Wednesday, December 1, 2010

wedding wednesday #19: pinwheels!!

 we decided to do something a little different for our send-off from the church. 

our family & friends "blew wishes" to us with pretty little pinwheels twirling in the oklahoma wind to send us into our new married life.

 {mother of the groom & wedding party}

  {bride's family}

  {bridesmaid ashley}

 {usher newton}

 & here's how we did it.

 
1. cut pretty paper into square of desired size.

 2. cut a diagonal line from each corner towards the center, about 3/4 of the way.

3. make a pinhole in the top 1 inch of a small dowel.
 
4. bring every other point to the center so points overlap. 
hold in place with a pushpin.

 5. the theory is you can now stick the pushpin through the dowel 
& a beautiful pinwheel is made!

 my 4 lovely helpers might say it isn't that easy.
tricks:  thread a small bead or two or three on the pin behind the wheel
& hot glue the pin into the wheel.

 6. after a little prayer & a lot of help from your friends, 
you have made pretty little pinwheels!

{our beautiful house party girls}


so many thanks to blake, julie, ben, & rAshley for your assistance & company while making 300 pinwheels!  you are the best.

love love,
kjp.

2 comments:

  1. My feelings are a little hurt that this post is lacking a picture of me hammering a tiny hole in the rods that the pinwheels were pinned on.

    Gorgeous effect in the end.

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  2. I think I spilled more beads on the floor than I actually got on the pinwheels! Oops! They turned out beautifully though... in fact mine is still sitting in my living room!

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