Continuing with the pirate theme what party is complete without some eye patches. Here’s a free printable with a range of different patch sizes. Just print out and thread with some black elastic – eye patch Continue reading Pirate Party Flags and Eye Patches
Carrying on with the pirate party theme what children’s party is complete without party bags. Here’s a really simple solution – free printable labels that you can attach to ready made plain white bags. Free printable labels – Pirate Gift Bag Labels But if you’re feeling creative and have plenty of time you can make your own party bags. Here’s a link to some Halloween bags … Continue reading Pirate Party Gift Bags
I was trying to think of games for a pirate themed party and what better than a mini treasure hunt so if you want to create a game for a party or just entertain your own children on a rainy day here’s a download for treasure hunt clue cards. If you’re not familiar with the game start the group off with the first clue, e.g. Look … Continue reading Pirate Themed Party Game
A pirate party theme is great for creative invitation ideas You could create some mini treasure map scrolls Use thick paper, watercolour paper is ideal. To age the paper start by tearing the edges , then to stain use either tea or coffee mixed in boiling water, you can use watered down paint but tea and coffee give a great aged look and the patchiness … Continue reading Pirate Party Invitation
Tomorrow is International Talk Like a Pirate day so as noted in my blog on Saturday I am creating a pirate themed party pack which I’ll post over the next few days. All good birthday parties need birthday bunting and pirate signs so below you’ll find links to some free printables. The first download contains bunting signage spelling out HAPPY BIRTHDAY along with a selection … Continue reading Pirate Themed Birthday Party Pack
My husband is just finishing off his second book of short stories and this time he agreed that I could design his book cover. I started off with a bit of research and as I’m not skilled enough to use any online design software opted for a Matisse style paper cut design taking inspiration from the genius designer Saul Bass. If you’re not familiar with … Continue reading Designing a Book Cover
I have to say it was the header that initially caught my eye and sometimes you find that the accompanying article fails to live up to the intrigue but this post from Roz Stendahl on the Artist Network site is worth a read Continue reading Everything I Know about Drawing I Learned from a Donut
So Wednesday 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Last year I did a few pirate sketches to honour the theme, this year I thought I’d create a pirate themed birthday party pack which will come in useful as my cousin is planning a pirate themed party for one of her little ones in January. I thought I’d start with the decoration that takes … Continue reading Pirate Ship Table Centre Piece
A bit more of a standard rag doll than my usuals but a chance to practice my embroidery. I didn’t have a clear idea of clothing when I started but opted for a circus theme. Quite an easy little project if like me you’re a very amateur sew-er. Start with creating a simple pattern for the doll – body, ears, arms and trunk – I … Continue reading Rag Tag: Nelly the Elephant
What better reason to dust off that old copy of Mathilda, the Big friendly Giant or Danny, the Champion of the World than a day dedicated to the ultimate children’s writer – Roald Dahl Day. A man who gave us a rich array of memorable and amusing character and invented words many of which have entered everyday language and are now included in the Oxford … Continue reading Time for a Scrumdiddlyumptious Celebration
