Styrofoam Head Stand

By: Shirley Heagerty for FaveCrafts

Designers can use this simple Styrofoam Head Stand to display their projects at art fairs and shops. Thrifty and budget-friendly, this Styrofoam Head Stand is lightweight and simple to make. If you're feeling extra crafty, you can even decoupage over the Styrofoam head to make it more visually appealing. Displays like this make photographing your projects much easier, since you can easily see what your piece would look like being worn by someone else.

Primary TechniqueGeneral Crafts

Beginner

Materials:

1 2x8x12 pine board
Table saw and band saw
1 7/8" dowel rod
Band saw
100 - 220 - 320 grit sandpaper
Power sander
Tile bond wood glue
Compass for marking rounded corners of board
1 7/8" drilled in center of board
Drill and bit
1 Styrofoam head

Instructions:

Cut 2 x 8 x 12 to 8 3/4 x 7 3/4 " Cut dowel rod to 12 1/2 " in length.
Marked board with compass at the corners for cutting the rounded edges. Used band saw to rough cut corners of board. Sanded with power sander.
Hand sanded the dowel rod with listed sand paper, starting with 100 grit and working up to 320 grit. Power sanded all surfaces of the board to finished size of 8 1/2 x 7 1/4 ". Final hand sanding of board with sandpaper starting with 100 grit working up to 320 grit.
Marked center of board and drilled 7/8" hole for dowel rod. Glued dowel rod in place.
Applied 3 coats of Krylon satin black spray. After dry, place head on top of rod. Project complete.

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Delphine Bryant

May 30, 2018

During a recent trip, my step daughter left a Styrofoam head at our house by mistake. I know that she loves to wear wigs and I was hoping to return her head in a different condition that she left it in. Now I am curious about making stands to go along with the heads.

Morehouse17

May 29, 2018

A stand for the head is one way to elevate what you are attempting to display. Especially if you have more than a few heads and you are looking for a aesthetic way to display. I would give my display a little more color to interest the customers.