about stick n poke tattoos
A good day for a Stick n’ Poke Tattoo
SprklePonyBoy Kimmie lives the Stick n Poke Life.
FAQfortattoobros
FREQUENTLY ASKED (VERY DOUCHELY) QUESTIONS
1. This kit is dumb. Fuck you!
Use your words. I can't tell what your problem actually is.
2. You're probably selling to kids!
I work very hard to keep this kit away from those under 18. My payment does not allow funds from a person who is under 18. I market to only over 18 advertising on Google, Facebook, Instagram, etc. If I suspect someone is not 18, I cancel the order. Packaging is plain, there is no fun mascot and there is no candy. I really wanted to put candy, because I like candy and it would be cool to have like a Swedish fish in there, but I don't want kids to want it for the candy and slyly steal parent's credit cards and then bribe the mailman in order to get the candy in the kit. This kit, I readily admit, [...]
Who we give to and why
Although SnP is not a large company with hella employees, we still try to give some profits to good people.
Here are a few we have given to or currently give to:
Sea Shepards (all ebay orders give 10%) - boats protecting marine wildlife no holds barred.
Phat Beets Produce: Youth Supported Agriculture, The North Oakland Restorative Justice Council
Baton Rouge Legal Defense Fund (to support community members protesting police murders)
Black Lives Matter - an anti-racist movement
Standing Rock Standing Rock Sioux Tribe : No DAPL - Don't pollute the waterways that give life.
Planned Parenthood - an organization serving men and women in the name of public health
& More....
Free DIY Tattoo Instructional Booklet
Oh HI! I've updated our free 30-page DIY tattoo instructional booklet. You can download it here: Tattoo Book Insert.
There are some important changes including:
- Tattoo Instructions: How to use the stencil paper & Stencil Stuff in the new kits
- Blood Borne Pathogens: These are really small.
- Ideas: The suggestion to avoid designs and patterns from a culture different from your own (appropriation)
- Info on the EXPERT KIT (more needles, more inks, oh my!)
- How most of our stuff is made locally. Also from recyclable, vegan, compostable, stuff made in the USA. We pay a living wage to all our part-time Independent Contractor Kit Makers.
- Pro Tips. Did you know that putting ointment on while poking will help keep the area free of ink puddles? Yer welcome. ;-) <3
Booklet Excerpt:
Some History on Natural Tattoos
The word tattoo was brought to Europe [...]
More needle types for complicated DIY tattoos
We hear that people want to try more needle types in order to create a thicker line and do some other tricks. We are therefore phasing these into our EXPERT KIT. After your initial kit, you can get an Expert kit, which now contains three 7 Round Liners! That is seven little itty bitty needles mushed onto the needle shaft. These little ones hold ink and create a thicker line. (3 Round Liners are 3 little ones, 5 is five and so on...) Enjoy!
Expert Kit // $ 42.00-$63.00
- 9 needles ( 3 of each: 3RL & 5RL & 7RL)
- One to five 1/2 oz.(15 mL) professional tattoo inks (color ink above).
- 2 Packets natural aftercare balm – Hustle Butter™
- 2 Stencil paper squares & 2 packets StencilStuff™ (vegan)
- Mini glass ink jar & 2 ply poly-paper medical covering
how to use a stencil
Want a clear and clean tattoo? Stencil it.
Now in every kit:
- 1 small packet of Stencil Transfer Gel *
- One 5.5 x 4 inch piece of Free-draw (not-thermal) Stencil Transfer Paper *
*These products are made for Professional Tattoo Artists & they are Vegan friendly, non-toxic & made in the USA!
We provide a rare stencil paper that shows up on all skin tones (most have purple tones and don't show up on richer tones). More on tattooing dark tones here.
Learn about or order a Tattoo Kit here
We are glad to FINALLY help all those people out there who can't free hand poke a tattoo very nicely (I am one). Now, you (and I) can use this stencil to get an accurate line.
Here is how to use this stuff:
- Remove the white or off-white paper that is between the inky paper [...]
unboxing video
UNBOXING of a Single Stick & Poke Tattoo Kit
Another contest – FREE STUFF GIVEAWAY
I find it very fulfilling to see the new body art people are making themselves...therefore we are having ANOTHER contest (as an excuse to do this). Check out some of these gems... ;-)
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"Top 3 Winners" - or those with the most "likes" on IG, will get: A Free SnP Hoodie, OR A Free Tattoo Kit OR One of every color Ink - (13 and counting now). Tattoo must be made using this tattoo kit. Must be 18 to enter. Winner decided on October 7th, 2015.
Sweepstakes!
Everyone who ordered a kit got an email from me about a free new Experienced Kit if you won our lil contest. Here are some of the brave DIY artist entries. I'd say quite nice for home tattoos! Please visit our Instagram (@sticknpoketattookit) to vote for your fave. The most votes will win the tattoo kit with free shipping! Not gunna lie, I kinda like the cactus best ;-P
Poking in 2007 – Throw Back Thursday
We've come so far! Out with the old, in with the new....
This article, "Stick 'n' Poke" by Ben Cho in Vice is sweet & expresses the extra feels involved in home tattooing. I do not however recommend the materials nor method that they use espesh' all the drug use. Regardless, tattoo result is quite nice - and fine lettering is hard to do. I hope that future tattoos by Ben and Alexis can be done more safely.
Check out my kit and the instruction manual there within....:-D
