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| George Kitteh is a Pirate |
Confession time: I can't draw a straight line. At least, not without the proper tools. In fact, for most things I can't do I have a tool that will help me do it.
Straight cuts? Paper cutter.
Pretty lettering? Stamps.
Awesome pirate adventure cutouts? Cricut.
So when couple friend of mine decided to have a pirate birthday party for their 8 year old daughter, I naturally volunteered to help with decor and such.
And by decor I mean an adorable bunted banner that I've been trying to make. And some pirate sails meant to be attached to straws. And a little flair for the birthday present wrapping.
By the way, I only spent $2.00 total on all these projects combined. Using, you know, hundreds of dollars worth of craft
tools investments. I spent about 3 hours total and went through 1 already used cricut mat.
Enjoy!
Bunted Pirated Banner
Paper - Red, white and black (cut into paper sizes that work with my Cricut) poster board.
Cricut Catridges - George and Shapes, Life's a Beach, Paper Doll Dress Up. (Thanks MIL for letting me borrow from your stash!)
Other Supplies - Crop-A-Dial Big Bite, Jute Twine, glue and a paper cutter.
1. Cut 1 poster board of red paper into triangles on a paper cutter. I believe my triangles were about 4" by 7". I needed 20 triangles to spell out "Happy Birthday Kaeli" including the spacing triangles and made extra just in case of mistakes.
2. Using the George and Shapes Cricut cartridge, cut out the letters (surprisingly pirate like that George Font) in white and circles in black. The letters were set to 3" and the circles were set to 3.5". I made 18 of the black circles.
3. Using the Life's a Beach Cricut cartridge, cut out the skull and crossbones at 1" on white paper. I cut however many of these I could fit on my cricut mat assuming that I would use them for the sails and even as confetti if there were that much left over.
4. Using the George and Shapes Cricut cartridge, cut out two 4" circle in white.
5. Using the Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut cartidge, cut out a 3.5" pirate ship and a 6" pirate flag in black. (For some reason the pirate flag is not true to size on my Cricut so I had to cut a 6" to get to a 4".)
6. Assemble the lettered triangles by gluing the skull and crossbones at the bottom of the inverted triangle. Center the black circles above the skull and crossbones and between the 3 sides of the triangle attach. The glue the white letters to the center of the black circle.
7. Assemble the spacer triangles (to go between the words) by gluing the white circle in the center of the red inverted triangle and gluing the ship or the pirate flag on the center of the circle.
8. Punch small holes with the Crop-A-Dile at least half an inch in the 2 points along the top of the inverted triangles.
9. String the jute twine, without cutting so the twine takes the hanging weight pressure instead of the paper, through each hole and knot to hold in place. Remember to leave some extra jute twine before the first letter and after the last letter to have something to hang up the sign with.
10. Bask in the awe of your creativity.
Straw Sails (or Food Sails)
Paper - Red, white and black poster board cut into sizes that work with the Cricut.
Cricut Catridges - George and Shapes, Life's a Beach
Other Supplies - Crop-A-Dial Big Bite and glue.
1. Using the George and Shapes Cricut cartridge, cut out the uneven rectangle shape to 4" on red paper. I made one for each child I thought was going to attend the party.
2. Using the Life's a Beach Cricut cartridge, cut out the skull and crossbones at 1". I used leftover skulls from the bunted banner but again, if cutting these skulls, it's better to just cut as many as will fit on a page. Skull and crossbones come in handy right?
3. Glue the skulls to the center of the red rectangle. Let dry.
4. Punch two hole in the red rectangle about 3/4" from the top and bottom of the skull. Small holes for skewers, paper punch holes for straws.
5. Insert skewers or straws through the sail. Place in drinks or stick in food trays.
Pirate Birthday Wrapping Flair
Paper - Red (cut into a triangle), white and black (cut into paper sizes that work with my Cricut) poster board.
Cricut Catridges - George and Shapes, Life's a Beach.
Other Supplies - Glue and a paper cutter.
1. Cut 1 poster board of red paper into a 4" by 7" triangle on a paper cutter. I used a leftover triangle from the bunted banner.
2. Using the George and Shapes Cricut cartridge, cut out the word "Happy Birthday" to a 1" size in black.
3. Using the George and Shapes Cricut cartridge, cut out a 4" circle in white.
4. Using the Life's a Beach Cricut cartridge, cut out the skull and crossbones at 1". I used leftover skulls from the bunted banner.
5. Glue the white circle to the inverted red triangle. Glue the skull and crossbones to the bottom point of the triangle. Let dry.
6. Glue the black letters onto the inverted triangles spaced with the "Happy" along the top, "Birth" in the middle and "Day at the bottom. Let dry.
7. Glue the triangle to a flat surface on the package.
Other Cricut Pirate Party ProjectsFantablulous Cricut Challenge Blog - It's a Pirate's Life
Grealish Greetings - Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me…
Crazy About Cricut - Pirate Challenge
