Scarecrow ornament on a stick

Supplies Needed:

Creative Paperclay

rolling utensil

piece of cotton fabric for texturing

craft glue

2" Styrofoam ball

paper drinking straw

1 piece of floral wire

1 decorative paper napkin

string for hanger and hat

black permanent pen

orange permanent marker

pink  permanent marker

gauze type fabric or raffia 

makeup sponge

ArtDeco products for painting

Decou-Page

Gesso

Asphaltum paint

blue for neck

Antique White

Crackle Glaze

Antiquing cream in black and raw umber

To begin with roll out paperclay 

You want a circle sort of shape and it should bee about 1/8" thick

next lay out piece of fabric

lay clay circle on fabric and roll over it again

this give you a fabric texture

Put glue on top of Styrofoam ball

Lay paperclay on ball with texture on the outside

gently wrap around ball

Notice you sort of have gather spots at the bottom

this is a good thing

Push straw into bottom of ornament

roll out a piece of clay about 2" x 8"

add to the bottom of the head...sort of gathering it with your fingers

roll out a snake

Make a snake fold in half

twist to make rope for the neck

attach rope with glue

make small ball press on rope and mark with X this makes it look like a knot

Mark stitching up center of face

floral wire

wrap around a pencil 

clip ends of wire to make a hanger for ornament

press into top of head dab of glue

Gesso head 

let dry

Paint entire piece Asphaltum

Let Dry

Using makeup sponge 

sponge antique white on to entire piece

when it dries...use permanent maker and make two circles

for cheeks and a triangle nose

outline with permanent black pen

let dry....

Coat entire piece using crackle glaze

let dry and you will see cracks appear

(I usually wait for several hours)

Paint entire piece with antiquing cream

let dry...using a damp cloth wipe off excess

leaving in cracks 

Making Hat

cut two circles from your napkin

remove the back layer of napkin off

paint decou-page on backs of both circles

sandwich together 

arrange on head let dry...it will remove after dry

once hat is dry sponge black antiquing cream on edges of hat to cover up 

any white areas

I used a gauze type fabric for hair but raffia works great too

glue hair in place

glue hat in place and run needle thru the hanger which is under hat

pull thread and tie a hanger

Glue gauze or raffia under the head around the straw

Hope you enjoy making him....Happy Fall