Pirate Parlay! We must convene the Brethren Court. The Pirate Thread

[Pumpkinprincess]

I'm finishing up the final touches on my haunt. The garage is stuffed! I have the unfortunate situation where the sprinkler system isn't turned off until October 15th. (could turn it off at my house, but I don't want our grass to die)

I probably won't put out much until then. I have that beach project (see above post) and I want to make a banner for my pirate pumpkin choir. I would love to hear any suggestions for a name for my "choir". Thanks!!!

[witchiepoo]

and it was confirmed today that jack sparrow will be back for a 4th POTC film YAY!!! that will be the fountain of youth then! lets hope we don't have to wait till 40 minutes into the film before we see him like the last one

great job to all you guys! i just don't have the space to do a display like that

[DMTNT]

ManicMom and I did a beach scene last year and plan to do it again this year. I think DeadTed or EvilBob were plannin one for this year too.

Here's a link to a picture of mine from last year. If it helps, I can send you a daylight picture.

Halloween Forum - DMTNT's Album: Halloween 2007 - Picture

[Pumpkinprincess]

That's it! How did you do it?

[Wolfbeard]

Here's a few shots of a pirate theme we did two years ago. There are more photos in my gallery on my profile page.

This is the treasure scene:


This is the scarecrow we made for the neighborhood scarecrow contest and it followed our party theme.


Finally, here's the animated pirate captain at the helm of his wreck. This was made with wood scraps, a rotisserie motor and home made linkages.


Eric

[LV Scott T]

Still for sale...

[Wolfbeard]

Nice large ship facade! The scale of that is awesome!

Eric

[LV Scott T]

Originally Posted by Wolfbeard

Nice large ship facade! The scale of that is awesome!

Eric

Thanks! I was trying to hide the house...

[DeadTed]

I need some items on the cheap. Can ye help me?

1) Pirate swords. Doesn't have to be authentic looking because I can touch them up myself, but it'd be a plus.
2) Pirate hats. Same thing. Doesn't have to be perfect, but the closer to authentic the better
3) Pirate Flags. Preferably something traditional and accurate. 3x5 or larger.

Need 'em cheap! Anyone?

[ManicMom]

Hey Pumpkin Princess:

Hubby (DMTNT) already replied, but that was my little project last year, trying to recreate that POTC ride scene. I never got it quite right - I bought a cheap sheet from a goodwill store and trimmed the edges. My thought was to coat it with some sort of adhesive and get a thin layer of sand. I was trying to avoid providing the neighborhood cats with a kitty poop area, so I didn't want the sand too thick....We tried elmers glue - dried too hard, and cracked; then some type of rubber cement (can't member). Ended up throwing down some loose sand on top to fill in all the cracked areas. Once we added the finishing touches, it looked ok - pretty much everyone knew what I was recreating. But wasn't able to save the sheet. I'm thinking this year may need something sturdy (plywood?) under the sheet to prevent it from molding to the grass, causing the sand to shift...

I've been off the forum for several weeks (darn job!) - have missed this thread. Time to get fired back up again!!