Let’s welcome the new year with some curled paper stars and wish upon a star that the new year will be a better year for everyone. Here are my New Year quotes to all my lovely craft sisters or brothers:
Whatever you did last year, Do it better
Go step by step, One day at a time
Believe in your abilities at all times
Finish what you have started
Hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas!!!! I literally ate too much, walked a bunch, and stayed at home too little during the holiday; I was physically drained.
We had a great week where we spent a long weekend in Singapore with my family, visiting some of Singapore’s famous tourist attractions and meeting up with old friends and relatives, updating each of our latest events in life. The kids had a wonderful time there and it sure was a memory-making trip for us.
After came back from the weekend trip and just before Christmas Day, I managed to steal some time to make these quick and easy curled paper stars.
These curled paper stars were such a hit recently, we see them everywhere, from the internet, on trees, on gift wraps, on Christmas stockings, on table centrepieces, in cars, and even on the walls of restaurants. I know I must make some and here they are, I love the sheen on the curls 🙂
What’s Next:
- Start making and sharing your completed handmade on Facebook and/or Instagram. Remember to tag us, @craftpassion, so that we can see them.
- Pin it to Pinterest for a future To-Make List
- Share with your DIY groups for a DIY-along event.
- Browse more craft ideas to make, particularly the Paper Crafts.
CURLED PAPER STAR MAKING PATTERN
These curled paper stars were such a hit recently, we see them everywhere, from the internet, on trees, on gift wraps, on Christmas stocking, on table’s centerpiece, in cars, even on the walls of the restaurants. I know I must make some and here they are, love the sheen on the curls. 🙂
Enjoy making them!
Materials
- Craft Paper with satin finishing
Tools
- Scissors
- Tacky Glue or craft glue
- Blunt point tweezers (optional, need this when making smaller star)
- Toothpick (to curl paper and to apply glue dot)
Instructions
MORE DETAILS ON HOW TO MAKE CURLED PAPER STAR
(1) Gather the tools and material as listed above. Cut 6 pieces of paper in a square. I am using 1 1/4″ square for the small star.
(2) Fold the paper into halve diagonally. Fold into halve again.
(3) Make 4 straight cuts parallel to the longest edge of the folded paper, leave a small gap at the end of the cutting.
You will need to estimate the distance between the cutting lines, about 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 distant from the edge.
Open the paper and you will have 4 square of flaps.
(4) Use a toothpick to curl the corners of the flaps. #1 and #3 flaps facing up, #2 and #4 flaps facing down.
(5) Apply dots of glue to the curled corners.
If you are using tacky glue, you can stick the corners straight away.
Depending on what paper you are using, if you are using normal craft glue, wait a while for the glue to get tacky a little for ease of adhesion.
(6) - (8) Adhere the curled corners together by using blunt tweezers if your star is small. Hold them together for a while for better adhesion.
(9) Adhere the curled corners together by using blunt tweezers if your star is small. Hold them together for a while for better adhesion.
(10) A completed curled segment of the star.
(11) Repeat to make 6 of them.
(12) Align them into 2 rows of 3 segments each. Arrange them in the same facing. Glue them side by side.
(13) - (14) Glue the tips together.
(15) Glue the 2 sets together.
(16) Glue the sides of the 2 sets together.
A completed 6-point curled paper star. You can adapt the method to make 5-point, 7-point, and 8-point star too.
If you need to watch a video on how to do it, please watch the video below: making 5-point Christmas star with magazine paper. Thanks to Jenny to let me embed her video here.
Desertrat
Wednesday 30th of April 2014
Thank you so much for your star tutorial. I always wondered how to make these. Making it in a larger form made it easier for me to be able to understand how to do it. Thank you again.
Judy Clayton
Monday 24th of February 2014
easy I'm going to make some with wrapping paper.
Ginny Barretto
Sunday 12th of January 2014
This is a quick way to decorate your house or a gift package. I think that it is easy to do and I like the stars.
Judy
Friday 10th of January 2014
Very awesome
Susanne
Saturday 4th of January 2014
How nice!! How sweet the girl is, clear spoken, no stammering! Clear directions!!!Excellent job!@ Next Martha Stewart!!!