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 from foil, and large ones can be painted with acrylic paints and sprinkled with sparkles - you get a luxurious interior decoration.

It will also be useful for you to learn how to make a three-dimensional paper star for an action-packed ninja game. Decide for yourself how to use a paper star: a small one should be hung on a Christmas tree, and a large one bulk star let, 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);
• Assemble a convex star from colored paper by inserting the lower corners into the sinuses-pockets of an 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 all this, because everyone will be pleased to see their personal contribution to decorating rooms for the upcoming holiday. Can you show them the diagrams?

At Christmas, it is customary to decorate the house with all kinds of stars, which are symbols of the Star of Bethlehem. We invite you to make such an unusual Christmas star. It is easy and simple to make it, while it looks very beautiful and original. To make a star, it is advisable to take shiny wrapping paper. bright color. So, let's begin.

1. To make a Christmas star you will need:

Wrapping paper bright red.
Scissors.
Newspaper.
Threads.
Glue gun.

2. We prepare the base of the star. We make a ball from an old newspaper and wrap it tightly with a thread.

3. Apply glue to the entire ball.

4. We cover it with wrapping paper. Do not try to fit the ball perfectly evenly, subsequently all the bumps and roughness will be hidden under the rays of the star.

5. We proceed directly to the formation of the rays of the star. To do this, we cut 15 such blanks, which are a circle cut in half.

6. Apply glue from the gun to one end of the workpiece. We tightly roll the workpiece into a cone.

7. It turns out such a pointed cone-beam. We repeat the procedure with all paper blanks.

8. We start assembling the star. We apply glue along the contour of the base of the cone.

How to make a Christmas star out of paper with your own hands for a competition in kindergarten or school? Now we will show 5 ways to do this, and you can choose what you and your child can do.

Time has passed Christmas decorations: , are no longer needed. It's time for Christmas crafts. The most popular of which is the Christmas star. If you have the time and desire, you can make a Christmas star from. If not, we offer five paper crafts of varying degrees of complexity.

It is unlikely that kids will be able to cope with such crafts on their own. But this does not mean that you should not try to give your child paper and glue with a brush. If you know that your child is experiencing hard failures, then so that he is not offended, and in order not to turn preparations for the holiday into a hassle, do not torment the baby with complex crafts. Just draw a star on the cardboard, cut it out, and give the child paints to decorate it to his liking.

Such stars can decorate an apartment, a group in a kindergarten or a class at school. You can give them as a gift or glue them to a staff and carry them with you for Christmas caroling.

Christmas paper star: option number 1

The first craft is not just a paper Christmas star. This is a star light. So get ready, it will not be easy to make it. However, it's worth it. To build such beauty with your own hands, you will need 5 sheets of thick paper, scissors, a paper or construction knife, glue, a stapler and a cord.

Paper Christmas star: option number 2

This Christmas paper star is much easier to make with your own hands than the previous one. You will need two sheets of paper, scissors and glue. Fold the paper as shown in the picture, make cuts, and then glue with the second of the same part.

Or here is a video version of this Christmas craft for school or kindergarten.

DIY Christmas star: option number 3

Christmas origami star. Great Christmas craft for adults and kids. The main secret is patience. Lots and lots of patience.

Christmas paper star: option number 4

These incredibly beautiful Christmas stars are called Scandinavian. They can be made not only from paper, but also from cotton fabric. The algorithm is the same: cut the fabric into strips and weave.

DIY paper Christmas star: option number 5

The easiest of all crafts. So, meet, a Christmas star that you can make with your own hands in one minute.

We hope these master classes on how to make a Christmas star out of paper with your own hands have inspired you and your children to great deeds. And your Christmas craft will be the best at the competition at school or kindergarten.

Good afternoon, today I am publishing an article in which I have collected the most different ways make Christmas stars with your own hands. We will make stars paper, cardboard, sew stars from felt, crochet them. You will see simple christmas crafts accessible to children, and complex structures in the shape of a star.

Here are some of the ideas I gathered today in one common pile:

• Stars from strips of paper using quilling technique.
• The stars are transparent with stained glass film.
• Stars are three-dimensional in 3d technique.
• Christmas star window stickers.
• Christmas garlands with stars.
• Six-pointed stars with convex edges.
• Stars from cardboard modules.
• New Year's stars from the newspaper.

So, let's start our New Year's star crafts.

Craft Idea #1

paper star

in the quilling technique.

Here is the first idea - a New Year's star from strips of paper, twisted and glued in quilling technique.

Even if you are not yet familiar with the technique of twisting from paper strips then you just need take a close look in the photo below to understand how this paper star is made.

First, from paper strips, we collect separately five rays– and then glue them together.

Here in the photo below, I even highlighted each detail of the paper strips separately - in different colors.

Each ray of a star is made up of three short oval twists of paper strips - light green lines. One twist is longer - orange line. And one paper tape , which wraps all these twists together - in the form of a single frame - the pink line in the photo below.

You yourself will rejoice at how quickly your homemade New Year's star made of paper turned out. You can make several of these and hang them on Christmas tree as a decoration.

And according to a very similar principle, we can create such stars. This is also essentially QUILLING. But here the forms are no longer so smooth and rounded, but more clear and faceted. But the principle is the same.

If you look closely at the photo below, you will see that each of the rays of the star is 2 triangles glued together its longest of three sides.

That is, cutting 10 identical strips of paper. From each we make a paper triangle. All ten triangles are divided into pairs. And we glue each pair with each other with a long side. We get five rays future paper star. We glue the rays together. Close the center of the gluing with an asterisk. With a hole punch we make a hole in the upper beam in order to hang it on a Christmas tree by a thread.

Craft Idea #2

new year star

FROM ROLLS from toilet paper

And here is the next DIY star idea similar to the previous technique the fact that here, too, round paper loops are glued together. Only the loops here are not glued from paper strips, but are roll cuts from toilet paper - and a transparent colored film (food wrap, or colored tape) is stretched over each section.

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We need a roll of paper towels or toilet paper. And we will also need multi-colored transparent pieces of film to wrap around our paper blanks for the star.

Where can I get transparent color film for this Christmas star craft.

Option 1 - food color polyethylene.

Option 2 - colored transparent candy wrappers.

Option 3 - colored transparent packaging from bouquets, or gift wrapping in stores with a gift wrapping department.

Option 4 - colored wide adhesive tape - is sold in hardware or finishing stores.

Option 5 - a transparent finishing film from a hardware store. It is sold in such large rolls as wallpaper - but they can be bought in any pieces - at least 1 meter, at least 10 cm - cut off from the roll and sold. But first you need to make sure that this film, in isolation from the paper base, gives a transparent color - that is, it transmits light. Check directly in the store - peel off the corner of the film from the paper base directly on the roll and check it for transparency.

How we will make New Year's transparent stars.

We cut the paper roll into identical parts-rings - and from these parts we bend ray shapes and middle-pentagon for our future star.

To fold the pentagonal middle - you need measure the circumference of the roll and divide it into 5 equal parts. And bend in the places marked with a pencil.

And now for every ray of our star we must bend BASE, which in length will coincide with the length of the side of the pentagonal center. To do this, bend the roll along the edge and measure with a ruler half the length of the side of the pentagonal center stars.

By the same principle, we wrap the remaining rays of a cardboard star in a film (or colored tape).

And now our task is to glue all parts of the asterisk into one - connect the rays with the middle.

The easiest way is with a piece of double-sided tape. Scotch tape with sticky edges on both sides.

Or you can spread it with PVA glue and dry it pressed down - we squeeze it with clothespins

And when assembled, such an asterisk is hung by the window - so that it transmits light and looks like New Year's craft from glass.

By the way.

If you have a glass cutter and multi-colored pieces of glass left over from old interior doors, then you can do real glass Christmas stars.

Craft Idea #3

new year star

in the BEER technique.

Here in the photo below we see a six-pointed star made of paper. Even a child in a circle of children's creativity can make it. You do not need to draw anything with a compass, build complex calculations. All you need is 1 square piece of paper folded like a fan. And another square of newsprint (smaller).

BUT Master Class for making such a New Year's star with your own hands looks like this. We fold the square sheet like a fan so to get six sides- that is, three folds of the fan only (as in the photo below).

Can sheet immediately measure in width and divide this figure into 6 equal parts. And mark these parts with a pencil and make bends-folds according to these marks - then we will get a fan of six identical harmonica blades.

And if you make patterned cuts in such a star (as in a snowflake), you get a patterned New Year's star made of paper - with a beautiful openwork pattern on their beams.

That is, the fan itself (still folded) is supplemented with slots. And then we sew the middle of the fan with a bracket, fold it in half, unfold it in a circle and glue the blades of the halves that meet.

Craft Idea #4

new year star

from twisted triangles.

Here we see a seven-pointed paper star. Because of the abundance of rays, it looks more like a snowflake. But if you change the shape of the triangle to a more elongated one, you can get a design with five rays. We lay each such tube on a paper round base smeared with glue.

Craft Idea #5

paper stars

In the form of a garland.

A paper star is often used as an element of a New Year's garland. Here I propose to consider three ways to make such a star garland for the New Year.

Option number 1. Here is the simplest fast way put the stars on a string. You need a sewing machine and silhouettes of stars cut out of cardboard.

We refuel in sewing machine thread, put a star under the foot of the machine and drive the machine line through the star. Moreover, when the line reaches the edge of the star, we do not stop the machine, but we scribble further to get a long thread twisted into a line. After a few centimeters of such an empty line-chain, we again put a star out of cardboard.

Option number 2. You can make a garland of bulk stars points. They are made according to the principle of krizhka - several silhouettes of a star made of paper are superimposed on each other and fastened with a common machine seam. Or you can first paperclip these multi-layered stars.

For a garland of paper stars You don't have to buy colored paper. You can use the pages of old books or a musical staff.

Option number 3.

And you can make a garland of three-dimensional stars with smooth edges. If you make holes in such paper stars with a hole punch, then you can stretch the thread through them - and we will get a starry New Year's garland.

Here is an understandable master class that clearly shows how to make such a three-dimensional 3D cardboard star with your own hands. As we can see, with a sharp stick under the ruler, we iron the arrows of the star. And then the ironed lines will already be easily bent into the convex folds we need. And we will get a star with faceted rays.

Those lines that lead from the center to the tip of the beam are bent outward. And the lines that lead from the center to the interbeam point are bent inward.

Craft Idea #6

new year star

with smooth edges.

And below is another easy way to make a star out of paper. Here you need a template (the drawing of the star itself) and a ruler with which we will smooth out equal folds of each face of such a star.

Look at the picture and you will see that this is a simple flat six-pointed star. It was cut from a flat sheet of paper. And then each face was bent - in sequence, we bend one face outward, and bend the next face inward.

To draw a six-pointed star on paper yourself, you can use ruler or compass. First, we measure the distance from the middle of the circle to its edge (that is, we find out the radius of the circle). And then we measure this radius around the entire circumference with a ruler or compass. Only six of these radii fit. along the entire circle. These marks will be the points of the rays of our star with six rays.

Or you can use the ready-made stencil in the picture below. You can trace it directly from your computer screen, just put a sheet of paper on a glowing screen - the star will shine through the paper - and trace the contours (or just the points of the corners) with light pencil lines. And then remove the sheet from the screen and circle everything with a bold line.

If you want to increase or decrease the size pictures on the screen, this can be done with the buttons of your computer.

Press the button with your left hand ctrl on your keyboard (it's on the bottom row on the left) - and while the button is pressed, you use your right hand spin the mouse wheel Forward to increase, back to decrease. And the size of all pictures on the screen changes increasing or decreasing.

Craft Idea #7

new year star

From paper modules.

And here is a star made of paper, which is folded by connecting individual paper modules together. How exactly to fold such a star out of paper is shown in detail in the diagram below.

Such New Year's paper stars can be made as an independent decoration for the Christmas tree. As a decorative star for decoration new year holiday. Or like this paper stars you can dot the ring for a Christmas wreath.

Craft Idea #8

new year star

From cardboard.

But simple craft volumetric Christmas star made from cardboard. Here (as you see in the photo) you need to cut out two identical silhouettes of a five-pointed star from cardboard.

Then in each make a cardboard star cut with scissors - in a straight line, leading from the lower interbeam to the upper vertex of the beam - but do not cut to the end, and stop at the central point of the star.

When we we put one slot on the slot of the second star made of cardboard- we get a cruciform connection of two strips (perpendicular to each other). As a result, it turns out 3D star.

And here is an option when 2 stars, also cut out of thick cardboard, do not sit on top of each other - but simply lie on top of each other so that the rays of the upper star are located between the rays of the lower star. If you make openwork holes-slots in such a cardboard star with a blade, then the star will look more elegant. And gold sprinkles will make such a New Year's star quite festive.

Craft Idea #9

Cardboard stars

DOUBLE-SIDED.

Method 1 - four-beam blank

You can make a star with four rays out of paper - then make the same second one, and connect them together.

Here detailed master class with a description of how to make 2 blanks with your own hands and connect them together into one star.

Method 1 - three-beam blank.

And these voluminous paper stars are also made from two modules, glued one to meet the other. Only here the module is not of four beams, but of three.

AT flat view this module has just such a triangular shape with serifs-fasteners on all three sides.

We bend the module along the longitudinal line of each of the three corners of the triangle. The faceted modules are put on each other with notches-serifs. And it turns out a voluminous star with six rays.

Craft Idea #10

paper stars

In ORIGAMI technique

You can make an origami star. That is, from an ordinary square sheet of paper WITHOUT USING SCISSORS. This is what distinguishes the fashionable Japanese origami technique - the art of turning a square plane into a figure of any complexity.

Here such a star is also obtained from one square sheet of paper. But the process looks rather complicated. But as soon as you understand it, how do you understand the speed and ease with which these stars appear. And having made 4 such stars, you acquire high-speed automatism and can add the stars almost blindly.

And here is another star in the origami technique. Where from a square sheet is obtained paper module. And from such modules-rays we fold a solid star out of paper.

Craft Idea #11

new year stars

Transparent for windows.

You can make a star out of paper to stick it on the window. These stars look very elegant. And this is an alternative to the classic paper snowflakes, which we all used to glue on the windows during the Christmas holidays.

Such a New Year's star is made of paper is quite simple. A strip of paper is folded in half. Its tips are bent to give a pointed shape. We attach the resulting module to a round base sheet. Or we immediately attach it to the window - to an imaginary circle.

Depending on the shape of the folds that we made to give a pointed shape to our rectangle, we get different forms star rays. Thus, having shown an EXPERIMENTAL hitch, we will be able to create more and more author's New Year's stars on the window.

Craft idea No. 12

new year stars

from a rolled up newspaper.

And here is another star made of paper - or rather, from a sheet of newspaper. Here a thin twist is made from a spread of the newspaper. Can be placed inside a newspaper roll copper wire- so the bent frame of the star will be given additional rigidity.

After that, the star blank from the newspaper can be decorated. Paint with paint, wrap with threads, coat with glue and cover with sparkles. Or something else according to your imagination.

These are the ideas I have collected for you in this article. Now you know a lot of ways to make a star out of paper with your mind and with your own hands.

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Once upon a time, on Christmas holidays, dressed-up children walked around the villages and caroled. Among the carolers were those who carried a star on a pole, and sometimes there were several such children. Now old traditions are being revived, albeit not quite in their original form. But today, just like in the old days, many make the Star of Bethlehem with their own hands. Almost any improvised material is suitable for this.

Meeting of three traditions

The Slavs had a tradition of caroling from ancient times. Other peoples of Europe have similar customs, but Christians outside Europe do not have them. The situation is quite different among the Gentiles.

In the pre-Christian era, people attached great importance to the moon and the sun. This did not depend on the existence of a written calendar: the economic year was determined precisely by the heavenly bodies and the weather. Economic and everyday practice was closely connected with certain rituals, and such events as the days of the equinox and solstice were of particular importance in the life of a pagan.

Time and the annual cycle were interpreted mythologically. So, after the winter solstice, holidays dedicated to the young sun began. Holidays were accompanied by folk festivals and divination.

Among the Slavs, the name "Kolyada" was attached to such holidays. Apparently, this Latin borrowing penetrated into the Proto-Slavic language in antiquity. The contacts of the Slavs with the empire were limited by the "Amber Road"; the main places of their settlement were far beyond the periphery of Rome. Nevertheless, the Slavs were familiar with the Roman winter holidays, which ended in the January kalends. This is evidenced by the very word "Kolyada" - this is a direct borrowing from the Latin language, bypassing the Greek.

Other important event that happened at that time, it was Christmas. The Gospel of Matthew tells of the adoration of the Magi. They came from the east to the place where Jesus was born. It was not easy to find him, because there were no places in the hotels of the city of Bethlehem, and Mary gave birth to Jesus in a camp where a herd of sheep spent the night. His first cradle was a nursery. The way for the Magi was shown by a star that lit up brightly that night and stopped over the place where Joseph and Mary stopped. It happened 12 days after Christmas.

The star of Bethlehem for Christians became the fulfillment of the prophecy that appeared in the Book of Numbers and thus became entrenched in the Christian tradition. Iconostases were decorated with an eight-pointed star, and a four-pointed star was placed on a diskos in the altar.

Finally, on Christmas holidays, a Christmas tree was decorated with a star, and having put a star on a pole, children carried it along the evening streets. They sang carols and praised Christ, and the owners of the houses put gifts in a bag for them. This plot is very familiar to people from Gogol's book "The Night Before Christmas".

So three traditions were combined in Christmas carols: pagan, Roman and Christian. It cannot be said that such customs are only Slavic. Walking with a star is also characteristic of the Germans, Romanians, Finns and Scandinavian peoples. Christianity at one time did not destroy pagan customs, but adapted them to its own calendar.

Creating a star from improvised material

Once upon a time, peasant children did not think that they needed to buy something to make a star. Usually it was made from a sieve and straw, and colored rags served as decoration. Now home baking is losing popularity, and, probably, not all modern children know what a sieve is. And finding straw in regions where bread is not grown is a great success. But do not lose heart: in city apartments and nearby shops there is everything you need. A star can be made from the following materials:

• paper and cardboard;
• fiberboard and plywood;
• polystyrene foam.

Paper stars are very good as house decorations before Christmas, and you can go caroling with plywood and foam stars. However, in order not to spoil the material, it is better to start with templates.

Paper, pencil and scissors

It is traditionally believed that the Star of Bethlehem was eight-pointed. Where people got this from is not entirely clear: nowhere in the Gospel is this mentioned. But tradition is tradition, so it’s worth starting with just such a star.

A large stencil can be made from two rectangles. Their length to width ratio should be 1:0.41. This is because the diagonals of such a rectangle intersect at an angle of 45 degrees. If we combine the centers of two such rectangles, placing the figures perpendicular to each other, then their vertices will be the vertices of the rays. The points of intersection of the sides will be the bases of these rays.

You can do it even easier by laying two identical squares on top of each other so that their diagonals are at the same angle - 45 degrees. In this case, the bases of the rays can be made wherever you want. It will be enough to use a compass and a ruler. After marking the template, you need to glue it, draw the contours of the rays and cut it out.

Templates for small stars can be made from a folded sheet. You need to fold it 5 times, and then make an oblique cut. After unfolding, a ready-made star stencil is obtained for cutting out of paper. Templates can be made in different sizes.

Such simple ways you can make four-pointed and six-pointed stars. But for those who want to make a stencil for a five-pointed one, you can advise a protractor.

You should not limit your imagination. With the help of a protractor and a ruler, you can make a wide variety of patterns, for example, with rays of different lengths.

Volumetric cardboard crafts

Some decorations can be made without templates. First of all, this concerns voluminous crafts"Star of Bethlehem" from colored cardboard. The absence of the need for a stencil is explained by the fact that the folds in such sprockets will be needed. To make jewelry you will need colored paper or cardboard, scissors and glue. Step-by-step instruction Togo, how to make a christmas star out of paper looks like this:

Very valuable advice: it is better to shape a star on a flat surface. So the back side will be more even, and it will be easier to glue the other half to it.

If you need star decorations that will be glued to a wall or frame, then it is better to use stencils in the form of stars for paper cutting. It’s easier to make them according to the template, and most importantly, they will look neater.

Styrofoam, fiberboard and plywood

It is difficult to go caroling with a paper star - it is not durable. But a more solid product can be installed on a pole. This is where templates come in handy. In addition, an electric jigsaw is useful for cutting a star out of plywood or fiberboard: of course, you can cut it by hand, but it will take time. Styrofoam can be used as usual stationery knife.

Among all the templates, the best ones are those in which one beam is different from the others, it should be longer. Although no strict rules not here, the shape of the star can be arbitrary.

A template is superimposed on the plywood, and the contour of the star is outlined on it. To cut, insert a file with small teeth into the jigsaw: it will not tear the material. After sawing, the edges should be treated with sandpaper so as not to be scratched when decorating. But it will be made at the end, but for now, you can attach the workpiece to a wooden pole with a self-tapping screw.

Styrofoam star is easier to make. She has three advantages over the plywood option:

1. manufacturing does not require special tools;
2. light weight;
3. anything can be used as a pole, even an aluminum handle from an old mop - it is enough to bring it into the thickness of the material.

You can cut a star out of polystyrene with a clerical knife, and if the sheet is thick, then it is better to use a regular hacksaw: this material is sawn very easily. After cutting out the contour, you can give the star a relief, however, if the sheet thickness is small or the material has large grains, then you can limit yourself to decor.

star decoration

Decor star of bethlehem limited only by imagination. It can be painted, glued with paper, sheathed with colored fabric, glued with a self-adhesive film. Some people like solid stars, although more often you can find all the colors of the rainbow on them.

Very often, the rays and the middle of the star are decorated in different ways. Most likely, this is due to the ancient method of making it from a sieve and straw. Sometimes even an icon could be found in the middle, while the rays were painted with intricate patterns. As for other decor, there are many options for it, for example:

• bells at the ends of the rays;
• Christmas tinsel along the contour;
• tapes hanging down;
• patchwork pattern;
• brushes;
• sequins and beads.

The traditional dominant colors in the design were red and yellow. In any case, it is they who are found in the paintings dedicated to caroling in pre-revolutionary times.

You can fix the decorative elements with both glue and threads, if fabric is used. Decorations are fastened to a product made of plywood or fiberboard with paper clips using a furniture stapler.

Paint is the easiest and available method star of bethlehem decorations. Best suited for this are water-based or acrylic paints. But it is better to refuse the use of nitro enamels when it comes to polystyrene: the acetone contained in the cans dissolves the polystyrene foam.

A good illustration of the diversity of Bethlehem stars is the Kiev Christmas procession:

Sometimes fantasy can go very far:

How much such complex compositions need to be done is a matter of taste. More often, you can limit yourself to a simple flat asterisk pasted over with shiny paper, and a geometric pattern or Christmas tree tinsel will suffice as a decor. As they say, modestly, but with taste.

Using an old sieve

No need to throw it away: there is a chance to make a Christmas star the old-fashioned way. In addition to the sieve itself, you will also need a rope and long strong torches. If desired, they can be replaced with wire rod, but then the sprocket will weigh a lot. Splinters should be long, about 80 centimeters, and 4 pieces will be needed for each beam.

First, the rim of the sieve must be divided into 8 equal parts. In each part, 4 holes are made, which are arranged in the form of a square or rectangle. In a pair of squares lying opposite each other, a hole is made inside, it should be larger: a pole will be inserted there.

After that, torches are inserted into the holes. At one end they should rest against the sieve wall, while the others will stick out. Their ends are connected in fours - this is how rays are formed. Inside the sieve, the torches should be fixed with a rope.

After the frame is ready, you can skip the pole into it, which rests against the top of the upper beam, and start decorating. Inside the sieve you need to glue a cardboard circle. Its diameter should initially exceed the diameter of the sieve. Teeth are cut along the edges of the circle, bent, after which the circle is glued inward. The rim is made of colored paper, and a reproduction of the icon of the Mother of God is placed inside.

Rays are decorated with paper or colored rags- with what is at hand. You can put bells or tassels on their ends. The star is ready.

Now you can gather a company, get costumes of animals - for some reason, in old pictures there are always a goat and a bear among them - and go caroling. Well, so that this process does not resemble begging, it is worth learning a certain number of carols.

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