SCRAPpy Halloween, part 2

This is a follow-up to our previous post.

So, did that foam disk glued to the pinwheel keep the components stuck together? Yes! Next I put a pin through the disk, then through a popsicle stick. The wheelie part turns, but nothing about that design helps an air current catch a piece to make it keep going.

Here's my solution to that one. If you've ever made a paper football, you should be able to get the hang of this.

Take a wrapper and flatten it down, turn it over and fold a corner up to form a diagonal as seen here.

Turn the top flap down and then fold in the extra little tab so that you get a triangle. Whereas, with a paper football, you'd want to tuck the last part in to secure it, in this case it's no big deal.

Now make a few more!

Pierce that last tucked corner corner of each and stack them on a head pin.

I made a spiral with the tail and actually bent its sides down to keep the "leaves" together.

Stuck the end of the spiral into one of our plastic tubes, and voilà!

Here's a lovely spool-of-thread stand for it, 'cause... why not? We've got loads of this stuff at our SCRAP store (52 O St NW #L2), and very little money buys you a whole lot! Come on by tonight, 5-9, and visit our booth at tomorrow's Trash to Treasure. We'll have wrappers, some with candy still in 'em :^); add yours to our stash and plan to make something crafty, too. Hope to see ya there!!






And how about making this pinwheel turn? Well, with the aforementioned popsicle stick, this design is a bit top-heavy. I've got some ideas on how to fix that, but can you think of modifications to try?