Creative Scarecrows: 35 Fun Figures for Your Yard & Garden

by Marcianne Miller

From the traditional straw guy to a painted sheet-metal mermaid, these 30 scarecrows and their yard figure cousins are simply out of the ordinary-and that's great news for the many crafters who compete in "Best Scarecrow" contests held at fairs and other venues throughout America. It's easy to construct one of these wildly creative figures with the information and instruction contained in this whimsical, charming celebration of scarecrow art. Some...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579905013
• ISBN13: 9781579905019
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

a handy reference

This is a handy reference guide for anyone interested in creating a scarecrow. The author covers scarecrow structure as well as suggested materials, and make the subject accessible to the beginner as well as the master craftsman!

Creative Scarecrows:35 Fun Figures for Your Yard & Garden

This book inspired me to create a scarecrow for my backyard in San Francisco. My sons and I had a ball recycling junk to make our Garden Goddess. I thought this book had fantastic seasonal ideas. The Pumpkin Shepherd is adorable for fall. My sons can hardly wait to create the White Rabbit in the spring and what a great way to recycle all those white plastic bags. What an excellent family activity. My other favorites are the One Man Band made with an old chair and tomatoe cage and the Junction City Jug Band with plastic milk jugs for heads. What an inspirational and creative way to take items that are considered junk and turn them into something magical. The illustrations are really well done. Thanks for writing this book! Happy foraging!