I like fall except for the fact that it happens to come right before winter.  McGeeky has heard my rant about winter approximately 3,682 times.  I think winter should only be around for the month of December to help with my Christmas spirit, then it should go away and allow 80 degree days to return.  I truly feel like I am a snowbird at heart, but I am not quite old enough to retire to the South just yet.

In the meantime, I guess I will just have to craft on through the dark and cold months to come.  To put myself in the mood for fall and all the nice things it brings, I was inspired to do something with mini straw bales.  Aren’t they cute?  I thought they would be great as a decoration on my fall table.  To make a place card holder, I decided to use these Harvest Time buttons because the scarecrow fits the theme of the straw bale perfectly.  Can’t you already imagine the cuteness that is to come?

I used a dual temperature glue gun to adhere the scarecrow button to the front.  I made sure the bottom of my scarecrow lined up with the bottom of the bale so it would sit flat on the table.

Next, I place the ears of maize on either side of the scarecrow.  The front is done, that was easy!  Well, except for the part where I burned my finger on the hot glue, but whatever! 

Now I needed a something to hold up the place card.  I used the pumpkin button and faced the decorative side to the back of the straw bale so that someone sitting across the table would see the pretty side.  A small line of hot glue held it firmly in place.

All it needs now is a place card.  You can buy some or you can make some with card stock.  I cut the card stock to about 5.5 inches wide and about 3.5 inches tall.  Then I used an edger punch to make a decorative top edge to the card.  I really wish I had had a pumpkin edger punch for this, but sometimes you just have to make do.  At this point, you can write on this card or you can add another smaller rectangle of a different color and write on that one.

I love how these turned out and they took just a few minutes to make.  I can’t wait to use them on my table!