Please note: This page contains affiliate links. If you purchase from a partnership site, I may earn a commission.

Pinwheel Pencils and Vase DIY with BoBunny and Xyron

Written by: | Published: May 24, 2013 | Updated: October 20, 2017

Summer is almost here, school is almost out and it’s time to no only dream of the beach and vacation but also make cards or gifts to give to thank all the teachers. This week the Xyron Design Team and Bo Bunny have teamed up to share creative ideas and I thought I’d work on something fun and simple you can make for your favorite teacher. I love paper crafting and mixing different materials, so I combined a little recycling and crafting with the paper and adhesives to create a gift with both function and fancy form.

Pinwheel pencils and paper wrapped vase with Bo Bunny and Xyron
Pinwheel pencils and paper wrapped vase with Bo Bunny and Xyron

 

Tiny paper bird decorates a pencil
Tiny paper bird decorates a pencil

 

Pinwheel pencils
Pinwheel pencils

 

Materials I used:

  • Bo Bunny Trail Mix paper collection plus embellishments
  • Xyron adhesives – dots and 510 Creative Station
  • Twine
  • Recycled Starbucks drink bottle – washed and dried
  • Assorted glass beads
  • Pencils
  • Buttons (Buttons Galore and More – Brown assortment)
  • Misc other materials to accent – bamboo stick, eyelet and hole punch, gems, stick on pearls
Materials to make a pinwheel vase gift
Materials to make a pinwheel vase gift

 

Bo Bunny Trail Ends craft papers
Bo Bunny Trail Ends craft papers

 

Bo Bunny embellishments and craft accents
Bo Bunny embellishments and craft accents

 

 Steps to make a pinwheel pencil vase gift

  1. Tear paper, apply adhesive and wrap around the bottle.
  2. Decorate wrapped bottle as desired. I used a bamboo stick, wrapped it onto the bottom with twine and then adhered a bird to the bottle overlapping the stick.
  3. Add buttons and other embellishments to finish the look.
  4. Create a tag, decorate however you’d like. Tie to bottle with twine. I used a stamp to include the date on the tag.
  5. Fill bottle with glass beads. Make pinwheel pencils and other decorated pencils. Put in the vase.
  6. Using scraps of paper, you can add little decorative flags to the ends of some of the pencils too.
Decorate bottle with paper, buttons and twine
Decorate bottle with paper, buttons and twine

 

Glass beads in the jar and decorated pencil ends
Glass beads in the jar and decorated pencil ends

 

Make a pinwheel:

  1. Cut paper into a square.
  2. Cut 45 degree angled cuts at each corner of square. Leave 1/2″-1″ in center.
  3. Fold one edge of each cut piece toward center, adhere in place.
  4. Adhere pendant to center of pinwheel.
Making a paper pinwheel
Making a paper pinwheel

 

add centerpiece to paper pinwheel and adhere to pencil
Add centerpiece to paper pinwheel and adhere to pencil

 

 

 

Pinwheel pencil vase designed by Jen Goode
Pinwheel pencil vase designed by Jen Goode

 

Bo Bunny and Xyron Blog Hop 2013
Bo Bunny and Xyron Blog Hop 2013

For more creative inspiration today, check out projects designed by 2 more Xyron Design team pals: Stacy Rodriguez and Sharon Callis

I love these pinwheel pencils! You can use all kinds of paper patterns and colors to make an entire bouquet of pinwheels if you’d like. Mix and match the papers and then add different centerpieces to finish the decor. Make sure, if you want to be able to write with the pencils, that you make the pinwheels small. A square that is 2-3″ wide is perfect.

« previous post

next post »

Jen Goode Headshot

Jen is Passionate about Creativity. She is the owner and "doodle in charge" of JGoode Designs, a Denver based design studio. She is an illustrator, mixed media artist and creative lifestyle blogger. Jen has been a creative professional since 1998 but says she's been an artist since she was old enough to eat glue.

Connect:
Facebook iconTwitter iconPinterest IconInstagram IconFeed Icon
Join the FREE Creative Club!

Get tutorials, free file downloads and project ideas right in your email.

3 thoughts on “Pinwheel Pencils and Vase DIY with BoBunny and Xyron”

Leave a Comment

Featured on:
Brands Jen at 100 Directions has partnered with.
100 Directions is full of tutorials and project ideas to inpsire trying something new and sharing creativity in every direction.
I work with a variety of companies to share ideas and insight about products, services and all kinds of fun, creative things to do.
I stand behind my recommendations and hope you love the things I share as much as I love sharing them with you!

 

Privacy Policy and Disclosures | Work with me

 

100 Directions is a JGoode Designs property. Copyright © 2011-2024 Jen Goode. All Rights Reserved.

100directions.com is a JGoode Designs property. Owned and operated by Jen Goode.