make a ball using similar technique ().buy pre-cut paper to make Moravian Stars.
#Christmas origami star how to#
see video on how to make them part 1 and part 2 by PantyMython.get instructions to fold Moravian star here or here.They can also be made into balls, home accents, and gift bows. When dry, they are hung on Christmas trees. Sometimes, Moravian stars are dipped in wax and sprinkled with glitter. They are a little more complicated than the lucky stars above however, they are much more elegant. Four strips of paper are needed to make one star. The Moravian stars made by strip folding are still 3-dimensional, but are reduced to have 16 spikes. The original Moravian stars had 110 spikes but later a simpler, 26 spike star prevailed. Historically the term Moravian star refers to a 3-dimensional spikey star that is illuminated during Advent and/or Christmas (particularly by Germans and people of Moravian descent). Moravian stars are also called: Froebel stars, German stars, Swedish stars, Polish star, Danish star, and other names such as origami star, or Christmas stars. more fun things you can do with Lucky Stars.buy pre-cut strips of paper to make lucky stars.get diagrams to fold a lucky star here or here.Though not as popular, a similar method of strip folding can be used to make Lucky Hearts (see below). Many people, especially children, have been known to sit and fold hundreds of them: it can be a meditative process. A jar of lucky stars can be used as a guessing game similar to guessing the number of jelly beans in a jar. Lucky Stars can be strung together to make garland or serve as a beaded curtain of stars. You can thread them into earrings & necklaces or use them as decorative packing peanuts.
When they are made in a variety of colors and arranged in layers, or set in clear glass bowls, they are visually stunning. It is also called Chinese lucky star, dream star, wishing star, or simply origami star. You will only need to use one colour (unless you want to create a rainbow star, which might be nice).Probably, the easiest and most well known example of strip folding is the Lucky Star. I then remove the pink piece and re-do the join with another blue section.
NOTE: I have used a pink piece when demonstrating how to join the sections together since it is much easier to see how to make the connection. Simply follow along with the video below… How to make an origami star for Christmas Once you’ve made a few of these, you can string them up with twine, or prop them on the mantelpiece for a pretty paper start-struck Christmas. Therefore I’d recommend starting with a thin, matt paper to practice making your first few stars.Īnother idea is to use 5 sheets of the same colour but in different tones to make an ombre-effect star. I loved making these with silver foil paper, but it was a bit tricky to work with.
Make sure that all your sheets of paper are exact squares of the same size and colour. What you’ll need to make this origami star It was great fun and SO Christmassy! If you couldn’t be there (or you want a reminder of how to make these pretty paper stars), I’ve made a video tutorial for you to follow below. Yesterday I was at the Ideal Home Show Christmas show at Olympia, running workshops and giving origami demos.
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