While waiting for the harvest, after planting, the owners personal plots it is worth taking care of its safety. Quite often, in the absence of the legal owners, vegetable gardens and orchards are visited by feathered “pests”, who immediately arrange a feast. Therefore, many resort to the help of a “garden protector” - a garden scarecrow.
There are many methods of dealing with feathered guests, but the most non-hazardous and environmentally friendly- is to install a scarecrow in the garden.
Now it is difficult to say who was the first to put a frame in the garden and then put unnecessary clothes on it. It is believed that this tradition has a connection with paganism, when people needed to scare away or appease evil spirits.
Over time, the appearance of the scarecrow has undergone significant changes. Currently, the garden “guardian” serves not only to scare away feathered guests and animals, but is also a decorative item for a personal plot.
Making a garden “guard” yourself will not be difficult; even a child can do it. You just need to show a little ingenuity and imagination to create a “defender”.
How to do scary scarecrow DIY gardening:
Before you start making a stuffed animal, you need to know what birds are afraid of:
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REFERENCE: If you put a bird on the shoulder or head of a stuffed animal, it will become additional protection from a flock of birds.
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The perfect DIY garden scarecrow:
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REFERENCE: To create a costume, you need to choose bulk bags so that they make a lot of noise.
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Video master class on how to sew a scarecrow:
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A creative flying scarecrow screams:
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Making a garden scarecrow is not only useful, but also quite an entertaining pastime, which will allow you to discover creative possibilities in yourself. Even if the goal pursued is to save the harvest from winged guests, the created scarecrow can become a real decoration garden plot. In every home there are necessary materials, which will be required for the production of the protector of gardens and vegetable gardens.
DIY garden scarecrow:
When the crop ripens on the site, it becomes a tasty prey for all the birds living in the area. A flock of rooks, crows and sparrows can completely peck the fruits from a cherry or sweet cherry in a matter of hours. To protect lands from voracious birds, in ancient times people came up with the idea of making a garden scarecrow, the outline of which resembled a person. This method of scaring away birds cannot be called 100% effective. At first, the birds watch the human scarecrow, and seeing that it does not move, one of the most courageous representatives of the birds decides to fly to reconnaissance. Naturally, there is no response to such an invasion from the garden guard, after which the birds completely calmly get their food.
Nowadays there are more reliable way crop protection – electronic bird repeller. But, despite the development of technology, the garden scarecrow still does not lose its relevance. Only today this device has slightly changed its function: now the stuffed animal is used more for... It is enough to use your imagination and put in a little effort so that the scarecrow, which is terrifying at first glance, turns into a real work of art. “Dream House” in this review will share ideas for creating garden scarecrows with your own hands.
Scarecrow
There is an opinion that birds used to be afraid of the scarecrow, but now they have become accustomed to it, because animals gradually evolve. But superstitious people believe that in ancient times a garden scarecrow was made not only to scare away birds, but also as a symbol of protecting the house and crops. During pagan times, the scarecrow was a symbol of the deity. People endowed him with mystical powers and, worshiping, asked for protection and a generous harvest.
Of course, this version looks very fantastic, but if you want to make a garden scarecrow with your own hands, and at the same time believe in the power of thought and the effect of visualization, decorate it with beautiful elements that symbolize your desire. For example, you can put a wreath of flowers on a scarecrow’s head as a symbol of beauty and health; a wreath of fruit symbolizing fertility; or make not one, but two scarecrows if you want to attract love and understanding into your home.
But you shouldn’t hope that faith in magical power the scarecrow will help him cope with his main task - protecting the crop from birds. If you plan to use the stuffed animal for its intended purpose, use elements in the creation process that truly repel birds.
So, birds are afraid of the following:
The blue color scares away birds because it is quite rare in nature and birds consider it aggressive. Therefore, when choosing an outfit for the scarecrow, instead of light-colored things, give preference to things of a bright blue hue.
It is unlikely that it will be possible to get a scarecrow in the garden to constantly rumble and make noise. However, if you attach rustling ribbons, bells, decorative pots and other light elements, in the wind they will begin to move, producing a characteristic sound. You can add shine to the scarecrow using foil, CDs, New Year's rain, etc.
First of all, to create a garden scarecrow you need to make a base. The easiest way to make the base is with wooden sticks or beams, which are fastened together in the form of a cross. In the very simple version to create a scarecrow, just put a shirt or burlap on the base the right size and build a head for it.
The head can be made from an old holey ball by wrapping it in fabric and wearing a hat. It is also convenient to make this fragment of a homemade stuffed animal using a bag filled with things, a pumpkin and other round or oval-shaped improvised means.
If you want to endow your creation with not only frightening, but also aesthetic qualities, you need to think about its structure in more detail. Put jeans stuffed with rags, fabric or foam rubber on it, thereby creating legs. The easiest way to make a torso is to use a T-shirt or shirt, also stuffing it with suitable things for volume. To make the head look more realistic, make it out of a white cloth bag or an old pillowcase. The most difficult thing in creating a head is giving it the desired shape. To make your task easier, fill the base of your future head not with woven products, but with straw, sewing it with stitches around the perimeter.
DIY garden stuffed animals
No matter how well the stuffed animal is stuffed, strong wind its contents will spill out. To avoid this, sew up the edges of the crop guard's legs and sleeves. However, a stuffed animal without hands and feet looks strange, to say the least, so choose shoes for your creation and wear suitable gloves.
DIY garden scarecrow photo
The base of the stuffed animal is ready, however, to make it a real decoration of the garden, think through many small details: headdress, facial expression, attributes, etc. For example, you can choose a huge hat with a brim for the scarecrow, which will frighten the birds by its very appearance, or you can find a bright wig or a beautiful cap for it. To create facial details, use any materials you like - buttons, knitted threads, scraps of fabric, eyes from plush toys, etc.
Also, don't forget to give your creation some appropriate attributes that will give it style and character. For example, give him a bouquet of flowers, a bucket, a pot, bells, etc.
And keep in mind that the height of the scarecrow must match the height of the person. This will not only make it look realistic for birds, but also, perhaps, at night will scare off intruders who intend to take advantage of your garden.
How to make a garden scarecrow
Beautiful DIY garden scarecrow photo
If you are skilled in the art of cutting and sewing, sew a scarecrow in the same way as dolls are sewn. It cannot be guaranteed that such a product will scare away birds, but it will certainly become a worthy decoration for the garden plot.
You can also create a scarecrow in the form of an animal, cartoon character or fairy-tale character. Scarecrows in action will be interesting - working in the garden or in the garden, pulling a garden cart, etc. The main thing is that the product you create has repellent elements and at the same time be able to decorate the garden area.
It would seem like a garden scarecrow, such a familiar image of decorating a garden. And how to make a stylish garden scarecrow out of a shaggy scarecrow. So we make a garden scarecrow with our own hands.
The stuffed animal can be divided into two parts: head and body. Let's look at how to make a scarecrow with your own hands step by step.
The classic version is a head made from a bag filled with straw. We take a plastic bag, fill it with straw, padding polyester, stretch knitwear (tights, T-shirt) on top, form a ball - and now the head is ready. Now let’s give free rein to our imagination and decorate our garden scarecrow.
More labor-intensive to make, but stylish in execution, the garden scarecrow's head is made from two circles of fabric. We take the fabric, trace on it any round object that suits you in size, cut it out, sew the resulting circles, fill them in and start creating. 
This handsome guy's mouth is embroidered with thread, his eyes, eyebrows and eyelashes are painted on. acrylic paints(you can use a marker, preferably a waterproof one). For greater realism, the garden scarecrow was given a nose (sew a small circle of fabric along the edge with a “forward needle” stitch, put a piece of padding polyester in the center, pull it together to make a ball) and ears (circles of fabric folded in half). Well, what would a garden scarecrow be without hair and a hat? 
Less traditional options scarecrow heads:
Head made from a plastic bottle 
Or from flower pot, and you can immediately create an original hairstyle. Well, you understand, it’s just stuffed into a pot. 
You can use an old kitchen pot. 
Well, a very creative version of the head of a garden scarecrow - a bucket 
And let’s not forget about the pumpkin, because it’s classic version Scarecrow's head 
To make the body of a garden scarecrow with your own hands, we will need
Two sticks (you can take cuttings from shovels), one longer for the body, the other shorter for the arms, we tie them with a cross or fasten them with a self-tapping screw. 
We make the body: we put on an old shirt, jacket, dress on a cross stick, a little imagination when decorating and here in front of you is a stylish beauty, along with which any fashionista can envy. 
Or an equally stylish handsome man - a garden scarecrow 
Or maybe a whole company “flash mob Scarecrow Ogorodnoye” 
To give the garden stuffed body volume, you can stuff it with straw, or wrap the sticks with old T-shirts. 
At the very least, even today the garden scarecrow remains one of the effective, albeit short-term, means of protection against annoying birds that pose a threat to the harvest. To be honest, for a scarecrow to actually “work”, it also needs to rumble and move in the wind. However decorative effect is also worth something. If you don’t want to be considered incompetent, create a crop protector yourself. In this article you will find a description of the main details and step-by-step instructions for creating a scarecrow for your dacha, as well as many ideas and photos of how you can make an unusual garden scarecrow with your own hands.
As a rule, a garden scarecrow performs 2 functions or roles at once:
Indeed, if you want to have a well-groomed garden, not spoiled by feathered pests, let your garden scarecrow instill fear only in the birds, and not in your neighbors. Therefore, in any case, it should complement, “revive” and decorate the area, or rather be terribly unpleasant, scary for birds and unusual for people. Although a garden scarecrow most often looks rather untidy, rags are not at all a necessary attribute in the fight against very cunning garden pests.
In short, a garden scarecrow should really become a real decoration for your dacha, and it doesn’t matter whether you have a need to protect your crops. And in fact, why not do it just like that - for beauty and to give more aesthetics to your garden plot.
One way or another, for a garden scarecrow to really scare away birds, it should look a certain way:
Typically, any garden scarecrow is made based on the following components:
You can make it either metal or wood.
Wooden frame, as a rule, are made from two fairly thick boards of different lengths (or take 2 shovel handles). They are secured crosswise, driving a nail in the middle (or better yet, two, so that the scarecrow’s arms do not bend or wobble).
Boards (or cuttings) can also be secured using ordinary rope and a special knot. This fastening is no less reliable than a driven nail. 
The future body of the garden monster can be made using the same 1 shovel handle, attaching a hanger to it instead of arms.
For more information on how to make a monster in the garden on such a frame, see the following step-by-step master class.
Video: how to make a scarecrow on a wooden frame hanger
To make a metal frame, you will naturally need more time and also welding skills, or you will have to ask a neighbor for a favor or find a professional welder.
Video: how to make a country scarecrow with your own hands on metal frame
You can make the head of a garden scarecrow from various materials in a variety of ways.
For example, you can sew a head from two pieces of fabric, stuffing it with straw or some other sealant. Or take a regular fabric bag and stuff it with something to give it the desired shape.
And then embroider the eyes, nose, mouth on the face and sew on the ears.
Although you can also draw with paint or put on mask.
The most ordinary one will do 5 liter bottle.
It’s not a sin to make the head of a garden monster from garden pot, securely attaching it to the frame.
Often the effigy is made completely from hay, including his head.
You can use an old one as a head doll head or the head of someone who has spent his time mannequin.
Or you can not make a scarecrow face, but simply use tall hat, but to give it some form, in other words, to stuff it, no matter what you have to do.
Or just throw it on the frame straw hat
If you want the garden scarecrow to be as human-like as possible, then you need to give it clear outlines of legs and arms.
It's very easy to create the arms of a garden scarecrow: you just need to put them on the ends of the frame gloves and stuff them with something, for example, the same straw.
The scarecrow's legs are made in a similar way: trousers, a bright dress or a skirt that can be seen from afar are put on the frame, and a clearly visible one is attached below shoes(For example, rubber boots or galoshes).
How elegantly you dress your garden scarecrow will determine its aesthetic appearance and, possibly, its fate.
The most typical headdress for a scarecrow is hat.
However, the style and material of the hat can also be different.
It could even be hat with ear flaps.
You can put on your scarecrow granny headscarf.
It is not necessary to completely cover your head with a hat, this may be enough symbolic and decorative headdress.
It won’t be trivial to put a garden scarecrow in the hands badminton racket.
And you can also create a whole composition: as if the girl is carrying on the rockerbucket with water, which I just collected from the well. 
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to give a stuffed flowerbed stroller into the hands of a stuffed animal.
To make the simplest garden scarecrow, you will need the following materials:
Step-by-step instruction creating a garden scarecrow with your own hands:
Video: master class on creating a garden scarecrow with your own hands
Frankly speaking, the most interesting sight is presented by various original garden scarecrows, pleasant in appearance.
It is most popular to dress a garden scarecrow as a farmer or peasant, in other words, as a villager.
The figure of a stuffed animal dressed in a plaid shirt and jeans will not be critical.
An interesting idea for decorating a garden would be to form a family of several scarecrows.
Two stuffed adults.
Two scarecrow children.
Using several stuffed animals and other garden items, you can form entire country compositions.
Fun walk in a wheelbarrow.
Husband and wife on a bench.
If you liked the idea of creating a head for a stuffed animal from a garden pot, then you can do everything Scarecrow made entirely from pots.
Another version of the battle scarecrow (knight) made from pots.
Used plastic bottles in catchy colors can be a lifesaver for developing a beautiful and creative image of a stuffed animal.
Another idea for creating a dark-skinned native scarecrow from plastic bottles.
Note! Still, scarecrows made from plastic bottles really turn out to be quite scary, so it’s better to make them
Such a stuffed animal stimulates interest not only in amateur gardening, but also in fishing. It’s as if it wants to say: “Everything will be cool here!”
A scarecrow dressed in military uniform and a gas mask will look very intimidating.
It would not be shameful to dress up the scarecrow in a cowboy or, perhaps, a bandit outfit.
Whatever you say, a monster athlete is cool!
It will be quite funny and original if you make a scarecrow with a bird's head. As they say: they knock out a wedge with a wedge.
And here is a simpler, but also not boring in all respects, option.
This pumpkin man is undoubtedly worthy of the flattering attention of gardening fans.
And it’s hard to take your eyes off this foppish figure of a pumpkin farmer. He's still handsome!
We will consider in detail how you can make a scarecrow with your own hands in this article. The choice of items to create a figure depends on the functions it will perform. A simple bird repellent can be easily made from unnecessary items. In order for it to decorate the site and fit organically into it, you need to show your imagination and buy suitable materials. The figure must have elements that frighten birds.
This is what a classic garden scarecrow made from sticks looks like
In order for the scarecrow to protect your garden from birds, you need to attach moving shiny parts to it. If the sparkling elements of the structure are motionless, they will not frighten the birds. Objects should move at the slightest breath of wind and create sunbeams around. Their unpredictable behavior will cause birds to stay away from the area. A children's foil pinwheel has suitable properties.
Instead, you can use magnetic tape from cassettes, strips of foil and Christmas tree rain. The desired effect is produced by unnecessary CDs suspended on a thread. Unexpected and sharp sounds are a sign of danger for birds. Birds are especially shy in quiet summer cottages. Even small noises bother them. 
To create the necessary sounds, you can hang sonorous sounds on a garden scarecrow. metal objects, repelling birds. Starlings and sparrows react warily to the rich blue color, which is rarely found in nature. Therefore, the scarecrow should have clothes or large elements of a cornflower blue shade. Alarm signal for birds is the presence of their dead relatives on the site. It is not necessary to look for a dead sparrow. You can hang models of dead bodies on a garden scarecrow.
Predatory representatives of the class have a terrifying effect on birds. You can “arm” the scarecrow with figures of a falcon, golden eagle or eagle. Even painted predators can protect the area from robbers. The garden monster should be made from materials that are resistant to weather conditions.
Design option for a garden scarecrow made from scrap materials It is advisable to make a scarecrow that imitates a person. The animals are scared away by the owner who is on the site. How to make a large scarecrow the size of a person?
To build a frame for the figure, you need to take two strong sticks 1.5 and 2 m long. You can take cuttings from gardening tools, tree branches or construction waste. They are connected crosswise with twine or nails. The stuffed animal's head can be made from an old bag, pillowcase or clothing.
The item must be stuffed with tow, rags, foam rubber, padding polyester, straw or any other bulky material that can withstand exposure to water.
To make the figure decorative, it is better to cut the head out of a suitable fabric. To do this, two identical circles and a strip are cut out of it. The diameter of the circle will determine the size of the head. A strip is sewn between the circles to give the head volume (tablet shape).
Head design option for a garden scarecrow The head is placed on top part frame. On one circle they make a face. It can be embroidered with floss threads, painted with waterproof paint, decorated with buttons and pieces of bright fabrics. There is no need to make an intimidating expression. It will not alarm the birds. But such a figure may frighten children. The scarecrow's hair will be straw, large yarn, an old wig or Christmas tree rain. An unnecessary hat, cap or scarf is attached to the hairstyle. You can sew bells or bells to the headdress.
A shirt is put on the crossbar. She imitates arms outstretched to the sides. You can make something like a shirt yourself from burlap or waste fabric. Fixed clothing must be stuffed with filler, giving the figure the required volume. You can wear an old overalls, an apron or other unnecessary blue wardrobe items on the shirt. 
Gardening gloves or mittens stuffed with straw are placed on the scarecrow's hands, and worn boots are placed on its feet. You can decorate the figure with a necklace made of CDs, metal caps, tin cans or strips of polyethylene. The same objects can be hung on the scarecrow’s arms so that they rustle, rattle and sparkle under the influence of the wind.
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An old turned on radio can be placed on the neck of the figure. It should be protected from rain by wrapping it in a plastic bag and leaving holes near the speaker. The sounds coming from the radio will finally convince the birds that there is a person in front of them.
A large scarecrow can scare away not only birds, but also uninvited guests in the evening.
Plastic bottles are ideal material both for making a garden scarecrow and for . How to make a scarecrow step by step? It is advisable to stock up big amount containers so as not to limit the flight of imagination. An old one will do for the stuffed body. plastic canister or tank. It is better to make the head from a five-liter plastic bottle. In addition to the bottles, you will need an awl, wire, bolts with nuts and rope as fasteners. Then we perform the following steps step by step:
Rusting polyethylene, fluttering from the slightest gust of wind, is perfect for creating a scarecrow on. If you choose garbage bags of different colors and sizes, you will get a cute figure. But blue items should dominate. Scotch tape is useful to secure the material.
To create a garden guard from plastic bags, you need to dig a pole (1.5-2 m) into the ground and attach it with a nail cross rail or a branch.
It is better to choose a package for your head that is dense and plain, without inscriptions or drawings. The face must be clearly visible. The bag is stuffed with rags, tow, plastic bags or synthetic padding. It is better not to use paper, as any damage to the material will lead to the destruction of the figure during rain. Connection diagram for scarecrow slats A face is drawn on the head with a black marker. The scarecrow is decorated with a hairstyle made of magnetic film. It can be glued directly to the head or to paper base
The scarf is glued with tape. The body is made from one dense package. It is put on the pole from below through a hole specially made in it. Secure the bag around the figure’s neck with tape. It can be filled with material to add volume or left hanging freely. For the sleeves you need two more bags.
Step-by-step instructions for making a garden scarecrow It is better to attach polyethylene to the frame with tape from the inside to reduce the impact of moisture during rain. You can put small bags or mittens on your hands. The skirt is formed from several layers of large garbage bags of the desired color. They are attached to the figure's belt and flutter freely in the air.
If you pre-inflate them, the skirt will look even more impressive. You can hide the attachment point by placing a plastic belt around the scarecrow’s waist.
You can attach garbage bags and CDs on strings to the palms of the plastic lady. They will flutter in the wind, enhancing the terrifying effect. If you additionally hang tin cans on threads, the scarecrow will make loud sounds.
