Below is another beautiful project from Style Me Pretty so read on for the step-by-step info, and make sure you visit Style Me Pretty for more gorgeous projects like this one…Step #1: Supplies.Pick your paper and buttons. *Hint*: text weight paper works best. Choosing coordinating patterns and colors for the paper is fun, and choosing different sizes and shapes in the buttons is cute, too. Choose scissors or a paper cutter, and adhesive. Cut 2 strips of paper, equal length and width, depending on the size of the pinwheel you want (thicker strips = larger pinwheel).Steps #2 and #3: Folding + ... |
As we get ready for our last summer parties, I am trying to incorporate pinwheels. Pinwheels bring a festive feeling to a party and are great for both kids and adults. Kate's Paperie is currently displaying these giant pinwheels in their window display. Aren't they great?!I recently found a great company that makes custom pinwheels that are terrific for parties. Pinwhirls , a division of Crossroads Cottage Biz whirls custom papers into personalized party pinwheels. They can even turn your custom pinwheels into mini cupcake topper pinwhirls, clothespin pinwheels, and pinwheel placecards!... |
Escort card/favor idea: cute pinwheels!... |
Favor Idea: A pinwheel in your wedding colors. How about attaching a quote from a famous poet, or a fortune, to it also?... |
I made these this weekend for a baby shower and loved them. I also made these and didn’t love them so much. Has anyone made these and actually had it work? I’m thinking you need WAY more than 8 sheets to make them this full. Side note, incredibly excited about pink week. (Images: Martha Stewart) ... |
Look at my pinwheel and see what I've found...does anyone remember that TV show as a child?I've been seeing a lot of pinwheels lately - what a fun and whimsical way to decorate your wedding. {via Jagger Photography}{via Jagger Photography}{via Jesi Haack Weddings}{via Jesi Haack Weddings}{via Snippet and Ink}{via Style Me Pretty}{via Green Wedding Shoes}{via Kelly Prizel Photography}Want to make your own pinwheels? Here are a few great DIY tutorials... |
Ah, pinwheels… such a light and fun symbol of summer, aren’t they? I’m loving these pinwheel letterpress notecards (printed in an even more summery shade of yellow) from Duet Letterpress: Check ‘em out right here! {image credits: duet letterpress} © 2008 — 2010, Oh So Beautiful Paper... |
I don’t think these pinwheels could be any cuter… Find out how to make them here! Photos by Jordan Ferney.... |
Maybe that should be spinspiration! Terrible, I know. But aren’t pinwheels fun? And there are so many great ways to use them in weddings that it would be impossible to list them all. Favors of pretty paper pinwheels with your names and wedding date printed on them come to mind. And how about using them in place of flowers in reception table centerpieces? I can even make it simpler – get a punch of pinwheels that coordinate with your wedding color scheme and stick them in the ground! Easy-peasy! Gorgeous pinwheels for your bridal bouquet by Rule 42 Pinwheel wedding cake seen on Real Etsy ... |
Source Okay, so this is one of those posts I had lined up that never made it onto the blog last year for some reason. And I usually try to showcase fresh trends, so first I thought I would let it go, because pinwheels have been around for a little while now (things move fast in Blogland). But then I thought, you know what, I still LOVE pinwheels. They make me happy. They remind me of when I was a little girl and we used to visit my Grandpa in Umdloti. You could find them at the local shop next to the plastic buckets and spades and the little fishing nets. They’re beyond whimsical, and they ... |