Since a tattoo is literally writing on the body, words of some type would be a good idea for a shoulder blade tattoo. The shoulder blade is large enough to place a medium or large size tattoo, so it is an option to list favorite quotes, scriptures or other word phrases. Some people choose to list the name of children, inside some type of design, such as balloons, scribes or hearts. When listing children’s names, it is smart to leave room if more children are expected in the future. As far as scriptures and quotes go, a person should choose a quote or scripture that he feels comfortable with, because unless surgery is done, the tattoo is there for life.
Animals and insects are good shoulder blade ideas. With the adequate space available, a person has the option to put larger size insects on his shoulder blade. Some types of insects and animals people can choose from include a butterfly, panther, lion, dog, ladybug and others. The plus to some insects and animals is the ability to represent zodiac signs. For example, an individual born in October 24–November 22 can get a tattoo of a scorpion, February 20–Mach 20 a fish, April 21–May 21 a Taurus, June 22–July 22 of a crab.
The shoulder blade is considered one of the most feminine parts of the body to place a tattoo, according to tattoodesignpictures.com. Therefore women that choose this part of the body typically get a design of a flower, hearts or other girlie types of artwork. However, a woman has the ability to take a typical flower or heart, and make it unique to represent her characteristics. For instance, with a heart a woman can not only place a large size heart or multiple small hearts, but she can customize them to represent her marriage or other relationship. An idea is three hearts with the words true love forever, one word on each heart, and the name of her true love underneath the hearts. A woman can also place the name in the heart of a deceased husband, boyfriend, child, parent or other important person in her life.