Felt Pinwheels

I thought these felt pinwheels were the perfect accessory to accompany the handkerchief skirt.  The dual colors and the rotating points echoe the colors and lines of the skirt completely.  These would be cute as a hairbow, pinned on a shirt, or worn on a bracelet.

Materials/Supplies

• Scissors
• Pinking shears
• Two colors of felt
• Low-melt hot glue gun
• Button or other embellishement for center

Directions

1. Begin heating glue gun.
2. Cut a 4" square out of each color of felt. (you can adjust sizes if you want)

3. Use the pinking shears around the edge of the inside color of felt, to create the zig-zag edge and make the inside felt smaller than the outside felt.

4. Mark the center of the inside square, and glue the inside to the outside.  My mark is really light, so you can't really see it in the picture.

5. Cut from each corner in to the center.  Be sure to leave a small amount of felt between each cut so the pinwheel doesn't fall apart.

6. Place a small dot of glue near the center of the pinwheel.

7. Fold in the closest corner and hold in place until the glue cools.

8. Repeat with all corners.

9. Glue your button (or other embellishment) to the center covering the points you just glued down.  I used one side of a rivet.  I made a ball of glue in the center, then pressed the rivet down on top.  This created a glass-like look to the center.

I will be linking this project up to these link parties.