After applying tats all day long my fingers would look like I had been working in the garden all day long and forgotten to wash my hands. This was embarrassing enough but being away from home and having to go to a restaurant and eat dinner afterward was even more so. Some of [...]

A few years ago, while I was still a potter, I got an airbrush gun and a compressor. I had spoken with some fellow artists who were using an airbrush gun to give their glazes a new look. I thought it would be fun to try something new so I made the big [...]

I just wanted to let you know that we now have airbrush cleaning brushes available at TAT International for $3.97 or $2.97 for MVP’s. Wow, what a deal! You get five different size brushes on one ring. I was told to caution you against using the smallest brush to clean out the [...]

I just have a short post today. I wanted to know if any of you had any luck selling the crystals with your tats. Do you remember at the beginning of the season I reminded you how successful this had been for us at the New York Beauty Show? All you needed [...]

Cindy and Dave purchased the Starter System about three years ago. They have a list of regular shows they do every year but some of those shows had been canceled. They needed to find some other venues, so they applied at a regional race way. They were happy when the got the [...]

I have been in the process of moving since the beginning of summer. I thought I would be settled by now but I still cannot decide where to hang all the pictures. Of course my husband is no help. His answer is “Whatever you decide is fine with me.” I’ll [...]

I have been cleaning stencils in my spare time. These are the newly cut stencils designs that we cut here at the shop. It seems that we have something for everyone.
A few years ago, a friend was planning to do tats at a hunting and fishing show. I thought it would [...]

I am a Cancer survivor. It has been seven years since I was first diagnosed. Since that original diagnosis and my operation to eliminate the Cancer from my body, my yearly checkups have all been good news. I was lucky; my Cancer was detected in the early stages. Because of this, I [...]

I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK NOTE THIS WEEK.
I HOPE YOU ARE PLANNING ON OFFERING YOUR CUSTOMERS THE SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS AS AN ADD ON TO THEIR TAT. $1 PER CRYSTAL CAN MAKE A NICE LITTLE ADDITION TO THE BOTTOM LINE… I HAVE BEEN WRITING ABOUT THIS IN MY BLOG FOR SOME TIME NOW.
MY INTENTION [...]

Yikes! You are at a show and your airbrush gun is leaking, I mean ink is streaming out the tip of the gun like a mini garden hose. This is a simple fix. Your needle has become loose. First turn your dial to the dead spot, remove the back of the [...]