What You’ll Need (for the pinwheels)
Several sheets of 12" x 12" double sided scrapbook or decorative paper (a lighter weight paper, not stiff, heavy card stock)
Round-headed pins
12" wooden dowels
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
A push pin
Flower shaped craft punch
A pair of scissors
A ruler
Pinwheel Instructions
1. Begin by measuring and cutting several 6" inch squares out of your paper.
2. Find the center of your one of the squares and mark it by poking a hole through it with your pushpin. (see figure 1)
3. Lay your paper pattern side down, and use your ruler to draw
diagonal lines from each corner to make an "X". (see figure 1)
diagonal lines from each corner to make an "X". (see figure 1)
4. Cut along the diagonal lines, from all four corners, stopping
one inch before you meet the hole in the center of your paper. (see
figure 2)
one inch before you meet the hole in the center of your paper. (see
figure 2)
5. Use your pushpin to make a hole in the right hand corner of
each side of the square, just to the left of the line you just cut.
(see figure 3)
each side of the square, just to the left of the line you just cut.
(see figure 3)
6. Use your punch to cut out a paper flower. Stick your round-headed pin through the center of the flower. (see figure 3)
7. One by one, bring each of the four pin-holed corners to the
center and stick the flower and pin through each of the four holes.
(see figure 4 and 5)
center and stick the flower and pin through each of the four holes.
(see figure 4 and 5)
8. Next, put the pin through the hole in the center of the square and set aside.
9. Make a pilot hole, using your pushpin, 1/2 inch down from the end of the dowel.
10. Put a drop of hot glue on the hole, and quickly insert the
pin that runs through the pinwheel center into the glue and dowel.
(see figure 6 and 7) Be careful not to let the pinwheel paper touch
the glue on the dowel while it’s drying. If it sticks, it can’t spin.
pin that runs through the pinwheel center into the glue and dowel.
(see figure 6 and 7) Be careful not to let the pinwheel paper touch
the glue on the dowel while it’s drying. If it sticks, it can’t spin.
11. Arrange your completed pinwheels in a vase or container like flower stems.
What it Costs
(to make 12 pinwheels)
4 sheets of paper @ $.50 each = $2.00
Package of 12 dowels = $2.00
Box of pins = $2
Total = $6
What You’ll Need (for the ribbon wands)
What You’ll Need (for the ribbon wands)
20 yards of ribbon total (roughly) - a mix of widths and colors
1 dozen wooden dowels (12" inches long)
1 dozen flowers (paper, silk, or applique)
Scissors
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Ribbon Wand Instructions
1. Gather several lengths of ribbon of varied colors and widths and tie them in a knot around the end of a wooden dowel.
2. Use your glue gun to attach a flower (paper, silk, or sequin applique (as shown) on the the ribbon knot.
3. Neatly trim the ends of the ribbon at an angle.
4. Place in a vase or container, like the pin wheels, for your guests.
What it Costs
(to make 12 ribbon wands)
20 yards of ribbon (ranging from $.25 – $.75 a yard = $10
Package of 12 dowels = $2
Sequin appliques (from my craft stash… I have no idea what they cost)
Total = $12
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