Mommy Has Tattoos Mondays! (version 2!!)

First of all I would like to take a second to give a big THANK YOU to the two lovely moms that have participated in this endeavor thus far! I know as moms it surely isn't easy to keep up with all we have to do,and now here I am throwing all my crazy questions and requests at you! (AH!) So thank you from the bottom of my heart! Ok onward!!!



The next mommy we are featuring is a new friend! (Trust me you wanna know this mommy!!) She is also a new mommy!!! (YAY!!!) I definitely want to say thank you to super sweet Amy for participating in this feature! Amy has GORGEOUS work,and is actually a tattoo artist!

Here's Amy's interview:(I love her answers!)

Name:(amy jean)
# of children you have and their names: 1 Jovi James
Amy's Blog!
Amy's AMAZING Website!

hello guys, and thank you Adrienne for featuring me. My name is Amy Jean, I'm a fellow blogger/ tattoo artist living in Hawaii. I moved out here almost five years ago and met the most amazing man Jesse. We got hitched and just had our fist baby Jovi James. I am new to being a mom but I'm loving every moment of it. I've been tattooing for 8 years. I work at a local shop in Waikiki called Tattoolicious. I have always had a strong passion for art and painting and so naturally that carried over into getting tattoos. Thankfully tattoos are widely acceptable in Hawaii, but my husband and I still turn heads at church. People don't expect to see so much coverage on bible believing Christians.


1. What do your children have to say about your tattoos?
Jovi is only 5 1/2 weeks old right now, so she doesn't say much, but i do catch her starring at my chest piece quite often. I think when she gets older I'm going to get just an outline done so she can play tattoo artist and color it in with markers

2. Since we're on the subject of moms and tattoos,what does your mom have to say about your tattoos?
My mom is pretty amazing, she took me to get my first tattoo when I was 15 as a present for graduating middle school. Something I would never recommend to anyone it's an awful tattoo. That being said she is pretty siked on my tattoos some she like more then others, like my sweet mom heart. She has a tendency to like the prettier more feminine flower tattoos that i have rather then the darker ones.


3. How do other un tattooed moms or parents react to your tattoos?
Culturally, tattoos are very excepted here in Hawaii. almost everyone has them, so I dont really get many negative reactions. Instead people are really cool about it. Or if they do have a problem they dont let me know about it. My husband works is a volunteer youth pastor and he has more tattoos then I do, the kids love him and look up to him, sometimes the parents are a little standoffish but they always end up loving him too.


4.Do you ever try to hide your tattoos from your child's teachers,friends parents, etc?
The only time I try to hide my tattoos is when I'm meeting a landlord trying to rent a place or if I dont want to explain them to some drunken stranger at a show or something. Like I said, I live in Hawaii, it's hot here. I live in dresses and tank tops. There is no hiding my tattoos.


5.Do you have any tattoos dedicated to your children?If not do you plan on getting any?
I do not, currently but i plan on getting something. I know it's silly but it's hard finding time to get tattooed when your a tatttoo artist. It's the last thing you want to do on your time off. haha That and i'm not sure what to get yet. I think I need to wait and see more of her personality as she gets older and pick something fitting. Jesse, my husband calls Jovi, Thumper maybe I'll do something with that in mind.


6. How will you react if and when your children start getting tattoos?
ehhh, I thats going to be a hard topic. I really think you should wait tell your at least 20 to get tattooed. Working at a shop and seeing what people get when they are young has solidified this belief. that and the fact that i got tattooed so young and hate my early work. I just think you know your self better by 20 and will pickout better designs. But, how do two covered parents one who is a tattoo artist stop there child!! who am i kidding she will probably rebel against us and totally hate tattoos!


7.How did you feel about your tattoos during and after pregnancy?(I have stomach tattoos so that was interesting to say the least!)
Well, the first tattoo I got when i was young and stupid also happens to go across my stomach. I also have two nautical stars on my hips needless to say they got huge while i was pregnant. i was really worried that they were going to be really deformed and ugly afterwards, but, they shrunk right back down and look almost the same. the outlines are a little thicker but all in all they are fine.


8. Do you think your tattoos effect your child's social schedule (for instance Sam's mom doesn't really want Sam to play with your child because of your tattoos) Have you ever faced this type of challenge as a tattooed mom?
Because Jovi is still so young i have notice any problems. Hopefully we never will.

9. Is there anything you would like to let those un tattooed parents that may judge you as a tattooed mom?
Just because your tattooed and have a baby doesn't mean you're a drug addict who had the baby out of wedlock in her teen years.

(Let's give a photo shout out to the new dad (Jesse) too!;)

10. Do you plan on getting more tattoos?
yup, tons. i'm going to start moving up my legs next and then start planing out a second sleeve.



Thanks so much Amy! I hope everyone enjoyed Amy's interview as much as I did! Don' t forget to stop by Amy's Blog!

I am currently still collecting more tattooed moms to feature! And don't forget, no blog is too big or too small,and no tattoo is too big or small! (I want to feature any mommy with tattoos that would like to be featured!) please send all emails to : akornelson@gmail.com (subject: Tattooed Mom Feature) Thanks mamas!

xoxo

thrift stores, antique shops,and old school looks,oh my!

We have been doing some serious, hardcore, thrifting , and antique shopping lately! Why? Because we're hoarders that like to collect old crap? ...hmmm... partially,but we are also in the process of getting a small inventory together to re-open my etsy shop that never really was, "The Green A.Korn" (what's more "green" than re-using old stuff ?!) So, I took a few pictures of most of the stuff we have gotten lately. Some of the things will be for sale, some will be ours to keep. I just thought it would be fun to get an overall view at all the neat stuff we've been getting lately. (Most of it, at least)

(sadly I must hold on to the items in this picture,however, I do have my eye on these cameras at an antique store,the TTV cameras especially)


If anyone would be interested in these types of cameras, let me know and I will list them in the shop!

(the vintage camera screen print tote,and the owl on the left will be listed in the shop)

I think all of these items will be for sale,except the little owl plaque.(He's too cute to part with)



Like I've mentioned before I've always been in love with old...stuff. These are just a few of the fun items I've collected lately, I also have a lot of vintage clothing and other items I will be listing in the shop that I have collected for years and years.I really hope this is something that will make people happy,and other collectors are able to find items in my shop they can enjoy. I would really like to get more into vintage clothing,as I have never really 100% pursued that side of vintage,and antique collecting. However, Kevin and I did manage to pull off almost 100% vintage/thrifted looks yesterday(I'll do another post about the run down of everything later, but here's a sneak peak at what we wore to see Cursive Saturday night!

And because I may never know the love of junk collecting or inappropriate jokes;as a child I grew to love the funniest junk collectors of television history, "Sanford and Son" (thanks Dad!)


I really hope you all had a good weekend. Enjoy the rest o your Sunday night!
xoxo

Date Night Diggs

Tomorrow night the Mr. and I are going to see a fave band by the name of cursive!


I'm sure you know them,if not I'll include some videos for your viewing and listening pleasure:







Le sigh...such GREAT music !!
We are mucho excited about my mom and dad letting the little bits spend the night at their house,so we can go out and dance freely to live music and at some point stuff our faces with Indian food. Since the show is tomorrow night I don't really have any "what we wore pictures" yet...(duh) So I'll show you guys what we wore a month or so ago on our date night.






on Kevin:
jacket-have no clue it was a gift i got him a long time ago
shirt-urban outifitters
hat-target
pants-macys
shoes puma
glasses-urban

on me:
jacket-i got it when i was 17 at Gadzooks (remember that store?!)
boyfriend v neck tee-target
skirt-thrifted
belt-tj maxx
tights-target
boots-wanted

As most of you moms and dads know, date night are pretty huge and very important.Sometimes however on said date nights, us poor moms and dads don't exactly know what to do sans kiddos. Like for instance the night we wore the before pictured outfits.We went out to eat(after we volunteered to pick my parents and the girls dinner up) then we went home thinking we would watch some tv before heading out for slices of pie and coffee...however, "tired parent syndrome" set in and we...fell asleep?! How LAME is that? Ha! So needless to say, we are very excited to see cursive tomorrow night but I have no idea how we will fare in our old element of "the show" Wish us luck that we don't fall asleep at mid performance of the openers! I'm sure the majority of the night will eb spent talking about cute stuff that Zoe and Amelie did,and I'm sure at some point we will end up somewhere that has something I just have to get them. But all in all it will be nice not to have to go home and give baths,read stories and have bed time drama like every other night.I'm not sure when we will get to go out on another date night after tomorrow night, so I will try my very best to have FUN ! (you have my "tired parent syndrome" promise on that!
xoxo

"home is whenever i'm with you" ( a whole 'lotta' pictures!)

Our most favorite thing to do, is any and everything...together. Yeah I know, super cheesy, but it's true, whenever the "Kor 4" are all together we have somany adventures.Some small, some great, but the only thing that matters is that we are together as a family. Last year was a very rough year for us, our family ties were tested, but we seem to have come through slowly but surely on the other side, all together, all madly in love with one another (even though we all fight, yell, scream, get mad, slam doors,etc from time to time at the end of the day, we are all most happy being with each other. Our most favorite things to do as a family, are spur of the moment trips, to places near and far. When the mood strikes, we get on the move. A few weeks ago,a day that began as a small day trip turned into an over night trip to our favorite city in Tennessee (a place that is on our list of places to move once the girls are a little older) Nashville, Tennessee. We truly love Nashville,and I think the girls had a splendid time.
We started our day off with a must have family photo shoot :)




Here's a quick clothes run down for ya:
On Kevin:
v neck tee-rue 21
pants-thrifted
glasses-urban outfitters

on me:
v neck boyfriend tee-target
leggings-f21
boots-steve madden
necklace-i made it
head band-i made it
belt-tj maxx
bracelet-hobby lobby leather crafts section

on Zoe:
dress-target
leggings-target
skirt-macys
shoes-kohls

on amelie:
black shirt-target
dress-handmade gift from mexico
leggings-target
boots-gift from my aunt kohls i believe?
head band-i made it

By the time we FINALY got on the road to Nashville, we decided it would be a better trip if we just spent the night.So we looked up hotels and found the Renaissance hotel in the heart of downtown Nashville and booked a room ...from the car (classy eh?) Afte a few minutes of yelling about which way to turn and swearing my iphone wasn't acting properly, we finally made our way to the hotel.




That night we let the girls swim in the pool (which we had all to ourselves). Drove around Nashville and Brentwood, and went to the mall in Franklin. The next day we had a plan of action for our day, and it went something like this:
pinkberry for breakfast:


Followed by shopping and exploring:



Thrifting mid day:


Science center in the after noon:(which btw was horrible because it was filled with yucky loud un ruley tweens! (yuck!)



(don'yt you just love the paparazzii style picture Kevin took of the girls and myself?!
All that followed by,dinner then we headed home.
(and because they're my fave another quicky clothing recap)
on Kevin:
hat-target
shirt-macys
pants-thrifted
flip flops-old navy
jacket-rue 21
glasses-urban outfitters

on me-
shorts-target
tights-target
boots-thrifted
sweat shirt-urban outfitters
v neck boyfriend tee-target
purse-urban outfitters
necklace-i made it

on Zoe:
sweater-gap kids
skinny jeans-gap kids
t shirt-target
shoes-kohls
jacket-target

on amelie:
shirt-gap kids
skinny jeans- gap kids
boots- gift from my aunt kohls?
jacket-target


All in all in turned out to be a fun time, the only thing we have to figure out now is when we will return for our next adventure in our favorite city. And besides, any city with my three favorite people is just fine with me!

xoxo

Mommy Has Tattoos Mondays!

Yay! I'm so excited to introduce this new feature on the Little A.Korn Blog!

As a mommy who adds to her tattoo collection more and more I find myself facing challenges in fitting in with the other moms at Zoe and Amelie's schools ,at church,and just while being out and about in our (small) town.So, I decided to start this feature to connect you all with moms you already may know via the blog world and some close friends of mine as well. All, are ladies who have tattoos (some a lot, some a few) and are all AWESOME moms I truly admire.

I originally thought I would be the first mom on this feature, but I held out for the one mama who's tattoos I LOVE and who all in all is a lovely ("unfiltered" )mommy blogger, I truly admire.

Ok enough small talk let's get to the feature! Heres my very first interview with Jessica of The Doe or The Deer



Here's our interview,enjoy!
Name: Jessica Youngsma
# of children-2
blog-The Doe or The Deer

"Hey ya'll! I'm Jess of The Doe or The Deer. I'm an unfiltered mommyblogger who covers any and all topics, ranging anywhere from fashion, photography, politics, art, postpartum depression, religion and just everyday life. I'm married to my ever so supportive husband, Derek, who plays drums in the metalcore band Bleeding Through. We have two wild and gorgeous kids, who are only 18 months apart. Zoe Jaimes, 2 years old and Ezra Phoenix, 11 months old. Oh and our 5 year old Boston Terrier. We've got our hands full."


1. What do your children have to say about your tattoos?
Zoe, loves to point out all the different animals on me. Ezra, well... He doesn't say much, he's still a baby blob.

(how stinkin' CUTE are they?!)

2. Since we're on the subject of moms and tattoos,what does your mom have to say about your tattoos?
I was disowned for a few years, because she had discovered them though a friend of hers who found me in several tattoo magazines. I had hid them from my mom since I was 17 and she had never actually "seen" them until 6 years ago when I showed up at her door in a bikini. Shock and awe was the only way to cure her disgust. And now? She doesn't even notice them anymore.

3. How do other un tattooed moms or parents react to your tattoos?
Anyone 40 years old and under seem to have no problem with me. In fact they always want to talk about what they "want to get". Not to say that there isn't some moms who give me the side eye when they first meet me, but once they get to having a conversation with me, they realize I'm no different than any other mommies.


4.Do you ever try to hide your tattoos from your child's teachers,friends parents, etc?
The only time I ever try to hide them is at the grocery store. Just so I can avoid any conversations with bro's about my "sick tatz". I just want to get my shopping done, dude.


5.Do you have any tattoos dedicated to your children?If not do you plan on getting any?
Not yet!!! But I have plans to... I'm not gonna say what though, because I don't want anyone to snatch up my steez.


6. How will you react if and when your children start getting tattoos?
Cry.
7.How did you feel about your tattoos during and after pregnancy?(I have stomach tattoos so that was interesting to say the least!)
Nothing ever changed with the looks of my tattoos during or after pregnancy, but I sure got the stank eye from old ladies when walking around pregnant. Like they couldn't believe I was procreating, because I was obviously a "white trash welfare case". Trust me, they got the stank eye right back at them. ;)

8. Do you think your tattoos effect your child's social schedule (for instance Sam's mom doesn't really want Sam to play with your child because of your tattoos) Have you ever faced this type of challenge as a tattooed mom?
Unfortunately, I don't get a lot of offers for playdates from other mommies I know and I don't think it has much to do with my tattoos either. I need some mommy friends, with a good sense of dry, sarcastic humor... Anyone wanna hangout?


9. Is there anything you would like to let those un tattooed parents that may judge you as a tattooed mom?
I bake some seriously delicious red velvet cupcakes. PLEASE be my friend. (<-Too desperate?)


10. Do you plan on getting more tattoos?
Like duh! Totally. I've got another arm to finish, 2 legs to get started on and the other side of my neck left to do. Plans, BIG plans.


My artists:
Nick Vargas (California)
Dan Smith (California/New Zealand)
Los "Life Ruiner" Ocegunda (California)
Jim Minor (California)
Brent Vann (California)
Marc Jackson (California)
Kayle LeoGrande (California)
"Old School" Alex (New Jersey)
Nick Phillips (Utah)
Jeff Cooper (California)
Oh and myself...I did the crap tattoo on ankle. And no, I don't tattoo professionally.


Thank you SO much Jessica for the interview and sharing with us all your amazing work and what your life as a tattooed mommy is like! (and I'm sure you will have many volunteers to hang with ya! especially if cupcakes are involved!)

If you are a tattooed mommy and would like to be featured on Little A.korn's "Mommy Has Tattoos Mondays" please send an email to akornelson@gmail.com with the header "tattooed mom feature"
I hope you all enjoyed Jessica's interview and TRULY BEAUTIFUL work!
xoxo