Tuesday, November 17, 2009

try it tuesday


Aren't these cute?


Style Me Pretty recently posted this little pinwheel tutorial for brides-to-be. And I thought, why not for moms-to-be?

Lovely sister-in-law C and I are planning a baby shower for our sister-in-law A, and I thought these would be super cute, and affordable, to add to the decor.

I started this project last night. Folding, folding, folding, while watching Gossip Girl.
The tutorial isn't an exact science — it tells you to "cut 2 strips of paper, equal lengths and equal widths, depending on the size of the pinwheel you want (thicker strips = larger pinwheel)."


So, that's what I did. In retrospect, I should have tried this out on plain paper, rather than risking the pretty paper I had chosen for the finished product. I used scrapbooking paper and cut two strips of equal width. End-to-end the strip measured about 24 inches. My fold were about 1/2 inch each. It all seemed to be working fine, but as I tried to lay them flat .. rippppp. (In my frustration, I failed to take a picture at this interval).

So I put the project aside and gave it a second chance when I got home from work today. I re-read the tutorial instructions as well.

This time, I used cardstock to help prevent rips. I also made the strip longer by combining more lengths of cardstock (= about 36 inches).



Mix of paper = not nearly as cute.

So I decided to give the first one another try. I trimmed off the ripped edges and stuck it together again with extra adhesive.

Et voila:


This Try it Tuesday is a work in progress, but overall, a pretty satisfying project if you can make it work. I'm going to get more paper and try again!

4 comments:

  1. You'll have to show me how to do this...I think they would be pretty on a Cristmas Tree :) I haven't made any new decorations for years...the orange juice tins were the last and that was it 2000. I'm over due.

    Love Mum XX00

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  2. I just had a thought.... a good stiff wide ribbon might work well for this. What do you think? There are lots of pretty Christmas ribbon.

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  3. Yes, Christmas ribbon might work ... there is also lots of Christmas scrapbooking paper out there too.

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  4. Beautiful Lindsey!

    I've left you an award on my blog, come over and pick it up when you can :)

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