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    How to Make Paper Pinwheels

    Craft Tutorials, Crafting, Kids' Crafts

    Need to add a festive touch to any occasion? Grab some pretty patterned scrapbook paper and I'll show you how to make pinwheels. They're so easy to make, even kids can help! Use your homemade pinwheels for party banners, cupcake toppers, centerpieces and more. #papercrafts #pinwheels #scrapbookpaper #papercrafting

    Need to add a festive touch to any occasion? Grab some pretty patterned scrapbook paper and I’ll show you how to make pinwheels. They’re so easy to make, even kids can help! Use your homemade pinwheels for party banners, cupcake toppers, centerpieces and more.

    I’m pretty sure I learned how to make pinwheels back in elementary school.

    Need to add a festive touch to any occasion? Grab some pretty patterned scrapbook paper and I'll show you how to make pinwheels. They're so easy to make, even kids can help! Use your homemade pinwheels for party banners, cupcake toppers, centerpieces and more. #papercrafts #pinwheels #scrapbookpaper

    You know what they say… everything I need to know, I learned in kindergarten!

    Need to add a festive touch to any occasion? Grab some pretty patterned scrapbook paper and I'll show you how to make pinwheels. They're so easy to make, even kids can help! Use your homemade pinwheels for party banners, cupcake toppers, centerpieces and more. #papercrafts #pinwheels #scrapbookpaper

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    But like many of those other kindergarten lessons (don’t eat paste; don’t pick your nose in public), sometimes you need a little refresher. Right?

    Just kidding; we’ve all know our manners around here. And we only eat yummy food, not our craft supplies.

    But with all the grown-up stuff you’ve got going, you might have forgotten how to make pinwheels and just how fun they are, too.

    Need to add a festive touch to any occasion? Grab some pretty patterned scrapbook paper and I'll show you how to make pinwheels. They're so easy to make, even kids can help! Use your homemade pinwheels for party banners, cupcake toppers, centerpieces and more. #papercrafts #pinwheels #scrapbookpaper

    Paper pinwheels are one of the easiest and most inexpensive party decorations around. They add a festive touch to any occasional. You can make them in any size, pattern or color you like and use them in lots of way.

    Learn how to make a pinwheel using a full sheet of scrapbook paper. Hang larger pinwheels on the wall or on your front door to create an instant party vibe! #papercrafts #pinwheels #scrapbookpaper #papercrafting

    Glue a bunch of pinwheels on a foam circle to create a wreath. String them on baker’s twine to create a party garland. Cluster several together in a vase to create a party centerpiece. Hang an oversized one on the wall using poster putty. (You can also do the same with smaller ones.) Use them as cake and cupcake toppers, or add a pretty pinwheel to a gift in place of a bow.

    Now that I’ve got you hyped to craft and party, let me show you how to make pinwheels.

    Supplies

    Need to add a festive touch to any occasion? Grab some pretty patterned scrapbook paper and I'll show you how to make pinwheels. They're so easy to make, even kids can help! Use your homemade pinwheels for party banners, cupcake toppers, centerpieces and more. #papercrafts #pinwheels #scrapbookpaper

    • Double-sided scrapbook paper or cardstock
    • Scissors
    • Small hole punch
    • Decorative brads
    • Paper straws

    Instructions

    You can make pinwheels out of any square sheet of scrapbook paper or cardstock. I like to use paper with coordinating designs on each side. In the photos you see here, I made pinwheels using 12-inch, 6-inch, 5-inch and 4-inch squares of paper. Many of the patterns I used are from the My Mind’s Eye Palm Beach Collection. It’s perfect for summer!

    Need to add a festive touch to any occasion? Grab some pretty patterned scrapbook paper and I'll show you how to make pinwheels. They're so easy to make, even kids can help! Use your homemade pinwheels for party banners, cupcake toppers, centerpieces and more. #papercrafts #pinwheels #scrapbookpaper

    If you want to be precise with your cuts, fold the paper square in half, into a triangle. Then, fold in it half again to create a smaller triangle. Unfold and flatten the paper.

    Use the fold lines to cut from each corner of the paper to the center. (Don’t cut all the way to the center. Leave a half-inch or so, depending on the size of the paper.)

    Of course, I I usually don’t do this. I skip the folding and just eyeball it with scissors or use my paper trimmer to make the cuts.

    Next, use a small hole punch to create a small hole in every other point of the paper. Punch a small hole in the center of the paper, too. If you’re mounting the pinwheel on a paper straw, flatten one end and punch a hole.

    I love my Crop-A-Dile Big Bite for punching holes! If you do a lot of papercrafting, cardmaking or scrapbooking, this is a must-have tool.

    Need to add a festive touch to any occasion? Grab some pretty patterned scrapbook paper and I'll show you how to make pinwheels. They're so easy to make, even kids can help! Use your homemade pinwheels for party banners, cupcake toppers, centerpieces and more. #papercrafts #pinwheels #scrapbookpaper

    Thread a decorative brad through one point of the pinwheel, then fold up the three other points. Thread them onto the brad, then push the brad through the center of the paper to create the pinwheel shape.

    Need to add a festive touch to any occasion? Grab some pretty patterned scrapbook paper and I'll show you how to make pinwheels. They're so easy to make, even kids can help! Use your homemade pinwheels for party banners, cupcake toppers, centerpieces and more. #papercrafts #pinwheels #scrapbookpaper

    If you’re mounting the pinwheel on a paper straw, thread the brad through the hole in flattened paper straw and open the ends to secure.

    If you’re not adding the straw, then just push the brad through the center hole on the pinwheel and open it to secure.

    Need to add a festive touch to any occasion? Grab some pretty patterned scrapbook paper and I'll show you how to make pinwheels. They're so easy to make, even kids can help! Use your homemade pinwheels for party banners, cupcake toppers, centerpieces and more. #papercrafts #pinwheels #scrapbookpaper

    Way cute, easy and fun, right?

    Need to add a festive touch to any occasion? Grab some pretty patterned scrapbook paper and I'll show you how to make pinwheels. They're so easy to make, even kids can help! Use your homemade pinwheels for party banners, cupcake toppers, centerpieces and more. #papercrafts #pinwheels #scrapbookpaper

    Don’t forget to pin this post so you can find it the next time you need to know how to make pinwheels!

    Need to add a festive touch to any occasion? Grab some pretty patterned scrapbook paper and I'll show you how to make pinwheels. They're so easy to make, even kids can help! Use your homemade pinwheels for party banners, cupcake toppers, centerpieces and more. #papercrafts #pinwheels #scrapbookpaper #papercrafting

    Here are so other fun ideas you might enjoy:

    Quick and easy video tutorial on how to fold napkins into a pinwheel shape. This pinwheel napkin fold trick works with cloth napkins or paper napkins. Such a fun touch for a summer party or a carnival theme event.

    How to Fold Pinwheel Napkins

    Use an old pair of blue jeans to make this easy patriotic denim rag wreath for July 4th.

    Patriotic Rag Wreath with Paper Garland

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