Flower paper pinwheels are beautiful for wedding and party decor, summer parties, and nursery decorations. Echoing butterflies and a little fancier than traditional pinwheels, they can easily be made using you Cricut or other cutting machine!
Let’s make some flower pinwheels! They are more unique than traditional pinwheels, echoing the delicate petals of a flower or the wings of a butterfly. These are perfect for weddings, summer parties, baby showers, and all sorts of other decor.
And because they are cut in one single piece using your Cricut or other cutting machine, they are easy to make! I also included a few leaf files, if you’d like to add those to your dowel.
Cut them in a variety of colors to create a beautiful garden of flower paper pinwheels. I used my favorite Bazzill card stock, but I think these could also be beautiful in patterned paper too! Just make sure that your paper is double-sided, since you’ll see both sides of your paper when these pinwheels are finished.
Flower Paper Pinwheels Supplies
- Colored card stock (if you are cutting these smaller than 12×12, you might want to go with a lighter-weight paper so it doesn’t crease when you bend it.)
- Small brads
- Wooden dowels
- Hot glue gun
- Cricut Explore 3 or other cutting machine
- The SVG file (download using the box below)
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Flower Paper Pinwheels Instructions
These paper pinwheels are designed to be cut on a Cricut or other cutting machine that takes SVG or DXF files.
Cut out your pinwheel in whatever colors you choose. The file itself looks like this:
Carefully bring the holes along the outside edge (one on each petal) toward the center hole. Thread a brad through all six holes (including the center hole last) and open the clasp so the whole pinwheel holds together. Then glue the wooden dowel on the back to complete each pinwheel. I really like my Elmer’s glue gun and “Less Mess” hot glue. Makes using a glue gun so much easier when you’re not dealing with the strings!
You can also add two leaves using the hot glue if you like! I love how these look—and they are super easy to make!
These are just decorative (they don’t spin), though you can make them spin using my spinning pinwheel tutorial!
DIY FLOWER PAPER PINWHEELS
Equipment
- Cricut Maker or
Instructions
- Cut out your pinwheel in whatever colors you choose. The file itself looks like this picture.
- Carefully bring the holes along the outside edge (one on each petal) toward the center hole. Thread a brad through all six holes (including the center hole last) and open the clasp so the whole pinwheel holds together. Then glue the wooden dowel on the back to complete each pinwheel.
- You can also add two leaves using the hot glue if you like!
