I noticed a bunny last week calmly sitting inside the borders of my Square Foot Garden. Grrrr….I decided to create a scarecrow. First I used two fence posts and hammered them into the ground. I cut off the toe of a pair of black socks, padded the posts a bit with plastic bags and slid the socks over the bottom portion.

I twisted a tomato cage into a torso shape, and attached it to the fence post legs. An old peasant skirt easily fit over the bottom of the cage. 

I filled a trash bag with leftover autumn leaves. I used the bag to stuff the tomato cage torso.

An old Halloween decoration was the perfect topper for the torso and legs.

I covered the head with a plastic bag.

I covered the bag with a piece of flesh colored fabric duct-taped in place.

I slipped a stocking over the head to create a smooth surface for the face. An old shirt finished up the outfit.

Permanent markers made creating a face very easy and fun.

An old headband held the blue yarn hair in place. Ahem, no jokes please, the scarecrow is the one on the right.

She reminds my husband and me of Jamaica and San Andres. We named her the Rasta Raga Girl. I hope she lasts long enough to keep the bunnies, squirrels and chipmunks out of the garden.

A little secret. I used a few of my grandsons very, very wet diapers under her skirt to give her an authentic smell. Giggle…giggle. I had a lot of fun creating this sweet scarecrow.