DIY paper boats you can make for a nautical dinner or have your kids make them for a summer activity. I found how to make these a couple of places. marthastewartwedding and ikatbag and here shows how to fold boats countrywoman

I actually used the one from marthastewart. I changed it up a bit to fit my place settings.

Supplies needed:

*Paper of your choice, I used brown wrapping paper 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches.
*Wood Skewers cut 5 inches long.
*Blue Bakers Twine I used a homemade kind that I made from crochet thread Bridal White size 3 ( I used a blue sharpie and marked the threads. You can find out how to make it here makeyourownbakerstwineh
*Snipers to cut Skewers or heavy duty scissors would work too.
*Small hole Paper Punch
*Blue Masking Tape or Washi Tape
*White Lifesavers
*scissors
*Plastic Grocery Bags cut into 5×5 inch squares to stuff in the top of boat for stability.

Use the above websites to make the boats and decorate as desired.

Lindy

Wired Sailboat Sail

I needed some sailboats for my table decor for our nautical dinner. So, when I saw these sailboats on the sites listed below and wanted to make some.

Sailboats supplies:

*4-5 different Fabrics
*Fusible Webbing- iron-Pen to trace pattern onto web paper
*White Natural Batting
*Scissors
*Embroidery Floss (I used Ecru)
*Needle
*Wood Skewer
*Heavy Duty Scissors or wire type cutters
*Wire 22 Gauge
*Fabric Punch
*Grommets (optional)
*Wood Ball/Bead (optional)
*Low Temp Glue Gun
*Foam Noodle (cut 1 1/ 2 inch slice of noodle and cut in half. Place in side made boat and glue to attach to the bottom of boat. You can cover noodle slice with fabric just make sure you use low temp glue gun or noodle foam will melt.)
*4 Buttons
*Crochet Thread 3

Whip Stitch the boat pieces together and along top of boat.

Blanket stitch around sails or use wire and use a rolled hem around the wire as you stitch hem.

You can find how to make similar boats here annwood and here makinglifewhimsical

You can make these boats as simple or as complicated as you like by the way you want to dress them up.

Blanket Stitched Sailboat

I hope you will make some too!

Lindy