Used mannequins and mannequin parts are a budget friendly way to decorate for Halloween. And after Halloween is over, you can use the mannequins for what they were originally intended for – displaying your clothing or jewelry.

Here are some of our favorites from our Halloween displays board with mannequins on Pinterest. If you like these ideas, we have used mannequins for sale at Mannequin Madness.

1 Mannequin hand

Here are Halloween displays about witches which only involves their legs. What is great about this display is it can be used indoors or outdoors. It can be funny or scary. And best of all- to assemble nothing to carve or sew. All you need are a pair of new or used mannequin legs, (we sell both) stockings and footwear.

Here are some of our favorites from our Halloween displays with mannequins board on Pinterest.

While looking for images for my Pinterest board on mannequin heads as planters I came across this wonderful step by step video tutorial from Lily Ardor, a popular blogger who writes about design.

Whether it’s Styrofoam, ceramic, fiberglass or some other texture, mannequin heads as planters bring a vibrancy to the space it’s sitting in. The facial expression of the mannequin head can also bring emotion or neutrality to the planter.

Besides the heads featured here, other examples can be found here on our Pinterest page. If you are inspired by these ideas, we have new and used mannequin heads for sale at Mannequin Madness. At the end of this blog post is a discount coupon code you can use when you make a purchase.

What follows are 7 reasons you might want to create a planter using a mannequin head.

1 The Outdoor Garden

Let’s start with the outdoor garden, which can always use a little planter drama. The spiky succulent plant coming out of her head conjures up an image of Medusa.