Tutorial: Lucky Star

Since my new banner has lucky stars in it, I thought that I should show everyone how they can make their own collection!  Lucky stars are great.  They can be collected in glass jars, used as embellishments, or (my personal favorite) turned into beads and garland!  They are very easy to make and all you need is a small strip of paper.  If you go to a Korean store that sells stationary, you will often find a section dedicated to lucky stars where you can pick up pre-cut, cute paper.  If you don't have access, I tend to use paper that is 1cm thick and 26cm long.

1. Tie a knot at the end of your strip, and flatten it gently.  You only want a small tab sticking out at the end.



2. Take that tab and tuck it in under the top flap (not both).



3. You should now have a pentagon with a long "tail" attached.  Take that tail and begin wrapping it around the pentagon by folding it around the shape.  Crease gently, not hard! When you fold it around, it should be pretty clear what side of the pentagon over which you are folding it.



4. Keep folding until you have a small tab left!



5. Just like step 2, tuck that tab under the top flap.



6. You now have a pentagon!  You will need to apply some pressure to all 5 sides of the pentagon in order to puff out the star.  If your creases were too hard, then this step might be difficult.  Using your fingernails works best, but if you bite your nails like me, the tips will work fine.  I usually apply pressure simultaneously to 4 sides, and then push in the final side after.



Good work!  Now you can use your star for any number of things.  Or simply amass them for an impressive good luck gift to give a friend!

Comments

[Sanjyoti]

Wow it's very nice. They are so simple and easy to make.Thanks for this idea.

[vincent]

cute! i just used plain papers. hmmm..maybe i should try making lucky stars with different kinds of paper. :)

[Jane Chew]

Hi! Great tute! I will be linking at http://www.handmade-jewelry-club.com/ in future post.

Thanks!
Jane
http://diylessons.org/
http://www.handmade-jewelry-club.com/

[Christina]

Jane -- Thanks so much for the link! I will drop by and check out the site!

[Jamie B]

Thank you for sharing these instructions on how to make lucky stars! They are amazing... hope it's okay, I've featured your lucky stars and a link back to your tutorial on my new blog.. you can see it here:

http://crafteronabudget.blogspot.com/2012/01/lucky-stars-tutorials.html

Thank you so much for sharing this!