The scarecrow is complete. And not a minute too soon because something has been eating my corn! I feel like Mr. McGregor running out into the garden with a rake shaking my fist at the birds that I normally welcome into my yard. But they need to learn their boundaries. Bird feeder, good. Birdbath, good. Eating my veggies, very naughty.
So, keeping with the Lord of the Rings theme that they kids came up with, I needed to make some sort scarecrow for the Hobbitshire garden. We came up with a Hobbit. It started with two 1x2 wood pieces screwed together (not nailed, or it gets all loosey-goosey). Then I just went to Goodwill and got very lucky. I found the perfect puffy sleeved shirt, courdoroy men's vest and drawstring pants that no self-respecting human would ever wear, but would suit a Hobbit just fine.
You can get burlap for about $1.99 per yard. One yard is plenty to make a scarecrow head. I sewed a face on this one with regular yarn, but here's where I ran into a problem. I sewed the head while the clothes hung on the frame outside waiting. Since I didn't have them closeby, I misjudged the proportions. My hobbit's head is HUGE, like something out of H.R. Puffenstuff. But I suppose a scarecrow needs to look menacing if it's to do its job. So, let's just say my Hobbit has Mumps. Get well soon, little fellow.
Since I've never seen a Hobbit with a hat, this one has shaggy hair instead.
That's a haversack, not a purse! It's for gathering nuts and berries and for keeping your Hobbit things.
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