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DIY Paper Star Ornaments
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How to Make Paper Star Ornaments

These paper star ornaments are SO PRETTY and super easy to make! Perfect for origami first-timers, this is one Christmas craft both adults and kids will love—no fancy skills required, just lots of holiday spirit!
Active Time15 minutes
Yield: 1 paper star ornament
Author: Debbie Chapman
Cost: $1

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

Step 1: Find what you need

  • Gather your supplies and materials.
    Paper, scissors, twine, and glue gun

Step 2: Make creases in the paper

  • Start with a 4 inch square piece of scrapbook paper.
    Square decorative paper held by two hands
  • Fold the paper in half diagonally so one corner meets the opposite corner.
    The patterned side of the paper should be on the outside of the fold.
    Decorative paper folded in a triangle with fingers holding down bottom 2 corners
  • Unfold the paper, then fold it again along the other diagonal.
    Decorative paper folded into a triangle with a finger holding down each corner
  • Unfold the paper again, rotate it, and flip it over so you see the pattern. Fold the paper in half so that the two straight edges meet.
    Square paper folded in half with a finger holding down each bottom corner
  • Unfold again, rotate, and fold so that the other straight edges meet.
    Square paper folded in half with a finger holding down each bottom corner
  • You should now have a square piece of paper with creases going up and down, side to side, and diagonally in both directions.
    Square paper showing creases from previous folds

Step 3: Fold the points in

  • Cut along the middle crease on one of the straight edges, going half way in towards the middle (about 1 inch long).
    Scissors cutting along a fold on one side of square piece of decorative paper
  • Repeat, so that there's cuts on all 4 sides.
    Hands holding a square piece of paper showing small cuts along 4 creases
  • Fold the corner created by one of the cuts in to meet the diagonal crease. The patterned side of the paper should be on the outside of the fold.
    Square paper folded in at a slit in one side
  • Fold the corner on the opposite side of the crease in to meet the same crease.
    Square paper folded to create a point in one corner
  • Repeat with all 4 corners.
    Paper folded to have 4 points like a star

Step 4: Glue the points together

  • Add a small amount of hot glue onto the left flap of the star point.
    Hot glue being applied to a point of a paper star
  • Fold the right flap over top of the left flap and into the glue, but don't align the edges. Leave about 2mm between the edges.
    Hands folding paper flap over to create star point
  • Repeat with the remaining 3 star points.
    Fingers holding paper star by 2 points

Step 5: Add an ornament hanger and make a second star piece

  • Fold a 6 to 8 inch piece of string or twine in half and tie the ends in a knot.
    Folded piece of craft twine laying across hand
  • Add hot glue to one of the diagonal creases on the inside of the star, between the points.
    Glue gun adding hot glue to paper star
  • Press the knot of the string into the glue.
    Fingers pressing craft twine into hot glue on paper star
  • Follow steps 2 to 4, making a second paper star.
    Paper star with string attached shown from behind and 2nd paper star shown from front to its right

Step 6: Glue the stars together

  • Add hot glue to the back of the first star near the center edges.
    Glue gun adding hot glue to inner corner of paper star
  • Stick the 2 stars together so the points go in opposite directions.
    Hands holding 2 paper stars together
  • Your paper star ornament is complete!
    Paper star ornament in front of lighted Christmas tree

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Notes

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