How Do You Make A Rustic Scarecrow?

Scarecrows were originally intended to scare birds away from crops. However, they have become a staple of fall and Halloween decorating. If you want to make a quick and easy scarecrow with a quaint, rustic feel, you can easily find the materials around your house.

Then, decorate your scarecrow and set him--or her--out in the yard to give your house an instantly seasonal feel. Draw a face on one side of the muslin bag. You can use the permanent markers.

You can make the face simple or elaborate, but make the features bold so that viewers know what they are looking at. Nail the two pieces of wood together to form a cross. The shorter piece should make the "arms" and the longer piece will be the neck and body.

Tie the muslin sack onto the neck. Most sacks like this have a drawstring that you can draw closed to hold the sack in place. Make sure that the face is clearly visible as this will determine the front and the back of the scarecrow.

If you are having trouble making the head stay ... more.

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