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If you want to decorate your home for a holiday or just because, and you want to do it yourself, then an asterisk is one of the elements that will always look beautiful in a room, on a stele, on a chandelier or Christmas tree.
In this master class, you will learn how to make stars with your own hands, using a huge number of different ways.
All methods are quite simple, so everyone can choose what he likes best.
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What can you make a star out of?
The main material from which you can make a star with your own hands is paper. You can use cardboard, plain paper, thick paper, magazines, old books, newspapers.
How to make a three-dimensional star out of paper. Five pointed star.
You will need:
Printer
Thick colored paper
Scissors
1. First you need to print the blank. To do this, download the templates from this link. There are two sizes of stars in the template - you can make one star by printing the first page, and a larger star by printing the 2nd (twice) and 3rd pages.
2. Cut out the templates, bend them in the places indicated by the dotted line.
3. Glue all the pieces together and you have a three-dimensional five-pointed star!
How to make a star
How to make a voluminous star with your own hands
Such a star can be hung in a room (on a wall, window, chandelier) as an interior attribute or used to decorate a gift.
You will need:
Thick colored paper (colored cardboard)
simple pencil
Scissors
Thread (ribbon)
1. You need to start with two sheets of paper, each of which should have a square shape.
Each sheet of paper must be folded in half horizontally and vertically. Next, you need to bend twice in half diagonally (see picture).
2. Using scissors, make cuts along the line of perpendicular folds. The incision should be about half the line or a little less. In total, you need to make four such incisions.
3. Bend the edges as shown in the image.
4. Now prepare the glue and grease one of the sides of each ray of the future volumetric star and glue it (see picture).
5. Make a soul mate following the same instructions.
6. Finally glue the two halves and decorate to taste.
How to make a paper star
It is very easy to make such a star. It is made from just two stars cut out of cardboard or thick paper.
You will need:
Pencil
Ruler
Thick colored paper or cardboard
Scissors
1. Draw a star on thick paper or cardboard. You can do it by eye or use the video tutorial.
How to draw a five pointed star
2. You can decorate the stars however you like and cut them out.
3. Now on each star you need to make an incision - on one it should go from top to bottom (from the outer corner to the center of the star), and vice versa on the other, i.e. from bottom to top (from the inner corner to the middle of the star).
4. With the help of cuts, connect the two stars by inserting one into the other.
How to make a paper star. Bulging star.
These beautiful little paper stars will be an excellent decoration, both for the interior and for a postcard or gift.
You will need:
Colored paper (you can use pages from an old magazine)
Scissors (clerical knife)
* The key point in this master class is the correct cutting of paper strips.
* Stripes must be even. In this example, they are 9mm wide and 221mm long.
Scheme:
1. Cut paper strips.
2. Take one strip and make a loop out of it (see picture).
3. Next, the short tail of the paper strip must be wrapped and tied in a knot. Do everything carefully so as not to tear the paper. Slowly tighten the knot, press it down and hide the remaining tail by tucking it in the middle.
You should end up with an even pentagon.
4. Let's move on to the most interesting and at the same time simple process - making an asterisk.
Wrap a long strip around each side of the pentagon. You need to do 12 to 15 wraps. This means that each face must be wrapped at least twice.
5. Hide the remaining tip of the paper inside your star.
6. Now be very careful and careful.
Hold your pentagon with two fingers of one hand. At this time, with the tip of the finger of the other hand, lightly press on one face. You need to hit the middle of the edge.
This process must be done with all the faces and you will get a beautiful star.
How to make an origami star
How to make a big star. Book pages.
Despite the fact that this star looks very beautiful, many may be unhappy with the damage to books. In this case, old, unnecessary, technical books are used.
You'll need:
Paper or plastic three-dimensional star
* You can make a three-dimensional star out of paper yourself (see or) and proceed further according to the instructions.
Old book
Scissors
1. Cut off one-fourth of the book's pages and fold into small bags.
2. Glue the bags to your star as shown in the picture.
3. Put a little glue on the edges of the bags and sprinkle them with glitter.
Scheme:
How to make a Christmas star
You will need:
Double-sided thick colored paper
Scissors
1. First you need to prepare 4 sizes of squares. You should have 8 squares of each size. In this example, the following sizes were used: 18cm, 13cm, 10cm, 7cm.
2. Fold each square as shown in the picture
3. Start gluing squares according to size. The first is large and then descending.
You should get such a star.
How to make a star on a Christmas tree. Decorative star.
You will need:
Star pattern
White cardboard
Green and red felt
Ruler
simple pencil
glue gun
brown thread
1. Prepare white cardboard and circle the template star on it. Next, cut out the star.
2. Now, slowly, you need to draw another star inside. It should turn out as shown in the picture.
3. Cut out the star inside the blank.
4. Using a glue gun, attach brown thread to the star and cover the star with it.
5. The star is almost ready, you just need to decorate it a little. To do this, prepare the felt of red and green colors. Cut out two circles from the red. And from green leaves. Glue the cutouts to the star.
How to make a Christmas star
DIY paper star. rainbow star.
How to make a star of Bethlehem with your own hands
This beautiful decoration is perfect for any room.
As a rule, the older a person becomes, the more nostalgically he begins to remember his childhood years. For many adults today, this time is permeated with Soviet symbols, among which red stars can be noted.
In this master class, I will show several options for how to make a paper star with your own hands with step by step photos. Such a five-pointed symbol may be relevant now. For example, a red star is perfect as a decoration for a New Year's interior. It is not difficult to make it out of paper, focusing on the proposed master classes.
How to make a paper star with step by step photos
01. Do-it-yourself voluminous paper star
To create a three-dimensional star, we need to prepare:
- red paper;
- scissors;
- pencil;
- ruler;
- PVA glue.
First, cut out 5 squares of the same size from red paper.
Our blanks have a side of 9 cm.
After that, you can begin to add each square. First, make a diagonal fold.
Then we unfold the square blank. Bend the right side to the middle.
A similar fold must be done on the left side.
Now we need to make folds in the upper part of our workpiece. First we fold the right side.
After that, make a fold on the left side. Our workpiece has acquired the shape of a rhombus.
Fold it in half.
The top layer needs to be bent to the side.
In this case, it is worth paying attention to the fact that on the reverse side the top of the triangle coincides with the fold line.
Slightly unfold the workpiece.
Smooth out the fold lines.
Now we begin to straighten one of the rays of the future star.
Gently straighten its inner layer.
Now we give the workpiece the following look. We have an element consisting of one whole beam and a half.
We need to make 4 more such blanks.
You can start assembling the star, and this will require glue. We apply it to one half of the beam.
After that, we insert one element into another.
So we connected 2 modules.
We glue the remaining elements in a similar way. Our volumetric paper star is ready.
02. How to make a star using the modular origami technique
The modular origami technique allows you to create three-dimensional figures using the same elements. Our master class presents the phased production of a star from several modules.
To work, you need 10 square sheets of paper. We took sheets of paper in red.
We start by making one module. For him, we need two sheets. First, bend them along two diagonals. Now these same sheets of paper should be bent in transverse directions, but in the other direction.
From one we fold the workpiece in the form of a double square.
From another sheet of paper with pre-planned folds, we fold the blank in the form of a double triangle.
Now insert the triangle inside the square.
We bend the protruding tips from the square inward. First, we do this from two opposite sides.
Then we unfold the module blank and bend the protruding corners again. So we got one of the modules.
We need to make 4 more such modules for the future star. Let's start connecting the modules. They will be attached to each other due to the corners protruding on the sides.
Two corners of one workpiece should be inserted under the folds of the other from the inside.
We introduce the corners of another module from the outside under the folds of the neighboring one.
So we continue to connect the individual modules.
We close all 5 elements in a ring.
The star has long been an image-symbol that carries its own meaning. We are used to seeing a star on the top of the Christmas tree for decoration and in the interior of our rooms on the eve of the winter holidays and on New Year's Eve.
So that you can also decorate your favorite corner and make it a little cozier, you can try to make a star out of paper and cardboard with your own hands. Although it is simple, such crafts look very interesting and impressive. From ready-made small stars, you can make a garland or a whole composition, as well as simply throw volumetric paper stars into a gift box. It will look great!
- The five-pointed star inscribed in a circle is nothing but a symbol of perfection. It means 5 elements (5 elements that make up the whole world).
- The six-pointed Star of Bethlehem refers to the Nativity of Christ.
- Eight-pointed - began to bear the name of the Virgin.
How to make a paper star different ways
So, the first and quite popular way to make paper crafts is a technique called quilling. It consists in creating some compositions from strips of colored paper, twisted in a certain way and interconnected.
To make a very simple quilling star step by step, we will need: strips of paper of several colors (you can buy it at a craft store or cut it yourself, the desired width is 5 mm), scissors, PVA glue, an awl, a pen rod or a toothpick (to wind paper strips).
For each beam, you need to make 3 small elements in the form of a leaf or a drop, one medium, which will be in the middle, and one more - the largest, encircling all the others. First connect the middle loop with one of the small elements, then glue two more on the sides. And only at the end encircle the entire resulting part with another strip. Do this in several layers so that the loop is stronger. Make 5 such parts and glue together. Here is our first star!
Gallery: paper star (25 photos)
Volumetric eight-pointed and five-pointed star made of paper
The simplest way
There is also a simpler version of a voluminous five-pointed star. Just cut out 2 parts of the star according to the template or according to your own drawing. To make the drawing even, you can first draw a circle and enter the finished star into it. So all the rays will be the same length. Better to use thick cardboard, can be different colors. In each of the details, make an incision to the centers. In one - in the center of one of the rays (upper), and in the second - in the center of one of the recesses (lower). It remains only to insert them into each other and that's it.
All of these options are more suitable, for example, as Christmas decorations or just pendants for something, as they turn out to be quite large. But you can make small convex stars. Of these, a garland will look very interesting if you string them on a strong thread. So how are they made?
Small bulging stars
To make such stars, prepare strips of paper 9 mm wide and 221 mm long. It is important to make them even so that there are no difficulties in further work. Closer to one of the ends, make a loop and stick the end of the strip into it. Then remove it inward from the back of the workpiece, and wrap the remaining strip around the resulting pentagon. For each face - at least 2 layers. It remains only to squeeze out their middle to the center, and the first asterisk is ready.
For the next eight-pointed star, we need 8 squares of four different sizes. Fold each of them, as in the picture. Then glue squares of the same size together to make 4 eight-pointed stars. Now connect them together. Here are the stars we got.
Any of the presented methods can be mastered easily, you just need to carefully study the diagram and do everything carefully. paper stars can be supplemented with sequins, patterns and other small details, draw patterns.
For many years, the five-pointed army star has been a symbol of two wonderful holidays, such as February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day, and May 9 - Victory Day. This symbol is used in the symbols of the army, with its help they designate the rank of a military man. The five-pointed star is essentially a symbol of the era and the great state. Therefore, I suggest that you learn how to make this beautiful symbol - a three-dimensional star made wholeheartedly out of paper.
We make a volumetric star from paper in MK with our own hands
To make a star, we need:- The template with which the whole process will go;
- Colored paper or cardboard;
- Glue;
- Scissors;
Cut out two pieces according to this pattern. You can print it out or draw your own. The color of the parts may differ, this must be done from thick colored paper or cardboard.
The red lines show the gluing sites. The dashed line indicates the folds. To bend the parts in these places, you need to resort to a process called creasing, but simply punching. We take for this not a writing rod from a ballpoint pen, but it is even better to do this with the edge of an ordinary teaspoon. We apply the ruler to the dashed line and push the fold line with our tool, after which we carefully bend it, as a result of the manipulations done, we should get what is shown in the photo.
we bend the gluing points and coat them with any glue, you can use glue stick, in this case, unlike the use of PVA, our paper or cardboard will not get wet and will not deform. We glue them.
In the example, the halves of the star are made from different colors.
From two sheets of paper.This option is the most simple one you can think of. In order to make a star by February 23, we will again use colored paper or colored cardboard, however, in the case of the latter, it is worth looking for double-sided colored cardboard for you.
We cut out the star according to the template, or draw it with our own hands, I will tell you how to do this at the end of the article.
The red line indicates the cut that is needed in order to connect the two crafts into the final result.
On the second part, the cut will not go from top to bottom, but from bottom to top.
We join the parts by introducing them into each other with cuts.
All this will look even better if you decorate them with satin ribbons or glitter.
How to draw a beautiful and neat five-pointed star with even rays?
For this we need:
- Compass;
- Pencil;
- Ruler;
We draw a circle of such a diameter that the star inscribed in it corresponds to the size of your future craft.
Then we draw a line AB through the center, and a perpendicular to it.
To draw an exact perpendicular in the middle, you need to draw two semicircles from points A and B whose radius is greater than the radius of our main circle, as a result, these two semicircles drawn from two diametrically opposite points intersect, draw a line through the intersections of the circles.
Let's denote the point of intersection of the perpendicular lines as point O. We divide the segment AO in the same way as we described above, we get points E in the middle of the segment AO.
From point E we draw a circle whose radius will be equal to the radius CE, that is, we put the tip of the compass at point E, and the writing part at point C, and with this radius we draw a part of the circle that intersects with the line AB. At the place of the serif, we put the point F. EF is the radius we need, equal to the length of the side of the inscribed pentagon in the circle.
Next, we take a radius equal to EF with a compass solution and from point C we make a notch on the circle, then we put the tip of the compass at the intersection of the notch and the circle, after which we repeat this procedure 5 times, as a result of which you should return back to point C. Mark in places intersection of the circle and the point serifs, erase everything except the points. Now it remains for us to connect the dots so that we get a five-pointed star, the second option is to connect the dots so that we get a pentagon.
Making decorations for the holidays of the Victory and Defenders of the Fatherland out of paper is not at all difficult, because even a small child can handle it. This article will help you learn how to make such crafts for children. I also advise you to watch a few videos on which people make such stars with their own hands. By the way, in addition to the patriotic motive, our crafts can serve as decorations for children's rooms, they will look amazing if you hang them under the stream, painting them with sparkles or fluorescent red, which will give your child a real starry sky, which you will make yourself with minimal manufacturing costs.
Video on the topic of the article
Crafts for Victory Day in the preparatory group of kindergarten
Master class: "Postcard with a three-dimensional application of the badge of the order" Victory "
Pankratova Natalya Vladimirovna, educator, MADOU No. 167 "Kindergarten of a combined type", Kemerovo.Purpose: This workshop is intended for children 6-7 years old.
To work, you will need the following materials: a sheet of colored cardboard (any color), colored foil paper (silver and red), PVA glue, brush, glue stick, scissors, templates, rhinestones, a scanned picture of the central part of the order with the image of the Kremlin.
Target: to make greeting cards for Victory Day using the technique of three-dimensional appliqué using additional material.
Tasks: improve skills in performing volumetric applications; develop fine motor skills of hands, creative imagination; to cultivate an attentive and caring attitude towards the elderly, veterans.
Progress:
A small conversation with children on the topic: Victory awards
During the Second World War, people who distinguished themselves in battle were awarded by the command - orders and medals. Orders and medals could be awarded for the fact that a fighter knocked out several tanks or aircraft in battle; for capturing an enemy officer; for the fact that the soldier was the first to attack and helped the success of the common cause with his personal courage.
The best artists of the country worked on the creation of orders and medals. With the help of different symbols, they showed what exactly the award was presented for.
In honor of the great Victory, the badge of the Order "Victory" was created.
This is a convex five-pointed ruby star, bordered with diamonds; in the intervals between the ends of the star - divergent rays studded with diamonds; in the center - the image of the Kremlin wall.
1. For crafts we need: a sheet of colored cardboard, 2 sheets of colored foil paper (red and silver),
patterns of stars, rays, ruby stones,
carved blanks of the central part of the order,
colorless rhinestones for decorating a star on an adhesive basis,
text for the inside of the postcard, for example:
"Thank you all,
Who contributed to the Victory!
Thank you for life, for childhood, for spring,
For silence, for a peaceful home,
For the world we live in!”
2. Children are given ready-made circled patterns of stars, rays, "ruby stones".
3. Cut out a star and rays from silver foil paper
4. Cut out 5 blanks of “ruby stones” from red foil paper,
we assemble the blanks into volumetric pyramids, make folds along the dotted lines, then make an incision between 1 and 2 ends of the star to a point in the center of the template. We paste the workpiece part No. 1 on part No. 2, part No. 3 on No. 1 and No. 4 on No. 3.
5. When all the details are ready, we take a sheet of colored cardboard, bend it in half (the base of the postcard) and begin to stick the details of the order. First, a star, then between the ends of the star we glue the rays.
6. In the center of the star we glue the finished picture with the image of the Kremlin.
7. Glue three-dimensional "ruby stones" on each end of the star.
8. We begin to decorate the star with rhinestones.
9. Then we decorate the rays by sticking rhinestones on them.
10. Paste the text into the inner spread of the postcard.
11. You can complement the decoration of the postcard with the image of a salute made of multi-colored rhinestones, paper laurel branches, the inscription "Happy Holidays!", "Since May 9!", St. George's ribbon, etc.
12. Such postcards were made by children to congratulate veterans.
When in a military storm of fire,
Deciding the fate of future centuries,
You fought a holy battle.
Even then we were not in the world,
When you came home with victory,
Soldiers of May, glory to you forever
From all the earth, from all the earth!