Pirate Party Sign Printable

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Add to the fun ( and comfort) of your pirate party with this fun Jumbo sign! This free pirate party sign printable says “Land Lubber’s Dry Dock. Avast ye scurvy dogs! This be a dry zone! Nothin’ wet past this point. By order of Black Beard.”

For our pirate party I had our porch designated as the dry zone for the adult to enjoy some snacks and (dry) conversation, while the kids played water games in the yard (you can check out my water game ideas here).

This sign is big – so you will need to order an “engineering” print from your local print shop. The printable is designed to fit 2 on a single print.

YOU WILL NEED:

  • Fleece Fun’s free printable (see below) printed on an engineering print
  • Minwax finishing wood cloths (optional – but it looks cool)
  • A regular sized piece of foam core.
  • 14′ long 3/8″ manila rope (I bought a package of it at Home Depot)
  • Spray on adhesive
  • Glue gun and glue sticks
  • X-acto knife, ruler (rotary cutter – optional)
  • Get the free printable here.

Pirate Party Sign Printable Tutorial

Step 1 – Print up the Sign

Get the printable printed up. Because this is large you’ll need to have it printed at a place that does engineering prints. I use my local Office Max – you can even upload the file online and then they’ll tell when it’s ready to pick up.

Make sure that what you’re printing is and engineering print and not a full color poster – to print this up it cost me under $4.00 but a color poster would cost me $40.00! Big difference – always ask and double check.

Step 2 – Tint the poster

You can just leave the poster black and white and skip this step. But this pirate party sign is really easy and fun to do and adds a lot of “character” to the poster. Since the poster is a plain black and white , to give it a more “wood” look wipe it with furniture staining cloths.

Tinting the poster In just four simple steps, you’ll have a jumbo pirate sign that becomes part of the party experience. Big, bold, and hilarious — it’s the kind of detail guests remember. Download the printable, print it large, and let the pirate rules begin.

I used Minwax’s stain cloths, they run under $8 have 8 wipes in them and include gloves. (Confession – I got these for free in a swag bag). For the poster, it took about 1 cloth to cover it. Don’t worry about it being perfectly even – it adds to the look! Let the poster dry for at least 2 hours – I let mine dry overnight.

Step 3 – Spray adhesive and trim excess edges

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Using the adhesive spray, spray the wrong side of the print and glue it to the foam core. Once the adhesive is dry, cut away the excess foam core on the sides using either your X-Acto knife or rotary cutter.

Quick Tip

I like to use a rotary blade that’s starting to get too dull for fabric use – by using it on foam core it will definitely be

Step 4 – Finishing Touches

With board flat, glue the all the way around the edge to finish the look. Cut slits into the top and bottom and thread rope thru to tie to a post.

Finishing the touches. In just four simple steps, you’ll have a jumbo pirate sign that becomes part of the party experience. Big, bold, and hilarious — it’s the kind of detail guests remember. Download the printable, print it large, and let the pirate rules begin.

I have a few more ideas you might like:

Pirate Party invitation ideas and a free printable sign for you! Get that here.

Learn how to set up and invite friends to your even via Facebook – and there’s free timeline art you can use to keep the Pirate theme going! You can get that here.

Download the Pirate Party Sign Printable Below:

You can get a free copy of Adobe reader here. By downloading you are agreeing to pattern terms of use. Click the picture below to download the .pdf ! Click photo of the sign to download the file. For personal use only, not for sale or mass distribution. This is on “loan” only you have no rights to resell or distribute this artwork. Files is on the large side – be patient.

a template for a pirate party dry zone sign, made with template and step by step tutorial from fleece fun, with the text "CLICK TO GO TO DOWNLOAD" displayed at the bottom.

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