| INSTRUCTIONS: |
| 1. Attach garland to front of wreath with greening pins
or hot glue. Wrap garland around wreath twice, keeping leaves on top
not sides. |
| 2. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin and
then cut 4" foam balls in half. (Hint: Reserve one half ball for a
future project.) |
| 3. Cut one 24" square and two 9" squares from muslin.
Wrap 24" square tightly around 6" foam ball for head. Smooth any
wrinkles from face area and then secure excess muslin with a rubber
band or short length of jute (refer to photo). Apply a small amount
of glue to further secure. Repeat, wrapping 9" muslin square around
each half ball, tying off excess fabric on flat side of foam. When
glue is dry, trim excess fabric. |
| 4. Using pattern and dressmaker's carbon,
transfer face to 6" muslin-covered head. |
| 5. Use a stencil brush and very little red paint to
drybrush 1-3/4" circle cheeks, overlapping ends of smile. Paint nose
orange. Dip eraser end of pencil in black paint to dot eyes. Let
dry. Dip toothpick in white to dot highlights on eyes and cheeks.
Using a fine-line black marker, draw eyebrows, lower lashes, and
penstitching details on face. |
| 6. Glue curly raffia around top and sides
of head for hair, framing face (refer to photo). Glue and insert two
toothpicks halfway into flat side of one uncovered half ball. Apply
glue to extended ends of toothpicks and then attach the half ball to
top of head. |
| 7. In succeeding steps, use straight pins to secure
fabrics to foam while glue dries. |
| 8. Tear a 12" x 36" strip of muslin.
Gather fabric lengthwise at center with your fingers and tie with
jute. Fold gathered fabric in half for collar. Glue collar (fold
line only) below scarecrow's face approximately 1-1/2" from
smile. |
| 9. Cut one 2" x 22" strip and one 19" x 14" rectangle
from denim. Tie denim strip in a bow and glue to center top of
collar. Trim ends of bow diagonally. Wrap denim rectangle around top
of head with attached half ball, overlapping at center back for a
hat. Fold up a 1-1/4" cuff around bottom of hat and spot glue to
secure. Glue hat seam at back. Tie a 10" length of jute around top
of hat, leaving ends intact to tie to wreath later. |
| 10. Tear a 2" x 32" strip of plaid fabric
and wrap it around denim hat for a hatband (refer to photo). Overlap
and glue ends, trimming as necessary. |
| 11. Fold remaining 12" x 32" rectangle of plaid fabric in
half lengthwise right sides together and glue long edges. Turn tube
right side out and lightly stuff center with fiberfill to within 4"
of each end. Insert a muslin-covered half ball into each end of
tube, letting curves peek out one-third beyond fabric to form hands
and sleeves. Glue to secure. Tie jute in a bow around each sleeve
just above hand. |
| 12. Place scarecrow head on inside center
bottom of wreath. Separate muslin collar layers, draping one half
over front of wreath and other half over back. Glue back half of
collar to wreath. Tie jute at top of hat around wreath to anchor
scarecrow head. Center and glue sleeve tube behind bottom back of
head, letting arms and hands hang down over front of wreath (refer
to photo). |
| 13. Using pattern, transfer sign lettering to wood slat.
Trace over lines with broad- and fine-line black markers. Use
fine-line marker to draw a wavy border around edges of sign (refer
to photo). |
14. Cut two 5" lengths of jute. Fold each
length in half to form a loop and then tie knots in both ends. Glue
knotted ends of one loop to a top back corner of welcome sign and
back of corresponding hand. Repeat for remaining loop, making sure
sign hangs properly. Trim a few small silk leaves from wreath and
then glue to sign (refer to photo).
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