Unusual scarecrows
From time immemorial, the garden scarecrow was considered the best defender of the garden from birds, which often visit to feast on the harvest. Today, it continues to be installed in gardens at summer cottages. Over time, the scarecrows became more fashionable, attractive and acquired human features..
What to make a scarecrow?
You can use textiles and burlap to create a scarecrow
They make the frame of a garden stuffed animal from wooden boards crossed among themselves, and stuff it with hay. For realism, they wear old clothes, hats, dresses, trousers, shirts. The head can also be made from textiles or an old ball..
Cute garden scarecrow
Classics of the genre
It is believed that birds are wary of blue, so it is recommended to dress the garden guard in sweaters and pants of this shade. Unnecessary jeans are ideal for these purposes..
Birds are afraid of blue
Stylish scarecrow in a denim suit
Important points
Garden scarecrow
When creating a garden scarecrow, you must remember that it must be human growth. For realism, you can supplement it with a rake. It is also better to equip it with noisy elements – foil, tin cans, old spoons. One has only to hang them on several ropes not far from each other so that when the wind blows they beat against each other and make noise.
Cheerful Garden Scarecrow
To prevent the hay from falling out of the scarecrow, you need to sew up all the holes and sew the sleeves. It is advisable to make improvised hands. For this you can use household gloves..
Realistic garden scarecrow
Almost like a man
Alternative options
Inventive summer residents today make not only traditional scarecrows, but use all kinds of materials at hand to create a garden guard. For example, they make scarecrows from flower pots..
Scarecrow from flower pots
You can create a scarecrow from unnecessary flower pots
The stuffed animals decorated with pumpkin look spectacular. Of course, this option cannot be called durable and durable. But summer residents who want to surprise their neighbors will surely like it.
Funny garden scarecrow
Pumpkins are not durable, but such a scarecrow looks impressive
But the scarecrow from tin cans will last a long time. It will scare birds away with its brilliance.
Tin can scarecrow
Today, scarecrows are placed not only to scare away birds. Thus, summer residents decorate their site and show their originality. Therefore, often for such «art objects» special clothes are sewn, they are made with friendly faces with smiles, decorated with decorative flowers.
Cheerful scarecrow
For those who are going to spend the summer in the country, we have also prepared an overview of the most unusual garden swing.
