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1. 

   

   Paper.
   
   Use an ad from a magazine for a shiny finish.
   
   Use construction paper for a matte finish which you can paint on.
   
   I don't recommend using scrapbooking paper since it tends to get hard to fold after a while but it's up to you.

2. 

   

   Rip out your page.
   
   If there's writing on your ad, don't worry. All that matters is that the CENTER of the page is clear of writing since that is where the star will be cut from.




3. 

   

   Fold your paper in half, hamburger style.
   
   Ignore the creases.
   I went through most of the steps before I took pictures. >___>

4. 

   With your ruler, mark the halfway point at the bottom with a pencil.
   
   You don't need a big mark, just a dot that you can see.
   
   I forgot to take a picture of this! :D




5. 

   

   Now take the upper LEFT hand corner and fold the tip to the halfway marking you just made.
   
   Crease.

6. 

   

   Fold the lower left hand corner over the top left hand corner that you just pulled down.
   
   Crease.

7. 

   

   Fold the paper in half so the top goes back and meets the bottom.
   
   Crease.

8. 

   

   Take scissors and cut from the tip of the small top triangle. Basically, you're cutting that triangle in half.
   
   It is important that you cut at THIS exact corner and at an angle very similar to this. I have received complaints that this doesn't work every time and it's mostly because people aren't cutting it correctly.

9. 

   

   Discard scraps and unfold the piece you just cut.

10. 

    

    Crease the points of the star so that they all pop out in the same direction.

11. 

    

    Viola!
    
    Nautical paper star!

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Ezme

30 Jul 16:20

thats awesome! be amazing as a bead curtain to go on a door!

Jenny Bones

31 Jul 03:19

I've actually tried to do that but the addition of beads requires a much heavier line than normal string. If you're thinking of going that route, try using 12lb or better fishing line so the beads don't put stress on things. C:

Ezme

31 Jul 06:01

okay thank you! ^^

BurnMyDress

10 Aug 08:07

ive tried this and tried this and tried this and i just keep getting a big paper with a square-ish hole in it somewhere. How big does this paper have to be? Cause im using magazine pictures and theres too much paper left, this is fristrating......

Jenny Bones

01 Sep 16:22

8" by 11", or regular computer paper, is what I've been using.

Are there any parts in particular where you're having trouble?
Because I went back through my instructions and I can't figure out what's happening when you're going through it that would make what you described happen. :/

erythisis

18 Dec 21:20

A couple clarifications would make this easier to understand. Particularly that "bottom" means the short edge (with one side being the fold and the other side the paper edges). If someone tries the folding otherwise, then they get the weird cutout.

alyssa r.

31 May 00:14

drew barrymore star..awesome

sparrow is fancy

08 Jun 22:18

SICK!!!!!!!!

LIFEminusBureaucracy

22 Sep 00:15

I'm having an issue when I cut it out, I end up with two matching pieces with a little square bit between them instead of a whole star.. is there something I'm doing wrong? Or am I just not getting how to go from there?

Posted By:
Jenny Bones »
July 30, 2008 09:37

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