Spring Pinwheels

 Hello! We're continuing to have beautiful spring weather here in North Carolina. A couple of the trees in the yard are covered in blossoms and a pair of house finches are building a nest in one our our lanterns at the front door! It's a lovely time of year! 

Spring craft projects are another thing to love about spring, like these pinwheels made with Fun Stampers Journey Spring Parade patterned papers. 

A little candy makes every project a little sweeter, don't you think? 

Creating these double pinwheels is super simple! Just cut two 4" x 4" squares and two 3" x 3" squares. Then  make a cut from each of the corners down to the center stopping about 1/2" to an 1" before the center. Now, with your Press Punch tool, make holes in the center of each square and one on every other flap as shown in the photo above. 

Next take a brad and thread it through the center hole of your larger square from the back. Then fold over every other flap attaching it to the brad. 

Once your large pinwheel is completed and before you secure the brad, add the smaller square and repeat the same steps as with the large square. Once all your flaps are attached, carefully switch it from the back to the front. And there you have a double pinwheel! I dressed up my brads with a couple Journey Color Buttons and attached all to a bamboo skewer with a dab of hot glue. 

Fun Stampers Journey Supplies:

Press Punch TO-0026

Sweet Sorbet Treat Cups ST-0008

Spring Parade Paper Pack PP-0020

Journey Color Buttons I AC-0097

July Fourth

Have you stopped by the Bella Blvd. blog to see all the Patriotic Week projects? Ooh la la! Starting Monday they've been sharing a lot of awesome scrapbook pages, cards and decor pieces! And today a few of my projects are being shared. 

First up, I created this July Fourth centerpiece made with the All American collection and paper straws. Using a thin metal die and brads, I made the little pinwheels and attached them to paper straws with a glue dot...these straws not only look pretty, but they can be used at your celebration. 

Next I made this 'Time for Fireworks' card...the moment my son is not so patiently waiting for! ;) 

I love these bright and festive colors!

My final project, another card, focuses on one of my favorite stickers in the line...our country's anthem.

So...do you feel like making something red, white and blue? With stars and stripes? Maybe a few more projects will inspire a flurry of creativity? For additional July Fourth and Canada Day inspiration, click here.

Here's to a fun and safe Fourth! Enjoy! 

July Fourth

The Fourth of July is almost here! I can tell because we've been hearing more fireworks in the neighborhood. Something our cats aren't crazy about...poor babies! 

Christopher can't wait for the big day. There's something about staying up late and getting to light fireworks with his dad that really gets him going! As for me I enjoy creating a yummy meal for my boys and making some fun decorations for the Fourth. 

Over on the CardMaker blog I have this patriotic project to share with you...hope you can go take a look. Enjoy! 

Core'dinations & Bella Blvd. Team-Ups Week

Have you been enjoying Team-Ups week with Core'dinations and Bella Blvd? I've been looking forward to and preparing for this week for quite some time and I'm excited to finally be able to share a couple projects with you today!

 For my first project I created this kind of bulletin board with magnetic pinwheels and mini wood clothespins that allow you to switch out photos!

 The pinwheels were created with two die cuts, one made with Core'dinations card stock and the other from Bella Blvd. pattern paper. I love the texture of the Core'dinations mixed with the bright colors of the Bella Blvd. paper. I used some small brads to hold the pinwheels together and then used some Quick-Dry Adhesive to attach the magnets.

Isn't it cool that everything on this 'board' is interchangeable? And you know what the black wire backing is? It’s something you may already have at home, a panel from one of those cubical shelving units that snap together.

 I really enjoyed this project and now I have a great decor piece for my office too!

It would be easy to add some pretty ribbon for a hanger, I just used a simple nail to hang mine. Wouldn't several of these look great hung together?

For my second project, I combined this pretty Jillian Dot Core’dinations card stock with the Bella Blvd. Baby Girl collection. Don't they look perfect together?

To create this pattern I used a square set of nesting dies from Spellbinders.

Accents include Bella Blvd. Ciao Chip and Miniatures Stickers.

I think it's cool the way this Jillian Dot paper looks like it's bleached from the summer sun!

I'll have another project to share with you tomorrow. Until then, be sure to check out the Core'dinations and Bella Blvd. blogs to for more inspiring projects and your chance to win some prizes!

Thanks for dropping by today!

Kathy :)

Pinwheel Tutorial

Hi!

You may recall one of my recent blog posts of the following pinwheel project I created with some brightly colored patterned papers from Doodlebug Designs? Well today, over at the Doodlebug Blog, I'm going to show you how I made those pinwheels!

So, are you up for a little crafty fun? Pinwheels are quite versatile, perfect for birthday parties, holiday decor or added to a plant for a great gift. How about some spooky ones for Halloween, made with spider web patterned paper and spiders in the center?  Eek! Enjoy!

Kathy :)