You can use any thickness of paper or lightweight card paper is perfect for stars you want to thread into garlands or hang from the tree card stock is best when you want to prop them up on their own ‘points’ – the greater thickness will give strength and avoid them bending or curling after a few days. Here’s my step-by-step guide to creating 5-point stars. I added a Christmas bell and a pearl bead to these below Just overlay your stars and use glue dots or hot glue to secure them. I’ll also be hanging them on bedroom doors this Christmas with monograms or name tags on, so that all our visitors can still find their room after an evening of eggnog and mulled wine. I love layering these stars once I’ve made them, and propping them on mantels and against walls. They make beautiful garlands or tree decorations, and once you’ve made one you can knock up a whole galaxy very simply. Once you’ve got the hang of it, each of these are really simple to make and look beautiful when clustered together on a tree, or hung on a staircase – or even just gathered in a large bowl on the table.įive-point stars are in some ways the most striking and simple stars reminiscent of Amish barn stars and New England folk decorations, they are the kind of stars that children draw in their first pictures.
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I hope you’ll agree!īelow you’ll find my instructions on how to make each of these stars the classic 5-point Amish barn stars, 6-point folding stars and concertina or snowflake stars, which look beautiful hung in windows.
My usual reassuring criteria apply these had to be things I could a) get right the first time – or very occasionally the second b) could do in front of the TV, merlot in hand, and c) look far more elegant and skilled than the actual labour would suggest.
As Christmas draws ever closer, I’ve been experimenting with different types of festive stars and bring you some simple projects to try today. Regular followers will know of my obsession with all things paper, and with projects which take very little time or specialist skill.
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