Boardwalk Picture Frame

I  found this idea at the Family Fun website and I thought it would go well with my son's pirate themed bedroom.
It's a picture frame made to look like a boardwalk on the ocean, made entirely from popsicle sticks!

The base is made of a piece of cardboard with a sheet of sandpaper glued to it. I also folded over a piece of blue cardstock to look like the ocean.

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Pirate Party - 1st Birthday!

Nicholette here today: My little Jack turned one this weekend so we had an AWESOME pirate party!

Here are the rules to throwing a pirate party:

1. The cap'n must have proper attire.  I made an iron-on shirt that says "Arr! Tis' the captain's first birthday!"

2. There must be a delicious treasure chest cake! This one was made with marshmallow fondant and Butter Pound cake!

3. Share your booty! Marti Gras beads, chocolate coins, eye patches, and favor bags make for great booty.

4. Prevent ye scurvy! Serve up some creative fruit sculptures!

5. Optional--Wear some weird contacts to add to the theme...and to creep out the guests. :) Read more

Pirate Bedroom Makeover

I have been wanting to post this forever. But it took me forever to finish it! The day is finally here! This is my little boy's room. His name is Jack and he will be one in about three weeks.

-"Captain Jack's Quarters" Bedroom Sign

-Monogrammed Cubby

-I got this old $2.00 coat hanger/shelf from the thrift store that I painted red. 

 -Treasure chest toy box is $15 from IKEA

-I got a fish net from the dollar store and hung it across the window. The pirate hat and lighthouse were souvineers from the Oregon coast. 

-Pirate Clock

-Pirate Nightlight

- Creatology model ship handpainted.

-And of course, my favorite part, the pirate dream bubbles!

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Pirate Wall Art

So this project has been a long time coming. Ever since I've moved I have been thinking about doing this. This pirate ship is like my crowning achievement. To me this was just SO important to have in my little Jack's room. And....IT'S DONE!

I don't really have a tutorial for this because I just penciled it on the wall and then painted it. So...good luck?

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Stencil Monogrammed Book Shelf

I got this little kid's bookshelf thing from my mom, who got it for free from some lady! I thought it definitely needed something....and I was so excited about this when I finished it! I didn't know if it would turn out but really, it turned out way better than I expected! This was a way inexpensive form of creating a monogram.

What you will need:

-Printout on cardstock of your letter

-Acrylic paint

-brush

-xacto knife

1. First, you need to clean your surface really well so that it can be ready for paint.

2. Print out a letter of your choice in any font and print it out. Using your Xacto knife, cut around the edges of the letter to create a stencil (my letter had a shadow behind it for some reason, just ignore it).

3. Start painting with acrylic paint until you have the letter filled in. Take the stencil off and do some touch-ups!

Easy and inexpensive monogram, gotta love it.

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Pirate Bedroom Sign

Here's the sign I made for my little boy's bedroom!

What you will need:

-Piece of mosaic wood (3D edging) Micheals $1.69

-wood letters (for the name) Dollar Store

-Parrot (already finished) Michael's $.59

-Blackmore font print out 

I didn't take pictures of the process since I ended up redoing it a couple times. 

Hope you enjoy! I would love to see your version of this idea!

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Pirate Nightlight

Before we start this tutorial, we just want to say thanks to all of you who participated in our first Saturday Spotlight linky party! And if you couldn't make it last week, join us this next Saturday!

Anyways, back to crafting...

So, this is another craft made from practically nothing (which I love). I was drinking a two liter of Pepsi and I got the idea to use the side of the bottle as a night light!

 What you will need:

-Cheap-o night light (one that you can take off the front...mine was Santa) $1

-2 liter soda bottle

-Fabric scraps 

-hot glue gun

-permanent marker

1. Cut out a trapezoid type shape from the plastic bottle to use as the shade.

 2. Print off a picture to trace onto your shade. I chose a non-threatening, non-creepy, very innocent-looking skull and crossbones. 

3. Using some spray adhesive, take your shade outside and spray the front and let set for one minute. Then, place your fabric onto the shade.

4. I also used some strips of fabric to twist and hot glue around the edges to give the shade a more finished look. 

4. I cut out a little connector piece to hook onto the actual light and glued it to the shade. 

There ya have it! 

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Pirate Clock Craft

Here's another craft for the lil' boys! I really want to decorate my little Jack's room with a pirate theme and this is one of my first projects to add to it!

 

Here is what you will need:

-clock with removable face ($2 @ thrift store)

-Print-out of picture--pirate swords

-1 peice white 12x12 paper

-print-outs of numbers

-screwdriver

-glue

1. This is the clock I used. The image and numbers are just a sheet of cardstock.

 

2. Turn the clock over and remove the screws to get to the inside of the clock.

  

 

3.  Take out the cardboard image with the numbers and everything...JUST RIP IT OUT! You are going to glue in a totally new one!

4. Next, steep some sort of brown tea bag in hot water. Then squeeze it out just a little and rub it all over your 12x12 white sheet of paper.

  

It should turn out something like this...

5. Place it somewhere to dry. When it is dry, it may be a bit lumpy so pile some heavy books on it to flatten it out. 

6. Cut out your numbers into squarish shapes and burn the edges.  

 7. Glue on all of your images and put the clock back together!

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