DIY : Lucky Stars (Without Pre-made Strips)
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Materials
- 8.5x11 Copy Paper
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Pencil
Optional:
- tape
- coloring utensils
- jar
*Thick/heavy paper like construction paper is not easy to work with
Step 1
Starting from the edge of your paper (lay your paper portrait orientated or hamburger style), make a tick mark every centimeter with your ruler. This will help you separate the paper into strips. Each sheet of paper makes about roughly 22 strips.
Step 2
Using your ruler, draw lines from the tick marks that you just created to separate your paper into strips.
**Optional: You can color your paper during this step to make it multicolored. Just watch which side you colored it when you fold your star! You can also do this step after step 3
Step 3
Cut along the lines that you just created on your paper.
**Optional: You can write a small message inside the paper :) These would be cute gifts if you wrote someone sweet for someone, folded them into stars and put a whole bunch of them together in a jar (I used a Mason jar).
Step 4
Take one of your strips and make a knot at the end of it. Make sure that that your shorter end goes on top of your larger end and fold it through the loop. Pull it and tighten. The knot should create a pentagon-like shape. Make sure that none of your ends are bent, twisted or ripped.
**Remember: A good knot is the base of a good star! If you don't have a strong base, you won't have a nice star.
Step 5
Take your short end and fold it over the pentagon.
Step 6
Take your longer end and fold it over your pentagon. Guide it over a side and keep on folding it over your pentagon. The paper should guide itself over the rest of the pentagon with minor troubles. Once you reach the end of the paper, tuck it under another fold and rip excess off.
**Try to keep your paper as close to the layer previous of it. Creasing the folds may be helpful.
Step 7
Put your fingers on the edges of your pentagon and squeeze it inwards gently. If it doesn't puff up like how it should be, flatted it out and try again.
Your lucky star is done!
I put all of mine in a Mason Jar. I used a pretty blue copy paper and regular white. :)
