These little pinwheels are easy to make and fun to decorate most
anything with. The Bake-N-Bend makes them strong and flexible for
a multitude of uses.
What
you'll need:
- Sculpey Bake-N-Bend in Red, White, and Blue
- Ruler
- Kitchen knife
- Elastic sording
- Key ring
- Lanyard hook
- Decorative cording
- Paper fasteners
- Plastic straws
- Small white plastic beads
Directions:
Step
One:
Roll White as thinly as
possible - between 1/16" and 1/8" is
good. Cut out a 1" square for each pinwheel you would like to
make. This entire project is based on squares - the bigger the squares
the bigger the pinwheels. I'll base the instructions on the 1" size
to keep things simple. Score an "X" in the middle of the
white square.
Roll Red and Blue to the same thickness. For each pinwheel you'll
need 2 Red
and 2 Blue 1" squares.
Step
Two:
Cut each of the red and blue squares in half diagonally.
Step
Three:
Using the lines scored on the white square, arrange
the triangles on top. Alternate the blue and red in pinwheel fashion
with the long sides of the triangles always radiating out from the
center.
Step
Four:
Cut out a 1/4" square of White and press
it into the center. Push a paper fastener into the center of the little
white square until it goes all the way through.
Place the pinwheel face down on a baking sheet. Bake at 285º for 20 minutes.
Do not handle until completely cool.
Once cool, you may use the pinwheel to decorate frames, add a magnet, or a pin
bar. To make a plant stake attach the pin wheel to a plastic straw. Flatten the
end of the straw and punch a hole in it with a paper punch. Push the fastener
through the hole and secure. To make a napkin ring, attach the fastener to some
decorative cording.
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