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Pinwheels!

kelleysdiy

Hi there! I am making so many different decorations for 4th of July! Our country’s’ birthday!  It’s so much easier than putting them all in one post and confusing you!

 

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Aren’t these adorable!
Now i made more than 4, so I hope you don’t get confused by pictures. The first thing I did was take each scrapbook paper and cut 5″ squares. After your squares are cut, glue two coordinating colors together back to back with white glue.

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When your squares have dried, take one and your ruler, and draw a line diagonally corner to corner.This will create a X.

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Now..take your ruler and on the line, measure from outside to inside 3 inches. Make a small line as shown below

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Do this on each line that you made, on each square. Now, put some of the tacky glue in the center. Take one point and fold it over to the center where the glue is. You are going to continue to fold every other point, using the tacky glue to keep it down.

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When you are finished with each one, add a button or whatever you want.

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Now take your skewers, even popsicle sticks, and paint 2 red and 2 white

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When they were dry, I hot glued the pinwheel to the skewer
Pinwheels aren’t just for holidays….they are so fun to make for parties.

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So there you have it! The first project. Most of the supplies, you already have. Jessica over at https://unmeasuredjourneys.com/ suggested straws! How did that get past me?

Suggested materials:

  • 4 Scrapbook pages of coordinating colors  (Had on hand)
  • Aleenes Tacky Glue
  • 4 Buttons

Published by kelleysdiy

I love creating new ideas. And now that I am happily retired, I have lots more time to create them! Whether its crafts for decorating my home, or up cycling items I find at garage sales, thrift stores, and even on the curb, and turning them into something wonderful. The creative juices flowing in my head are almost always in overdrive....so many ideas! I love sharing my new ideas with all of you! So please follow me and let me know how I'm doing! I hope I can inspire you.....and if I do....send me a pic. I would love to see your creation.

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