Happy New Year and welcome to the first body art newsletter of 2008. Last year was an amazing year again, with literally hundreds of thousands of readers coming to the site each month. That sort of thing still blows me away after all these years.

New and Recommended Articles:

Labret Healing and Dental Side Effects
Labrets, or lip piercings, are growing in popularity in the mainstream piercing world. Learn more about the dental side effects possible from this type of piercing.

Space-Age Tattoos Might Help Diabetics
Although it sounds like a science fiction movie concept, it soon might be possible for diabetics to monitor their blood sugar with the help of a very special tattoo.

Unhappy Nose Piercings and How To Help Them
Here is advice and suggestions for nose piercings that are hard to heal or which seem to have flared up after a period of being settled down.

Body Art Top 20 of 2007
See which articles were the twenty most-viewed by BellaOnline readers in 2007! Can you guess the most popular body art topics?

Hot Links:

• Tattoos Public and Private
  Discussions about the right to keep your tattoos to yourself, and questions about how to ask to see another person´s body art.
• The Tattoos of Amy Winehouse
  British singer Amy Winehouse didn´t have any tattoos when she first got started a few years ago, but she sure does now. Take a closer look at the tattoos of Amy Winehouse.
• Every Kind of Ear Piercing
  All about the major types of ear piercings including the Daith, Helix, Tragus, Industrial and stretched lobes. Piercing videos, body jewelry and more!
• Tattoo Clothing
  Fantastic club and streetwear, all decorated with the hottest tattoo designs! T-shirts, skirts, shoes, men's and women's clothing, all covered with tattooed rock star style.

You can upload a picture of your tattoo to Bellaonline and have it rated alongside dozens of other tattoos worn by your fellow Bellaonline members. It's fun and free, and you can upload or vote here!

If you have a body art question, we've got an online forum that you can visit. It's a great place for discussing the latest developments in body art and getting an answer to your questions.

I enjoy your feedback and welcome your questions, so if you have something to tell me, please send an e-mail or drop by the message boards! Feel free to pass this message along to family and friends who you think might be interested.

Rae
Body Art Editor
http://bodyart.bellaonline.com