Personalised Pinwheels

I hope you are having a great summer wherever you are . . . and I hope you have had a chance to get away and relax . . . we all deserve a little break now and again. :)

I don’t know about you but the weather with me has been a little disappointing this summer, unpredictable would be the word! I suppose I shouldn’t complain so much as we have had a few sunny spells to warm our bones.

Well whatever the weather here is a little tutorial to pass the time on how to make your own custom pinwheel . . . why not make a few and decorate your vegetable patch or brighten up some flower pots.

What you will need:

• Card (6”x6”)
• A ruler
• A pencil
• A bead head pin
• A bead (5mm or above)
• A stick
• Glue or blue tack
• Decorating materials (I used crayons but you could also use paints or markers or even glue on pictures or shiny paper… experiment :)
• Wire cutters

And heres how its done:

Step 1: Decorate the 6”x6” card on both sides.

Step 2: Draw lines to mark the middle of the card… but try not to make them too dark as they will be noticeable when finished.

Step 3: Draw a line 3” from each corner towards the middle of the card . . .

. . . then cut.

Step 4: Using a darker colour, mark the right part of each corner.

Step 5: Take each marked corner and glue or tack to the middle of the square.

Step 6: If using glue wait until it sets then carefully stick the pin through the middle of the wheel.
 

Step 7: Turn the pinwheel around and place the bead through the pin

Step 8: Now carefully take the stick and push the pin through, do not push to tight against the bead, keep loose so the pinwheel can turn freely . . .

. . . then cut the pin with the wire cutters as close to the stick as possible.

And that’s it . . .

So simple, give it a go!!

If you do try any of my tutorials or recipes please do feel free to send me a pic or upload one to the facebook page . . . I would love to see them :)