Allow me to introduce the lovely and talented Ching Ya, my new forum friend who works for an IT company in Malaysia. She shows off her creative streak by decorating a corner table as a miniature Christmas Wonderland, complete with tiny folded-paper stars. And today — just in time for Christmas — Ching Ya’s going to teach us how to fold our own paper stars in this photo tutorial. Enjoy! ~ Jen
The Cute Little Stars
Twinkle twinkle little stars
How colorful and adorable you are…
I’ve always loved them, it’s my dream to hold the stars in my hands and admire their beauty.
Guess what? My dream came true after all!
Cute isn’t it?
I sprinkle these little ones around my Christmas corner, along with the tree of course.
So, do you want to spice up your Christmas decorations with these little ones? I can assure you, by the time you finished reading these instructions, you’re gonna shout out, “OMG!! It’s THAT simple??”
How To Fold Your Little Paper Stars
What do you need?
A half-used colored/wrapping paper (I prefer recycled ones, you could use brand new if you like), a ruler and scissors. That’s it.
Are you ready to rumble?
Here goes:
Step 1.
Measure and cut a strip approximately 1cm width and 20-25cm in length (depends on your liking).
Step 2.
Do it as if you are making a perfect knot.
Step 3.
Make sure ‘A’ is on top of the tail. Then continue to tuck ‘A’ inside the hole.
Step 4.
Pull ‘A’ through gently and flatten the knot.
Reminder – Make sure ‘A’ is neither too long nor short. A considerable length as shown in the picture will be just right.
Step 5.
Bend the excessive end to the back. (Cut it off if too long.) Now a pentagon is formed.
Step 6.
Bend the long tail according to the sides of the pentagon. That is, go up from underneath the pentagon as illustrated, following the direction of the blue dotted line.
Continue the ‘pentagon-wrapping’ method (see next 4 photographs) until it almost reaches the end.
Here’s what your star will look like at this point:
Step 7.
Slip the tail into the body of the pentagon. Cut off the excessive part if necessary.
Step 8.
Hold your pentagon as shown in the next photograph. Press in hard until the pointed ends are formed.
Continue pinching with other sides until the star becomes “puffy”…
… and VOILA!!
Now you can carry on with as many of them as you wish. Even fill up a jar with stars, and give it as a present to your loved ones. Now they’ll never running out of wishing stars for Christmas!
Ching Ya loves traveling, photography, and acoustic guitar! She owns a blog It’s My Life ~ It’s Now Or Never where she talks about her interests in movies, music, events & occasions, fun sites, personal thoughts as well. It’s her passion to write and share the fun with her readers. That’s why she has a Christmas theme on-going right as we speak!It’s All About Christmas so why not check it out and get into the groove? Or visit Ching Ya at Drama Sum It Up, where she follows her favourite TV drama -– currently, that’s “Prison Break.”
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Absolutely lovely stars!
I love the small version – only 1cm strips!
And feel like filling up a large glass bowl with different colored ones.
…Now I’ve got a project to do with my girls over the holidays!
Thanks for such a great idea
I’m glad you liked it, Cindy. =)
It’s pretty simple to make, and I once did it like 500-1000 for my hubby when we were still dating, and that pretty much stole his heart too. ha…
Wow! Thanks for teaching me how to make these! I will surely be making these like a catatonic zombie for the next few days making hundreds for my girlfriend!
Thank you Ching Ya! <3
You’re most welcome, Billy. I’ll soak myself in the tears of joy if I received these from my guy. He only made me somewhere 20 but that’s good enough as well. Just think about Hundreds! ha.. wow, she’ll be so touched and thrilled. Now aren’t we (gals) the sensitive type? =)
Best wishes, and love to know her response. ^^
Glad you put ‘gals’ in there, as i may have thought you knew my gf and by ‘aren’t we’ you were talking about Asian people!
I made them, boy do my fingers hurt, but i think i’ve got it down to an art now!
Can’t thank you enough Ching Ya! *Hug*
Billy, if someone did something like that for me… well, never mind “putty in his hands,” I’d be a helpless little serving of madly infatuated jello! The women of the world need more like you!
Billy, you don’t know how much your message made me smile, and I truly appreciate you sharing this sweet story with us. aww.. I’m so, so glad you made it, and your gf loves it! ^^ That’s a brilliant idea!
Domestika is totally right, we need more men like that. I don’t think any girls would mind being a putty or jello, even if not all the time, some times would be nice. Gonna give you a big hug too, splendid job you did there! Congrats!
Thanks domestika for informing me this beautiful message. You’re so thoughtful.
Thanks, girls! ^^
Thing is i’m gonna have to pull another rabbit out the hat soon because i have to leave her for a while, long distance relationship.:(
I’ve got something up my sleeve. I want her to have something to hold on to, not just memories if you know what i mean.
Wish us luck.
Wow, long distance, then we got a lot of things to do now, husle up! ^^
Ok, seems like you got a plan already, Billy. Sincerely, I wish both of you the best of everything. And your love for each other will continue to blossom and never waver, no matter how. You’re definitely got our support here in Domestikgoddess. I wonder should I pop up another craft to get you going, or as the side-dish of your briliant plan. =)
Best wishes, always.
Thank you very much, Ching Ya.
I have a few ideas, i’ve got 30 days to try them/make them happen hehe.
I’ll report back here if i can think up something good. ^^
Thanks again!
Splendid. We’ll be right here waiting, patiently.
Think you’re gonna do fine. =)
Thanks a bunch! ^^ I sure hope so. (:
How pretty. I used to make these too, but forgot how. Thanks for the reminder!
this is a very good paper star.!
Hi Foodaholic & Easeuchhav,
Thank you for the comments. Glad you like the craft. ^^
this craft is so neat my mother thought it would be good to sell in my stand
hi KKC,
That sounds like a great idea. I remember back in my schooling days some of my schoolmates used to make them for charity sales, along with hand-made cards. It could be used in many ways really.
that is really cool. i might do that, maybe give away money to charities. i have always wanted to do that kind of stuff! ya know, i used to be in girl scouts? ( i still need to find a troop
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That’s right. Even it’s a simple craft, what truly matters is the message you send out: like Billy has shown his sincerity & love to gf through crafting; while you as a charitable person who shares the kindness and care to the needy. Proud of you, KKC. ^^ Keep the spirit going!
If you have a blog, do share with us the outcome?
thank you, I will
These are adorable, and your nails look very nice!
Hi Kelsey,
Thank you for liking the stars.. and my nails. ha.. actually I was regretting for not paying much attention on them after the post was published. But, it’s good that the plain colour made the red star stood out more.
My, those fingers do look gigantic.. ^^
Hey Ching Ya !
These are SUPER adorable =)
I’ve wanted to learn from SOMEONE that at least had pictures step-by-step showing you ! I found your page ! How cute ^__^
The skin under my nails are ACHING so badly. And I only made 4. Teehee. I’m lame =U
Well, I can NEVER puff it up OR make it pointy. It always turns out… flat. Please help me! ):
Oh BY THE WAY, best instructions EVER! And I mean EVER! And forever ;D
Good job Ching Ya! OMG, I am soooo excited. I’m making a few hundred for my parent’s anniversary. SHH, don’t tell (:
Hi Jessica,
Thank you for your kind words. It means so much. I’m glad the pictures with ‘giant hands’ helped. =)
Jessica, to make the stars puffy & pointy, try to avoid wrapping the papers too tight from step 1 – 7. Wrap it gently so it’s slightly puffed before the big step 8. Also the paper must not be too soft either.
I can feel your excitement from the comments. I’m sure your parent is going to love your gift — the time and effort their lovely daughter had spent on each star, that’s what we called LOVE.
All the best. Do share with us the outcome of your ’surprise’. =)
Waaah ! I’ll try ! Thanks for your help ^___^
You’re most welcome, Jessica. ^^ Best wishes!
omg xD i had seen my sibling make some of these and wanted to no how. FINALLY I SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!! im so happy now i can make some. im gonna give soem away with the donations i get for rescuing puppys from puppymills. i do that every year so =D hopfully poeple will like them and want to donate! thanks for showing how to make them you rockkk!!!!!!!
Wow …!!!!
It worked ,but it was a little hard to see where it goes ,anyway thanks!!
Wow …im gonna make it again.
excuse me will you please please make the star another colour?
T.G,
Very sweet & kind of you to help out in rescuing the puppies! Heard some terrible things they did to the poor animals. It’s an honor to be part of the mission, even for some folded stars. Go for it!
Karmen.Z,
Sorry for not able to give a clear explanation from the pictures. Is the difficulty starts in Step 6? Basically it’s like wrapping the stars by going from one end to the opposite until the paper almost run out in Step 7. Do let me know if you still having trouble understanding the steps, will try my best to help out.
Karmen.Z,
Well, I can try. Do you think if I use a paper with red/white instead of red/red for front/back side would be clearer?
I had seen photos of these stars, I always wanted to learn , it was pretty cool thanks :hugs: I loved it
Hi Sara,
Glad you like them. Hope the pictures are clear enough for you to learn it. Do let me know if you had any difficulties.
Karmen,
Sorry but hopefully you still able to see this message. Kindly let me know if the suggestion on the paper’s color would help you more? –> “Do you think if I use a paper with red/white instead of red/red for front/back side would be clearer?”
Thank you.
To make a bigger star would I simply cut bigger strips and make the paper longer?
Hi Jackie,
Bingo! You are absolutely right! ^^ That’s how the paper strips control the sizes.
wow this is so awesome!!! i love it!!!<3
I made all kinds of decorations with it and really enjoyed doing it!:)
Jenni,
So great to hear you liking the folded stars. ^^ I’m sure you made quite a lot of them.
i know that already. But my teacher’s not.
Russel,
Good for you. Maybe your teacher can learn from you instead on how to make them. ^^
we love these magnificent little darlings. i put it in my mouth when i was finished making it. DELICIOUS! thank you for the amazing appetizers.
have a good day.
oh ps. we don’t understand how to make it puffy.
jerks
bye! (:
Keysey & John,
LOL !
how dod you make that i quit at step 3. help!!!!!!!
Nadia,
First of all, take a deep breath… ^^ ok, let’s see where you stuck at.
Step 1-3, is pretty much making a ‘knot’ for the strip;
step 4 is actually the look after you flatten the knot (by pulling ‘A’ through the circle as instructed), did you manage to reach step 4?
step 5-7 is all about wrapping around the ‘knot’.
the stars are cool but canyou make them bigger?^^
Patricia,
Yes, I believe that’s doable if you make bigger strips for it. ^^
the stars are cool, but from which paper you make this?
Raman,
You can use any color paper, present wrapper etc. For this procedure I used a recycled paper from an envelope. ^^
ching ya your star is very beautiful and easy to do but i cant do it during the pinching of the star time.
idgette,
You mean you’re having problem pinching the stars? Do not flatten the stars too much while you’re wrapping the strip, keep it bulge a bit so the pinching can be done easier.
@wchingya
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