Patriotic Pinwheel Pins by Donna Budzynski

Patriotic Pinwheel Pins

Designed by: Donna Budzynski

Materials:

Makin’s Clay® VINEYARD TONES

Tac Pins

Tools:

Makin’s Clay® Cutting Mat

Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine®

Makin’s® Cutters - Square, Stars

Makin’s® Roller

Beacon Power Tac Adhesive

Instructions:

Gather all supplies needed.

 Using Makin's Professional® Ultimate Clay Machine® roll out Makin’s Clay® beginning on setting #1 and ending at setting #3.

Cut Concord Blue clay using Makin's® large square cutter from 3 piece set. 

Roll Merlot and Natural clay in Ultimate Clay Machine® to setting #3.  Cut into strips approximately 1/4".  Cut stars from Merlot clay.  (Hint:  Strips are small and will begin drying quickly, cover with a damp paper towel to keep your work from drying out before you are finished).

Use Merlot and Natural strips in an alternating pattern to cover the Concord Blue square.  Fresh clay will stick to fresh clay without additional adhesive.   Let dry for a couple of hours.  

Once the clay has begun to dry, find the center and cut as shown (this picture is my first attempt, not great.  Things don't always turn out as planned!) 

At alternating cuts, fold to center.  I used Beacon Power Tac adhesive to adhere to the center.  Adhere the stars to the centers of each pinwheel. 

Adhere the pin backs with Power Tac.

Bouquet of Pinwheels by Steph Ackerman

BOUQUET OF PINWHEELS 

Designed by Steph Ackerman 

Good morning everyone.  Do you remember the pinwheels you had when you were a child?  Not only were they fun to collect and play with, but I could spend hours making them.  Steph Ackerman here today and I still love pinwheels, but today's pinwheels can be created from so many different mediums. I found this tutorial for making pinwheels from fondant on our Makin's Clay® Tutorials & Techniques Pinterest Board, and decided to create my pinwheels using assorted colors of Makin's Clay®.

Supplies:

Makin's Clay® - Red, Brown, White, Earth Tones
Makin's® Clay Mixing Ruler
Makin's® Roller and Cutters Set
Makin's® Professional Cutting Mat
Makin's® Texture Sheets - Set H
Beacon® 3-in-1 Adhesive

Instructions:

Using the roller, roll out the clay until the desired thickness is reached.  Use the Mixing Ruler and Makin's® Square Clay Cutter Set to create the squares.  Alternatively you could use the cutters to create 2" squares for the smaller pinwheels and 2 1/2" squares for the larger pinwheels.   

Add thin strips of red clay to the white squares.

Use the Cutter to cut the clay, cutting almost to the center.

Fold in the points to create the pinwheels.

Create as many pinwheels as you need mixing colors and designs.  Use Set H Texture Sheets to create dimension on several of the pinwheels.  Be sure the texture is on the exterior as you fold them.  Once all the pinwheels have been folded, add small balls of clay to the centers to hold the pinwheels together.   Pinch the edges of several pinwheels to create more visual interest.

Allow the pinwheels to set 24 hours then glue picks of varying lengths to the back of each.

Wrap the pinwheels in tissue paper and tie with ribbon.  A perfect alternative to flowers don't you think? 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Steph