Trois Generation Pinwheel

By Spotlight

This season pinwheels are the latest and greatest fashion trend for paper-craft decorations.

They are appearing on cards, in wedding decorations and as party props.
Pull out your paper supplies and join the craze!

Final Result

Materials

Crafter's choice hot melt glue gun
Crafter's choice glue sticks
Papercraft paper trimmer
Papercraft bone folder
Tsukineko Products
VersaColour ink cubes
Memento Ink - tuxedo black
Stamp cleaner
Sponge dauber
Papercraft double-sided tape
Papercraft scrapbooking ribbon
Papercraft premium stamps-family
2" circle punch
Kaisercraft scrapbooking paper
Kaisercraft adhesive gems

Step 1

Choose your paper and centre piece for the pinwheel. Ink all edges.

Cut 2 strips of paper of equal width and length. (Thicker widths will create larger pinwheels).

Score evenly both strips of paper.

Adhere an end to the other strip, to make one long strip.

Then fold the scored strips like an accordion. (for tight pinwheels create closer folds).

Align each strip to fit together and adhere together so the accordion is like a circle-pinwheel.

It will look like a tee-pee.

Push the tee-pee shape pinwheel down.

Using the glue gun, secure the centre folds.

Create smaller pinwheels and adhere to the centre of the larger pinwheels using the glue gun.

Cut a circle and decorate with photo's.

Cover a rod with paper for the stem.

Embellish project with ribbons, stamps and gems.