Making stars is addictive, and you may be wondering what to do with the piles of stars you’ve accumulated! They’re often used to fill little glass jars or bowls, which can look very decorative. Step 7: Rotate the pentagon and repeat until all 5 sides are pushed in, et voilà! A puffy paper star! Step 6: Hold the pentagon between thumb and forefinger of one hand, then use a fingernail on your other hand to push in the middle of one of the other sides: Step 5: When you get to the end of the strip, trim off the end if it sticks out beyond the edge of the pentagon, then tuck the end inside the flap that runs across the pentagon: Continue to fold the strip over and over each side: Fold the strip up over one side of the pentagon, making the fold line along the side of the pentagon. Step 4: Now you can begin to wrap the rest of the strip around the pentagon. Turn the shape over so the side with the short end is facing you, then tuck the short end under the flap that runs across the pentagon: If it’s too long like mine, and sticks out beyond the edge of the pentagon, trim the end down. Step 3: Fold the short end up out of the way (right side facing out). As it pulls tight, it will magically form a pentagon (5-sided) shape! Step 2: Pull both ends of the paper slowly to close up the knot. Step 1: Make a loop at one end of your strip, and pass the short end through the loop as if you’re forming a basic knot: For reference, the front of the paper is pink and the back is peachy orange with black text. If you’re making your own paper strips, try using a paper cutter or a craft knife with a ruler and cutting mat, so you can easily make straight parallel cuts.įor the rest of this tutorial, I’ll be using a paper strip cut from a magazine page. The finished star will be approx 1.5 x the width of your strip, so pick an appropriate size for the size of star you’d like to end up with. green stars (scrapbook paper): 15cm x 0.6cm.pink stars (from a magazine page): 30cm x 1cm.blue stars (from pre-cut strips): 35cm x 1.25cm.To give you an idea of size, I’ve made stars in 3 different sizes to show you: scrapbooking paper, or even strips cut from magazine pages – as the strips are so narrow, the original text or image won’t be obvious in the finished star.Īnti-clockwise from top left: pre-cut strips, paper cutter, scrapbook paper, magazine page. You can buy lucky star pre-cut strips from origami stores, but you can just as easily make your own from medium-weight coloured paper, e.g. They’re really quick to fold, and you don’t need any special materials to make them. You’ve probably seen these little puffy origami stars before. Please do not share or reproduce this tutorial instead post a link to Instructions The complete instructions are available below, regardless of whether or not you choose to pay for them □ Just add the amount you wish to donate, and, once you have checked out and paid, your PDF will instantly be available to download from your PlanetJune account. Donations of any size are much appreciated.
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