Are you ready to get a head start on your Christmas decorating and/or gift making? Here is a fun idea for making stars to use as Christmas tree ornaments:
This idea was shared on stage at convention using the largest size, which is a six inch square. I took the idea and made the with both three and four inch squares because I wanted smaller stars to hang on the tree.
I chose the Winter Wonderland Specialty Designer Series Paper to go for this dressy foil look, but any of the Designer Series Papers would be beautiful, so have fun experimenting.
All of these sizes would make great gifts – and what about package ties?
Involve your kids in making these for their adult friends and relatives.
From the time our kids were small, we had them make gifts. On Christmas eve when the extended family was gathered, we had them give out their gifts first. That way they could notice and enjoy the expressions of gratitude they received before they could start opening their own presents. The “making of the gifts” brings back fond memories for all of us.
This video tutorial gives the directions for all three sizes, so enjoy!
Papercrafting Stars in 3D!
The measurements given in the video:
6″ square = 1 1/4″ cut
4″ square = 7/8″ cut
3″ square = 5/8″ cut
This paper is a sneak peek from the new Holiday Catalog! If you are not currently working with another demonstrator, email me at ktstamp@usinternet.com and request your complimentary catalog! I would love to send it to you!
Brilliant Karen. Thank you so much for doing the conversion work and making the video. Love that you added the 3″ size to the 4″ size I was trying to figure out. The 3″ size should be perfect for placing on the trees. Now to figure out if I can make one of these in the new vellum without too many of the details looking messy. 😀
Any chance you can add a small chart to the blog post so I can pin or print that and not have to watch the video over and over. Lovely video but it’s the measurements that I’ll be referring to over and over. Thanks again my dear for sharing and doing the math.
I will do that, Jean. Thanks for asking!
Thanks for the tutorial Karen. I can’t wait to try making them out of this beautiful paper.
Thank you for the nice comment, Judy!