Grandad proudly shows off the latest addition to his family.
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Cute- You really should go into business!
lovely squash!! do you have any pictures of any Christmas scarecrows? I am looking for ideas.
Duke
Oh wow!!! I want one!!! ;D
Quote from: Duke Ellington on December 03, 2010, 18:05:15
lovely squash!! do you have any pictures of any Christmas scarecrows? I am looking for ideas.
Duke
I've never thought of making a Christmas scarecrow ;)
I would probably just decorate one of mine with some tinsel or give him a red hat.
Are you going to make one?
I don't want to be rude, but Gramps looks like he should be on the Sex Offenders Register
only joking, they're rather splendid
Quote from: Bugloss2009 on December 03, 2010, 20:54:23
I don't want to be rude, but Gramps looks like he should be on the Sex Offenders Register
only joking, they're rather splendid
;D
No wonder I used to get some funny looks when he was in my car.
The babby is lovely Betty. Grandad could always be father christmas.
Yaayyy - a father xmas scarecrow - looking forward to the photos Squash ;D BTW, the baby is a cutie, you must be a proud mum ;)
They are wonderful
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Quote from: Bugloss2009 on December 03, 2010, 20:54:23
I don't want to be rude, but Gramps looks like he should be on the Sex Offenders Register
only joking, they're rather splendid
;D
No wonder I used to get some funny looks when he was in my car.
i hope he wasn't the one driving
Has the Baba got a name yet Betty, what about Clare crow. ;) ;D ;D ;D
where the hell do you get em from Kev?
Tip of my tongue Shirl. ;) ;D ;D ;D
Good name Kev!
AWWWW - a baby at Christmas time. Lovely. :) Well Holly or Ivy as a name? :)
Or scareFlo. :-X :-X :-X
Don't want you to tell us your trade secrets if you don't want to Betty, but would love to know how you do the faces? :-X
or Mariah Scarey :)
Is she wearing a babycrow? :-X
I love the names and the 'babycrow', you are a mad lot! :)
I took a few photos of how I make them, it's easier than trying to describe it.
Here goes -
For a baby scarecrow face I use the leg of a pair of tights, folded back on itself and knotted at the top.
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For stuffing I use polyester filling, clean pillows or cushions are good.
Stuff it to the required size
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Make a small ball of stuffing for the nose
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Put it inside and pull it outwards so you can wind some cord around the outside
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push all the stuffing up the face, gather the end and fasten it with strong cord. (this is for a doll-type scarecrow, if I was making an outdoor one I would put some sort of stick inside the head at this point)
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For the eyes, push a needle threaded with strong cord from the back of the head to where you want the eyes to be. Push it back to where it came in and knot it.
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Do the same for the mouth. I pushed the needle in from below and to either side of the chin
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Pull both ends of the thread to pull the mouth inwards and knot it.
I find the easiest way to secure the head to the body is by either using something with an attached hood, or by making a hat and sewing it onto the neck of the garment. Then once the face is inside, I sew through the hat and head around the face.
I hope this all makes sense!
Clear as mud Betty ;D
I might have a go at making one but what do you use for hair please and how do you fix it on?
If the bad weather comes back maybe we should have a baby scarecrow competition to keep us all out of mischief.
Boys versus girls, bet Ace and Kev could make some dandy looking babies ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: Paulines7 on December 05, 2010, 00:50:24
I might have a go at making one but what do you use for hair please and how do you fix it on?
For this one I just used a few loops of yellow wool and stiched it to the inside of the bonnet. The bonnet is stiched to the head.
Quote from: Sinbad7 on December 05, 2010, 01:00:55
If the bad weather comes back maybe we should have a baby scarecrow competition to keep us all out of mischief.
Boys versus girls, bet Ace and Kev could make some dandy looking babies ;D ;D ;D
But not together! :o :D
Quote from: Sinbad7 on December 05, 2010, 01:00:55
If the bad weather comes back maybe we should have a baby scarecrow competition to keep us all out of mischief.
Boys versus girls, bet Ace and Kev could make some dandy looking babies ;D ;D ;D
That would be a great idea Sinbad. Twould keep us all out of mischief if nowt else
Thanks for showing us that Betty and "sharing" your trade secrets!! we have no excuses now not to have a go :D :D
Anne x
Thanks Betty. :D
I will definitely have a go when I get some spare time; probably after Christmas. I have some polyester filling from some pillows and I have been wondering what to do with it.
The babe is a bonny little girl and granddad looks so happy and proud!
Aren't you clever? I struggle to sew a button on! xxx
Quote from: Grandma on December 05, 2010, 23:33:39
The babe is a bonny little girl and granddad looks so happy and proud!
Aren't you clever? I struggle to sew a button on! xxx
Thank you Grandma :) (but I struggle with sewing too!)