paper pinwheel ornaments

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How to Make Paper Pinwheels

Amazingly, these easy crafted ornaments were used as garland in the 2023 White House Holiday Display!

  1. Cut decorative paper to the width of the pinwheel size you want.
  2. Accordion fold the paper.
  3. Glue the sides together until it looks like a pinwheel.
  4. Add finishing touches and decorate!

25 DIYs of Christmas

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This project is part of a series of DIY gifts, decor, and other fun inspiration that I’m calling my “25 DIYs of Christmas“! Check out the list below to see each post (step by step tutorials, recipes, videos, free patterns, and woodworking plans available for each (where applicable). Lots of these ideas have multiple versions to show you the possibilities of each DIY. Even better, you can subscribe to make sure you don’t miss a single post!

Hey there! I'm Sarah. My favorite things: 1) tearing my house apart and 2) putting it back together again. I occasionally talk about other things, like life and food and travel, but it's mostly my obsession with DIY and power tools that you'll find here!

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