I love Halloween and part of that is making my own decorations and costumes. I can’t remember the last time my kids had store bought costumes. It’s such a fun creative outlet for me to challenge myself, and this year is no exception.
All three of my kids have finally settled on costumes. My youngest is going to be a crazy cat lady. My middle son is going to be Gandalf the White (he INSISTS on being the white version). And, my teenager has settled on Medusa (with a lot of shameless prodding from me).
Last year she was a headless lady (tutorial coming later this week!), and it was a huge hit at school. I wanted to come up with something that would be just as fun, and what’s more fun than snakes coming out of your hair?
I had a heck of a time coming up with how to get the snakes in her hair so they would be secure. Believe it or not I could not find much at all on Pinterest for what I wanted to do. So, I created my own tutorial, and I am loving how this came out. I’m ready to wear it myself.
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Medusa Snake Headband
- Headband with teeth
- 15-20 small snakes
- gold spray paint
- glue gun
- scissors
1. Spray paint all the snakes and the headband.
2. Hot glue the snakes all over the headband so that they go straight up. I attached mine on either sides of the headband and in the middle I inserted the ends into the holes of the top of the headband and glued them.
3. Next, trim off the ends of the snakes so that the headband will still fit snuggly.
You’re finished!
Check out this Medusa makeup tutorial and how to hide the headband in your hair!
58 comments
AWESOME! LOVE THIS! XOXO
This is wonderful! I love that you made it look so easy! Great costume idea!
COOL . . WAY TOO COOL: Medusa Snake GOLD Headband. . . What a clever idea for addition to a Halloween costume for your daughter. Made with lots of LOVE by mom, Stephanie! Tutorial is easy to follow in 3 steps & sharp photos, too. thanks for sharing. Sarah Helene in Minneapolis
Wow how creative is this?! I love it!
I didn’t even know that you could buy the little snakes like this!
Very cool! Not something I would wear, as I am petrified of snakes, but my daughter would love it! Thank you for the tutorial!
suzy
So COOL! I love the hair and makeup from the first picture. I still haven’t chosen a costume this year..but this is a wonderful idea and a serious contender. Thanks!
Wow! Just wow! Stephanie you are soo talented, this is amazing! If I wasn’t a blogger I would be speechless lol
I literally had my mouth hanging open when I read this! This is AWESOME!!! And your daughters costume last year is so cool!!!
How gorgeous and elegant!!
This is such an awesome Halloween DIY. Love it, especially with how simple it looks to put together. Looking forward to what you’ll be cooking up for Halloween!
Oh. My. Goodness. That is awesome! If I had seen this earlier, I would have totally gone as Medusa this year. Maybe next year. Either way, you’re going in my bookmarks!
This is so creative.
I like it! What a super creative idea! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
What great looking costumes.. very detailed..
She will definitely be a hit when she wears that to school!
This was really creative and looks amazing as well!
Well Done!!!!!!
They love you don’t they? You are so creative – I would have never thought of anything this amazing. So detailed. That’s why I have to read tutorials and DIY’s! Great work.
LOVE it! You’re seriously so creative! Halloween as always been on of my favorite holidays! Thank for sharing some Halloween love!
So cute, and perfect for Halloween! What a great idea and I like your daughter’s costume 🙂
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This turned out so awesome! Way to go, Stephanie!
What an awesome costume! This turned out great!
This is a great idea. I can’t wait to see the rest of her costume.
I just can’t get over how cool this looks, Stephanie!! It makes me want to be Medusa next year!
Thanks Maggie! It was fun to make. I can’t wait til we get it all together.That is so cool – I can imagine all of the comments you would get wearing that! 🙂
Wow!!!! That is a super impressive way to make a Medusa head band!! Nice skills!!
That’s a great looking headband. I’ll make it this Halloween.
yep… still freaks me out ;o) I love the gold though!!! Super cute! Getting my coupon!
How fun and creative! I love the headband! SO cool! Good job!
I have been raving about this on your instagram and wow, I can’t believe the materials are inexpensive! you are one marvelous Mama!
You did a great job on this!
this is one of the neatest ideas I’ve seen this year. I pinned it and it would be sooooo cool to make.
What a creative headband! I would have never thought to do this. Great job!
This is such a cool costume! Thanks for the tutorial!
Halloween is fast approaching. These are cool stuffs and so creative.
Awesome!! Love this, I might have to steal the idea for myself!
You did an awesome job! I’m not crafty but I think I can pull this off and have a great costume this year.
This is SO awesome! Such a fun idea!!
Oh what a cool way to create a snakey headband like medusa’s hair. Love the headless lady costume too! Good job!
That headband is gorgeous! Very crafty!
That is awesome!! Perfect for a fright night!!
This looks incredible! I absolutely love it. You did an amazing job!
I showed this to my son yeseterday and he said, “Oh!!! That’s creepy!!” You could tell he loved it (creepy is cool when you’re 7). It really is cool.
That’s really cool! I love it! And you’re so creative. That’ll make a great costume!
How creative! Perfect for a Medusa costume. I love it!
Awesome! Great job! And I am laughing my head off at Crazy Cat Lady—love it!
That has to be one of the coolest medusa headpieces I have ever seen. Love how easy it is to do too.
That is awesome! So creative and fun.
I can’t even front, I am not not a halloween fan yet this is amazing!!!! Love it..
That headband turned out SO cool! I want to make one!
Seriously the Medusa is SO awesome. It turned out really great, I never guessed it was DIY.
What a fun and easy Halloween idea!
wow wow wow that is crazy cool!!!!
Jennifer @ The Jenny Evolution
wow … so cool! thanks for sharing ..
That is so cool. And so simple
That is beyond awesome!!! I love how it turned out!
This is such a great inexpensive idea!
This is incredible! Can not believe you made this, looks so flawless & effortless creativity !