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Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor

28
Jun
1 Comment

Hello there! Amy from The Happy Scraps here today and I’m excited to be sharing my newest Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor piece with you today. I love to decorate for Independence Day and the new America the Beautiful collection is perfect for it.

Create this Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor to use as a centerpiece or decor for Independence Day. @thehappyscraps show you how with the #americathebeautiful collection from @pebblesinc.

To start off, I grabbed the Patriotic Posies Paper and used the gift bag punch board to make a little bag for my pinwheels. I cut my paper to be 7″ x 12″ and followed the instruction on the gift bag punch board to make my bag. I used the Sticky Thumb Two-Sided adhesive tape to put my bag together. I embellished the front with the fireworks and Pledge of Allegiance from the America the Beautiful Ephemera Die-Cuts. I hot glued a piece of floral foam into the bottom of my bag, so I’d be able to stick the pinwheels down into it.

Create this Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor to use as a centerpiece or decor for Independence Day. @thehappyscraps show you how with the #americathebeautiful collection from @pebblesinc.

Once I had my bag done, I started on the pinwheels. I cut my paper into 4″ squares and followed the instructions on the pinwheel punch board.

Create this Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor to use as a centerpiece or decor for Independence Day. @thehappyscraps show you how with the #americathebeautiful collection from @pebblesinc.

I punched the corners, lined up the paper with the size I started with. I punched the center hole and cut where it needed to be cut. Because I was layering the pinwheels, I followed the instructions for cutting the second piece.

Create this Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor to use as a centerpiece or decor for Independence Day. @thehappyscraps show you how with the #americathebeautiful collection from @pebblesinc.

I got all my papers cut, got my pinwheel parts out, and started assembling them. I placed the back piece of paper on the back, and layered the front piece at a diagonal on the top. I put it on the plastic part for the pinwheel, then added the front pinwheel part.

Create this Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor to use as a centerpiece or decor for Independence Day. @thehappyscraps show you how with the #americathebeautiful collection from @pebblesinc.

I pulled the back paper through the cuts on the front, pulled all the punched holes to the center and put them on the dowel piece. I place the front cap on, added a star sticker, and put the paper straw in the back.

Create this Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor to use as a centerpiece or decor for Independence Day. @thehappyscraps show you how with the #americathebeautiful collection from @pebblesinc.

Once I got all of my pinwheels made, I put them in my bag.

Create this Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor to use as a centerpiece or decor for Independence Day. @thehappyscraps show you how with the #americathebeautiful collection from @pebblesinc.

I had the perfect spot for it up on my shelf next to the rest of my Independence Day decor.

Create this Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor to use as a centerpiece or decor for Independence Day. @thehappyscraps show you how with the #americathebeautiful collection from @pebblesinc.

I love the way the pinwheels look all done up! They are SO fun!

Create this Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor to use as a centerpiece or decor for Independence Day. @thehappyscraps show you how with the #americathebeautiful collection from @pebblesinc.

Even though the bag was really simple to make and put together, as well as add the embellishments to it, I love the way it turned out. I was excited when I found the Pledge of Allegiance in the pack.

Create this Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor to use as a centerpiece or decor for Independence Day. @thehappyscraps show you how with the #americathebeautiful collection from @pebblesinc.

I love what it adds to the rest of my 4th of July decor.

Create this Red, White & Blue Pinwheel Decor to use as a centerpiece or decor for Independence Day. @thehappyscraps show you how with the #americathebeautiful collection from @pebblesinc.

Supplies:
America the Beautiful Americana Cardstock
America the Beautiful Star Spangled Banner Cardstock
America the Beautiful Fireworks Cardstock
America the Beautiful Flag Stripes Cardstock
America the Beautiful Sparklers Cardstock
America the Beautiful Patriotic Posies Cardstock
America the Beautiful Ephemera Die-Cuts
America the Beautiful Glitter Star Stickers
Sticky Thumb Two-Sided Adhesive
Pinwheel Attachments
Gift Bag Punch Board
Pinwheel Punch Board

Filed Under: DIY, Home Decor, Papercraft, Summer, We R Memory Keepers Tagged With: 4th of July, America the Beautiful, Amy Cowley, Independence Day, Paper Craft, Paper Straws, Pinwheel Punch Board, Pinwheels

Easy Weekend Fun Activity Banner

06
Jun
4 Comments

Hi there. It’s Amy from The Happy Scraps here today and I’m excited to be sharing this Easy Weekend Fun Activity Banner with you. We recently moved into a new home and have been spending our weekends working on things in and around the house, getting all kinds of things done that have needed to be done since moving. Since we haven’t done many fun things on the weekends yet this year, and since school just got out, I decided I wanted to make this easy weekend fun activity banner. I’m looking forward to the weekends this summer and getting out and spending time together as a family.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

I pulled out the 6 x 6 paper pad from the Jen Hadfield Everyday collection and selected some bright and fun patterned papers that look like summer to me. I cut them each in half so I had two pieces about 3″ x 6″.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Using the Banner Punch Board and one piece of each patterned paper, I cut the flag shaped banner.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Then I trimmed the top off, making them the length that I wanted. I’ve found that if I cut the top off after I’ve cut the triangle part out of the bottom, I end up with the exact size of banner piece that I want.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Then I cut the triangle banner pieces. Once I had all the pieces cut, I punched out the holes in the top to lace the banner together with.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Here are all the banner pieces.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

I placed all the pieces on the table, figuring out the order I wanted them to hang.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Using a large pair of scissors, I cut my paper straws into six pieces each.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

With a large needle, I threaded my baker’s twine into it. Then I put three straw pieces on my needle and pushed them down on the string. Then I added a banner piece.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

I put three straw pieces between each banner piece.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Once I had the banner strung together, I punched out some hexagon shapes and wrote our activities on them.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Using some dimensional adhesive squares, I mounted them onto the banner pieces.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

I’m so excited about these weekend activities I’ve planned to do with my family and I’m also excited that it looks so cute to hang up too!

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Here it is, hanging from my self.

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

Doesn’t it just go perfectly with my Hello Summer board?

Make and easy weekend fun activity banner with #jenhadfieldeveryday and @pebblesinc with this tutorial from @thehappyscraps.

What fun plans do you have for the summer?

If you are looking for a fun way to display your photos from a fun weekend, check out this fun Play Frame.

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Supplies:
Jen Hadfield Everyday 6 x 6 Paper Pad
WRMK Banner Punch Board
Paper Straws
Baker’s Twine
Dimensional Adhesive
Large Needle
Hexagon Punch
Scissors

Filed Under: Banner, DIY, Home Decor Tagged With: Amy Cowley, Banner, Banner Punch Board, Everyday, Paper Straws

Santa Letters Layout Using Paper Straws

08
Dec
1 Comment

Hello there, Becki here, to share with you a layout I created using a candy cane theme. When I starting thinking about a project featuring candy canes the first thing that came to my mind was the adorable red and white paper straws that you see everywhere. I decided that I wanted to add some straws to a layout, I ended up adding a LOT of straws. The straws were so easy to attach using This to That Super Sticky Red Tape.

A Christmas layout created by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc featuring paper straws I added several straws to either side of the layout leaving a space in the middle for my journaling block and a portion of my title.

A Christmas layout created by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc featuring paper strawsFor the “Santa” portion of my title I used the huge gold letter stickers from the Home+Made collection. Because a few of the letters would be placed on top of the straws I added some dimensional adhesive to the other letters to make them stand out.

A Christmas layout created by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc featuring paper straws A Christmas layout created by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc featuring paper strawsAnd here’s what the entire layout looks like with all the straws.

A Christmas layout created by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc featuring paper strawsI LOVE the dimension it adds to the layout.

A Christmas layout created by @jbckadams for @pebblesinc featuring paper strawsMerry Christmas and thanks for stopping by the Pebbles blog today!

Supplies:
This to That double sided red super sticky tape 61754
Crimson Paper Straws DPS-66941
Home+Made Decorative Tape 732626
Home+Made Large Gold Alpha Stickers 732641
Home for Christmas O Christmas Tree Patterned Paper PHFCP-32654
Home for Christmas Christmas Carol Patterned Paper PHFCP-32657
Home for Christmas Chipboard Alpha Stickers 732660
Home for Christmas Holly Jolly Patterned Paper PHFCP-32649

 

Filed Under: Christmas, Layout Tagged With: Becki Adams, Christmas, Dimensional, Home for Christmas, Home+Made, Layout, Paper Straws

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