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2/8/12

Paper Wheels Tutorial

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I wanted something a little bit different for decor for avery's actual bday and maybe something I could take with us and save for later.  I love the pom pom balls, I just feel like I have made them over and over.  Then I saw on you are my fave that they threw her a shower and used these from the bhldn website and I was in love. I googled "paper wheels" and found this great tutorial at ruffled blog (her colors are so cool!) .I don't even know what they are called but I think they are so pretty!  I had to go with a pink theme for aves (no other color is even allowed within a mile radius, I think) so it isn't my favorite color scheme, but I like how they turned out.
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And they are so easy!
I know I just linked a tutorial, but I thought since they were so easy I would just do one over here, too.
First, you accordion style fold your craft paper.
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Then fold it in half.
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(I know, rocket science)
I did three of them per wheel. or fan. or whatever they are called.
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Then glue all the middles together.
I used my old rusty hot glue gun but I bet you could use any type of glue.  or allison said stapler, too.
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squeeze it together while it dries.
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Glue the two of the sheets of paper together and leave an opening for the popsicle sticks.
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Then, glue your popsicle sticks to the paper.
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and you're done!
This was my first and not my best.  Its kind of uneven in the center.
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I scalloped some of the edges and added holes in the middle.
(that one has a glue clump. watch out for those if you use a hot glue gun)
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I just tied them together at the bottom but I only had ribbon and I think twine would be better.  And putting a hole in the bottom of the sticks is the best idea. I was just lazy and didn't do it.
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Clearly the pink ribbon is too precious, so when I hung them up I just taped the back of the sticks together.
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Hooray for pinwheel fans or whatever they are! I think they helped spice up the kitchen for averys big day (all 6 of them :).
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She has more stuff coming up this weekend that sassy and jeff have helped me throw together so we will let you know how that goes!

13 comments:

  1. love this idea! thanks for sharing...and happy 6 to Aves!

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  2. I love them Kristen!!! And your tutorial!! They were the perfect touch for Avery's birthday!! She is such a sweet six!! And the girls loved getting to party & dress up with her!!
    I'm so excited for her(and the fam) for her birthday weekend!!! Sounds so fun!!

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  3. Kristen! I am so glad you did this! I made these last year and did not look up how to do it and they turned out awful! I am going to share a link to your tutorial on my blog!

    AND I love the papers you chose! Are they just scrapbook paper?

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  4. P.S. I just can't believe Aves is 6! :( She wouldn't even remember us if we saw her now.

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  5. I blogged about this! http://www.eventsbyshelbirene.com/2012/02/paper-wheels-tutorial.html

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  6. Thanks for the sharing this. I am in the market for this very thing. Thanks for making my life easier!

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  7. You did A beautiful job of decorating - It truly is fit for a princess. Congrats to the Birthday Girl. Blessings

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  8. Hello,
    Came across this on Pinterest. Can you tell me where you found your paper?? And what size you used? Love them! Thanks!

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  9. I just found paper at michaels and hobby lobby! I used the big square pieces, I think. I am not completely positive, but I kind of remember the options being cuter in the squares. Thank y'all so much for pinning and using this tutorial!

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