're talking about teens? Imagine a butterfly being formed outside the cocoon. It couldn't happen. What safe structure is available for their delicate and dramatic transformation? If you take time to observe teens you notice that they are most passionate about their lives when they belong to a system. For some it's a strong family system, for others it's school or asports team or a club or church group. Others may find their purpose and passion through the responsibilities of holding down a Job. Unfortunately, when left to their own devices, and having few tools to cope with impending adulthood, teens will create their own structure to give them a sense of safety. Sadly, for some, a gang or drugs or having babies provides the structure they lack anywhere else.

How can parents create structure for their kids?

1. A strong sense of family is crucial. It doesn't matter what the family looks like as long as there is a strong sense of unity and common purpose.

2. All children need to feel safe. For a child this means that their parents are dependable, trustworthy and consistent in their behavior. It means that, when makingdecisions that affect their children, parents take into account their kid's particular physical, Mental, emotional, spiritual and psychological needs and limitations as well as their strengths. It means that the parents get to be parents, even when it's inconvenient or tiring or frightening and the kids get to be kids, even when it's boring or "unfAir" or restrictive.

3. To learn respect and compassion and kindness, kids need to see these demonstrated DAILY within their home. Love and acceptance should never (NEVER) be withheld. We may disapprove or despAir of our child's behavior (and administer an appropriate consequence or arrange for an intervention such as coaching or counseling) AND we still offer words of love and acceptance, for this is when our children probably need it themost.

Just as the caterpillar needs a structure to fulfill its destiny and complete its natural, even divine, transformation, so too a teen MUST have structure in order to fulfill his/her sacred life purpose. If a parent or other adult does not provide such structure during adolescence it can by pieced together by the wounded and healing adult later in life. Regardless, structure is imperative.

Copyright February 2008 Margit Crane

All Rights Reserved

Supporting the Transition from Childhood to Teenage Adulthood

The Continuing Mystery of Ben Hogan's Secret

The Continuing Mystery of Ben Hogan's Secret

The Continuing Mystery of Ben Hogan's Secret

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The Continuing Mystery of Ben Hogan's Secret

The Continuing Mystery of Ben Hogan's Secret The Continuing Mystery of Ben Hogan's Secret