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
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.