Pin Wheel How To

This month Janet has a fun how-to project for you.

Have you ever made a pin wheel before? Well, if you haven't...you are about to learn how!

Instructions for the Pinwheel

1. These are the items you will need for your pinwheel.

*PP cut into a square (I used a 4X4 piece)
*scissors
*a brad
*glue

2. Take your paper, and from each corner, cut to the middle but don't go all the way.You can hold the paper with your thumb in the middle so you know where to stop. (I didn't have my thumb on mine b/c I had to take the picture!)

3. This is what your paper will look like once you have made all four cuts.

4. Now it is time to fold the corner. For each "triangle cut" fold the left corner down to the middle. Repeat for all 4 sides. When you fold the corners to the middle, make sure you go a little past the middle. This helps you when you put the brad in the middle to hold it all together. I also added a dot of glue to hold each fold in place.

5. Once all 4 sides are folded to the middle this is what it should look like.

6. Now, with a paper piecer, pierce a hold in the center.

7. Then place a brad to hold the folds and to give the pinwheel a decorative center.

8. Now you can place your finished pinwheel on a layout or any craft project you are working on.

If you give this a try, please post to The Most Scrapper so I can see your creation!