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Lucky Stars

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Cute, Cuter, Cutest :)

You can fill a bowl with these cute stars, swap them with your friends, glue them onto giftwrappings, make earrings out of them... etc.

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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    Cut a strip of paper from a magazine, wrapping paper, or anything else. Measurements depend on how big you want your stars to be... I used the height of a magazine and about 1,5 cm wide...

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Put the long end of the strip through the loop...


  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    Pull the paper gently as tight as possible, so it will automaticly form a pentagon.

    Fold the short end to the middle of the pentagon.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    Wrap the long end of the paper strip round and round the pentagon. It almost automaticly turns to the right angle.


  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    Put the end of the paper under the previous 'loops'.

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Start pinching gently on the edges of the form.
    Your star will puff up on both sides.

    This requires some practice and may go wrong a few times!

    Also depends on the strengh and thickness of the paper...

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Done!

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ʎǝɔɐɹƃ

ʎǝɔɐɹƃ

17 Feb 16:56

ahh this is so simple but really cutee

Alessandra S.

Alessandra S.

17 Feb 17:16

love it! i made earrings with them; but i used light pastel transulcent papers.

Candace H.

Candace H.

17 Feb 18:32

Thank you so much for sharing! I can't wait to make a whole bunch!

Hank

Hank

17 Feb 18:43

This was in the Comic with the guardian this week, wasn't it?

Awesome :D

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

17 Feb 19:47

These look so awesome but I always mess up at the step where you push them up and make them puffy. :(

Tami

Tami

17 Feb 20:01

I've got some beads made with paper stars :b

Erika A.

Erika A.

18 Feb 00:11

I love these, but no matter how hard I try I can't get them to puff up right. ><;

Laura R.

Laura R.

18 Feb 17:20

i love these!!

Polly

Polly

18 Feb 19:22

How bizarre! I was helping out at a Chinese Lion Dance event today and a very nice Chinese girl showed me how to make these during a lull, and now I come on COAK and find them again! Deja vu! She said she'd learnt how to make them in pre-school which is pretty amazing

KaRa!

KaRa!

20 Feb 06:41

oh love making these!! i started years ago and you can get special pre-cut hello kitty etc. papers to use :D good how-to as well :)

Emma Rose

Emma Rose

20 Feb 13:21

I made a christmas garland out of these a couple years ago.They have lots of uses.

Amanda W.

Amanda W.

20 Feb 19:07

This was really easy and I loved doing it!

Geneva I.

Geneva I.

21 Feb 06:52

what is the best paper (or kind of paper) to use for this?

katie

katie

21 Feb 10:21

ergh I can never make these :(

Kameeri

Kameeri

21 Feb 11:32

You can get special pre-cut papers, but haven't found them yet where I live. (haven't searched hard). I used magazine paper and that worked pretty well, as long as I make them not too big... or else they will get floppy.
I made some with common printing paper which I marbeled, and that's perfect thickness I think. Bit more firm, so the stars are quite solid...

Nicole H.

Nicole H.

21 Feb 15:54

and this is how I will waste my next class at school =)

Nix Sidhe

Nix Sidhe

22 Feb 15:27

These are beautiful.

Audrey O.

Audrey O.

23 Feb 00:07

i cant do the last part

SakuraLee

SakuraLee

30 Mar 17:45

they are really pretty! ^^

Ashly

Ashly

17 Apr 22:03

This is such a cute idea
but my stars dont puff up
they flatten in the back
any tips on what to do differently??

xrenax

xrenax

21 Apr 17:50

i have a jar of these at home from forever ago! i love em!

Cilja

Cilja

13 May 18:27

I just made 8 stars :)

b0neshaker

b0neshaker

19 May 20:02

Can't wait to try these :D

Ezme

Ezme

04 Jul 17:04

i have done this except we dont tie a knot at the beginning you just fold it over.. although the overall star isnt a good . although i have been taught do do it that way , they are soo sweet! ^^

M.a.r.i.s.o.l.

M.a.r.i.s.o.l.

11 Jul 22:07

WOW
o.O

this is harder than it looks

annie

annie

18 Jul 14:08

My ex-boyfriend used to make me these! I always wondered how he did it, but he told me it was a secret. =] Thanks for showing us!

Heatherr Harajuku

Heatherr Harajuku

26 Aug 07:39

wow

Heatherr Harajuku

Heatherr Harajuku

26 Aug 09:32

gah! sew so hard

Basketbchic

Basketbchic

31 Aug 20:36

>:( i keep trying and i cant fold it right the paper keeps ripping and it wont puff. nice try for a guide though

Käpt´n Toasterkopf

Käpt´n Toasterkopf

06 Sep 14:21

Nice, until today I just knew the flat version. From now on I´ll make my stars puffy :3

Cilja

Cilja

08 Sep 19:29

I made 10 white stars and wrote a letter on each of them
(GRATULERER =congratulations in norwegian)
and glued them to a blue A4 thick paper.
Made a big star which I wrote 18! on (and glued this on too), and 5 small stars to decorate with (glue again). and It turned out to be a nice birthday card for my friends 18th birthday.

Lovette'sz-xoxo

Lovette'sz-xoxo

01 Jan 22:21

These haave fasicnated me ever since i saw them :]
sum kid gave a jar of them when he liked me
it was soo cuttee
cnt ait to make them!

emilyelle

emilyelle

04 Jan 04:54

I love making these. If you want them to hang, tie the paper knot around a string which has been knotted at the end. Once you've folded it all up the string should stay put.

Cassie

Cassie

29 Jan 01:02

Aww... these are so adorable and very easy to make. <3 you rock.

Pinky T.

Pinky T.

09 Feb 23:13

I think I got lost somewhere...I made a cup....XD

Pinky T.

Pinky T.

09 Feb 23:15

i think i got lost around step 4

Pinky T.

Pinky T.

11 Feb 04:50

I got it! Yay I'm so excited! I made a little yellow one with little happy black eyes.

sparrow is fancy

sparrow is fancy

16 Feb 21:47

I used to make these all the time when I was little :)

Rachel g

Rachel g

16 Feb 23:11

theese are really cute!!!! it took me a while to be able to make them right though

Haylee S.

Haylee S.

06 Mar 03:01

I remember all my friends making these back when I lived in Hawaii...<3

Hannah B.

Hannah B.

03 Apr 01:39

I've always wondered how to do these. Thank you so much! :)

Kirstin A.

Kirstin A.

05 Apr 18:46

im trying this, and they're all coming out weird!!
im obviously not talented enough lol :P

Coppertone

Coppertone

25 Apr 17:57

these are so fun to make! I bought a little kit with pre-made paper at this store by me. Really cute!

taaashh.

taaashh.

07 May 08:23

i cant do itttt :(

Ceres

Ceres

31 May 16:55

these are awesome!!!

Hayley D.

Hayley D.

08 Jun 05:00

That's a cool project! I made 5 in less than 10 minutes. : ) Thanks for sharing with us!

Kimberly B.

Kimberly  B.

22 Jul 13:27

These little buggers were almost the death of me. For those of you who can't seem to make them "puff", keep trying. It's very rewarding when it happens. Thanks for sharing and putting time into the pics for the how to.

untitled k.

untitled  k.

26 Jul 01:23

I think i will try this with some wallpaper i got from my grandma that looks like the sky and clouds. Very nice

Laurel S.

Laurel S.

14 Oct 11:37

I know I'm late to the party but I just made one and it worked first time w00t! XD

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