It’s time to start creating for the 4th of July…celebrate the country we love. Lori has this amazing bundle available, you can find it here. So many cute projects. You can also find them individually in her store or in the Silhouette Design Store. I played with the pinwheel design for this project.
As I said I am using the new Pinwheel (SVG, Silhouette) for my project. You will need some double sided papers or card stock, brads to secure your pinwheel and paper straws or dowels to attach the pinwheels.
This is how the file looks when you open it, ungroup it and cut the two pieces for your pinwheel. I was able to get both on one 12×12 with some trial and error.
Once your pinwheel is cut, layer the two pieces just as shown in the screenshot or the picture below. Have your brad handy.
Just start bring the tip of each point to the middle, lining up the tiny holes that your machine cut for you.
Keep going all the way around, one by one, lining them up…..
Once you have them all lined up, insert your brad. It takes a little patience to get all those little holes lined up. I’ve made so many pinwheels in my life time that I’m used to this step…so I didn’t think about this until after, but it may be easier for you to secure it with a paper piercer as you pick it up. That way each point will be secure and lined up, then just slide the brad in. So adorable! I cut three pinwheels, starting with the original size in the file, then sized it down 1.5 inches the next two times.
For the smallest pinwheel, I wanted to have it two colors, so I simply flipped one. You will have one going clockwise and one going counter clockwise. Notice the direction of both on the screenshot below.
Once I had all three cut and secured with a brad, I hot glued them onto paper straws and added to a mason jar. I love this, it’s fun and a unique centerpiece for my 4th of July holiday cookout. I can’t wait.
Thank you for joining us today! And don’t forget, all SVG files in the Lori Whitlock SVG Shop are 30% off through Saturday when you use code JUN2021 at checkout!
