DIY Shoulder Manikin

I have been needing/wanting a display manikin for my neck wraps. They are kind of expensive and I didn't really want to spend the money on one. Last night when I should have been sleeping I had this idea to make one. So using some scrap wood and a hanger and a crochet headband I had made but never finished I made one!

you will need:

long piece of wood 1.5 inches thick (my long one was about 15 inches long)
short piece of wood 1.5 inches thick (I used one about 7.5 inches in length)
velvet hanger
yarn or fabric
spray paint
a screw long enough to attach the boards


You will need to cut your wood pieces to size, mine already happened to be this size so it was what I used.





You will then screw them together with the short one on bottom to create a base



Then Spray Paint I used some black I had in the cupboard and painted on two coats



While your paint is drying wrap your hanger I used a crochet ear warmer headband thing I had made and never finished similar to this one my aunt made that turned out much better:


So if you happen to have one of these around you don't ware use it. If not you could use some material cut to size and glue on hanger or wrap the hanger with yarn. I wraped the corners of the headband arond the sides and bottom of the hanger and used a safety pin to hold it together and on the hanger.



You will then attch the hanger to the base. I tried to nail it on but this happened:


So, I got out the hot glue gun to glue the hanger back together and attach the hanger to the base. some better glue other than hot glue may be better but for now that is what I had available



This makes a perfect display for a hot/cold therapy Comfort Pad