Fall Decor DIY 35-Inch Tall Scarecrow Made with Cricut

This scarecrow craft is a fun DIY fall project made with Cricut. Follow the steps to create a 35-inch scarecrow that's perfect for autumn decor.

Four paper scarecrow cutouts with jointed arms and legs, wearing brown hats and red shirts with yellow hearts, posed in different playful positions.

Sometimes the fall season feels like pumpkins take over, so this scarecrow craft is a fun way to change things up.

At 35 inches tall, it's big enough to make a statement but simple enough to work with your Cricut.

You can customize the color of the hat, clothes, and details to fit your style, making it perfect for the classroom, an entryway, or party decor.

It's an easy, budget-friendly project that adds a little personality to your fall decor.

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Craft Video Tutorial
Supply List
Grab the SVG
Cricut Design Space
Preperation
Head Assembly
Arm Assembly
Leg Assembly
Final Assembly
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Skill Level: Beginner

Total Time: 2 hours

Craft Video Tutorial

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Supply List

Scarecrow SVG
Cutting Machine
12x12 Cardstock - Dark Brown, Brown, Burgundy, Yellow, Any Flesh Tone
Glue
Paper Fasteners
Glue Eraser - optional

Cricut supplies for a posable scarecrow craft, including fall-colored cardstock, brads, a glue gun, and a Cricut cutting mat arranged neatly.

Grab the SVG

Four paper scarecrow crafts with movable arms and legs, wearing brown hats and red shirts with yellow hearts, shown in different fun poses.

Cricut Design Space

For the following steps, I'll be using Cricut Design Space.

If you use Silhouette Studio or a different design software, your steps may be different than mine.

To start, upload the SVG into Cricut Design Space and add it to your Canvas.

Right away, there is an error icon. To get rid of that, highlight the design and then Ungroup it.

Cricut Design Space screenshot showing a layered scarecrow SVG design with grouped elements and an error warning in the layers panel.

There is no need to resize because the design is already sized to cut the largest possible and still fit on the 12x12 mats.

If you'd like to resize, make sure to resize the design as a group so all of the pieces still fit together correctly.

No changes need to be made to the file, so click Make to be taken to the Mat Preview.

Select Medium Cardstock as the material and enable Remember Material Settings, as all mats will be the same material.

I also like to select More Pressure when cutting paper, but this is just a personal preference and not a necessity.

Cricut Design Space mat preview showing scarecrow pieces set to cut from brown cardstock, with material set to medium cardstock at 80 lb (216 gsm).

Follow the prompts inside Cricut Design Space. It will tell you what color of cardstock to load, and when.

A Cricut cutting machine with a green mat loaded with burgundy cardstock, ready to cut, as a hand presses the flashing start button.

Cutting the cardstock is probably the longest part of this process. There are a lot of mats to cut. 😆

Preperation

Here are all of the cut cardstock pieces. Don't let this scare you. There are a lot of pieces, but I have tried to make it as easy as possible.

Cut paper pieces for assembling a posable scarecrow craft, including body, arms, legs, face, hair, and clothing parts in fall-themed colors.

To begin, print the PDF that comes with the SVG. This printable makes adding the hay fringe so much easier.

Then lay the pieces out, matching the outline. This printable works best if the file is not resized. Otherwise, the pieces won't match perfectly.

Hands arranging cut paper pieces for a DIY scarecrow craft, with a printable PDF guide showing where each part like face, hair, and clothing should be placed.

Carefully set the organized fringe pieces aside.

Next, lay out the dark brown pieces to organize them. These are the base pieces of the scarecrow.

Cut paper base pieces of a scarecrow craft laid out, including hat, body, arms, legs, and shoes, ready to be assembled into a posable figure.

Head Assembly

The head comes in two pieces and needs to be glued together. Align the edges and glue the face piece on top of the hat piece.

Hands gluing together brown paper hat pieces with a glue gun as part of assembling a DIY scarecrow craft project.

Place most of the headpieces (except the fringe) before gluing them down to make sure they are centered correctly.

The top hair fringe only fits the face in one direction, so make sure the correct side of the face is facing up before gluing.

All of the pieces should have the same spacing.

Once placed correctly, begin gluing them into place, and finish with the hair fringe.

Hands attaching yellow paper hair fringe pieces to a scarecrow face cutout, using a placement guide for accurate assembly in a DIY craft project.

Here is the finished head. We will not attach it to the body just yet, so set it aside.

Hands holding a completed paper scarecrow head with a brown hat, yellow hair, and a smiling face, surrounded by other cutout body parts ready for assembly.

Arm Assembly

Both arms will be assembled the same, but the thumbs should be on the side of the body.

Glue the flesh colored hands on top of the base pieces, lining up the hole.

Hands applying glue to attach tan paper hand cutouts for a scarecrow craft, with other arm and leg pieces spread out on the table for assembly.

To attach the forearm to the hand, place the forearm on top of the hand and secure it with a fastener by opening the prongs on the backside.

Hands assembling a paper scarecrow, attaching the arm pieces with fasteners, while other cutout body parts are laid out on the table for construction.

Glue the lower sleeve on top of the forearm, aligning the holes. Don't apply glue directly to the fastener. Keep the wrist free of glue so it remains jointed.

Hands attaching a red paper sleeve to the arm of a paper scarecrow craft, with other cutout body parts laid out for assembly.

The top piece of the arm has holes on the top and bottom. The top is slightly smaller and should bend towards the body.

Layer the upper arm on top of the forearm and secure a fastener.

Hands attaching the upper arm piece to a paper scarecrow using a brad fastener, with other cutout body parts laid out for assembly.

Apply glue to the back and center of the upper sleeve, and attach it to the upper arm. Again, keep the glue away from those fasteners so the joints move freely.

Glue the hay fringe around the wrist in the same order as the PDF. The two wrists should be opposite each other.

Attach the arms to the main body, aligning the holes with the body on top of the arms.

Hands holding a completed paper scarecrow body with red sleeves, tan hands, and yellow fringe, assembled with brad fasteners.

Leg Assembly

The legs are similar to the arms, and should be opposite each other with the toes pointed out.

Glue the boot to the foot, aligning the hole at the top.

Hands gluing red boot cutouts onto brown paper pieces while assembling the legs of a paper scarecrow craft.

Layer the lower leg piece over the boot, and attach with a fastener.

Glue the lower pant on top of the lower leg piece, aligning the holes. Keeping the bottom edge where the fastener is, free of glue.

Hands gluing a brown paper patch onto the lower leg piece of a scarecrow craft, with other cutout leg pieces arranged nearby for assembly.

Attach the patch to the lower pant leg, and the ankle hay fringe.

Two completed scarecrow legs with red boots and yellow ankle fringe next to a printable guide for attaching paper fringe pieces in the correct spots.

Layer the upper leg on top of the lower leg and attach with a fastener.

Hands attaching the upper part of a paper scarecrow leg with a brad fastener, next to a completed leg with a red boot, yellow fringe, and a patch detail.

Glue the top of the pant leg in place, keeping the bottom portion free of glue.

Attach the arms to the main body, aligning the holes with the body on top of the arms.

Attach the legs to the main body, aligning the holes with the body on top of the legs.

Final Assembly

Now we can attach the scarecrow's head to the body. I guess we could have done that earlier, but I was trying to keep the bulk of the body to a minimum.

The body should be layered on top of the neck and attached with a fastener.