How to make a pinwheel!

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We've had a whole week of beautiful weather, so I was inspired to make some sunny yellow pinwheels. Don't they just make you happy!? I think these would be adorable stuffed into an arrangement of daisies and tulips to bring some spring indoors!

Here's how you can make your own. You'll need:

• Grommet tool with grommets (if you want the pinwheel to be functional)
• Tape
• Thumb tacks
• Chop Sticks
• Scissors
• Double Sided Card Stock Paper (I LOVE Martha Stewart's "Playful Blue Paper Pad". I've gotten so much use out of it making my magnetic cookie sheet calendar and petal pusher pockets.)

Cut a 5 inch square piece of paper. Fold it into a triangle, unfold it and fold it into a triangle the other direction so that you have an "x" in fold lines through the center of your square. Start from one corner of your square and cut along the fold line towards the center of your square stopping about 1/4 inch from the center. Repeat this process for all four corners. Starting at the top left corner, work clockwise around the square folding in each corner (don't crease the folds). I recommend taping down the corners in the center to keep them from slipping. You can always cut the tape later. Optional Step: If you have a grommet tool and you'd like your pinwheel to be functional, put a grommet in the center of your pinwheel over top of your tape and catching each of the corners under the grommet. It will look like this before you cut the tape. If you choose to not make your pinwheel functional, then you can just put the thumbtack through the center of your pinwheel and into the top of the chopstick. To make it functional, put the thumbtack through your grommet and into the top of the chopstick, and you're all done! Happy Spring!