Origami 3d Stars
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These paper stars are a great way to get to that next level of paper folding. I really do think that this is still and easy origami project, but definitely for someone a little more confident or ready to learn the next fold! It will help you progress in your origami skills for sure.
The little paper stars look great on your Christmas tree, and are also really nice strung up as a garland. Depending on the paper you make them out of, these would be pretty cool for the Fourth of July as well!
I have a instructional video for you today that walks you through each of the five steps to folding a paper star. Your first star might take you about 15 minutes to make, but once you get the folding process down you can easily complete one in five minutes.
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Gathering Beauty is the place where I share craft tutorials and diy inspiration. I started this blog back in 2013 as a way of sharing all the things I love and make. I share paper crafts, clay crafts, origami, printables and desktop wallpapers as well as the odd crochet and weaving project.
Your first attempt at making an origami star may not come out as well as expected, but keep practicing to create the points. If you'd like to try another shape, learn how to make a puffy origami heart or the flat ninja star.
One of the 5 pointed origami stars is folded from scan of a dictionary page and the others are made from vintage style scrapbook papers. I went for vintage patterns but you could equally well use bright Christmas colors.
First up, you'll need to cut a pentagon out of your square. You can either trace mypentagon template, or you can use an origami trick. I prefer using the origami trick because it works for any size of paper, and also it's quicker. Here's a 2 minute video showing you how it's done:
Unfold completely. Rotate the pentagon 1/5th of a rotation so that the next side is at the bottom, then repeat the folds as in the image above. Do the same thing for all the rest of the sides of the pentagon. When you've finished you will have a new set of creases that look something like this:
Did you make your star from one-sided colored paper? If you did, you'll notice that there's a white hexagon in the middle on the back. Do you want that hexagon to be colored, like the rest of the star? Here's how, thanks to a clever tip sent in by reader Grace.
The 5-pointed origami star is nearly the same fold as the traditional origami square envelope, but starting with a pentagon instead of a square. If you compare the end of step 3 on this page with the end of step 4 on the origami envelope page, you'll see that they are the same structure, but with 5-fold versus 4-fold symmetry.
You can also make 4-pointed and 6-pointed stars by starting with a square or hexagon of paper instead of a pentagon, completing steps 1-4 of the traditional origami envelope fold, then folding each of the arms to make slender points - here's a photo of what the stars look like:
I've heard differing accounts about where and by whom instructions for the 5-pointed star were first published. One reader wrote in to say that Shuzo Fujimoto published instructions for the fold in the 1970s, while another reader wrote that instructions were published by Toshi Takahama.
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The small paper stars in this video are made from inch strips of paper cut from 12x12 inch scrapbooking paper. You can use whatever paper you would like, but it is best to use lightweight paper and not cardstock.
The larger paper strips in the video are made from 2 inch paper strips cut from wrapping paper. I really appreciate the wrapping paper at Hobby Lobby. It has one inch grid markings on the back of the paper, making it very easy to cut into strips.
Tip: You can purchase the Origami Lucky Star paper strips already cut. That makes this easy craft that much easier! I cut my scrapbook paper on a paper cutter and did a couple sheets of paper at a time. It went very quickly.
If you would like, write a message on the strip of paper before folding it. That makes each folded origami lucky star an extra gift. The recipient can unfold the stars, one by one, and read your messages. Just be sure to not use a pen that soaks through the paper!
Wrap the long strip of paper around the pentagon knot, around and around so that the print side of the paper is to the outside and showing. Pull the strip firmly but do not hard fold. If the pentagon sides were numbered from 1 to 5 from the front, the paper would wind around side 1 and 4, then 2 and 5, then 3 and 1, then 4 and 2, then 5 and 3. Then this pattern would repeat if your paper was that long (mine was not).
Fill a little jar with the 100 small folded origami lucky stars. Put a tag on it with the meaning of the stars. Give it as a gift for a birthday or any occasion where the Fun Folded Origami Lucky Stars will certainly bring encouragement and cheer!
The larger origami lucky stars may be taped on strings and hung as a garland. They work wonderfully as a party decoration or in your home for fun. Wouldn't it look cute for Christmas made from metallic wrapping paper?
I spent yesterday folding Japanese paper stars with Joyfully Reviewed as part of my gifts to the readers sitting at my table for the upcoming Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Weekend, specifically for the big Saturday luncheon.
There was once a little girl in Japan named Hoshi. She loved the stars in the night sky and would lie on the grass at night,staring at them. As hours went by, she would wonder how the tiny stars could shine so bright, remaining suspended in the air for so long.
The next night, she saw only a few stars in the night sky. She ran and knocked on all the doors in the village, asking all the little boys and girls to come out. She explained to them her worry and each of the children wanted to help. That night they made two thousand stars. Every child placed their own stars in their own jar.
My grandmother taught me to fold paper stars for luck during my childhood summers in Thailand. This is a Japanese folk tale, but the practice spread to Thailand and other countries. I was taught to pick a pretty glass jar, fold stars of colored paper, and present the filled jar as a gift.
Avery and Megan are cutting paper to make origami stars. They need $\frac15$ of a sheet of paper in order to make each star. If they have 6 sheets of paper, how many stars can they make? Explain your work and draw a picture to support your reasoning.
The purpose of this task is to present students with a situation in which they need to divide a whole number by a unit fraction in order to find a solution. Calculating the number of origami stars that Avery and Megan can make illustrates students' understanding of the process of dividing a whole number by a unit fraction.
This task is more concrete that some of the other division problems: note that the picture drawn reflects the situation very literally: the rectangles in the picture represent rectangular pieces of paper. Compare this with the solutions for5.NF Banana Pudding where the rectangles in the picture represent cups or 5.NF Dividing by $\frac12$ where the rectangles in the picture represent sandwiches, quarts of soup, or pounds of gold.
The picture above shows that there are 30 pieces of paper with size $\frac15$ of a sheet in the 6 sheets of paper that Avery and Megan have to make their stars. This supports our reasoning and shows that Avery and Megan can make 30 origami stars.
After the stars dried, we glued them to tissue paper, tracing paper, and Folia Transparent Paper. Some of us used a glue stick, others used white glue. Which is better? In the long run, white glue is always more durable, but glue sticks are easier to use. If you try this, experiment to see which is better for you!
Although these stars look hard to make, they are amazingly easy. Both Kitty and Teddy loved making them. Kitty can make them all on her own but Teddy needs help getting the folds just right. Here is a link to a previous tutorial on how to make folded paper Christmas origami stars with step by step directions.
Happy Christmas crafting,
Blessings and magic,
DonniShare:Share on facebookShare on pinterestShare on emailDonniDonni Webber is the mom behind the popular natural living Waldorf website and blog, The Magic Onions - where the magic of nature and the wonder of childhood collide to make each moment a precious gift. She is a photographer, writer, crafter, wife and mother of two inspiring young children. Her work has been featured in many popular publications, including HGTV, Better Homes and Gardens, Disney and Apartment Therapy.4 ResponsesLacey says:December 20, 2011 at 6:45 pmThat is a really great idea! so pretty.
We made origami 3D stars with strips of holiday wrapping paper. I came home with these rolls festive plaid wrapping paper from my Michaels shopping trip a couple weeks back, and knew I wanted to use them for more than just wrapping.
Now with the rest of your paper strip, fold it up to complete the hexagon and wrap it around, folding as you go around each edge until you can tuck in the last edge of your strip under one of the folds. You should have a paper hexagon shape without any of your strip hanging out.
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