Pirate Party Centerpieces Tutorial – Free Printable

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These Pirate Party centerpieces are easy to make and the perfect addition to your pirate party!  A few simple elements and the free printable make it possible to make several of these quickly and easily.

For our party we placed them on tables on the “Land Lubber’s Dry Dock”  to add to the festiveness for those who weren’t participating in the water games.

YOU WILL NEED:

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  • Fleece Fun’s free printable (Get it here!)
  • Scissors
  • Glass bowls from the dollar store
  • sand
  • pirate compass
  • sea shells
  • pirate coins
  • 1/4 inch natural rope (can be found at any home improvement store)
  • Hot Glue Gun and Glue sticks
  • Paper Straws and/or Bamboo Skewers

Pirate Party Centerpieces Tutorial

Step 1 – Wrap the bowl

Wrapping the bowl. I love these pirate centerpieces. These are a perfect pirate party DIY idea. I love these pirate centerpieces. These are a perfect pirate party DIY idea. #pirate #piratepartyideas #piratepartydecor

Please read through all the directions before beginning this craft.

adding glue to the rope. I love these pirate centerpieces. These are a perfect pirate party DIY idea. I love these pirate centerpieces. These are a perfect pirate party DIY idea. #pirate #piratepartyideas #piratepartydecor

Use hot glue gun to finish the end of the rope so it won’t fray.  

adding line of glue to bowl

Taking clean glass bowl, add a line of hot glue to it and then place on rope.

gluing the rope to the bowl. I love these pirate centerpieces. These are a perfect pirate party DIY idea. I love these pirate centerpieces. These are a perfect pirate party DIY idea. #pirate #piratepartyideas #piratepartydecor
gluing the rope

 Continue to add glue and then wrap rope, around the bowl 3 times.

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 Cut of end of rope.

Step 2 – Add fun items to your pirate party centerpieces

Add sand until it fills the bowl 2/3 of the way up.

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 Then add coins, shell a pirate compass, etc. for interest.

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Print up the free printable.

making flags for the centerpiece. I love these pirate centerpieces. These are a perfect pirate party DIY idea. I love these pirate centerpieces. These are a perfect pirate party DIY idea. #pirate #piratepartyideas #piratepartydecor

Cut out the flags and fold in half.

Glue skewer  in the crease and fold flag and glue into place.

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Put into pirate party centerpieces – You’re finished!

Download the Printable Below:

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One Comment

  1. I am getting married in May and have been trying to find a diy pirate centerpiece that I could do without costing a small fortune, I was about to give up then I came across this! I can’t wait to do it for my PIrate themed wedding!

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