I hope you are having a wonderful long weekend! I wanted to see something happy today and pulled out my old love for paper accordions to make a colorful bunch of pinwheels. They are bright and just the perfect way to lift any sort of winter blue.
Placed on top of a simple cake they look a bit like fireworks bursting into color. A nice touch for Presidentβs Day or any other day in need of a little spark.
To make the paper pinwheels: Cut a colorful paper into 4-6 inch squares. Each pinwheel will take three squares. Use the accordion fold method to create small paper accordions, then fold each in half. Using a glue gun β connect three of the papers together and fan into place. Remove any excess glue and attach to a simple kitchen skewer to use for topping treats of all kinds.
Photography done in collaboration with Pictilio β see more here.
2 Comments
nicole
February 19, 2013 at 2:42 amA simple but great idea!
Lovely Idea
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