How To Make A Scarecrow Wreath
Scarecrows, pumpkins, and burnt orange leaves put us in the mood for Fall. We are getting ready for fall feels this year by making a cute Scarecrow Wreath for our front porch decor.
Make this Dollar store Scarecrow wreath in a matter of minutes with my simple and easy tutorial. He is a fun, whimsical front door fall wreath.
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Scarecrow Wreath tutorial
Almost all of my supplies came from the Dollar Store! I love a good frugal DIY decor project, don’t you?
Supplies
- 12″ Foam wreath form, like this
- Raffia, like this
- 6 bunches of Fall silk leaf bunches
- 2 Small Faux pumpkins
- Mini hay bale
- Wired Burlap ribbon, like this
- Ribbon of choice for hanger
- Small Scarecrow on a Stick
- Hot Glue
How to make a scarecrow wreath
Step 1
Begin by wrapping the wreath form with the burlap ribbon and glue down the end using Hot Glue.
Step 2
Next, wrap the Raffia strips around the wreath, tying each piece in a knot. My Raffia came from the Dollar store, and there were three sets in each bag. Once you open the bag and unravel the raffia, you will see that each piece is in strips. It is not one long strip, thankfully.
I used a total of five bunches from two bags for this wreath.
It will take a few minutes to add the Raffia, and there is a trick to tying it without breaking. See the video for that demonstration.
Raffia Tips
Where Not to add Raffia! Skip a space at the top of the wreath to add your hanger.
Because my Scarecrow Wreath design includes beautiful fall silk bunches and a Scarecrow, I skipped the bottom and half of each side as well. I used a pushpin to hold my hanger in place while crafting the wreath. It was removed once the wreath was complete.
Step 3: Adding the hay bale and scarecrow
My favorite part of wreath-making is adding fun pieces!
Hot glue the mini hay bale to the inside bottom of the wreath as shown above. My Scarecrow was on a stick, which created the perfect tool for inserting him into the hay bale.
I used a pair of snips to cut the stick to the correct size and positioned him into place.
Step 4: Add the Fall leaves
No hot glue is needed when adding the leaf picks. They will insert firmly into the foam wreath form. Use your snips to cut each stem from the bunch so you can insert each piece individually.
I started adding in the fall leaves on each side just under where the Raffia stops.
Keep the design symmetrical
This particular wreath is crafted to match symmetrically on each side. Where I added an item on one side, I did the same on the other.
To keep the symmetry organized, I laid out my leaf picks on opposite sides of the wreath on my work table. Then, what I added to one side, I added to the other side, maintaining the symmetry.
Keep adding leaves until you achieve the desired fullness, and your scarecrow wreath will be ready to hang on your front door.
A front door scarecrow wreath is a perfect greeting for your Fall guests and even more for yourself.
My goal for this scarecrow wreath idea was for him to appear to be sitting in a leaf pile.
I think I achieved that look by sitting him on the hay bale and piling the leaves all around him. He will be a bright, happy, and colorful greeting on our front door this fall!
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Originally published 8/21/2018
This is SO cute, what a sweet wreath.
This is so cute! A fall wreath is on my to-do list this week.
This will be one of my features this week at the Snickerdoodle party! Stop by to check it out! Roseann from This Autoimmune Life
I love the fall colors and the adorable scarecrow. Great tutorial, too. Thanks!
Love your beautiful fall wreath! Pinning!
Awww…he is adorable! I really like the raffia tied on the top of the wreath and I’m going to have to remember this technique. Pinned.
This is adorable, Shirley!! What a cute project for fall! Pinned!
I love your scarecrow! I have been thinking about trying to crochet a scarecrow to sit on a wreath I am making.
Well if this isn’t the cutest wreath. I love the scarecrow’s smile. This is really getting me in the fall mood.
so cute, and festive for the upcoming season!
thank you for the great tutorial 🙂 and thanks for sharing at our Encouraging Hearts & Home blog hop this week!
How can it be time for fall decor already!? This little scarecrow is super cute and a fun way to greet your visitors! Great job.
What a cute decoration! I am so ready for fall and the cooler weather!
Very cute, I’m really getting ready for fall with these great ideas!
You know me, Shirley! I love myself all the frugal crafts. Thank you for sharing your tip with the pin to hold the ribbon in place while working on the wreath! Great idea. I love how your wreath turned out and seeing it reminds me that I am more than ready for fall. It’s so hot here in Germany…I’m not used to that, lol.
Such a cute wreath! I have a similar one that my grandmother bought for me years ago… how wonderful to have a handmade one! Pinned.
What a great and frugal fall decor project. I am currently on a Dollar Tree hack hunt so this is perfect! Sad because our store doesn’t carry the hale bales. Pinning.
Hi Kelli, Thanks! They will probably get the hay bales in so keep checking. Mine were on a bottom shelf in a box under the fall silk leaves so you may have to dig a little. Also, you can order online and pick up in store at Dollar Tree!
What a fun fall wreath, Shirley! I love the scarecrow. I also like the symmetry. This would make me smile every time I was coming in the door. Pinning.
Thank you Beverly. We love bright colors for Fall and whimsy! Scarecrows and fun, bright and whimsical. He was fun to make! Can’t wait until we can hang him on the door for Fall!
This is adorable & I love it! Cutest scarecrow wreath. I love all of it & the fall colors are so pretty.
Thank you Jenny! We love those bright Fall colors too! I’m so ready for Fall this year!