Day 36

DIY Saturday:

Paper Pinwheel Tutorial

On today's Do It Yourself, we are making these super adorable Paper Pinwheels. They are so easy to make. Get creative and pick some fun scrapbook paper! 

First, here are the supplies you need :

-Double sided scrapbook paper cut in squares ( we used 5"x5" & 3"x3")

-Buttons

-hot glue gun

-scissors

-decorative stick or straw

-hair clip

 Get started!

Grab either one of your square pieces of paper, folding diagonally, fold it in half and then half again. 

This shows the first fold ( at the top) and the second fold (at the bottom)

Next open up your folded paper and flatten it out. Then cut along the creases, making sure to leave about 1/4 inch from the center of the paper. 

Since you have double sided scrapbook paper, this is the fun part. Pick which side you want to face up. Then take your glue gun and put a small amount of glue in the center of the piece of paper. This would be the area where you didn't cut. Grab a corner of the paper and bring only the tip of it to the center where the glue is. Repeat this step, using every other corner to the glue. You may need to add alittle more glue after the second corner is brought in.

 Next add your cute buttons to the center of the pinwheel....

Now you can get your hair clip for the small pinwheel and glue it to the back. And take the stick to the large pinwheel and glue that to the back as well. 

 Super cute & easy!!

I added this one to my hair. 

Use them in a bouquet!

Or just decorate with them.....

Now if you want to be super creative, use felt and cut out squares and glue them to the hair clip. You can also use fabric, picking 2 kinds and use heat-n-bond to attach the fabrics together. Then follow these simple steps! Make sure to send us pictures if you try out any DIY! We love seeing what you do!