Celebrate spring with paper pinwheels

Step 1: Cut your scrapbooking paper into a square using the craft blade and steel rule. I made mine in various sizes. from 5.5 inches to 8.5 inches.
Step 2: Lightly draw diagonal lines from corner to corner across the paper square to form four triangles. Cut along the lines, stopping about a half-inch from the center.
Step 3: Punch a hole in the center of the sheet where the lines cross. If the paper tears you can repair it with tape. Punch a hole in the right corner of each triangle flap.
Step 4: Pinch together one end of a straw and punch a hole a quarter-inch from that end.
Step 5: Loosely fold in the punched corners of each triangle so all five holes line up (tip: Fold two opposite corners first). Attach the straw by placing a split pin through the holes of the paper and straw. Turn over and fold the split pin into a T shape. If you press the ends flat, the pinwheels will not spin. If you want them to spin easily – rather than having them simply for decoration – buy pinwheel spinning attachments.
Springtime Paper Pinwheels can be made in various colors and patterns.
Materials needed for the Springtime Paper Pinwheels craft.

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By Denise Smaldino Rainey | drainey@scng.com | Orange County Register

April 18, 2016 at 3:16 p.m.

Materials

• Double-sided scrapbooking paper

• Scissors

• Paper straws

• Pencil

• Hole punch (1/4-inch or 1/8 inch)

• Split pins

• Craft blade

• Steel ruler

• Cutting mat

Procedure

Step 1: Cut the scrapbooking paper into a square using the craft blade and steel rule. I made mine in various sizes, from 5.5 inches to 8.5 inches.

Step 2: Lightly draw diagonal lines from corner to corner across the paper square to form four triangles. Cut along the lines, stopping about a half-inch from the center.

Step 3: Punch a hole in the center of the sheet where the lines cross. If the paper tears you can repair it with tape. Punch a hole in the right corner of each triangle flap.

Step 4: Pinch together one end of a straw and punch a hole a quarter-inch from that end.

Step 5: Loosely fold in the punched corners of each triangle so all five holes line up (tip: Fold two opposite corners first). Attach the straw by placing a split pin through the holes of the paper and straw. Turn over and fold the split pin into a T shape. If you press the ends flat, the pinwheels will not spin. If you want them to spin easily – rather than having them simply for decoration – buy pinwheel spinning attachments.

Source: polkadotbride.com/2014/03/diy-paper-pinwheels/

Contact the writer: dsmaldino@scng.com or on Instagram @dennylou

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