DIY 2x4 Scarecrow for Your Fall Décor

Hi friends, today I am so excited to share with you how to create a cute DIY scarecrow for your fall décor. This adorable scarecrow is not only a simple craft to make, it is a very budget-friendly. It’s also a great way to recycle any scrap wood you may have lying around. Give this easy DIY scarecrow a try and place it on your front porch for the cutest fall décor!

Materials needed:

2×4 cut to the length you would like your scarecrow to be
1×4 square for base
white, black, brown & blue paints
paint brushes
sandpaper
antique wax or stain
raffia
straw hat (I bought mine at Dollar Tree around Easter time)
leaf garland (Dollar Tree)
fabric
twine
staple gun
Black fine point sharpie (for drawing the mouth)

Step 1: Plan Your Scarecrow’s Hat and Body Placement

Grab a scrap 2×4 piece of wood or feel free to cut a fresh board to length to make this project as long as you’d like. Take a straw hat (or you could use a piece of burlap fabric to make a hat) and place it over top of the wood just to get a and idea for where to you would like to make the scarecrow’s face and body.

Step 2: Paint the Body of Your Scarecrow

Using blue acrylic paint, paint the bottom 2/3’s of your piece of wood. Be sure not to paint the top 1/3 of your 2×4 as that will be your scarecrow’s face. Allow the blue paint to dry.

Step 3: Measure the Base & Paint

Take a square piece of scrap wood and use it for your base of the scarecrow. I do not measure this, but just be sure the piece of wood is big enough for the scarecrow to sit on to be balanced and add stability. Paint this piece of wood with the same blue acrylic paint. Allow to dry.

Step 4: Paint Your Scarecrow’s Face

Mix some white acrylic paint with a light brown acrylic paint to get the color for your scarecrow’s face or use a ready-made tan color. Paint the scarecrow’s face (the top 1/3 of your 2×4). Allow to dry.

Step 5: Sand Your Project

Use a sanding block and take it over the entire scarecrow to scuff it up a bit. This gives it a worn rustic look. Be sure to also take the sanding block over the blue wooden base for the scarecrow.

Step 6: Add Stain

Next, be sure to wear gloves for this part as it could get messy. Use Minwax stain in the color “Dark Walnut” (or your favorite brown stain color) and dip a rag into the stain, rub the stain all over the scarecrow, and then wipe it off. Be sure to stain the base for your scarecrow as well. Allow to dry.

Step 7: Add Raffia “Hair”

Take some raffia, and staple it to the top of your scarecrow’s head. Staple a few times to make sure all of the raffia is secured.

Step 8: Attach Your Scarecrow’s Hat

Staple a straw hat over the top of your scarecrow’s head, so that the raffia is hanging down on both sides of the scarecrow’s face. Staple so that the hat is secure in place.

Step 9: Draw Your Scarecrow’s Face

Use black paint or an acrylic paint marker to carefully paint on some eyeballs and eyebrows on your scarecrow’s face. Then, using some white paint, add two white dots inside the black painted eyeballs. This adds a little life to your adorable scarecrow! Next, use some orange paint and paint on a triangle for the nose. Then, just add a little bit of cosmetic blush for the scarecrow’s cheeks. I simply use my finger to apply. Allow to dry.

Step 10: Add a Wire Smile

Use a rusty piece of wire to create the scarecrow’s mouth. Staple on to secure.

Step 11: Add a Handkerchief Scarf

Use a handkerchief, or other material of your liking, and create a triangle shape out of the material for your scarecrow’s scarf. Staple the material/scarf to the back of your scarecrow to secure it in place.

Step 12: Attach Your Scarecrow to It’s Base

Drill a hole in the bottom center of your base, and then take a large screw and screw your base to the bottom of your scarecrow, so your scarecrow can stand up.

Step 13: Add Final Details

Finally, you can add your final details.

I added some fall leaf stems to the bottom of your scarecrow and wraped it up around the bottom half of my scarecrow. Then I secure everything in place with my staple gun.

Next, I trimed up my scarecrow’s hair (the raffia) a bit that looked a bit too long.

Then I took some twine and wraped it around the scarecrow’s scarf a few times, just to add some detail to the scarf/scarecrow.

Lastly, I used one of the leaves from my stem and staple it to my scarecrow’s hat, just to add some more detail.

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What do you think?

If you decide to make this DIY I’d love to hear from ya! You can drop a comment below or message me on any of my social media pages. Hope you have a blessed weekend and as always remember to keep it simple. Catch ya next week my friends! Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube