Wooooooo... spooky spinners!

Hello my lovelies... I have a little prezzie for you! I conjured up four variations on my pinspinner pattern in seasonally appropriately designs and made you some patterns so you can make your own! First we have the devilishly charming fellow above, and there is also a grinning bat-spinner...

...I used vellum for a translucent effect on this ghoul-guy:

And finally, my favorite, a sinister back widow lurking in her web:

You can put these together in the same manner as the original pinspinners (instructions here) but I wanted these to be more substantial, so here is the method I used:

Materials needed:

• White, red, purple and black card stock
• White vellum for ghost
• 3/8" Wood dowels
• Black pony beads - 4 per spinner
• Craft paints in yellow, orange and black
• Spray gloss varnish
• Drill with a small bit
• 4D X 1 1/2" Box nails 
• Hammer, scissors, paintbrushes

Construction:

1. Print face disks on heavy white card stock and cut out. Spray with two light coats of gloss.
2. Punch or poke a hole in center of nose.
3. Print patterns onto white card stock to use as templates. Cut out on lines.
4. Trace around template on color card stock, making sure to mark dots.
5. Using a small hole punch or sharp nail, make holes at dots, making sure they are slightly larger than the shaft of the nail. This will allow your spinner to turn freely.
6. Paint wood dowels yellow, add orange stripes, coat with gloss varnish.
7. Paint heads of four nails gloss black.
8. Drill a small pilot hole 3/4" from end of dowel.

Assembly:

1. Slide disk onto nail.
2. Slide bead onto nail behind disk.
3. One by one gently curve in the wings of the spinner and slide onto the nail.
4. Slide two beads onto the nail, then insert nail through hole in center of spinner.
5. Slide one more bead onto nail.
6. Position nail in pilot hole in dowel and carefully tap with hammer until nail is securely attached to dowel.

They fit perfectly into some wood spools I had, so now they can stand nicely at attention. Here's a group portrait:

Please let me know if you spot any errors or omissions in my directions. Hope you enjoy some spooky spinning!

Jenny

Oh! I almost forgot... the patterns! Just click to enlarge them in a new window then right-click to save them to your computer.  Have fun!

And last but not least, the spinner-spooks for the spooky-spinners! (say that ten times really really fast, I dare you)

Comments

[samsstuff]

Really cute, thanks for posting! Now, I'm off to check out your shop.

[florestanis]

Oh these are so wonderful!!! I love pinwheels and these are so adorable! And I love the special Halloween theme of your site!

[Rachel]

Mwaa-haaa-haa...Owlsorts! I love it! Thanks so much for the gorgeous and creepy pinwheels. I'll be linking.

[Christine]

Hi Jenny,

I'm an Editor with FaveCrafts.com and I just wanted to let you know I blogged about your craft. I really love these cute little spinners. If you're interested in reading the blog you can find it here: http://www.favecraftsblog.com/spooky-halloween-spinners/

Thanks,

Christine
www.FaveCrafts.com
www.FaveCraftsBlog.com

[sharon]

Thanks Jenny!! There very cute.

[LindaS]

So creative!!! Do you have spinner patterns for other holidays too!! Great for decorations that you can send home with guests too!!
Awesome!!!

[Amanda]

Very cute, love the faces :)

[Reese]

These are so much fun! Thanks for the great pattern!

[Jenn]

Great project, can't wait to try it.

[Lyla]

absolutely spooky delightful

[Pamela]

Thank you! You are so generous to share your talents so often. I love your blog and your work, your projects really add to the fun at our house. Thanks again for being so generous.

[anne from finland]

Wow! I think this is a good idea for my pupils! Thank you!

[megan loukota]

super cute and so perfect for out Fall Festival Party for our homeschooling group, thankyou!!!
these will be the perfect craft

[Noreen]

So very cool .. and cute!! Thanks for sharing the idea.

[Lilly]

OMG I love these I am going to make them for my daughters Halloween party! thank you so much!!!!!

[Connie Holso]

I just found these today...I am in love! They are just so cuuuuuute! I have downloaded them and am going to make cut files so I can cut them with my Silhouette machine. I couldn't find a contact link on your blog, but I would like permission to share the cut files (I would of course give you the credit) Please email me.

[Brenda Dcruz]

Hi Jenny

Great Craft for kids. Thanks so much! Shall make them for my twins