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 using mostly Dollar Tree supplies. This wreath can be made in under an hour.

Make this Dollar Store scarecrow wreath in a matter of minutes with my simple and easy tutorial. It is a fun, whimsical front door fall wreath.

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Scarecrow Wreath tutorial

Almost all of my supplies came from the Dollar Tree for this DIY Scarecrow wreath! I love a good frugal DIY decor project, don’t you?

My goal for this scarecrow wreath idea was for him to appear to be sitting in a pile of fall leaves.

Supplies to make a scarecrow wreath

• 12″ Foam wreath form, like this
• Raffia
• 6 bunches of Fall silk leaves 
• 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: Prepare the wreath form

Begin by wrapping the wreath form with the burlap ribbon and glue down the end using Hot Glue.

Step 2: Adding the raffia to the wreath

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.

Tips for using Raffia

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. A little dot of hot glue will ensure the scarecrow doesn’t try to get away.

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.

I think I achieved the look I was going for. The scarecrow appears to be sitting on a pile of fall leaves. This DIY scarecrow wreath is a bright, happy, and colorful greeting on our front door this fall. I will leave this on my front door until after Thanksgiving, when I trade him out for one of my Christmas wreaths.

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• Make this cute Farmstyle Fall Candy Buffet for your kitchen
• DIY Fall Wreath with Mums and Pumpkins
• Ideas for Decorating An Entryway Table for Fall
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• Rustic Fall Centerpiece DIY Tutorial

Originally published 8/21/2018