How to Make a Scarecrow Flower Pick

Scarecrows don't have to be fancy.

Add a scarecrow flower pick to a fall arrangement to give it a touch of whimsy. Use natural materials and warm colors to craft a pick that will enhance an arrangement of autumn flowers or leaves. Use a scarecrow with a jaunty green shirt to add color to a pot of yellow mums. Use burlap for the clothes to add a natural touch to an arrangement of red and yellow preserved oak leaves.

Things You'll Need

• 12-inch floral pick
• Craft stick
• Floral wire
• Fabric
• Ruler
• Scissors
• Double-stick tape
• 1 1/2-inch Styrofoam ball
• Hot glue gun
• Ecru cotton fabric
• String
• Markers
• 3-inch straw hat.
• Twine

Instructions

1. Place the center of a craft stick 1 inch below the top end of an 12-inch floral pick and secure it with floral wire.

2. Cut a 16-inch by 6-inch rectangle of fabric. Fold it in half widthwise and cut a 1/4-inch slit in the center of the fold.

3. Stick the end of the floral pick through the slit. Place the fold over along the top of the craft stick. Cut a 7-inch-tall, 2-inch-wide rectangle from each of the bottom corners of both layers of fabric to cut a shirt shape from the fabric. Use double-stick tape to stick the front layer of fabric to the back along the bottom edge of the sleeves.

4. Stick a 1/12-inch-diameter Styrofoam ball onto the end of the floral pick above the craft stick. Pull it off and place a bit of hot glue on the end of the pick before you push it back on.

5. Cut a 6-inch square from ecru fabric. Drape it over the ball and tie it together under the ball with string.

6. Draw features on the ball with markers. Hot-glue a 3-inch straw hat on the head. Tie twine loosely around the waist for a belt.

Tips & Warnings

• If desired, cut pants or overalls from fabric and attach them to the shirt with double-stick tape.

• Tiny straw hats are sold at craft supply stores.