Christmas Papercraft 3: DIY Paper Star Ornament
December 23, 2010
I found the instructions for making these folded paper star ornaments on the December 8th post of the Craftynest blog (www.craftynest.com). I love how they look and plan to make many more. Here’s how I made mine:
Using the pattern I downloaded from the Craftynest blog, I cut out 10 stars from some pretty red speckled paper I had on hand.
Then I folded each paper star in half. (After I folded them, I realized that the Craftynest instructions said to fold in half on the points. Ooops. It turned out that my mistake didn’t really matter.)
Next I stacked all 10 paper stars together and sewed down the center fold line.
Because my folds were in the gutter rather than point-to-point, I was able to just tie ribbon around my stars, covering the sewing. (At Craftynest, they sewed the ribbon on.)
When you open up the leaves of the star, it makes a beautiful symmetrical ornament.
December 23, 2010 at 2:47 pm
A beautiful project idea. Merry Christmas! Best wishes for the holidays and the new year.
February 2, 2011 at 6:05 am
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