Simple Pirate Costumes!

 Yes, International Talk Like a Pirate Day is tomorrow!
September 19th!
I know, BEST international celebration ever!

 The best best operate is that Krispy Kreme gets inwards on the Pirate action!
Friday, September 19, whatsoever buccaneer to instruct into a participating Krispy Kreme and
verbalize similar a pirate gets ane FREE Original Glazed® doughnut.
To the landlubber who dares to article of apparel amount pirate attire goes a bounty
of ane FREE dozen Original Glazed doughnuts.

So...not existence a pirate is out of the question!!!

 Here's some unproblematic DIY pirate costume ideas!
Start alongside a patently quondam t-shirt!

 Cut the sleeves as well as hence they accept a zig-zagged edge.

 Cut the front end of the shirt alongside a triangle shaped notch.
Then score alongside a mark where you lot desire to lace it up.
(I used a cropadile to laid some eyelets...but you lot could
 just carefully cutting a slit as well as lace it through the holes)

 Place inwards an eyelet

 And laid alongside the crop-a-dile.

 Perfect!

 I used an quondam shoe lace as well as laced upwardly the move past times similar a tunic!

 We constitute a carmine as well as white striped shirt at Goodwill and
 cut the sleeves off the same agency for my daughter.

 Next a vest!
We are HUGE fans of upcycling as well as refashioning.
This vest had a hole cutting into it, only below the pocket.
It was ready to retire every bit a church building vest.

 I cutting the buttons correct off.

 Used a wavy job of hot gum along the within edge...

 And folded it over to the inside.
This agency it doesn't accept buttons as well as holes showing.

 I every bit good hot glued the bottom border that came downward to a point.

 And only folded it correct up.

 Much improve for a swash buckling rouge!

Next the Simple Pirate Hat!

 You take away dark as well as white felt (the size of a canvas of newspaper for the black)
1/4 to 1/2" elastic to gibe unopen to the head
Hot glue/gun
gem rhinestones

 Fold the dark felt inwards half...
I used a canvas of newspaper to cutting a pattern.

 Cut two pieces of dark felt the same.
Then utilization a slice of white felt to cutting a skull as well as two bones.

 Hot gum them to ane slice of the black.
Add eyes, olfactory organ as well as oral cavity holes.

 Use the rhinestones for the skull eyes.

 Okay, tricky part.
Take the other dark slice of felt.
This is going to live the backside.
Cut a small-scale slit a duo inches from the end...big plenty for your elastic to skid into.

 Slide the elastic inwards as well as hot gum it inwards place.

 Make certain the elastic fits snug against the child's caput as well as hot glue
 the other destination of the elastic on the other side of the felt hat.
Then Run a band of hot gum all unopen to the exterior border of the
chapeau slice alongside the elastic tucked inside.
Lay the skull facing upwardly slice over the other slice as well as press them together.
Doubling the felt similar this volition brand the chapeau to a greater extent than substantial!

 Arrgghhh!

 Add accessories similar skull rings, a belt or sash, sandals or boots,
a peg leg, a parrot, gilded coins, earrings, mustache, jewelry, a bandana...and for girls a fluffy tutu!
And whatever else you lot tin intend of!
The kids wanted to pose alongside our pirate sword...but remember, no weapons
 allowed when collecting your bounty of doughnuts at Krispy Kreme!

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