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DIY Holiday Twinkle: 3D Paper Stars

Christmas scene with DIY Holiday Stars, Christmas Trees, & Nutcrackers
Craft blog by: Lucia Mallea @luciamallea on Instagram
I love decorating for the holidays, it’s my favorite time of the year!! I always like to craft one or two DIY holiday decorations with my kids. These 3D paper stars are one of the most perfect holiday crafts to make together to really make the season twinkle!! It’s easy to create these stars in all different colors and sizes. Decorate shelves, mantles or buffet tops with them, or add string to hang them from your ceiling and create a galaxy of wonder. Whatever you choose, they are guaranteed to create some holiday cheer!
Time Duration: 15 minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate
OOLY Products Needed:

Other Items Needed:

  • Scissors (adult supervision required)
  • Glue
  • Hole Puncher
  • Bakers Twine (we used gold and white)
  • Blow Dryer (for Magic Puffy Pens)

Directions:

A table with chroma blends watercolor paper, stampables double ended stamp markers, magic puffy pens, lil' watercolor paint pods, twine, scissors, hole puncher and other craft materials.
Step 1: Gather all of your craft supplies!
OOLY chroma blends watercolor paper pad and four smaller squared cut out with a scissors on the table. OOLY Craft blog step 2a.
Watercolor paper folded into precise triangular and square shapes, creating visible guide lines for future cuts. OOLY craft blog step 2b.
Step 2: Grab a sheet of watercolor paper from your Chroma Blends Watercolor Paper pad and cut it into 4 squares. Each square should measure 4 x 4 inches. Fold each square in half horizontally and vertically - then fold them from corner to corner. You should have an asterisk shape.
A set of paper squares painted with bright orange, pink, and yellow hues using OOLY watercolors, ready for star construction. OOLY Craft blog step 3.
Step 3: Paint your squares with Lil' Watercolor Paint Pods. I made my stars in different shades of orange, pink and yellow, using all the hues of those colors that the Lil' Watercolor Paint Pods have. Get creative and have fun with it- rainbow stars are also so pretty!
Close-up of paper squares with intricate dot and star patterns on the corners, applied with OOLY Stampables Stamp Markers. OOLY Craft blog step 4.
Step 4: Using your Stampables Double-Ended Stamp Markers, color the corners of your squares. I love these markers because the tip is soft and the ink just flows, not to mention they smell delicious!! *If you are feeling adventurous, you can also stamp the paper to add extra fun!
A detailed view of the cutting process, where scissors are used to snip along the fold lines, forming intricate star shapes. OOLY Craft blog step 5.
Step 5: Turn the paper over and make 4 cuts where the vertical and horizontal folds are.
An orange star folded with two ends in. OOLY Craft blog step 6.
An orange star folded. OOLY Craft blog step 6b.
Step 6: Fold the paper forming a triangle. Repeat for all 4 sides.
A close-up of glue being applied to triangular folds, preparing two halves of a paper star for assembly. OOLY Craft blog step 7.
A hand holding up an orange start that was just glued together. OOLY Craft blog step 7b.
Step 7: Put glue on one side of the triangle first, then on all four sides.
Two paper star halves in orange. OOLY Craft blog.
It should look like this. You’ll need 2 parts to make one full star.
A person adding raised, puffy dots in orange to the edges of a paper star with a bright pink Magic Puffy Pen, creating textured accents. OOLY magic puffy pends on the table. OOLY Craft blog step 8.
Step 8: Make little dots on the star using your OOY Magic Puffy Pens. I used orange on orange, pink on pink and yellow on yellow. But confetti style is always fun!
Three orange stars with puffy dots from OOLY Magic Puffy Pen, creating textured accents. OOLY magic puffy pens on the table. OOLY Craft blog step 9.
Step 9: Using your blow dryer, give those dots some heat. You’ll see the paint POP!
An orange paper star created with OOLY magic puffy pen, two halves glued together to form the 3d Structure. OOLY craft blog Step 10.
Step 10: Glue one side of the star to the other. The best way to do this is to put the stars together and carefully sneak the glue underneath where the stars touch.
A hole puncher and twine that was used to cut a hole into a orange 3D paper star to hang it. OOLY Craft blog step 11.
Twine and an orange 3D paper star. OOLY Craft blog step 11b.
Step 11: Using your hole puncher, make a hole in one of the star’s points. Thread the baker’s twine through the hole and get ready to hang!
A little girl holding up the completed 3D paper start craft. OOLY Craft blog.
These stars make such a beautiful impact and make perfect easy DIY holiday decorations. But if you’re really feeling the starlight vibes, reuse them as unique birthday decorations, or keep them up all year as an added pop of playfulness for a kids room or playroom.
We would love to see photos of your craft projects! Tag us on Instagram at @WeAreOOLY using #OOLYcreateyourhappy.

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