Lucky Star Ideas
By now, if you’ve followed last week’s Lucky Wishing Stars Tutorial, you may be wondering what to do with the piles of stars you’ve accumulated! As some of the commenters noted, they are often used to fill little glass jars or bowls, which can look very decorative:
image by flickr user bw.futures
Because the stars are made from paper, they are easy to pierce with a sharp needle and thread onto a string. Insert the needle from the centre of a ‘dent’ in the side of the star, going right through the centre of the star and coming out at the opposide point. String them alone, or space them out with beads for a different effect. Here is a garland I made last Christmas - I use mine as a window decoration, but with appropriate colours of paper for your stars you could also make beautiful Christmas tree garlands:
This week, I made some quick earrings using the same idea. I sealed the stars with Mod Podge (an acrylic glaze/sealer) to protect and strengthen them and make them more water resistant, then I threaded them with some tiny sead beads onto earring hooks:
As seen in the Folding Trees flickr group, Color Cozy followed our tutorial and made the stars with hospitalized kids who survived the Sichuan earthquake - what a lovely thought:
image by flickr user color cozy
These are just some basic ideas. We’d love to see what you’re doing with your lucky stars, so please upload your pics to the Folding Trees flickr group!
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Posted: June 26th, 2008 under Origami, Ornaments & Decorations.
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Time: July 25, 2008, 8:09 am
[...] Mini pizza box-style gift box, as well as this cute little Favor Bag. Most of all, I love these Lucky Star Ideas. When I was a kid, most of my friends were (culturally, if not by birth) from Hong Kong or China, [...]
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