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Tutorial: Fourteen-Point Star
Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8:23AM 
I have been meaning to offer this tutorial for *quite* some time now (since September of '09! Eep!) and I have finally gotten around to making the images into a tutorial. These stars are awesome. They are the perfect size for any kind of ornament, they make excellent over-sized brooches for your purse, and a great addition to any bulletin board. I make mine from 2" square paper. These ones in the image are made from scrapbooking paper. I like scrapbooking paper because it is thicker than traditional origami paper and yet the pieces still fit together nicely. However, I have made these stars from chiyogami, foil, construction paper, tissue paper, and even chewing gum wrappers. The pieces require a minimal amount of folding so you can be pretty versatile with your material. Read below for instructions!
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Tutorial: Lucky Star
Monday, September 21, 2009 at 1:35PM 
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!