Crafting at Christmas time is a lot of fun, don't you think? The weather outside isn't particularly tempting anyway and inside there's this contemplative, romantic and cozy atmosphere due to the many candles, fairy lights and Christmas decorations, so you just enjoy spending time in your own four walls. Do you feel like having a productive afternoon again? Then let's make one or two stars out of greaseproof paper and bags!
Greeting paper stars are a simple craft idea for young and old
If you want to make poinsettias with children, get started right away with this simple idea! You just need to fold, cut a bit and tie. Not even glue is necessary, just the following:
- Bread paper in a rectangular shape (twice as long as it is wide); in the example 50 x 25 cm
- cord
- Scissors
- Tacker
Star made of greaseproof paper – instructions
Place the paper in front of you and start folding it like an accordion from one of the shorter sides. In the end, both ends should point in the same direction. If this is not the case, you can cut off the “wrong” strip. Then cut the ends round in two opposite directions so that theStar gets its jagged shape, and tie the folded paper tightly in the middle.
Now you can pull the ends apart and watch the paper fold ina beautiful paper startransformed. Staple the ends together and secure string for hanging.
Fold a star out of greaseproof paper or wrapping paper to make a garland
Cut squares out of the bread paper and start with the plain oneFold these origami stars, which you can then use to make a garland. You can find out exactly how to fold in the following folding star instructions:
Tipp:You can also use wrapping paper for this star decoration if you want to add a little color.
Simple but beautiful bread bag stars as a Christmas decoration
For such a star made of sandwich cones, you need several copies, which you first cut and then glue together. All in all, a really very simple task that even children can help with.
Take the bread paper bags without unfolding them first and cut them on the sides in any pattern. In our case these are the corners of the open side to get the pointed points, and triangles in the middle of the bag on both sides so that the finished bread bag star has a pretty pattern. You can also use a hole punch or punch for additional patterns. Then glue the bags together after applying glue to the surfaces.
The more bags you put together, the more they will pull apart to form a star shape. You can decide for yourself how many bread bags you want to line up, because the number also changes the look of the star.
A notice:In the picture you can also see white paper bags that have been dyed with water-based dye to get that dramatic ombré look. You can also make a paper star with light-colored paper and design it however you want.
Here you can see a romantic example of a star made from greaseproof paperor bags, for the design of which snowflake punches were used. The idea of hanging it in a glowing ring is also really great and worth considering. This makes the home-made decoration stand out even more.
Brown paper gives the stars a rustic look, while white paper looks particularly pure and wintery. The advantage of bread paper is that it is quite thin and is easier to work with. Both folding and cutting require less force. The thin material also gives the poinsettias a more delicate look, which fits perfectly with the romantic Christmas atmosphere.
Cutting templates for the bread bag variant
As already mentioned, you can create new patterns again and again just by cutting into the bags and in this way produce different models at once without much effort. The Christmas stars look very pretty, especially in groups. It's best to try out all the templates we've put together for you! In some the stars become rounder, in others they become jagged.
The top edges of the templates are the open sides of the bread bags.
Making stars is easy with paper and templates!
Round shape for the paper poinsettia
Make your own poinsettias out of brown paper
You can cut the ends of the folded paper fans in different ways - slanted for points or rounded for rounder stars that could also pass as snowflakes. Experiment with your works and let your and your children's imagination run wild - just like you did with the paper tablecloths back then. Do you still remember?
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