Sail Ho Centerpiece

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Time to Complete: Approximately 45 minutes Level: Medium

GETTING STARTED

Materials: 1 Be sure to follow the printing instructions for 3 Using scissors or an X-ACTO knife and cutting mat,
double-sided printing when you download cut pieces on the solid lines. The support panels
• Metal-edged ruler (optional)
your artwork. require glue first, so hold off on making those cuts
• Butter knife
until you get to that step.
• Scissors or X-ACTO knife
• Cutting mat (optional) 2 Score: Using a metal ruler as a guide, run
• Multipurpose glue the back side of a butter knife firmly along
all of the dotted lines.

ASSEMBLE YOUR CENTERPIECE

4 Ship bottom: Fold side tabs inward on 5 Glue tabs to the inside of one side of 6 Once you have glued the fronts and backs
dotted lines. With printed side facing ship. Repeat with other side of ship. together and made cut marks, fold white
down, pull back piece straight up. Note: Begin gluing at front of ship and support panel tabs back on each support
ensure pieces align as you go. panel.

start

7 Glue white tabs on support panel 1 to the 8 Create masts: Apply glue along the long 9 Fold and roll together 3-4 times along
sides of the ship anywhere in the front edge of the unprinted side of the paper the fold lines at the left side. This folded
third of the ship. Next, glue tabs on of one mast (opposite the pattern, not section will give you something to tightly
support panel 2 to sides of ship center. the edge with the fold lines). wrap the rest of the mast around.
Lastly, glue tabs on support panel 3 to
sides of the rear third of the ship.
glue
3 2
1 glue

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10 Tightly curl the rest of the paper around 12 Thread sails 1A and 1B on mast 1 13 Thread sails 2A and 2B on mast 2
the folded section and adhere glued section (the shortest mast). (the tallest mast).
when you come to the end. The curled
cylinder should be no wider than ¼ inch.

1A 2A

1B
2B

11 Repeat steps 7 through 9 for other

two masts.

14 Thread a striped flag and sail 3B 15 Insert mast 1 into support 1, mast 2 into support 2, and mast 3 into support 3.
on mast 3 (the middle-size mast).

3A 2A

1A
3A
2B
3B
1B

3B

3 1
2

16 Glue one side of decorative bow to each side of front of boat where indicated.

3 1
2

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