Decorative Spin Wheel

Decorative Spin Wheel

I found this wonderful design online, a childhood visual on the beach with a colourful spinning wind wheel brings back memories.

I have looked at this design from a different aspect as I really like 3D art at the moment, instead of making the wheel spin I have made it static and sturdy to enable it to be placed on a hard surface.

Here is a step by step guide to creating this gorgeous 3D art wheel:

Tools:

• Ruler
• Double Sided Card
• Pencil
• Compass (for circle)
• Split pin
• Scissors

1. Cut a piece of thin card into a square ensuring all edges are the same size (looks great in many sizes but can get very tricky the smaller you go)

2. Draw a very faint diagonal line from each of the 4 corners and a circle in the middle (you can use any tools available around the house)

3. Cut a straight line from each corner up to the outline of the centre circle

4. Place a hole in the right hand corner of each section and one in the centre of the circle

5. Pull each section (one at a time) into the centre and place the split pin through each one

6. Once all 4 sections are in place put the split pin through the centre of the card and open the pin at the back to hold in place

If you want to use the pin to place through on to card you can but you can also glue a small circular patch on to the back of the pin wheel covering the split pin to enable you to glue directly onto your project (card, frame, gift box etc)

Project is now complete