These large voluminous ones in the form of paper stars came to us from Sweden and Scandinavian traditions. For several years now, these stars have been one of the Christmas and New Year trends throughout Europe and even in the USA. Which is not surprising: their charm, both lit and extinguished, evokes the most that neither is festive mood. They are hung in the house and on the street, in clubs and cafes, placed on shelves, placed on festive table on special thin high holders and even attached to the tops of decorated Christmas trees, like a classic symbolic star of Bethlehem.

These stars are glued together from music paper, from filigree cut (like) modules, from colored, waxed and tissue paper. They are made plain and colored, simple and decorated. You can glue a huge and small star, with long or short tops, a classic five-pointed, 18-pointed or even a ball in this style - the choice is yours. First, let's look at the basics of creating such a star, then discuss design options and how to implement them.

To you will be required:
- Heavy paper (the heaviest for a printer) or very thin cardboard (or thin sheets of plastic that can be easily cut), and optionally colored paper or scrapbooking paper with prints;
- Access to the printer;
- Scissors of different sizes - from long to manicure;
— Stationery knife(optional);
- Glue or a good double-sided adhesive tape;
- Needle and thread;
— Unnecessary newspapers.

We collect - a star:

1. We print out a template of one vertex for a star from here. In the pdf file you will find templates for stars in three different sizes - choose according to your taste. Later, starting from them, you will be able to model stars of individual shape and size.

For a small star, all 5 vertices fit on one page, for large ones, accordingly, you will have to print several pages if you make a star from plain white paper. If your printer is capable of printing on thin colored paper, make sure you print on the back - white - side of it.

If you just need a template for colored paper - which you will then trace with a pencil on the back of colored sheets - print out only 1 template from all presented in the file. If the colored paper is too thin to create a star, simply paste it first onto thin sheets of white printer paper and let the glue dry.

2. Cut out the details from the template along solid lines (dotted line - fold lines). We bend the details dotted lines.

So far, for the first craft, you need 5 of these pieces. Then you will calculate and set the quantity yourself.

3. We glue each module on the side by the tongue specially provided in the template. We make sure that each time the tongue is glued exactly inside the modules, and not outside. We put the glue a little at a time so that it does not protrude beyond the edges and does not leave marks on the paper.

You can always use a quality double-sided paper for these purposes. sticky tape- it will keep no worse, and it will be easier (and faster) for many to work with it. But really hot bulbs can melt the tape, so choose your material wisely and be careful!

4. We take 2 modules each and glue them in pairs for the 2 lower tabs of the first module like this - see the picture below. The tongues go inside the second module.

5. We glue two paired modules and one remaining in the same way into a star. At the same time, we do not glue the first and last modules together (if you want to place a light source inside the star; if your star is a simple decoration without lighting, feel free to glue these modules with the edges too). Instead, we cut two identical long ropes from yarn of medium thickness (or take two thin ribbons), glue the tip of the first one (at least 5 cm) or stretch it into the hole from the inside out of the first module from the bottom (if you decide to “sew in”, do it on the tip of the rope / tape a larger knot, you can also string a small circle of cardboard on top of the knot for sealing, finally, sew in ropes / tapes no more than 2-3 cm from the lower edges of the modules), the tip of the second is inside the second module. We are waiting for the glue to dry, if used. With these ropes, you can tie the cones so that the star retains its shape.

Or you can take one long rope to thread it into the holes of both modules - also from the inside out. This method is not suitable if you put a Christmas tree garland inside the star.

Here the ropes are sewn in the middle of both modules, but this is not aesthetically pleasing, and in general they do not do this. By the way, tying the ropes will be quite difficult, so be patient and/or ask someone with longer and thinner fingers to do this (or just help you - hold the first knot).

6. We completely put a short Christmas tree garland with a battery-powered control unit inside the star (we put the unit at the very hole in the star) and then tie the ropes on the bow - so that later you can easily untie them and turn the garland on / off or change the battery in the garland as needed. See lighting options below.

7. Remarkably, when you untie the strings and take out the light source, your star folds nicely into this layered flat shape for absolutely safe storage - and takes up almost no space!

IMPORTANT : Although your stars are not connected to the network, for safety reasons, do not leave them on unattended, because sometimes the bulbs get quite hot, which can cause a fire. The optimal type of light bulbs for these fixtures are compact fluorescent light bulbs and of course light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs, which are usually - usually! - remain relatively cold.

Alternative light source for the Swedish star lamp - also switchable:

1. Buy individual small LED bulbs (1 bulb per star, optimal length light bulbs - about 10 mm; are available for free sale both in Runet and in real building supermarkets), a set of large flat round batteries (CR2032; 1 battery - 1 light bulb) and the same number of small flat neodymium magnets (in free sale). Also prepare a transparent or matte ordinary tape - you can separately reels of adhesive tape with a width of 1.9 and 1.2 cm - and any double-sided tape. The coin in the picture below is just for clarity of size.

2. From cardboard we cut rectangles 4.5 cm long and the same number of rectangles 1.9 cm long. Their width should be slightly larger than the width of a large flat battery. The number of such paired parts is equal to the number of stars that you want to illuminate. We buy a set of seals for holes (if you find it on sale) or cut rings from the same cardboard (the diameter of the ring is equal to the width of the strip).

3. Glue the ring to the tip of a longer cardboard rectangle. The glue is dry - we cut out such a hook on this tip. A hole for convenience in the center can be made with a hole punch.

5. We shorten the wire-antennae of the LED-bulb with wire cutters by about 0.6 cm. This can be done or not done - depending on the size of your star - so that the bulb then hangs strictly in the center of the star. Moreover, if you still cut, do it at the same angle at which the antennae were cut initially, so that one antennae remains shorter than the second.

7. Now we squeeze the battery with adhesive tape - completely sealed edge forward - between the antennae of the LED bulb, while the longer antennae should fall on the side of the battery with a plus, and the shorter one on the back side of the battery. And we stop the longer antennae at the edge of the adhesive tape so that the wire does not touch the battery. If you are not sure which antenna should be attached to which side of the battery, push the battery deeper so that both antennae touch their sides of the battery: if placed correctly, the bulb will light up - and then pull the battery back to the desired level; if it doesn't light up, swap the antennae on the battery.

8. We glue the battery with the light bulb with the back side down to the bottom of the cardboard label - to the double-sided tape - and securely fix it in place and from the bottom with adhesive tape originally glued onto the battery. Careful - do not move while doing this upper tendril light bulbs beyond the border of adhesive tape.

And here's how it works: we apply a magnet simultaneously to the free tip of the antenna from the light bulb and to the large battery - and the light turns on. The magnet will attract to the battery and it will “sit” in place quite firmly. We turn the cardboard with the magnet over to the other side (magnet up) - and again apply it to a large battery - and the light turns off, but the cardboard with the magnet still stays in place. That's the whole secret!

For such a label with a light bulb, the connecting rope on the star on top must be made solid - so that you can hang the label on it by the hook.

Variants of designs of classic Swedish lamps in the form of stars:

1. Buy figured hole punchers and put in bent, but not yet glued star modules (after step 2) figured holes - as symmetrically as possible or just in random order. These can be completely different figures from stars and months to hearts and flowers, or you can use only 1 type of figures (and also - of the same or different sizes). Classic voluminous Swedish stars - usually come with curly holes, and not from solid paper.

2. Having outlined with a pencil the same design of large slots on each module that has not yet been glued together (it is optimal to do this using a single cardboard template - for complete symmetry of the pattern on the finished star), place each module on a stack of newspapers or a special cutting mat and cut it out with a clerical or craft knife this design.

4. From above, the stars can be decorated with a pencil or rhinestones, sparkles or additional details from colored paper, but, as a rule, the patterns in these cases are made very simple and as discreet as possible so as not to distract from the simple graceful beauty of the star itself. It's just that it's accepted according to the classics, the rest is up to you!

5. Paste thin colored paper on a thin white one (so that the light passes better later) before cutting out the modules - and you will get not a white, but a colored star.

6. If you have 5 sheets of paper with the same large pattern, you can, by overlaying and tracing the pattern in a strictly defined place on the patterns, cut the modules with the pattern in the center, and then, as described in step 2, cut out individual specific parts of this pattern on all modules. Under the cut out areas, you can again stick a colored tissue paper, or you can just leave the holes as they are.

Add additional ears to all the lower edges - and you can glue a pointed “ball” instead of a star.

And it doesn't matter whether you made a complex pattern on a star or a simple one - it will look amazing in any case!

Happy New Year!

Sources:
www.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com/paper-star-lantern.html
www.meandmydiy.com

Among all the festive crafts, the Christmas star has a central place, because it is a symbol of Christmas.

Also, the Christmas star is a traditional decoration for the Christmas tree and various Christmas compositions. With the help of a thread, it can be hung from the ceiling or window frame. In addition, it can be a wonderful gift for family and friends.

How to make a Christmas star

There are many options for making a Christmas star. It all depends on the available materials, skill and imagination of the creator. You can make a Christmas star out of paper, cardboard, fabric, wire, nuts, cones, etc. If you have knitting skills, a knitted star will look very cute. At the final stage, you can decorate ready product sequins, beads, beads and other materials.

Consider some options for making a Christmas star with your own hands.

Master class "Christmas star"

A handmade Christmas star will not only decorate your home, but will also help create a festive mood.

star of bethlehem- a symbol of Byzantium, which is more than two thousand years old. The mysterious celestial body is so beautiful that poets tirelessly describe it, paint artists, paint icons. The eight-pointed star, a symbol of the birth of Christ, was given to children for the Christmas holidays, it was decorated with the top of the New Year tree, hung on front door, which symbolized peace, kindness and hospitality. The star is also used as an element in decorating and creating iconostases. Despite the fact that today there is no shortage in stores Christmas decorations and various crafts, we will try to tell you how and from what you can independently make a symbol of Christmas, because everyone knows that what is made by oneself is much more valuable, since we put our soul into it. So, consider the manufacture of crafts of the Star of Bethlehem.

paper star

One of the easiest and most affordable materials for crafts is paper.

You can use any: colored, corrugated, thick, newspaper, and even from under the boxes. Manufacturing does not require any special skills and devices. Everything is very simple. We arm ourselves with pencils, scissors and glue.

Let's move on to the master class:

1. For one paper star, you will need two square blanks of equal sizes. Fold the paper as shown in the picture;
2. Next, measure a distance equal to half the length of the line from the center itself, make cuts on the folds;
3. Form cones in the form of a triangle from the notched edges, smearing the sides with glue in advance, and fasten the parts of the square to each other;
4. One of the components of the star is ready. Do the same with the other and glue the blanks together.

new year symbol

At the beginning of the article, we mentioned that you can decorate not only the Christmas tree with a star, but also the front door. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to make a Styrofoam star.

For this we need:

• a piece of foam (arbitrary size, depends on how much you want to get a star at the end of the master class);
• compass;
• pencil;
• stationery knife and scissors;
• thick paper;
• glue;
• wrapping paper or foil (all the wealth that is in stock from past holidays).

So let's get started.

The most important thing is to cut out the base for the star from the foam. At this stage, you can use the template, but do not worry if you do not have one, in this master class we will tell you how to make a blank yourself. Take a compass and draw two circles. Their diameters are 20 and 40 cm. Next, measure seven equal parts along the circles and draw rays from the center to them.

Then, draw lines that will connect the base to the ends of the corners, and cut the workpiece strictly along the contour.

Prepare the decorated paper and cut out the details to the size of the center and rays. Glue the rays, and then the missing details. To wrapping not frayed, go along the contour with a beautiful cord, cloth or thicker paper, cut to size and stick. Decorate the tops of our beautiful star with bells.

You can finish the work when you decide for yourself that your work is sufficiently decorated. Apply all your flight of fancy in this master class, you can glue beads, wrap rays with tinsel and even decorate with neon ribbon.

miracle of bethlehem

Another original way the creation of a star is a straw.

This time the process will be somewhat laborious, but will not lose its fascination at all, it is more convenient to create if you repeat everything in four hands.

What will be required? We stock up on straws, a hammer, a plank, carnations, a thick thread, a pencil, a ruler.

Place the board as shown in the picture. Count 50 straws and arrange them next to each other on a tight thread. Tie them in the middle, forming a blank in the form of a bow. While one of you ties in the middle with a thread, the other straightens the ends in opposite directions. Now, without releasing the middle of the part, try to make a circle out of the “bow”. Then, fasten all the straws with a thread, as tightly as possible in relation to each other. To make it easier, drive a carnation in the very center, which will secure the craft in place.

Now tie the remaining straws in the center. The sticks are tied together, forming them in several pieces. Well, our symbol is ready, it remains to form the long rays of the star, for which it is necessary to break the straw in half and along the edges, forming corners. These rays are inserted into the gaps between the ends of the straws. The corners are also knitted with a thread.

The star of Bethlehem, according to the Gospel of Matthew, illuminated Judea with divine light at the very moment when Jesus was born. But today we will not talk about the Nativity of Christ at all, but rather about how to make a star out of paper, if there is nothing to crown the dome of the Christmas tree. Or how to do different size 3D stars for the original pendant in the bedroom. Small ones can be folded out of foil, and large ones can be painted acrylic paints and sprinkle with sparkles - you get a luxurious interior decoration.

It will also be useful for you to know how to make volumetric star from paper for an action-packed ninja game. How to use paper star decide for yourself: a small one should be hung on a Christmas tree, and let a large three-dimensional star, for example, adequately decorate the top of the Christmas symbol. Or let it hang from the ceiling, being surrounded by origami balls, symbolizing all the planets solar system. Let's start with perhaps the simplest circuit- a four-pointed star. This scheme for beginners will please many with its simplicity, so ...

Four-pointed origami star

Our scheme 1 invites you to make a shuriken star - a ninja smashing weapon (By the way, you and your little warrior may be interested). However, you can endow these paper stars with your own semantic variations. Requires 4 sheets square shape to assemble individual modules, from which it will turn out modular origami shuriken star. Consider fig. 1 take a closer look and then proceed step by step:

• Fold the square blank in half diagonally, one of the corners will be sharpened along it by bending the planes to the median deflection;
• Bend the bottom corner up, forming a triangular shape of paper crafts. The resulting triangle must be folded in half along the vertical axis to make an asterisk;
• Along the line of a small triangle, bend the lower edge towards you, squeeze the place of the crease. Expand lower part workpiece and screw the convex triangle inward (see Fig. 1). Make 3 more such paper crafts (same size, random color);
• Collect convex star from colored paper, inserting the lower corners into the sinuses-pockets of the adjacent part, then seal the joints and straighten the arrows, giving them the desired volume.

How to make a five pointed star out of paper

Shuriken, as you can see, has developed into one or two. But the classic origami invites you to make a heavenly body from a single square sheet without connecting blocks. How to make a five-pointed star out of paper, our detailed overview below and fig. 2:

• Fold a square sheet (can be made from standard A4 office paper) along both diagonals, then in half and again in half to a small square - the markup is ready, unfold the workpiece to its original position;
• Fold the workpiece into a triangle, bending inward the opposite side planes from the top of the diagonal intersection;
• Bend one of the equal edges of the triangle inward, equaling it to the central axis. Repeat the action on the reverse side, but with the opposite edge.

When adding curves, move aside one vertex from the front side and the second from the back side - a five-pointed origami star in your hands. And the voluminous five-pointed pentagram is the result of the adjustment of the “rays”. Bend them so that from a distance the craft looks voluminous.

DIY star of Bethlehem

A Christmas star from a pre-prepared paper square folds in a peculiar way, but it does not bode well for you. Folding an eight-pointed star from separate modules will be more difficult, but we will soon conquer this peak. And the hexagonal star folds like this:

• Your reference outline is fig. 3. He clearly shows how to make a Bethlehem companion of the Magi. To begin with, fold the sheet (square) exactly in half, then unfold it to the designated horizontal position;
• Fold the upper corners forward, aligning the corner itself with the line of the central deflection. At the same time, the lower corners should remain even, significantly sharpening. Repeat the action with the second top corner;
• Return the sheet to the original, then again bend the first bend of the corner towards you. Without unbending the structure, break the second upper corner on top of the first. Bend the section that protrudes beyond the edges of the workpiece towards you, equaling it along the edge of the triangle;
• Wrap the same protruding section inward, into reverse side. The star has acquired half of the peaks. Now bend the top corner of the convolution towards you, equaling it to the center of the base of the triangle;
• It is almost possible to collect an asterisk from paper. It remains to bend the lower, freshly bent corner upward again, bringing out the tip - one of the peaks of the nascent star. Take the lower left acute corner to the opposite blunt one and again bend it towards you, forming another vertex;
• The remaining "free" section also bend to the opposite corner and take the last peak to yourself. Ready!

Let's add volume!

How to make a three-dimensional paper star? An eight-pointed modular star made of colored paper is folded according to the principle of the designer. We have to make a complex luminary from separate blocks, each of which is folded like parts for a shuriken (see Fig. 4).

Such a product is performed in the same way as a shuriken (use Fig. 4 and folding patterns of a four-vertex shuriken - Fig. 1), although the effective octagram takes a little more time. But by folding such a thing with your own hands, you will truly surprise your relatives and friends. Surprised by the new level of your capabilities? Then rather tell your family how you did it all, because everyone will be pleased to see their personal contribution to decorating rooms for the upcoming holiday. Can you show them the diagrams?

According to biblical legend, the Star of Bethlehem announced the birth of Christ to the whole world. On Christmas Eve, churches are decorated with stars, Sunday schools. Craft star of Bethlehem is simple. You need to decorate it so that it resembles a heavenly star in the night sky. She brought joyful news about the birth of the baby Jesus, so she should be light, bright, shiny. How to make a paper Christmas star in a simple way?

I learned how to make this star when we needed it in kindergarten for a caroling contest. Half the night I studied drawings on the Internet, then crawled on my knees on the floor until morning, gradually constructing eight rays that should represent the light of a Christmas star. But the carol star came out to our glory! I made several different ones and already in the kindergarten we chose the best one.

To craft the Star of Bethlehem, you will need:

1. Sheets of colored cardboard or paper. You can make crafts from white sheets, and then paint or decorate with sparkles, beads.
2. Pencil and scissors.
3. Glue.

First option

From colored paper cut out two identical squares:

If it is made of beautiful shiny paper, we glue a thread or ribbon and we can hang it on the wall, on the ceiling, on the door. If a appearance did not like it, decorate to your liking. The Star of Bethlehem craft can be made in a variety of ways.

Gallery: do-it-yourself star of Bethlehem (25 photos)

Second option. How to make a Christmas star

To craft the Star of Bethlehem, you need to do:

1. Cut out two five-pointed stars from cardboard.
2. On one workpiece, we make an incision in a straight line from the top of the upper corner to the center.
3. We cut the second from below between the two lower rays to the center.
4. We connect the workpieces along the cuts made. For beauty, you can make them in different colors.

The third option: voluminous from bags

For its manufacture, you will need: a volumetric base, it must be done, first of all, or take a finished one; sheets from an old useless book with yellowed pages; glue and sequins for finishing the edges of the rays and for attaching the pouches to the base.

We start work with making bags from book pages, you need more than 30 of them. When the bags are ready carefully, methodically, in a certain order glue the pouches with a sharp tip to the base. When all the bags are glued, brush the glue on their edges with a brush and sprinkle with sparkles.

Fourth option: a bright Christmas star made of paper

Required materials and tools:

1. Bright wrapping paper, silver or gold.
2. Scissors.
3. Glue gun.
4. Threads.
5. Newspaper or paper.

We crush a dense ball from newsprint with our hands. We wrap it with threads. Cover with bright wrapping paper.

For rays, you need to cut 10-15 blanks in the form of a half circle. We spread the edge of the workpiece and turn it into a cone. Glue the cones on the ball close to each other. The resulting craft looks like a bright ball.

The star of Bethlehem in the form of a ball of thin and long paper bags can be made from A4 paper. The sheet is cut in half, each half is twisted into an elegant bag. It turns out 100 rays. 3 beams are connected with a stapler to make a fan. Such fans are made from all the remaining rays. Then they are strung on a thread, pulled together and tied. This craft looks beautiful from shiny paper.

A similar craft is made from paper folded in a fan, but in a different way. Mark a square sheet of paper into 6 equal parts and fold the triangular fan. We fold it with a rectangle and cut off its ends obliquely, we get an isosceles trapezoid. We fold it in half, sew it with a stapler at the fold.

We open the fan and glue the meeting faces at the top and bottom. So that the gluing points do not disperse, fasten with a clothespin until completely dry. From another, thinner paper, for example, newsprint, according to this description, we make a smaller craft and stick it on a larger one. Craft star of Bethlehem is ready.

Christmas stars from newspaper tubes. On a sheet of cardboard or thick paper, draw a five-pointed or any other star. from newspapers or pages of glossy magazines make tubes. By inserting the tubes one into one, we form the outline of the craft. Decorate as you wish: paint, wrap, sprinkle with sparkles.

How to make a star of Bethlehem out of paper? The easiest way is to cut it out of paper or cardboard using a stencil, decorate with sequins, paste over the edges with sparkling tinsel. You can weave it from paper strips, can be done beautiful crafts quilling, origami. Craft star of Bethlehem is ready.

styrofoam star

Need to cook:

Step-by-step instruction.

The first and difficult stage is cutting a star out of foam. You can do this using a stencil or template, or you can draw a do-it-yourself craft outline on the foam plane.

On a sheet of foam we draw two concentric circles 20 and 40 cm. At an equal distance seven lines are drawn from the center according to the number of rays. Divide the segments between the lines in half. This is the base of the rays.