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Fun shoulder accessory to dress up plain tshirts
This DIY shoulder accessory was inspired by PS I made it

Need:

Shoulder pads–

Feathers — Peacock and Black is what I used.

Metallic Fabric Paint (I used Lumiere by Jacquard in Pearl Turquoise– and I LOVE this color.)

Gems

Rosette Trim (optional) I had a very hard time finding any thing sim i lar in stores that the orig i nal had, so I bought wed ding flo­ral picks and had intended to cut off the stem and glue the base down. But I ended up not using them because they didn’t look right.

Safety Pins

Glue Gun

Simple tee shirt

Posted by Alexandria C. from Frederick, Maryland, United States • Published
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  • How to make a shoulder pad. Embellished Shoulder Accessory - Step 1
    Step 1

    Paint both sides of the shoulder pad and let it dry overnight.

  • How to make a shoulder pad. Embellished Shoulder Accessory - Step 2
    Step 2

    Layer feathers on top of the shoulder pads and glue down with a hot glue gun.

    *Start with larger feathers first*

  • How to make a shoulder pad. Embellished Shoulder Accessory - Step 3
    Step 3

    *Smaller peacock feathers used*

  • How to make a shoulder pad. Embellished Shoulder Accessory - Step 4
    Step 4

    Added to black feathers to the edges to fill in (ran out of peacock feathers)

    *Picture note shown.

  • How to make a shoulder pad. Embellished Shoulder Accessory - Step 5
    Step 5

    Fill the bottom portion in with gemstones

  • How to make a shoulder pad. Embellished Shoulder Accessory - Step 6
    Step 6

    Finished shoulder pads.

  • How to make a shoulder pad. Embellished Shoulder Accessory - Step 7
    Step 7

    Secure pads to shirt with safety pins.

    *Could also use velcro or snaps if you wanted to sew them on to the shirt AND on to the pads.

    *May end up doing this because safety pins are a pain to put on and take off.

  • How to make a shoulder pad. Embellished Shoulder Accessory - Step 8
    Step 8

    Finished project!

  • How to make a shoulder pad. Embellished Shoulder Accessory - Step 9
    Step 9

    This is how I wore it.

    Don't make the outfit to fussy. Let the shirt do the talking.

    Pair it with leggings, boyfriend shorts or jeans and simple wedges or flats.

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Lynelle  D.
Lynelle D. · Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, CA
this is so awsum! i love the creativity for the design!
i hope to have time to make this :o
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Roos
Roos · Nijmegen, Gelderland, NL · 7 projects
I love it! I'm defenitely going to make one of these myself
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♥ mitzi ♥
♥ mitzi ♥ · 5 projects
amazing!!!
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allie a.
allie a. · Los Angeles, California, US · 15 projects
I'll be making and posting my version soon!
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basementgirl.
basementgirl. · Detroit, Michigan, US · 4 projects
what a great idea for all those shoulder pads i've taken out of thrifted shirts!

Tongue
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Joy K.
Joy K. · Garland, Texas, US · 80 projects
Very nice~ I love the feather choice ^^
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