So, I am in love with any type of body mods. Of course, being so young I am restricted. I am also restricted because of parents. They are cool about piercings but i have to wait a while between each one. I had 6 piercings (Up until an hour ago). One on my lower right lip which is about four months old. The rest are on my ears ranging from 5 to a few years old.
At A Glance Author Gracee Contact graceegoesrawr@yahoo.com When It just happened Artist Me Studio My bathroom So about an hour ago I got the random urge to do a piercing. I know it is a bad, bad, bad idea to do a DIY piercing. I know enough just to do some simple piercings. I have been wanting a rook but i was not going to try that. The body piercings i want (hips) were not options either and if I did the nose piercing have been wanting i would have cried. I decided on a simple lobeish piercing.
I used a marker and tried out different areas. I decided on about the middle of my ear. A little above my second hole and about an inch lower than my cart. I remembered I had a needle in my closet so I went and grabbed it. I compared it to the size of the stud, the needle was a bit smaller. Whatever, I went on with "sterilizing" the earring, my ear, and new-found needle.
I have tried piercing my ear before. I used a push-pin. I got it through the first layer and it hurt so bad. I walked out and showed my brother the push pin hanging out of my ear. He stared and said I would get in trouble. I highly doubted this because my mom pieced her own ears. I ended up taking the push-pin out which was probably the best idea.
After I calmed myself down a bit I went into the kitchen and grabbed some ice and a paper towel. I went back into my bathroom and put the ice up to my ear. After about 5 minutes I went for it. I put the needle up to my ear and pushed. I stopped after a few seconds because I could not feel anything. When I let go of the needle it just kind of hung there. I tried pushing it in more but the end of the needle made my thumb bleed. I went to go get a bandana while the needle bobbed up and down with each step. I went back into the bathroom with my bandana and tried again. Success! I went through. I sat in amazement for awhile that i actually did it. Then I tried putting the stud in. The numbness was starting to wear off the and the whole was way too small. Great.
After cleaning my ear off I tried to remember what my friend pierced herself with. She pierced her lip, ear, and monroe herself. A safety pin... I forgot where I put the last few safety pins I hadn't lost. I found one in my closet and went back to the bathroom.
I did the whole numbing process again then tried. The safety pin was easier to push and went in with no issues. It bled quite a bit but I expected that. I put the stud through which required some pushing. My ear was red but I felt no pain. After i finished I admired my new piercing in the mirror. It wasn't much but I was proud.
A few minutes later my dad noticed it. He hates needles so he was very surprised that I did it myself. When my mom got home he told her "Grace put a safety pin through her ear!" She stared then realized what he said. "You are not wearing that to school!" I was confused at this point. 'Wait...why?"
"It is a safety pin in your ear!" I realized what she thought. She thought I put a safety pin in my ear and was wearing it like an earring. "Noooo! I just used a safety pin to pierce it." She sighed. "Oh, then you can keep it. Do you still have the ear cleaning stuff?" I nodded and she walked into the kitchen. She was fine with it and my dad was obviously disappointed that i was not in trouble from her. He wanted to see the safety pin so I showed him and he just walked away.
I am very proud of myself! It doesn't even hurt right now and i forget it is there. this rises the count to 7 and i plan on getting at least 3 more. I do not suggest piercing yourself. I was nervous but i had most of the right stuff to do it. I am happy with my piercing and help it heals up fine. The next DIY will probably be the piercing between my new one and the second hole on my lobe.