A DIY scarer will keep the crows away from your front porch pumpkins and add a creative seasonal trace to your yard .
Dean Schoeppner
Scarecrows are an iconic fall symbol , but their function goes beyondfall front porch decor . If you ’re planning on plant another orotund ofcarrots , kale , or radishesin your garden , a bird-scarer can stand guard over your germ — and look extra festive while doing so . They also look great propped upon a fall porch , and might even keep the vaporing and squirrels from pick atyour pumpkinswhile they ’re at it .
Credit:Dean Schoeppner
Marty Baldwin
What You’ll Need
Equipment / Tools
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Instructions
Build the Frame
Before you’re able to begin meet your scarer , you ’ll need to make a substantial skeleton . Start with a 10 - foot wood place anduse a sawto ramify it into one 4 - foot objet d’art and one 6 - foot piece .
Make a cross shape with the two musical composition , aligning the 6 - foot spell vertically and the 4 - foot firearm horizontally . The 4 - foot station should intersect about eight in below the top of the 6 - foot station . Drill a screw through the two pieces to guarantee them .
Form the Body and Secure the Frame
No scarecrow is complete without their key signature outfit . Take an erstwhile pair of oversized pants ( the parsimoniousness storeis a salutary position to find them if you do n’t have a pair you ’re ready to part with ) and snub a hollow in them right below the knock line . skid the bottom one-half of the wooden frame through the mess in the trouser and batten the bod into the ground . Do this by digging a small hole about one foot deep , placing the base of the pole into the hole , and make full the hollow back in until the pole is sturdy .
Once the skeletal system is securely in the ground , place a button - up shirt on the horizontal man of wood .
Stuff the Scarecrow
Once the bird-scarer frame has been secure and clothed , run two pieces of twine through the belt loops on either side of the pants and attach them to the horizontal while , set aside them to hang a little above the bottom of the shirt . It should look a bit like twine brace , and you’re able to cover them under the shirt .
Button up the pants and shirt , and pucker the shirt into the knickers . Then , get stuffing the chaff into the shirt and pants , countenance some hang out of the harm and ramification hole to attend like feet and hands .
Form the Head
To commence relieve oneself your scarecrow ’s fount , lay down a burlap murphy sack with the open end face downward . ( A 10 column inch by 14 inch sack is the everlasting size ; you could also use an older pillow slip . ) stitch on two large black button about five inch below the top of the closed - off goal to form the eyes . employ fabric key or a paint playpen to describe a mordant triangle nose and oral cavity below the heart .
Once the paint dry , stuff the burlap sack with straw . Tie off the bottom of the bag broadly . Then , slew it through the top section of the upright post . Secure tightly to the post using twine .
Accessorize the Scarecrow
All your scarecrow now needs is a few supplement ! Start byusing a glue gunto hot - glue a minute of extra straw to the heading of your bird-scarer . Then , attach a stalk lid to the top using hot glue . Top it all off by tie a scarf around its neck .
Credit:Marty Baldwin
