On the blog Creative Jewish Mom we found these fabulous geometric stars. Check out Saras great stars here, or check out our slightly developed stars below.
You need yarn, cardboard, scissors, glue and solid colored paper.
1. Start by drawing out circles on the cardboard. We used a paper cup as a template. Cut out the circle and then cut slits evenly in the circle. How many slits you want is up to you, but make sure the slits are evenly spaced. Our circles got 8 and 12 slits.
2. Now is the time to start creating patterns. Thread the yarn in the different slits and watch a pattern grow on the circle. Sara of Creative Jewish Mom has a detailed description of how to make her stars. We got up our patterns by experimenting. The ends of the yarn are then tied together in back.
3. We have chosen to decorate our stars further. Fold a paper into a fan and glue the edges together.
4. Paste the cardboard star to the pleated paper.
They look almost like medals. By cutting different slits and using different colors of yarn and paper the stars can be varied infinitely. Something for a rainy day, perhaps.
8 Comments
Winnie
9 March, 2014 at 12:47 amThese are soooooooooooo BEAUTIFUL 🙂
Wonderful job and thanks for the tutorial 🙂
Karin & Freja
12 March, 2014 at 7:48 pmYou’re welcome! I’m really glad to hear you like them!
jet
10 March, 2014 at 6:24 pmwoooow they are soooo pretty and gorgious!
thank you for the sharing and the tute, i’m pretty sure i will try this out;-D
Karin & Freja
12 March, 2014 at 7:47 pmSo glad to hear you like them – we had lots of fun making them!
Smita Lakhotia
11 July, 2014 at 10:58 amThis is sooo pretty! Thank you for sharing.
lucy
17 May, 2015 at 10:03 pmthis is so pretty and now that i’ve seen it i think i am gonna try it! thanks for the tutorial!
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