Seriously, you need a pinwheel right now. They are amazing. I have discovered if you add a pinwheel to anything, it suddenly becomes epically awesome. Have a piece of paper? Put a pinwheel on it! Have an ugly, plain wall? Put a pinwheel on it! Have an orange smoothie? Alright...maybe it doesn't work all the time, but you get my point!
I decided to now put pinwheels on gift boxes, cards, and even some plain kraft paper to make super-cute stationary! Kraft paper is one of my new secret loves. My mom handed me a roll of it (more like the end of a wrapping paper roll, but hey, it works) during my pinwheel photoshoot, and I immediately found a use for it. This may be a weird, pack-rat kind of habit, but I can't throw nice paper away. I've even been known to keep the paper used to wrap around a bouquet of flowers. Ehem, yeah, I am weird.
So at this point, I am guessing you are dying to make your very own pinwheel to decorate, well, everything? They are very easy to make. All you need is a square-shaped piece of paper, scissors, and glue (I use a glue gun. It's a life-saver.). Cut from the corners to the center about 3/4 of the way. Then fold in every other corner and glue accordingly. I use a button to conceal the center (yay for buttons!), and there you have it.
If you haven't fallen in love with pinwheels by now, I don't know if we can be friends anymore.
Just kidding! I still love you.
xoxo.
you know what? i do need a pinwheel! thank you for exposing me to this revelation :))
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This is awesome! I am going right now to make some pinwheels. I wonder how they would look on Valentine cards...
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Thank you for posting this DIY! I have been wanting to make one of these for ages. Glad to see I'm not the only one with a pinwheel fascination. :)
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Ah! What a fantastic idea! Yes, do in fact need a pinwheel! Hmm.... watch out bedroom walls!
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Oh my. Confession time - I now love pinwheels. These are adorable! I'm totally making these.
ReplyDeletegreat blog! I'm a new follower of your blog now :)
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incredible - just what i wanted to hear. these look so fun. i'll haveee to try them soon!
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These are lovely!!! I simply cannot wait to make some of these for Valentine's day. ;)
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ahh....maybe that's what I'll do this afternoon with my brothers....I love your no nonsense way of talking in this post! It made me smile!
ReplyDeleteThose are adorable...I am in love. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Awesome! I am so doing this!
ReplyDeleteI love the button idea! My eight-year-old cousin taught me how to make a pinwheel with a pushpin and a pencil for the center, so I'll have to show her this new trick :) lovely post!
ReplyDeleteThese are really amazing! :)
ReplyDeletethese are ridiculously cute! i may have to make one.(:
ReplyDeleteYou're so cute, Kimberly. And so are your pinwheels. I love these!
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p.s. don't worry, when I was younger, I kept the wrappings from around flower bouquets, too.
This is the most amazing thing I've seen all day! I can't wait to try it. :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent tutorial! You've convinced me just how important pinwheels are! :)
ReplyDeletethese are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute!! I'll have to try making them sometime. :) Though, I'm sure mine won't come out nearly as crisp. I'm not very artsy. :p
ReplyDeleteYou are SO right. I also need a few pinwheels in my life and I've got a gorgeous pad of square double sided papers that are just screaming 'pinwheels' - thank you.
ReplyDeleteLynda
I'm so doing this.
ReplyDeletethanks for this! shared this at my FB site and credited you thanks thanks! :)
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