Recently I decided to try a new technique. I was reading through a back-logged issue of Papercraft Inspirations and came across a Masterclass article for tea bag folding and thought I'd give it a whirl - if you like origami (and I do), then tea bag folding is just the thing for you, too.
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| Celebrate Pinwheel |
As with origami, using a thin paper is helpful with the folding and obtaining crisp edges so I dug out some of the free 6x6" paper gifts from Papercraft Inspirations (as these are always thin quality paper) and got started making my pinwheel. It was super quick and easy, although it turned out larger than I had anticipated. I decided to mount it on a regular A6 card blank anyway, rather than a square, to give it some interest and really make it the focus of the card. Similarly, I used a layer of vellum to diffuse the background pattern so it wasn't so overwhelming.
I dressed up the center of the pinwheel with a swirl of twine and two layered buttons, then sprinkled some pink/purple sequins around like a sparkling fireworks display, ran another length of twine along the fold and stamped a very simple sentiment onto the pinwheel itself.
This little message of cheer will be going to a colleague who is celebrating her 25th birthday and I hope it will put a sparkle in her eye.
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