The "little things" count for a lot when making and displaying scarecrows. For example, you'd be surprised by how much easier the task of making one goes when you take advantage of a couple of items commonly used in craft projects: safety pins and burlap. I explain this assertion in my full article on making scarecrows.
Scarecrows can be displayed in a number of ways. The two most common poses are what we might term "with backbone" and "without backbone." That is, when a scarecrow is properly supported by a post, it has the backbone required to stand up (I prefer to have the post run right through the scarecrow's body). When such support is lacking, your straw man is a spineless wretch who must be located in a chair or leaned up against a porch railing; pitiful, really. As you can tell, I much prefer a display featuring a well-supported scarecrow.
Not that there aren't other ways to display scarecrows. I've seen them hung from trees, for example; but these "hangman's nooses" are rather gruesome. More creative displays I've witnessed involve scarecrows riding bicycles (picture), motorcycles, go-carts, etc.
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Hi David.
I’ve always loved scarecrows.
Over at gardening we had a garden ornament photo contest and I was hoping to see some scarecrows.Not one:(
Nice to see them here:)
Hi Scotty,
I, too really like scarecrows, especially creative ones. Don’t miss my pictures here (Pictures of Scarecrows) and here (Scarecrow Ideas).