Super Awesome and Easy DIY Scarecrow for Your Home

Do you want to know how to make an easy DIY Scarecrow? I love fall and when decorating I love to make items that can be left up all the fall season. I’m sharing step by step guide to making your own Garden Scarecrow out of a fence post. This is a fun project for the whole family. This is a creative way to make homemade scarecrows that hat can be used as a Halloween decoration, front door or front porch decor, or part of a pumpkin patch. You can make an adorable scarecrow, a dancing scarecrow, a funny scarecrow, or a scarecrow with a scary mask for Halloween night. You can even make a life-sized scarecrow.

I had a left over 4×4 piece of fence post from a snowman family project I did last year. You can use any scrap wood you have available, such as a fence picket.

You can also purchase wood from a hardware store or craft store. I already had all the materials for this project on hand.

The first thing I did was lightly sand the wood, then wiped it clean to remove all of the dust.

I placed painters tape onto the wood to create a section of wood.

This way when I painted the wood I would get a nice clean line and no overlap.

I painted the bottom of the scarecrow with Nautical Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint. This would be his pant legs.

I painted 3 sides (you could paint all 4 if you like).

I then added painters tape to the other end of the post.

I painted the top section with Mustard Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint.

I waited for the blue section to dry.

I then added painters tape and used Imperial Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint for the shirt section.

For the last section, I taped it off and used Sheepskin Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint.

While the paint on the post was drying, I sawed a gallon paint stick to be the hat brim. Then I painted it with Mustard paint.

Once all of the paint was dry, it was time to add finishing touches and embellishments to the post.

I painted on Mod Podge and then added some raffia for hair. You could also use twine for the hair. A hot glue gun would work for this as well.

I hot glued on the paint stir stick for the brim once the Mod Podge had dried.

I hot glued on 2 buttons for eyes, and drew on a nose and mouth with permanent markers for the facial features. Here is where you can have fun with it by making a cute face or a scary scarecrow.

I cut a handkerchief and hot glued it onto the fence post around the neck of the scarecrow.

I used some dollar store rope to create a belt and I hot glued on 2 small buttons for his shirt.

I made some accents onto his hat with a permanent marker.

He is all ready to be put on display!

If you want to put him outside, add a coat of Folk Art Home Decor Varnish or Dishwasher Safe Mod Podge.

Other DIY scarecrow ideas of items you can use include:

• old clothes
• straw hat
• safety pins
• rubber band
• burlap sack
• pvc pipe
• milk jug
• plastic grocery bag, grass clippings, bubble wrap (great for stuffing)
• flannel shirt
• baseball caps or old hat
• old shirt
• popsicle stick
• floral wire
• wood chips
• old pair of jeans
• scarecrow mask
• fake flowers
• flower pot
• work boots
• shirt sleeves
• old rags

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