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Felt Pinwheel DIY

May 27, 2012


Hello!! :) This weekend I’ve done lots of crafting (I always reward myself after I’ve done some studying :)) and I’ve been sooo productive. I sewed some new pillow cases, a skirt, worked on some birthday present ideas and I made those awesome felt pinwheels. :) My new colleague Kathleen visited me and I showed her how to make those wheels, we spent several hours on producing them, it’s highly addictive! :) She also took the photos on which you can see both of my hands (a bit difficult to press the shutter release while attaching buttons… ;)).

So here’s what you need to make those pretty pinwheels:
– Lots of colourful felt (but you could also make them from cardboards)

– Needle and thread
– Buttons in different colors
– A hot glue gun or multi-purpose glue
– Tiny wooden rods (I used those which one normally uses as shish kebab skewer)


Cut out a rectangle of a size you like, make a cut at each of the corners of the piece of felt like in the second photo and then fold it like you can see above.

Next, use needle and thread to fix the tips and to attach them to the midde of the pinwheel.

Do the same with as many pieces of felt as you want. :) We had a total craze for making them and really couldn’t stop and everything was so colorful. <3

After attaching the tips to the middle, choose matching buttons.

Again use needle and thread and sew the buttons onto the middle of the pinwheels. :)

Yay, looks so pretty!

Finally, use a hot glue gun orĀ  multi-purpose glue to attach the tiny wooden sticks to the back of the pinwheels so that you can put them into flower beds, flowerpots or stick them into the lawn (for example for a garden party, I think this would look really pretty! ;)). Afterwards, cut out a small piece of felt and glue this onto the back, too, so that it looks neat. And then you’re done! :)
We had so much fun making those wheels, let me know if you try this out, too, and don’t forget to share photos! :) I think this is also lots of fun for doing this with children, because it’s so easy and so colorful (of course only with older children who don’t hurt themselves while using the gun or while playing with the sticks… :)).


Wish you a happy day!
Lu

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Comments

  1. Provinzmetropole says: May 27, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    Du inspirierst mich! Ich hab hier eine Million
    angefangene Projekte rumfliegen, die alle fertiggestellt werden wollen :)

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: May 31, 2012 at 9:22 am

      Oh danke, das schmeichelt mir sehr!! :)

      Reply
  2. Angel says: May 27, 2012 at 11:33 pm

    They look so cute. I haven't made pinwheels since I was little!

    Reply
  3. magnolia says: May 27, 2012 at 11:51 pm

    AHHH luuu! die sehen hammer aus! kann ich mir auch super als brosche oder haarklammer vorstellen, jajaa <3

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: May 31, 2012 at 9:22 am

      Hihi, daaaanke! :) Eine nette Dame bei Instagram (TheCuteArmy) hat sich daraus schon gleich eine Brosche gemacht, die ist auch super geworden. :)

      Reply
  4. charlotte says: May 28, 2012 at 7:01 am

    süß süß süß! endlich weiß ich, wofür so ein material gut sein kann :D

    Reply
  5. Jen von wolkengleich says: May 28, 2012 at 7:59 am

    vooooll schƶn!! euer balkon sieht jetzt ganz bestimmt noch schƶner aus! :-*

    Reply
  6. Ā» cerezah says: May 28, 2012 at 10:01 am

    sind die schƶƶƶn und so farbenfroh, toll!
    lg

    Reply
  7. Mimis Welt says: May 28, 2012 at 5:31 pm

    Die sehen wirklich Super aus und so farbenfroh!
    Lg, Miriam

    Reply
  8. *eni* says: May 28, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    oh lu…die sind grossartig geworden!!!
    eine tolle idee und anleitung!
    ich glaub ich brauch ganz dringend welche für meinen balkon…*lach*

    liebgruss
    eni

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: May 31, 2012 at 9:23 am

      Hihi, warte unseren Tausch ab… :D

      Reply
  9. invisibly says: May 29, 2012 at 6:26 am

    sehr lieb, vorallem in der regenbogenauflage. leider brauche ich dazu aber noch blumenkistchen! ;)

    Reply
  10. laura says: May 29, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    einfach wunderschön, liebe lu! ich glaube, ich mache mir einen in grün als brosche. sooo hübsch! (: (und ich liebe die kleinen einblicke in deine nähecke.)

    Reply
  11. mrk. says: May 30, 2012 at 10:12 pm

    wie wunderbar, ich habe direkt mit den filzresten, die noch hier herumlagen, nachgebastelt und das haus frühlingshaft dekoriert. vielen dank für die tolle anleitung.

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: May 31, 2012 at 9:23 am

      Ohhh, das ist ja toll, freut mich sehr!!! :)

      Reply
  12. Suki says: May 31, 2012 at 8:32 am

    They are lovely! So colourful and decorative. I will definitely try making some :)

    Reply
  13. luloveshandmade says: May 31, 2012 at 9:23 am

    Thank you so much for all your sweet comments!! :)

    Reply
  14. sophiewearing says: May 31, 2012 at 11:40 am

    Wow, I love these. I love working with felt and had been looking for more ideas for what to do with it! They are so striking! xxx

    Reply
  15. aentschie says: June 1, 2012 at 9:37 pm

    Die lilane is MEINE ^^ <3

    Reply
  16. la stella di gisela says: June 6, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    Oh, hƤtte ich bloß nicht bei Dir rein geschaut!!!!! Ich habe hier so viele angefangene Projekte liegen……ich kann doch jetzt nicht anfangen WindrƤder zu machen…..die sind ja wunderschƶn…..ich schreibe sie auf meine TO DO LISTE!
    Vielen Dank für diese tolle Idee!
    Liebe Grüße
    Gisela

    Reply
  17. muddi says: July 1, 2012 at 7:11 pm

    Ich hab nachgebastelt! Kannst du ja mal gucken kommen :)
    muddimachtsbunt.blogspot.de/2012/07/ein-tablett-windradfreunde.html

    GREETZ

    Reply
  18. Zickimicki says: July 2, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    hey sind die schƶn und werden auf jeden fall nachgebastelt;)
    liebe grüße nach potsdam von birgit

    Reply
  19. FrƤulein Zombie says: January 7, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    Ich klicke mich gerade durch deinen Blog und schäume über vor Ideen. Ich habe so viele farbenfrohe Projekte im Kopf, ich weiß gar nicht wohin damit. Ich würde am liebsten sofort losbasteln.

    Reply

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