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By: Michele McDonald42 Comments
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I discovered your blog today and must tell you that I have LOVED everything I read!! You are incredibly creative and talented!!!
Love your gorgeous pinwheels!!! I can’t wait to try your tutorial.
~Donna
LOVE,love,love the pin wheels…great tutorial! Oh if I only had those papers right now !!!
Gorgeous!
super cuteness! love the lace, and those straws! ♥
Loooooove this Michele!!! Soooo cute- would love to make some mini ones ๐ Featuring ya this weekend!! xoxo
These will be perfect for my son’s Army birthday party – I’ll do them in red, white and blue to add a little US of A to the party! Thanks for this. ๐
I love your pinwheels! I will definitely be making these. I found this post on Pinterest! Repinned it!!!
Wow! Great project! Link it up with me on my Wow Us Wednesday, ok? Over at http://www.familyhomeandlife.com
These are very cute – I really like the one with the burlap and race! I am a fan of anything burlap!!! These would be a great addition to our Patriotic Link-Up Party running till July 4th if you’d like to link up, we’d love to have you: http://www.ourhousestory.net/2012/05/patriotic-link-up-party.html
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I’m a little in love with pinwheels right now but I haven’t tried making them yet ๐
I made patriotic pinwheels 2 years ago!! My kids *loved* them. The fabric ones are Beautiful!
These are beautiful! I’m a new follower, and I’d love for you to share this project on Tuesday’s Tidbits @ Naptime Delights: http://naptimedelights.blogspot.ca/2012/06/tuesdays-tidbits-3.html
Thanks so much!
Sarah
{http://naptimedelights.blogspot.com}
So pretty! I love the denim and burlap one…I might have to give it a whirl!
great tutorial! I may have to do some paper ones with my kids and spray them with some type of water protector for them to put outside and we can replace often!!!
I love pinwheels, they are such a summer icon! The lace is a delicate and lovely touch and gives a new spin on them…which I might just have to try!
Hi there – thanks for the tutorial. Love these ideas! I never thought of doubling them up – great job.
I also love the idea of making the holes and then lining them up and putting the brad through it.
Thanks
Linda
PS – I have a project on Sumo Sweet Stuff – it’s my Summer Mantle. Hopefully you will check it out.
http://www.studioofdecorativearts.blogspot.com
Oh I love this!!!! I hav never made pinwheels but now I am tempted to ๐
Michele,
your pinwheels are too cute! I use to make these with the kiddos when I taught pre-k. lots of fun!
but not as cute as yours!
gail
I love the idea of stacking them.. Plus the doubled sided prints makes them so much more interesting.
Great ideas!
These are just WONDERFUL!!! So much fun!
<3 Christina
http://igottacreate.blogspot.com
Wildly Original Round Up party is open.
So cute! I’m going to make these with my grandkids. Thanks for the tutorial.
So cute!! I pinned it, thanks for the great tutorial!
This is a great tutorial! I can’t wait to make them. I love how you put together your finished product as well.
I have never made pinwheels either so thank you for such an easy to follow tutorial. Thanks for sharing at this week’s BFF Open House. Pinning to my July 4th board!
Looks great! Liz
BTW, 4th of July is my favorite holiday, so I’m kinda obsessing over these!
I’ve made pinwheels before, but never thought of doubling them! I love the look of the fabric ones too. So cute!
I’d love if you’d come link up at my Tutorial Tuesday Linky Party http://www.ourthriftyideas.com/2012/05/tutorial-tuesday-8.html
Your pinwheels are awesome! Thanks for the tutorial – I will have to try to make some!
I would love if you came by my linky party happening now to link this up!
I would love to have you there!
Stacey of Embracing Change
http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com
Oh yeahhhhh! These are so super cute! I love them all – the paper ones are so fun and the denim and burlap – with the lace??? Adorable! I’ve never made pinwheels either – I can’t wait to try!
Can these spin or is it for decoration?
Hi Daiana! These are purely for decoration, but you could easily make a couple of changes so that they would spin. I would suggest making the hole in the straw a little larger so the the brad could rotate freely. Also, don’t pinch the straw as I did to put the brad through. You will want room for it to move and not be tight.
Ok thank you ๐
I’m planning to put an eyelet in the center and using a thumbtack to put them on either a skewer or chopstick so they will spin. ๐ I have other plans for the straws…
oh my heart!!!
i love pinwheels. my grandma used to have homemade pinwheels waiting on us when we would come & visit her for the Summer. you just brought back a flood of memories.
great tutorial too!
xo
kellie
EEK. Are you planning my wedding deco or just reading my mind?!?! I love the fabric and lace pinwheels – totally cute.
Thanks for such a great tutorial! I’ve been thinking of making some pinwheels…and yours are easy and gorgeous. And just the nudge I needed.
Thanks!
p.s. I went to ‘pin’ it for reference and no can do. ๐
Thanks, Diane! ๐
Hrmmm, I just tried to pin it to Pinterest and didn’t have a problem. Maybe their site was having a hiccup?
Came back again and was able to ‘pin.’ Now on to create!!