Creepy Scarecrow Replica of Someone You Love

My sister was getting married, and they live on a farm (he's a farmer and she runs a farm-to-table business). So I decided that personalized scarecrows would be a thoughtful gift!

Oddly, I didn't find any tutorials for making them, so I thought I'd share my process here, for anyone else looking to gift a similarly creepy display of affection.

• Scissors
• Thread & needle
• Pillowcase with faces printed on it (I ordered one from Collage.com)
• Poly-fil stuffing
• Clothing (I used children's size large clothes from Goodwill)
• Wig
• Hat / hair piece (optional)
• 5-6' wooden stakes
• 1 bale of hay
• 6 zip ties

1. Take the pillowcase you ordered and cut through both the front and back of the case, about 0.5" from the face, and including the neck.
2. Flip both layers of fabric around so that they're facing each other.
3. Sew the layers together along the face line, leaving the bottom of the neck open.
4. Flip the face right-side-out.
5. Stuff the face.
6. Sew along the bottom of the chin, so the neck is left empty.
7. Sew wig, hat and/or head accessories to the stuffed head.

1. Lay out the clothes as you want them to fit. You'll want a high-necked shirt, and I found kids size large clothes to be a good size.
2. Sew the neck of the shirt to the neck of the head, all the way around but leaving a 3" gap in the back (the stake will go through there).
3. Sew the pants / overalls to the shirt.

1. If you need to travel with the scarecrow, you'll pack it up in this state.
2. Note: try not to pack anything that goes against TSA guidelines along with it - you won't want to explain this to airport security.

1. Put the stake up one pant leg, through the shirt, and out the back of the shirt neck. It should go half way up the back of the head.
2. Cut small holes in the back of the head, on either side of the stake.
3. Put a zip tie through the head holes and around the stake. Pull it tight. This will keep the head from drooping.
4. Add another couple of zip ties through holes in the back of the shirt to hold the shirt to the stake.
5. Stuff all the clothes with lots of straw, letting it poke out the wrist and ankle holes.

1. Your scarecrow is ready for its new home!
2. If it's hard ground, you'll want to make a hole with an auger or other hole-making device.
3. Stick the post into the hole.
4. Boom!