round pinwheel {how to}

I recently made a bunch of round pinwheels from book pages

for a friend's bridal shower & found it more challenging than I expected,

so I thought I'd create a tutorial.

supplies:
book  pages or paper
scissors
paper cutter
glue [used both hot glue gun & Aleene's]
circle cutter [optional]

The pinwheels I created were about 3" in diameter [or less]

and I cut the book pages into 7"x2.75" strips using a paper cutter.

I then folded the paper strip in an accordion style, 

using the words to guide the depths of the folds

[you can increase the depth, keeping in mind you may want a longer strip]

Once the full strip was folded, I then pulled opposite ends together 

[perpendicular to the folds] and glued along this line

[be sure to use a strong glue, rather than a glue stick]

Repeat, on the other end to create a full circle.

To finish, I placed a small circle over the center to cover the folds. 

You can use a c contrasting color or the same paper, depending on the effect you're going for.

Note:  If you want to use the pinwheels in garland, I suggest waiting to glue 
the center together after the pinwheel has been mounted on the twine; 
add the finishing circle on top of the twine.