butterfly

[ChristInAction]

I just learnt a new way of keeping from cutting. I was on a different bored & they said about butterflys.
Its really cool. You draw a butterfly on your wrist or where ever you cut & colour it in & give it a name. The idea is you try to keep the butterfly alive for as long as you can by not cutting it.
You draw it back on as it washes off.
I think its a good idea. If your into the cute sorta thing.
My butterfly is named hanna, she's orange, green & blue.
Good luck everyone.

Heres hanna herself:
Yesterday: http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i264/XoXoMemoriesoXoX/Image008.jpg
Today: http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i264/XoXoMemoriesoXoX/Image006.jpg

 

[berry2000]

Very cool. I like that idea. Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[praying]

I just learnt a new way of keeping from cutting. I was on a different bored & they said about butterflys.
Its really cool. You draw a butterfly on your wrist or where ever you cut & colour it in & give it a name. The idea is you try to keep the butterfly alive for as long as you can by not cutting it.
You draw it back on as it washes off.
I think its a good idea. If your into the cute sorta thing.
My butterfly is named hanna, she's orange, green & blue.
Good luck everyone.

I think that is a great idea, or you can draw your pet or anything you wouldn't want to hurt.

 

[kathleenmary]

wow, i absolutely love that idea! okay im getting really excited about this!
my butterflys name is gonna be Hayleigh. shes gonna be purple and pick and green =]=]

 

[Finn88]

GENIOUS!
can I have lots of butterflies?

Finnxx

 

[secretx]

wow what a marvelous idea! i've tried just doing straight lines with red pen, as substitute, but not the same effect, ya know?
I will definitely try that next time i want to cut..... or perhaps right now? lol (i'm not trying to say i want to SI, just to be prepared, you know?)
thanks for the tip.

 

[LazeyWinde]

GENIOUS!
can I have lots of butterflies?

Finnxx

I think I'm gonna have lotsa butterflies too. Now I gotta remember where I have all my nice milk pens and markers.

 

[ChristInAction]

wow what a marvelous idea! i've tried just doing straight lines with red pen, as substitute, but not the same effect, ya know?
I will definitely try that next time i want to cut..... or perhaps right now? lol (i'm not trying to say i want to SI, just to be prepared, you know?)
thanks for the tip.

Do give in! you can beat this. Take it one day at a time. draw a butterfly. you cant hurt your butterfly. =D

I got through all last night b'coz I didnt want to kill my butterfly. I had to draw her back on this morning after my shower though lol.

 

[ChristInAction]

GENIOUS!
can I have lots of butterflies?

Finnxx

sure you can.
Put them anywhere you cut.

 

[pockleberry]

That is a pretty cool idea, I've had ppl tell me loads of different things but I've never heard that one before so thankyou...

 

[MistyRedEyes]

that is a good idea! i'd heard of drawing red lines and stuff, but never heard of or even thought of drawing a picture... but, idk, what do you do if someone see's it and asks about it?

 

[anteloperunner]

This is a pretty cool idea. I have a tattoo on my left wrist that serves the same purpose but I never thought about doing it with a marker.

that is a good idea! i'd heard of drawing red lines and stuff, but never heard of or even thought of drawing a picture... but, idk, what do you do if someone see's it and asks about it?

I have something smiliar just much more perment because it is a tattoo. Most people cannot understand what it says because it isn't in English. People do ask about it when I where short sleaves and I usually tell them it is a special reminder of the past (which it is).

I'm not saying you should lie to people but you if it is someone you cannot tell about the SI just tell the that you got bored and drew on yourself. (I do that (draw) all the time)

 

[LazeyWinde]

I gotta find soemthing better to make my butterfly with, I used washable paints but most of it flakes off already. But it was distracting enough while I was putting it there.
I didn't name my butterfly.... I don't believe in naming something before you see it and it didn't last long enuogh lol.

 

[LazeyWinde]

Here's my butterfly. It's hard to scan your arm... I still gotta get my gelpens out, the paint flakes off.

 

[kathleenmary]

ur butterfly is awesome. but i kind of told u that last night.lol

 

[ChristInAction]

that is a good idea! i'd heard of drawing red lines and stuff, but never heard of or even thought of drawing a picture... but, idk, what do you do if someone see's it and asks about it?

I'd just ell em I was bored or something. You like butterflys? most people around here dont ask b'coz we all draw on our selves lol.

 

[mahalia]

this is a reaaaaally awesome idea!! i'm gonna need lots... only prob is we wear uniform at school and they're also quite strict, like we're not allowed to have tattoos or lavish jewelery etc... but i'll definitely give it a go! i used to write then names of people i didn't wanna hurt where i wanted to cut. it didn't really work, but i was much younger then.

thanks for sharing,
God bless you!
keep well
love always
m

 

[LazeyWinde]

My butterfly disappeared in the shower lol. I have to get a new one but at least I'm no feeling triggered today.

 

[MidnightJewel]

i completely covered my lower arm once in an abstract design using gel pens....it took 3-4 hours to completely draw which was good, then of course i didn't want to waste all that time by just cutting over it...and it looked pretty too! so that was a big help, and your butterfly idea reminded me of it! i used to draw hearts but that didn't work as well as my design unfortunately