Pirate Parlay! We must convene the Brethren Court. The Pirate Thread
Everyone has been so gracious with sharing their pirate theme ideas. Unfortunately so many are lost to thread purgatory due to the volume being posted this time of year.
I thought it might be great to have an "unofficial" pirate thread to gather pirate theme ideas and create a place for easy reference.
Also, please post links to video/pictures of past haunts for inspiration.
This thread started out discussing pirate ship plans, but quickly developed into a discussion of outdoor pirate displays in general. A lot of great ideas here...
My inspiration for creating a pirate theme came from the members here, like Captain Jacksparrow and EvilBob. I thought it would be neat to create my haunt around the fact that a bunch of North Carolina pirates followed us when me moved to Washington State.
My son soon asked to have his birthday party a week before Halloween, with my pirate theme. So from there it has been a couple months of prop building and internet shopping.
I've run across some terrific ideas. Some great ideas came from a family in San Diego who do a yearly "adults only" Halloween party. Last year's theme was pirates and they graciously shared some photos. Maybe they will give you some inspiration and prehaps, a few more projects to tackle.
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Pirate haunters...how many of you are incorporating a cemetery into your theme? I'm having a hard time resisting those neat tombstones and craft projects.
This is a photo I found of a "pirate graveyard".
I was thinking of copying this look. Not doing stones in a gothic manner, but more weathered by the elements.
I would love to hear how people are complimenting their graveyard scene with their pirate theme.
Thanks!
__________________ You best start believing in ghost stories Miss Turner. You're in one. ~Barbossa
I don't think I'm going to do anything different to my graveyard this year. There's just too many other projects. If I did something that coincided with pirates, it'd have to wait until next year.
this upcoming weekend will be the time im building the major part of my display, the half a pirate ship
I tried a few weeks ago with pallets, but it was way too heavy and looked like garbage.
So im hitting the Home Depot probably sat and buying all the wood I need.
I gotta add though, My pneumatic can popper that was in a 55 gallon steel drum has been moved into a real Whiskey Barrel, and let me tell you, WHAT a find THAT was!!
Those barrels are so expensive, and i was in my friends backyard looking through some wood he had, and his neighbor behind him had a wood pile, and on top of that pile was a very old, LARGE barrel!
It was perfect!
So now I will convert my popper into a pirate popper coming out of a whiskey barrel
Ill have pics later this week or this weekend of it!
Yes, a single thread would be great. I'm starting the pirate ship this weekend. Started the skeleton crew last night. will have pics up by the end of the weekend.
PumpkinPrincess, your displays are awesome! I think I will just go sit in the corner and hang my head in shame now, Lol. Unfortunately all my stuff is store bought, but hope to have a nice display. I am still going to do my cemetery, I did get a couple pirate "groundbreakers" on clearance last year, so hopefully that will help tie it all togther.
Great idea, starting this thread! As much as I love looking thru all the forums, I just don't have enough hours in the day, so trying to stick within my theme --> Pirates! Will post pics soon from our pirate display last year - a much simplier version than some of the "almost professional" stuff I've seen around here, but it impressed the locals!
Pumkinprincess - your props/scenes look awsome. I only wish I had the time, money, know-how to build up my pirate theme like that shown in your pictures.
I am going with four seperate themes this Halloween, one of them obviously being related to pirates. I plan to build the deck of a pirate ship, and have a skeleton crew of 5 to 7. I am going with just the deck nor more than a foot off the ground so that the kids that come can mingle with the pirates (and get their pictures taken - many parents bring the digital cameras on Halloween). I was looking to build the base of the ship with pallets for strengh and put plywood on the top. This way it can handle people climbing all over it. Someone stated that this was going to be heavy, and I agree. I plan to build on site and tear it down the same way it went up.
Pirate Parlay! We must convene the Brethren Court. The Pirate Thread
Unfortunately all my stuff is store bought, but hope to have a nice display. I am still going to do my cemetery, I did get a couple pirate "groundbreakers" on clearance last year, so hopefully that will help tie it all togther.
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