fall harvest scarecrow

an unexpected find of a two dollar faux 'Funkin' pumpkin at a local thrift shop

was the impetus for this quick, easy fall decor project... perfect indoors or out!

(and no, i wasn't shopping. or, rather, i didn't PLAN to be shopping! i went to the thrift store to drop off three bags of used books.

but the door was open... and i was weak... and so.... i came home with a pumpkin. and three MORE bags of books. but i digress...)

that lightweight foam pumpkin became the head of this cute fall scarecrow.

made with items already on hand - including grass trimmings from our yard -

he came together really fast.

continue reading to see what's holding him up!

the structure that supports him is a wire tomato cage!

i shared this idea in a past post, showing the way i modify them for this use:

sit the tomato cage upside down (with the round rings on the bottom).

then bend (carefully) two of the 'legs' on the tomato cage into a shape like a hanger,

and one into a hook that will hold those two PLUS a hat...

then dress your scarecrow, and the 'hanger' under the clothing will look like shoulders.

 

i made an adjustment to this tomato cage, and didn't put the 'arms' on the hook -

i bent them downward and a bit forward, not sticking straight out to the sides.

that gave me space to place the foam faux pumpkin in front of them as a head.

the ends of those 'arms' are on either side of the pumpkin, holding it in place.

the straw hat sits on the hook, right above the head.

 

the shirt is simply placed onto the cage just as you would on a hanger.

i rolled up the sleeves a bit, and stuffed them + the neckline with hunks of dried grass - 

that i saved after trimming our feather grass plants out in the front yard.

bending the 'arm' forward allowed me to sit the rusty metal shovel in front of the scarecrow,

making it look like he is holding it as the grass placement kind of wraps around the handle.

you can see the base of the wire tomato cage below the shirt...

i like it showing, but you could certainly add a skirt or old pair of jeans/overalls

that would cover this, if you prefer.

FYI: i didn't add it for these photos, 

but it is a good idea to add some weight to the base of the wire cage...

a few bricks, rocks, or concrete pumpkins perched there would help anchor the scarecrow.

can't you just imagine a family of these on your porch?! so cute. and EASY!

plus, when the season is done, they are easy to disassemble and store.

many years back, i shared another kind of scarecrow...made using a very unusual base.

i've linked it up below!

links to previous posts mentioned above:

wire tomato cage garden scarecrow

charming little scarecrows... with a secret!

shared online:

funky junk interiors / diy salvaged junk projects #547 

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