The best stick and poke tattoo kit for the planet
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The best stick and poke tattoo kit for the planet

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The best stick and poke tattoo kit for the planet

The stick and poke tattoo (aka hand poke tattoo) world has changed.

In just a few short years, we've seen a total seachange in opinion. Before 2020, major news sources (SF Chronicle, NY Times, VICE, NEWSWEEK) wrote about Stick and Poke Tattoo Kit® as a fun but dangerous gimmick product. People mocked the idea that people could tattoo at home - and on themselves (even though it's literally one of the oldest practices in the world).

"It's not safe!" the public decried. "You'll get diseases!" and, "You can't do your own tattoo, it's HARD!" But hundreds of thousands of people tried it at home during the pandemic. The world saw that DIY hand poke tattooing can be a safe, easy and rewarding art form.

Fast forward to 2023.

We've now sold over 50,000 kits and there are many hand poke tattoo kits to choose from [...]

SnP Team2024-01-16T12:04:31-08:00

Tattooing with ashes: Q and A
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Tattooing with ashes: Q and A

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Tattooing with ashes: Q and A

Known as a "commemorative tattoo," using the cremation ashes of a loved one to be physically integrated as part of your tattoo has always intrigued me. I decided to share what I had found out - and then we can consider how this could be applied to hand poking at home.

A Commemorative Stick and Poke tattoo...

AW! What a sweet way to remind yourself of a beloved person or pet...by carrying them with you, always! Become ONE with the being you loved. When I think of my kitty passing, I would jump at the chance to keep her with me in this special way. Maybe the most mini paw print outline?

How do you make the ink?

From what I gather on the internets, making this highly custom ink is a booming business. Strangely connecting two unlikely bedfellows - funeral homes and tattoo [...]

SnP Team2023-01-04T12:57:52-08:00

What is the point of stick and poke?
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What is the point of stick and poke?

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What is the point of stick and poke?

The point of stick and poke tattoos...

We’ve come up with 5 reasons why you should give DIY tattooing a try.

Stick and Pokes Won’t Break the Bank:

While we love machine tattoos and tattoo artists, a visit to the tattoo parlor can be expensive. On average machine tattooists in the US generally charge $150 an hour or more, and have minimum rates of $50-$100–no matter how small your design is. If you have a simple design in mind, a stick and poke may be the right option for you and your wallet. You can buy our basic kit for $46 and this will include all the materials you need to do several stick and poke tattoos on you and your friends.

Stick and pokes are a fun, low-cost way to [...]

SnP Team2022-10-30T12:23:42-07:00

How to stick and poke tattoo in 5 steps

At home hand poke tattooing is at once really easy AND really hard. It's both very safe AND can be dangerous! The Complexity! No wonder people want to know how to stick and poke tattoo.

Stick & Poke Tattoo Kit® provides the most detailed, up to date information on how to tattoo in a little 42 page booklet - that has been updated yearly since 2015! We also have a bunch of helpful videos. Our photo gallery and Instagram feed (below) showcase the wide variety of art that can be accomplished with needle and ink in 30-60 minutes.

40,000ish successful tattoos have been created with our kits!

Sometimes you just need to read the whole process in a few steps, so here are the basic instructions on how to give yourself a stick and poke tattoo at home.

HOW TO STICK AND POKE TATTOO in FIVE STEPS

Step 1. Create the [...]

SnP Team2022-09-12T22:36:44-07:00

LA Times 2021 Gift Guide

Thank you Los Angeles Times for choosing us as a great gift for gen z this year. <3 The practice kit is an excellent choice for people to practice with before doing a permanent design on themselves ;-)

SnP Team2021-11-26T10:39:22-08:00

How to stick and poke
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How to stick and poke

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How to stick and poke

Here are detailed step by step instructions for a beginner to do a first DIY stick and poke tattoo safely.

This article contains links to other posts on our blog. Click on the links for more detailed explanations of each step. Also see our 5-step article.

OBTAIN SUPPLIES AND PREPARE YOUR BODY

Gather your stick and poke tattoo, or "hand poke" supplies. Tattoos needles and ink are obvious. You'll need several medical supplies to safely handle the minor injury inherent in all tattooing. Finally, you will need after care supplies that are specific to the tattoo industry. Here is a detailed list of what is in our beginner kits that you can use as a shopping list. Many of these supplies must be purchased individually online, as they are not available [...]

SnP Team2022-10-12T09:00:29-07:00

Donation Kit

The world might be ending! So...we have created a Donation kit for those angels among us whom are trying to do something good to slow the apocalypse - "one more generation!" ;-)

If you or your organization is holding a fundraising event and would like to make donation money off of a Free kit that you can use for a door prize, raffle or auction, click below. Value: $46.00.

Click here to read more and fill out the form. It will take you 1-5 minutes. ;-)

SnP Team2019-12-18T13:07:35-08:00

How do I use different tattoo needle sizes?

When it comes to tattoo needles - there are a lot to choose from! Each needle allows for getting the ink into the skin in a different way with various tattoo effects. In this post, we explore what the sizes mean and also the different ways each needle works on your skin. Keep in mind that this is an ever evolving and highly subjective topic. Tattoo artists use different needles based on their preference and style. Stick and Poke tattoos were historically done with needle and thread. Now we just use tattoo needles ;-)

Our new PR ACTICE KIT includes an instructional poster that graphically explains some of this really nicely. Here is some more info:

Tattoo Needles Explained Easy

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Needle Types, General

RL = Round Liner - for lining and [...]

SnP Team2019-12-18T13:07:35-08:00

Questions and Answers about DIY tattoos

Earnest Questions with Earnest Answers...

Alex writes...

Hello! I did some stick and pokes about 4 years ago with an India ink which I can't remember the brand name of and a sewing needle. They're both about 2 inches circular (a sun and a moon) on my ankle. Now back then there was little information about what inks to use, what needles were appropriate and how to sanitize needles; luckily I did not ever get an infection and the tattoos both came out pretty dark and faded a pretty blue-ish color.
Now what I'm wondering about is toxicity of India ink and chrome from needles, and how long it would take for effects to be considered benign or if there could be long term effects from some of those compounds.
I'm not sure that you all would have any information on this but figured I'd ask. I would assume that if there was some [...]

SnP Team2019-12-18T13:07:36-08:00

Practice Skin in Expert Kits

Practice Skin is now included in Expert Kits!

It is vegan friendly fake skin that allows you to practice using the stencil, the inks, the wipes and the needles! It is one way that professionals learn to tattoo. ALLERGY WARNING: IT IS MADE OF LATEX!