Despite a lack of posting, there has been a flurry of crafting activity in my house for the last few weeks! My mom reminded me that some of these things were quite seasonal so I better got on it and share them - this little guy is one of my favourites.
Earlier in the year, my dear friend Krista pointed out all of the lovely paper crafts - made from old books and sheet music that seemed to be popping up in stores across town - and we figured we should give this type of craft a try. This was surprisingly easy to create, and with the basic form you could make any number of decorations.
How to:
- Find an old book with some decent quality paper - but one you don't mind chopping up - I got an old music book at the used book store.
- Cut about 9 strips of paper (about 1inch wide)
- Staple the 9 stacked strips in the middle
- Fold a strip and glue close to the staple repeat until you have a nice little pin wheel.
I made progressively smaller pinwheels stacked them, and glued them...see easy peasy! I think an entire forest of these would be just lovely on a mantel, or just the pinwheel would make a great bow on top of a Christmas present.
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