Paper flower pinwheel

      When I make my paper banners I always try to make some kind of embellishment between the pennants.  Sometimes I dress up the brads a little bit but my favorite thing to do is to make my 

paper flower pinwheels.  

I think they make a paper banner  look very cute & a little different from the usual.  I also think it is a great way to use up all those odd size papers you accumulate when working on paper projects {like all the extra triangles you get from cutting the pennants out} **hint~hint**  and the crazy cool combos you get 

with all those left over bits can turn out incredibly awesome. 

                                                                                     

You can make the circle cut outs for these as big or as small as you want.  In my case I had the
crop-a dial to install the grommets so I was limited to the size of paper that would reach the center of the circles.  Because of this I couldn't make the largest circle more than 3 inches.  Then I just made the circles go down in size from there.  It really isn't a science.....more of a preference of what you like.  Just do what feels right to you.

Once you have the circles cut out just punch a hole in the center so that the grommet can be punched without damaging the paper.  I like to slightly crumple my circles to give them some wavy depth {it also makes it easier to get larger circles punched with the crop-a-dial}.  I also like to take colored sharpies & color my brads but that's totally optional.  Then you insert the brad through the circles & then through the pennant corner, fold out the back & there you have it. . . . .

 cute little paper flower pinwheels {at least that is what I call them} I mean after all, they look like flowers but spin like pinwheels. . . . . .but you can call them whatever you want, that's the whole fun of crafting in the 1st place, coming up with new things every day. 

I always love to see what every banner ends up looking like. I also LOVE all the eclectic looking colors & patterns you get when you mix it all up.

So next time you have all those little scrap papers left over. . . .put them to good use & incorporate them in your next paper banner project.

Happy Creating

Girly Banner

Let me just start by saying . . . I L-O-V-E this new tool!! It is the best thing ever to set grommet's, eyelets & snaps!!! Easy to use all in one tool! I got mine at Michael's with a 40%off coupon & worth every penny! The name escapes me at the moment but when I think of it...I will post it! lol I used my new tool to set this cute little dragonfly eyelet. . . isn't it so cute??!

It goes so perfect with my girly banner!

I then tied a white satin ribbon through, making it look like a little rose (well sorta).

I used ribbon on the end pennants for easy banner hanging.

This glue is some amazing stuff too! I use it on all kinds of projects where metal or glass are involved because once it sets. . . that stuff doesn't budge!

I used it tonight to glue little purple gems onto plain old brads!!!

I think affixing them to the plain brads just added that extra something special!

(for a very special girl I might add)

I figured since i was using fun girly paper, it might as well have some bling on it too!

Hence the glitter paper as well!

I also hand folded strips of pretty paper into the rosettes & hot glued them to the pennants.

the letters were store bought glossy black chipboard. The were the sticky kind but I had to hot glue them to the glitter paper. . . .they weren't sticking to the glitter very well as you can imagine!

Here is the finished product!!

The girly banner for the very special girl!

I was able to give the banner to her tonight & it was so good to see her bright smile!

She moved away from us & we miss her a lot! BUT we are glad she can come for a visit every now & again!

While I was busy making a girly banner, my rough & tumble creative boy was busy making something for ME!!!

Isn't it so bright & pretty?!! I love my bracelet! it is cheery & colorful just the way I like things to be! I am so glad he is not too manly man yet to take time to make something from his heart!

yep. . . . .this guy right here, little Mr.

Thank you my little love for making me feel extra special today!