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Cut a 10-inch heavy wire stem from a silk bush or use a dowel. Push the stem or dowel into the middle of the foam ball. - 2
Cover the ball with a muslin or burlap piece. Wrap with yarn and tie to secure. - 3
Draw a face on the front of the head. - 4
Take an 18-inch piece of heavy gauge wire and form loops on either end for arms. - 5
Place a scant amount of craft stuffing on the arm cloth. Add raffia or strips of yarn for scarecrow hay effect. Wrap cloth around the wire and stuffing. Tie at wrists and center with yarn. Knot tightly. - 6
Lay head on stick on to the arms. Tie securely together with a piece of yarn. - 7
Fold shirt material in half. Cut a 2 1/2-inch slit from the fold down. Fit slit over head, and drape cloth down over the front and back. - 8
Hand-sew the sides of the shirt. Sew a hat onto the head with a few strands of yarn hair sewn under it to hang down on the sides. - 9
Fold pants cloth in half. Cut from the fold down about 4 1/2 inches. Turn wrong side out and sew around the legs. Stuff lightly. Pant leg bottoms are on the fold. - 10
Push dowel or stem through the middle of the pants. Ravel a string out of the burlap and tie it around the pants waist. Sew pants to shirt. Bend arms into desired position. Push the dowel or stem into floral arrangement foam or wreath.
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