Ivylovespugs

Custom tattoos by Ivy Boersma

03/06/2026

I got to tattoo a jumping spider on Chris on Wednesday night. He even went for a fun color scheme! I was psyched. Thanks for the opportunity, Chris! You made my week.

02/14/2026

I got to do a colorful floral piece on Missy this week! It was her way to honor her grandmother, by taking the image directly from one of her grandma’s dishes. She learned it wasn’t a stand-alone dish, but it was part of an entire series, so she now collects the set and has several pieces. We may add more to it in the future, since we now have even more designs to use! Thanks for the trust, Missy. You are super cool and I loved doing this!

02/04/2026

In October of 2024 I tattooed a bee just above Rachel’s left knee & we planned to add a bee below her right knee. We finally got around to it last week! It can be hard to make something match with a lot of time inbetween, but I think I figured out the colors just fine. Thanks for the trust, Rachel! You’re awesome. This was a lot of fun!

01/23/2026

I love tattooing mermaids! I got to do this on a very cool new client of mine, Katie O. It was a tribute to her grandmother, who gave her a mermaid decoration for her bathroom. Every time she looks at it, it makes her smile. Her family had a tradition of going to Cape May every summer, so we needed to include the Cape May lighthouse. My first sketch was a serene scene, but Katie loves a good shore storm, so we added some tumultuous clouds and waves crashing. I’m so glad she had the idea, because it definitely makes it a more dynamic design. Thank you for the trust, Katie! This was so fun.
If you’d like to get a mermaid tattoo, please message me! I can’t get enough of them.

01/22/2026

I got to do a cute little paper airplane on Katie today! Her son got the same one, but bigger, on a forearm piece a little while ago. Now they have matching paper airplanes! Pretty cute. Hey Mom, why don’t we have matching tattoos?!

01/20/2026

A few tattoos I did at this past week! The first is a Star Trek one on Jeff S. Jeff is very kind and always lets me put my flair on his designs. The second is the Straw Hats flag logo from One Piece on John Jacob, an old friend of mine. And the third one is on Sean P, who has put his trust in me for many years. We’re working on a major cover-up. Can’t wait to show you when it’s all done!

01/12/2026

I got to guest at ’s Fabled Studio in Jenkintown this past week. I did a dog paw that was Kiersten S.’s first tattoo. I added the logo for The Weeknd’s record label to Robert W.’s ribs - to go along with his The Weeknd’s forearm I did in September of 2025. He sat like a champ. I got to touch-up a tattoo that I did in March of 2025. It was a friendship tattoo between 2 long-time clients of mine. They wanted matching tattoos, but they each liked different cartoon styles, so I couldn’t talk them into the same style. That’s fine, of course! I provide a service, and they each got what made them happy. After that I got to work on a Husky/nature half-sleeve I’m doing on Bryan H. He’s been going to me forever & I can’t wait to add on to it. I even got to add some colorful clouds to Steve S.’s spooky forearm. He wanted a blood moon, so I gave him some blood moon clouds. Anyway, it was a wonderful few days. Karly is one of the most-talented artists I’ve ever worked with, one of the best people I’ve ever known, and definitely one of the best friends I’ve ever had. That’s why the last picture is of her tattooing with a ring light above her: to me, it is the glowing halo that is always above her beautiful head. Thank you, KarBar Superstar!

01/02/2026

Here are some of my favorite tattoos from 2025. I want to thank all my clients who made this past year so special! If you didn’t make it into my top 9, don’t be sad, I had a real hard time picking them. On the second collage I got to show off some sleeves I’ve been working on. At this moment I am in-between tattoo shops, because, sadly went out of business on December 15th. There are new adventures to be had! I will update you as soon as I have news to announce. Happy New Year! I can’t wait to start tattooing again in 2026! I miss you guys something fierce.

11/20/2025

More progress on Steve’s graveyard/grimreaper half-sleeve! I can’t wait for next time.

11/04/2025

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