Hi all I wondered if anyone has got or ever made a scarecrow. My plan is to snare some of my mates clothes and laminate a photo of him to give my scarecrow a really scary face, he loves mocking us lotties, so makes himself the perfect target any ideas how to get started it seems easy but I want it looking perfect. P.S.
His mother and friends walk through the park and past the allotment, cant wait to see his face :o in the spring probably be smarter than him. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :P
I have 2 that the children made spring 2005. He is standing up to the weather and allotment life very well and has only had to have a new mask. She on the other hand is looking very sad indeed. Her head rolled off one day - frightened the life out of me! In the spring the children can make her a new head and maybe sort her out some stronger arms. They used to spook me as I would catch site of them out of the corner of my eye, but now I would miss them if they weren't there - my company! The old boys all took the mick when we arrived with them one bright Sunday morning, but I don't care! ;D
just read this post as I was catching up with all the news.
I made one this summer with my girls. He was looking very smart until it rained and then the cross-piece of wood forming his arms gave way under the weight of the soggy straw and clothing.
He lay on the plot looking very sorry for himself for a while but I felt compelled to fix him as my plot is right next to a well-used footpath and everyone kept asking me when I was going to put him back up.
Like Emma-Jane says, he did used to spook me and my fellow-plot holders until we got used to him!
I've made a couple; you have to make them really strong as they gain in weight more than somewhat when it rains.
One of our neighbouring plots have a very fetching "Sid and Nancy" Punk scarecrows... we had John and Barbara(?) from the good life...
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Tom surely ;)