Pirate Bedroom Decorating 101

No self respecting Pirate would be without a treasure map! And my pirate was no different! We decided that a treasure map was a great way to tie the pirate theme to the room, plus it would be a great project to do together too.

The Pillow, corkboard and throw rug with the pirate map on them were probably the most time consuming to prepare for but the most fun for both of us/ With my son helping design his "treasure map", we sketched the map on a sheet of craft paper the size of the pillow. He chose the route his ship would take, the addition of mermaids, skull rock and even some palm trees.

With the exception of the pirate ship drawing, the majority of the map was his design and because of that, he is exceptionally proud of this part of his room. I then took over and transferred the pattern onto the various items using carbon paper.

After that I drew the details onto the pieces using permanent SHARPIE markers in various thickness' and colors. Since SHARPIES come in so many colors now, the sky is the limit as to how detailed you can get with this project. You can certainly use fabric markers but they are much more expensive than SHARPIES so I made do with what I had available.

My carpet square was purchased at my local HY VEE as a carpet sample for about $1.50, the cork board at HOBBY LOBBY for under $5.00, and the pillow at TARGET for $5.00. For under $15 all three projects were completed and great additions to the pirate theme were added with little effort or artistic talent.

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When all else fails, a pirate must spend some of his "booty"!

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