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Playful Paper Pinwheel Wreath

Paper pinwheels are fun to make and look lovely in this pretty paper pinwheel wreath from Dow Crafts

Designed by: Kathleen George

Pinwheeel Wreath
Supplies:

STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
Round Face Wreath, 12" x 2-1/2" x 1"

Other Materials:
Red acrylic paint
Single- or double-sided scrapbook paper assortment, including one sheet of solid red
Red grosgrain ribbon, 1" x 8"
Pencil
Metal-edged ruler
Medium flat paintbrush
Disposable palette
Water basin
Paper towels
Scissors and/or paper trimmer
Craft knife with sharp blade
Circle punch, 1/2"
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Paper paste

Download Pinwheel Pattern

Pinwheel Wreath
Craft Project Instructions:

1. Paint foam wreath red; let dry.

2. Cut ten 5" squares from double-sided paper. If using single-sided papers, paste two sheets together back to back before cutting squares; let dry.

3. To create pinwheels, refer to Diagram 1 in our downloadable PDF Pinwheel Pattern.

Use pencil to mark 2-1/2" lines from corners of paper squares toward centers. Use craft knife and metal-edged ruler, or other cutting tool, to cut paper squares along these lines; do not cut all the way to center. Bring left corner of each side down to center and secure with glue gun.

4. Punch ten 1/2" circles from solid red paper and glue to centers of pinwheels. Glue pinwheels side by side to wreath.

5. Glue ribbon ends together to create hanging loop; glue ends to top center back of wreath.

Project reprinted courtesy of The Dow Chemical Company, Manufacturer of Genuine STYROFOAM(R) Brand Foam.