For the Planet Penny Advent Calendar today I’ve gone to a Christmas favourite of mine, Origami Stars. I first tried Origami when I was about 11. My mother found a book in the library, and thought it was a great idea as it didn’t require any cutting up of bits of paper. (She says I spent my entire childhood creating scraps of paper which were too small to pick up, and too big to be vacuumed. Nothing’s changed there then!)
The stars didn’t make an appearance then, but my lovely daughter-in-law, Celia, discovered them a few Christmases ago, and decorated the mantelpiece in their old house in Rouen, and they now remind me of the last Christmas we spent there together before she, my son and grandsons move back to the UK. Happy memories, and I’ve been making them every Christmas since…
What I love about them is that they are so simple to make, and yet can be made to fit in any colour scheme, from the wild and colourful to sophisticated and plain. You will be very surprised by my particular choice, given my love of colour but I really like them plain and white and simple…
The possibilities are endless when it comes to decorating ideas. They look good just in a glass jar, dish or vase…
…so pretty scattered over a red Christmas tablecloth…
In the past I’ve strung them together to make garlands, added individual strings to each little star to hang them in the Christmas tree branches and attached them to mirrors and windows with double sided tape. Made in gold and silver and glued on to a simple wreath they would look stunning and in bright colours stuck to the ceiling to a child’s bedroom they would look pretty any time of the year…
Tempted? Well, there’s a great tutorial here which will get you started, and before too long you’ll be churning them out in every spare moment!
And if you’d like a little colour fix, I found these on Pinterest. Aren’t they gorgeous? (no source I’m afraid)
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In the meantime, Have fun, and I’ll be back tomorrow!
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I love the little stars! I’ve just become a follower of yours on Pinterest – so much to look at and be inspired by – I need more hours in the day!!
These stars will keep me good for hours!! When i first saw one of your needle felted sheep i started to follow you – i say follow but i think i’ve been led further and further down “crafter’s lane”. I am trying to learn to crochet and i did buy some stuff so i could have a go at needle felting too. I read somewhere that a tidy house is the sign of a dull life (not dull round here then!!!) and all i’ve got to say on that matter is that you can touch the dust but please don’t write in it…….
So many crafts, so little time.
Lots of lovely ideas. The stars would be good in shiny paper. Pretty busy this year but my try to make a few
Off to check out that link. I can see me making lots of these!
Love these! So glad I follow you on Facebook or I would never have seen them 🙂 off to make a load now! X
Oh! Thank you! I have always wanted to learn how to make these!!!! Cool!
Thank you Penny! so cute stars and easy to make! I’m sure I can’t stop with one when I’ll start! x Teje
So pretty, I especially like the rainbow ones!
Victoria xx
These are great, and I love origami! Thanks for the link!
Going to try these tonight 😀
What a great make. I used to love Origami and i have to give these a go.
You have a fab blog and im loving the advent posts
They look great, thanks for the link. 🙂 Vivienne x
Love those little stars. I’ve made more than a few in the past but never thought of doing them all in white or as a Christmas decorations. They do look good in the jar.
These look cute! And cheap and quick to make as well! Thanks for the link to the tutorial, guess what I’m going to be doing later… xx