Pinwheel & Balloon Garland

My blogging friend, Jodee showed me a link to Martha Stewart's balloon garland and knew it would be perfect for Josie's upcoming rainbow party. I used wire garland from Dollar tree and miniature clothes pins to attach my balloons. I then took it one step further and created paper pinwheels to add to my balloon garland.

Instructions for making pinwheels can be found all over the web. I used enchanted learning to make mine. I also used scrapbooking paper that was already in square shapes instead of 8 x 11 construction paper.

1. You need to start with a square piece of paper (if you use 8 x 11 paper, be sure to trim the end to make it a square shape) and fold in half to create a triangle. Fold in half again.


2. Unfold the paper.

3. Make four cuts along the fold lines - about halfway to the center.

4. Punch four holes with a hole punch in the pinwheel, one at each corner.

5. Gently gather each of the four points (with a hole) to the center.

(Be careful not to crease the paper.)

6. Push a bracket through the four punched holes through the center of the pinwheel to attach the pinwheel.

I used the free rainbow graphics from Paper Glitter to further embellish the center 0f my pinwheels.




I then hot-glued Christmas hooks to the back of my pinwheels so that I could hang them from the dining room light and our balloon garland.


I had so much fun making these festive pinwheels, that after Josie's birthday party I think I might hang them in her bedroom. Happy Crafting!