Christmas is coming and with that, decorations have to be made. Paper is the perfect resource for a lot of decorations. Here in Denmark, there are some sweet paper ornaments that are simple to create. Today, we will create the Danish Christmas Star:
First, let’s create some rules:
1. I will be going clockwise.
2. I will label the strips North, South, East, West.
3. Both front and back will need to be worked on.
Here is what you will need:
4 strips of ½ inch wide by 18 inch long
First, take the strips and fold them in half. Then place them woven, like this:
1. Taking the top leg first, fold down and continue clockwise, folding it down over the last strip folded so that now you have two legs on each sides. Insert the last leg into the slot of the first strip, so that it’s woven, like this:
2. Turn your star over. Working with the top right strip, fold it towards the back in a 90 degree angle with the strip going East. Then fold it forward, again in 90 degree so that the strip faces South. Fold the tringle to the left so you form a point. Take the end of the point and insert into the first slot on the body of the star. You can fold your point back to make it easier if you need to. Pull the end thru the slot until it is completely thru.
3. Continue clockwise with the next right strip. You can turn your star so that you will work always on the North right strip. You will make a total of 4 points.
4. Turn your star over. And continue, making 4 more points in the same fashion as instructed in #2.
5. Turn your star over again. Working with the top East facing strip, move it to the left (West) and up (North) and then insert the end of the strip into the slot at the top right of the body of the star.
6. Pull the strip through. The fold is a loose one and will stand out. Do not fold it completely down. Cut the loose strip close to the edge of the slot to get it out of your way for the next steps.
7. Turn clockwise again and work with the East facing strip. Follow #5 and #6 above.
8. Turn the star over and work on the other side, following #5 and #6.
Tips:
To make it easier with inserting into slots, you can flip the ends into points.
You can spray with an adhesive and sprinkle glitter over the stars.
You can make this with foil paper or different colored papers
You can make this out of fabric.
You can hang from branches or turn into a mobile.
You can put this on the cover of cards.
You can hang an assortment in your window.
Put a bunch into a pretty bowl on your table.
