How To: Summer Pinwheel Centerpiece

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By Brandon Branch, Creative Director

Summer decorating doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Use whimsical pinwheels to liven up any space with a fun, festive and inexpensive centerpiece.

The centerpiece I’ve created here only cost me $6 for everything. Paula had an old galvanized bucket laying around her house, so I cleaned it up and thought that it would great if I planted some variegated monkey grass in it. Then I “planted” some of these great pinwheels to add some color and most of all, fun!

You can really use any potted plant you already had at your house. Or just grab a glass vase, and let your colorful pinwheels be the flowers!

Other ideas for use:
Bridal shower party favors (use paper in the bride’s colors),
Inexpensive party decorations
Fun centerpiece inside colored bottles
Rainy day craft project for children

Making a Paper Pinwheel
Yields: 1

Ingredients:
1 piece of colorful paper (light to medium stock/scrapbooking type paper), cut into a perfect square of any size
1 brad
1 dowel with one hole (big enough for the brad to thread through) drilled 1/2-inch from the end
Wind

Directions:

1. Lay the paper on a flat surface and fold the bottom left-hand corner to the top right-hand corner, creating a diagonal line. Unfold and repeat for the other side. Unfold and you should have a perfect “X” in your square.