- origami paper or other square paper (mine was approx. 6″)
- pencil
- scissors
- glue
- string to hang hem
How to:
Just follow the directions in the picture tutorial below.
Turn the paper over and fold as in the picture below.
Mark with a pencil a little less from the border to the middle. Do it on all four sides.
Cut with scissors from the edge to your pencil mark on all four sides.
Glue every other side on the folded flaps.
Pull the unglued side over the glued side. 
Repeat previous steps to make another star.
Glue as shown.
The glue is missing in this image, but this is the way to attach the 2 stars together.
Variations:
Make stars of different colors and sizes. Cut one sheet of origami paper in four squares and make 2 small stars.
Make an enormous star as a focal point from just white paper.
Use printed paper from magazines or newspapers.
Make a star mobile using small stars, twigs and thread.
Use paint or glitter glue.
Enjoy and explore.
Thank you! What a wonderful idea! Lots of love, Amanda xxx
I love this idea, and I have lots of origami paper on hand. Thanks!
Great – I think I know what we'll be doing tomorrow morning! Thank you, for such a lovely tutorial.
Jannette.
Thank you for sharing! This looks lovely and so easy!
Jille x
Thank you very much !! I will try that tomorrow with my girls to get in an advent feeling.
Greetings from Spain!!!
I love the origami stars, thanks for the tutorial.
Have a nice weekend.
grt, Helmi
Thank you for reminding me of those. I made them as a teenager of gold paper for the Christmas tree, and had forgotten all about them.
Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [27 Nov 01:00am GMT]. Thanks, Maria
thank you. i made one from newspaper. i double layered it since newspaper is so thin. it's already hanging under the mantle and i love it.
These are wonderful. thanks.
beautiful! definitely making this when I get home and get a hold of my scrapbook paper. I think I'll make them in a few different sizes and hang them in a window.
Wonderful! Easy to follow too- thanks for your simple inspiration, I really appreciate it. Hope your holiday weekend is spent creating lots of great things!
Great fun…but you forgot to say how addictive making these lovely creations is. Jackie
So awesome! I will definitely make some!
love it. will do.
super. easy!
EVERY single person I know is getting one of these tied with tender loving care to their Christmas present. They have no choice. I have an obligation to give people awesome things.
Thanks, Kathrin!
This is just superb tutorial! I made couple of wonderful stars with different sizes yesterday…and today I am doing some more.
What a great idea to give for christmas present, made with love. You have a beautiful blog. I have just startet my own blog about interior, this was really a blog to look into. Thank you: )
Who are you?! All these marvelous ideas and recipes and things full of meaning!? Just terrific!
Thank you. I look forward to making some stars to hang from a branch in my living room during the holidays. Love the stars and the heart garland is fabulous. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing such a simple and lovely way to make stars. You have so many great ideas and are always generous about sharing them!
Süpppperrr…
Love it!! I'll try it
Fabulous – we are definitely going to try these. I've featured your excellent tutorial on my blog today.
Hi !
I love your idea is wonderful!!!!
I have make my own stars and share on my blog
I hope you like it!
Clever, Clever, Clever!
Thank you, and very very nice.
I made three. There are pictures on my blog, with a link to your tutorial.
I made some with pictures on my blog and a link back here. I also thought of stacking the individual sides to make a tree. I took pictures of that as well.
I really love these stars. I made little ones and sewed them onto hair clips and a pin, so now I can take them with me everywhere. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for this great tutorial! I might have to give it a try!
Hello Anne!
I loved the step by step this star …
genial, was time I needed to do one and I could not do, and put on the blog. ok?
Hugs dear … Fatima Helena – Brazil.
That´s a good idea!
thanks! i'm linking back in tomorrow's post at deze is ook leuk
kind regards, Dymphie
hört sich gut an, ich war auf der suche nach guten ideen für weihnachten und da habe ich sie hier gefunden, 1000 dank!
Hello! I love the star, and it so easy to make. Thanks for sharing with us.
Making them for the Teen Room at my job (the public library)! Was really cool, and super easy! Even for a non-crafty guy like myself. Thanks loads for the tutorial!
so nice!! i want also try
thanks for sharing!!
This is lovely! The stars are very pretty, and your tutorial is perfect: crisp, clear pictures and straightforward instructions. Thank you for posting it!
Thanks for the tutorial! Ive already made some as a trial run and am thinking about making some as decorations for the entry way at my wedding! They're perfect
Wanted you to know I posted a link to this tutorial today on my blog.
Nancy Ward
PaperFriendly
http://www.nancywardcrafts.com
Wanted you to know I posted a link to this tutorial yesterday on my blog.
Nancy Ward
PaperFriendly
http://www.nancywardcrafts.com
The stars look fantastic.
Love this tutorial. Link it up to our Party Tutorial Contest for a chance to win some fabulous prizes: http://www.purejoyeventsblog.com/2011/09/party-tutorial-contest-3.html
I made them and now they are hanging in our nursery! Thank you for sharing these!
I used your tutorial to create my xmas wreath blogged here… http://fraggierocks.blogspot.com/2011/10/christmas-star-wreath.html
I spotted your lovely tutorial over at http://www.crafteroo.co.uk in a post from last year. x
Great tutorial. Thank you for sharing.
ADOREI..PARABÉNS…OBRIGADA..BEIJOS.ETÉLIA.
Supre cute – thanks for posting! I've made a couple, but I'm having trouble getting the glue to stick the 2 halves together. Any tips or tricks for that part? Thanks!
J'adore!! I like que de patience !!! bravo!!
They look great!!
I´ll try to do some this weekend:)
Marie (Sweden)
Thank you for the stars!!
Just great!!
- Cheers Gisela.
Thank You So Much For Posting This…
This Is An Awesome Idea…
Jessica (Las Vegas)
Thank you! I love this!!!
Thank you! the kids and i will love doing this together! t.xoxo
I just made them to decorate the door of my apartment!
funny, i don't remember using scissors when gluing? but then i haven't been to kindergarten in decades.
thanks for reminding me to make 'em more 3-d!
Wow, I love these. Simple but pretty! Thanks so much! I'm planning to make a few with my girls when we do some snowflakes.
Thanks so much for the tutorial! Here's my attempt, and a shout out to you!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/melissaellos/6467716501/in/photostream/
Thank you so much for this idea. I used your directions and led a craft at our church Christmas Tea. I used last years Christmas season bulletins..They are so beautiful! Stain glass, candles, and the globe. Thank you again for the great idea and instructions!
I found your tutorial on Pinterest and I think these are just adorable. I’m having a problem with getting the two pieces to stick together. What am I doing wrong?
It’s a bit tricky to stick them together, but using a lot of glue and pressing the two parts together usually make the star stick! When nothing else helps, tape is a last resort. ;o)
So cool! I’ve never seen this done before and have always admired the (expensive) store bought version. Using your instructions, I just made the most gorgeous decorations using scrapbooking cardstock pre-cut in 12 x 12 inch squares (purchased from TJ Maxx for a steal)…. wish I had gotten around to this sooner but oh well, like you said, if the paper is not holiday specific, these lovely stars can stick around a while.
Thank you for sharing this brilliant idea and for the easy-to-follow instructions.
I’ll make these from old sheet music for my daughter’s studio———-hang them with fishing wire, from an old branch, or whatever she chooses. The stars are beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Super cool ~ really well presented ~ I feel like I can (and will) make these w/ no problems or confusion at all. Thanks very much for taking the time to share!
I printed out music notes and text based on our church music dept. on to plain white paper. used that to make a wreath for our music director for christmas
Gracias por el tutorial,hice la estrella y me quedo´muy bonita!!!
Thanks for the great tutorial! I made some for my daughter’s fourth birthday decorations. http://buzzmills.typepad.com/blog/2012/02/a-fancy-fancy-nancy-party.html.
And I agree they are so pretty … We will likely keep ours up for a looooong time!! I love stars!
wonderful easy instructions and a great finished product
Hello! Those stars are just beautiful! And just as you said “they look good all year round”
I made a version of your tutorial in portuguese on my blog… you can check it out on http://www.amorascrafts.blogspot.com.br/2012/04/mais-penduricalhos.html.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much for this tutorial!!
I’m gonna running out this evening to pick up graduation scrapbook paper and the school colors to make these for my son’s graduation open house! These will be perfect!!!
I could see doing these with old sheet music, kids’ artwork, brightly colored catalogue pages…..fun!!
very very nice!!!! thanks for sharing!!!!
wow!!!! very very cute nice!!! thks
I just love these!!!! I plan on making several and hanging them in my son’s room. What a great idea!!!
Just found your post via another blogger Bird and Little Bird. Thank for this tutorial. It is so easy to understand. I can’t wait to make stars for our holiday decorations!
The instructions were very clear and i made it with ease. This Christmas my school will be glowing with these stars, thank you.
J’adore ! merci pour les explications
Thanks for sharing this idea. Simple yet useful especially for the kids to learn in making paper stars.
I absolutely love your idea and your website.I am in 5 th grade and my mother loves them!
From
Crea in the UK
I am now gonna be running to Hobby Lobby for some paper!! Thanks for this craft idea!! Me and my kids will definitely make them!!
is it possible to use tape instead? will it be as neat if i do?
Great tutorial, thanks! Here are mine: http://craftingknowledge.blogspot.com/2012/12/star-challenge-day-three-hanging-eight.html, part of an advent challenge of all paper stars.
Great tutorial! My daughters and I made these yesterday – they turned out so lovely! I posted pics and a link to your blog today. Thank you for the tutorial!
Soooo excited to try this! We will decorate the kitchen for Christmas! Thank you so much for the tutorial:-)
We have a link to this page on our site. We just spent the whole day making them in different sizes and with different papers. They are hanging all over the house. Thanks. Great project.
i smell like poo
Thank you for this tutorial. My daughter and enjoyed adding these to our Christmas ornament collection. Super easy too, my daughter is eight and had no problem making them.
Brilliant! Thank you so much xxxxx
Thanks for the simple instructions ! I’m going to try to make some stars, maybe today.
thank you for the wonderful idea..keep it coming!
Thank you very much. It looks great! Best wishes
Wahooooooo Merci !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy New year ;D