How to make a paper star with your own hands. Volumetric paper star From toilet paper rolls

Paper will perfectly decorate a Christmas tree, a chandelier or a window.
I bring to your attention a photo tutorial on how to make a three-dimensional star out of paper. Together we will add two stars from paper modules - six-pointed and seven-pointed.

While I was dealing with the circuit, I got another asterisk of seven modules ( option 2). But more on that below.

In the meantime, take a square sheet of paper. I used squares of colored paper with a side of 8 cm.

Option 1. Six-pointed volume star made of paper

We fold the square in half in the longitudinal and transverse directions.

In the same way, we bend the remaining corners to the point of intersection of the fold lines.

We get the next figure.

Flip it over to the other side. We bend the upper part on both sides, aligning the sides along the horizontal fold line.

We do not push the fold line completely, but only to the vertical line. First on one side.

Similarly, we form a fold on the other side.

And now we bend the bottom part in the same way.

Here's what we should get.

Flip the figure over to the other side. We bend the corners from the center along the existing fold lines.

Repeat all for the bottom.

* We get the next figure. This figurine is common for folding stars. If you add up a seven-pointed star, then go to option 2. To fold a six-pointed star ( option 1), keep adding.

Bend the figure in half along the vertical axis.

And again bend along the horizontal axis. The resulting triangle is placed in this way. We bend the right corner, as shown in the photo.

We unbend. We divide the top into two layers and begin to stretch in different directions.

At the same time, with the fingers of the right hand below, we bend the corner to the left.

We iron the fold lines well.

We get such a module.

If you folded the bottom corner to the left, then the entrance to the pocket is on your right. From the side of the entrance to the pocket, it is necessary to wrap the extreme triangles along the existing fold lines inward. So they will not interfere with the assembly of modules.

On the other hand, straighten the triangles.

To assemble a six-pointed star, we need six modules.

We take two modules. We put one on top of the other. We fill the free corners into pockets.

This is what the two assembled modules look like.

Similarly, we attach the third module.

In order for the star to be hung, we attach to one of the modules a cord made of several folds of thread.

We straighten the module, drip a drop of glue and put a knot of lace.

We complete the assembly of modules. Our six-pointed paper star is ready.

After practicing, you can fold a star out of beautiful wrapping paper.

If something was not clear to you, then you can use the video lesson.

Option 2. Seven-point volume star made of paper

We begin to add the modules of the seven-pointed star in the same way as the modules for the first star ( option 1). We reach ( * ), where we got this figure.

We fold the figure in half not along the vertical axis, as in the first case, but along the horizontal axis.

We bend the side of the triangle to the base on one side and the other. We iron the fold line well, dividing the top of the triangle into two layers.

Now we take the side triangles and stretch the figure in different directions, bending it in half.

Here's what we should get.

From the side of the entrance to the “pocket”, the side triangles along the existing fold lines must be bent inward so that they do not interfere with the assembly of the modules.

This is what the finished module for the seven-pointed star looks like.

In order to assemble a star, seven modules are required.

We take two modules and fill the protruding side corners of one module into the “pockets” of the other.

We well join the modules with each other so that they fit together as best as possible.

We also connect the remaining modules.

Until you get such a seven-pointed three-dimensional star.

In order for the star to be hung on the Christmas tree, we glue a rope loop of the right color into one corner.

You can decorate ready-made stars with beads by gluing them in the center.

Here is such a star turned out of colored wrapping paper.

If you like video tutorials more, then a detailed video tutorial is below.

How to make a Star of David from a banknote?

This 6-pointed origami star, also known as the star of david or hexagram, has a very clever design because it is not made from a square but a rectangular piece of paper or, in our case, from a banknote, but this is not a completely new origami craft. People who love math know their stuff, how to get an equilateral triangle from a rectangle or square. You can get four versions of the Star of David, it all depends on which side of the banknote the assembly starts from and which side the fold will be made in step 2 of assembling this model. Also, one of the advantages of this craft is that it is made from just one banknote.

1. Let's start from the front side of the bill, fold it in half and unfold it.

2. Fold the lower left corner so that the indicated green dots come together. Make sure the crease also divides the top left corner.

3. Fold the top left corner to make an equilateral triangle.

4. Now you need to fold this triangle again to the upper right corner.

5. Fold the rest under the layers of the triangle

Rotate the rectangle to the right

6. Fold in the middle

7. Fold along the specified median

8. Now fold in the other direction

If you look closely at the model, you will see the place where all 3 folds intersect (red dot). This is the center of the triangle.

9. Make a crease by bringing the blue dots together

Reveal

10. Repeat step now for this side

And for this

flip the model

11. Fold the blue dot to red

12. Repeat step 11 for the other 2 remaining corners

flip the model

13. Using the crease made in step 9, fold over the top

Repeat for the right side

And for the left

14. Fix the layers together by tucking in the scraps of paper

Flip the model again

And the money star of David is ready!

Watch video tutorial:

Helpful Hints

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.

Read also:How to make a beautiful SNOWFLAKE

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 sparkles.

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.

Good afternoon, today I am publishing an article in which I have collected a variety of ways to make New Year's stars with my own hands. We will make stars paper, cardboard, sew stars from felt, crochet them. You will see simple christmas crafts accessible to children, and complex structures in the shape of a star.

Here are some of the ideas I gathered today in one common pile:

Stars from strips of paper using quilling technique.
The stars are transparent with stained glass film.
Stars are three-dimensional in 3d technique.
Christmas star window stickers.
Christmas garlands with stars.
Six-pointed stars with convex edges.
Stars from cardboard modules.
New Year's stars from the newspaper.

So, let's start our New Year's star crafts.

Craft Idea #1

paper star

in the quilling technique.

Here is the first idea - a New Year's star from strips of paper, twisted and glued in quilling technique.

Even if you are not yet familiar with the paper strip twisting technique, you just need to take a close look in the photo below to understand how this paper star is made.

First, from paper strips, we collect separately five rays– and then glue them together.

Here in the photo below, I even highlighted each detail of the paper strips separately - in different colors.

Each ray of a star is made up of three short oval twists of paper strips - light green lines. One twist is longer - orange line. AND one paper tape , which wraps all these twists together - in the form of a single frame - the pink line in the photo below.

You yourself will rejoice at how quickly your homemade New Year's star made of paper turned out. You can make several of these and hang them on the Christmas tree as a decoration.

And according to a very similar principle, we can create such stars. This is also essentially QUILLING. But here the forms are no longer so smooth and rounded, but more clear and faceted. But the principle is the same.

If you look closely at the photo below, you will see that each of the rays of the star is 2 triangles glued together its longest of three sides.

That is, cutting 10 identical strips of paper. From each we make a paper triangle. All ten triangles are divided into pairs. And we glue each pair with each other with a long side. We get five rays future paper star. We glue the rays together. Close the center of the gluing with an asterisk. With a hole punch we make a hole in the upper beam in order to hang it on a Christmas tree by a thread.

Craft Idea #2

new year star

FROM ROLLS from toilet paper

And here is the next DIY star idea similar to the previous technique the fact that here, too, round paper loops are glued together. Only the loops here are not glued from paper strips, but are toilet paper roll cuts- and a transparent colored film (food wrap, or colored tape) is stretched over each section.

We need a roll of paper towels or toilet paper. And we will also need multi-colored transparent pieces of film to wrap around our paper blanks for the star.

Where can I get transparent color film for this Christmas star craft.

Option 1 - food color polyethylene.

Option 2 - colored transparent candy wrappers.

Option 3 - colored transparent packaging from bouquets, or gift wrapping in stores with a gift wrapping department.

Option 4 - colored wide adhesive tape - is sold in hardware or finishing stores.

Option 5 - a transparent finishing film from a hardware store. It is sold in such large rolls as wallpaper - but they can be bought in any pieces - at least 1 meter, at least 10 cm - cut off from the roll and sold. But first you need to make sure that this film, in isolation from the paper base, gives a transparent color - that is, it transmits light. Check directly in the store - peel off the corner of the film from the paper base directly on the roll and check it for transparency.

How we will make New Year's transparent stars.

We cut the paper roll into identical parts-rings - and from these parts we bend ray shapes And middle-pentagon for our future star.

To fold the pentagonal middle - you need measure the circumference of the roll and divide it into 5 equal parts. And bend in the places marked with a pencil.

And now for every ray of our star we must bend BASE, which in length will coincide with the length of the side of the pentagonal center. To do this, bend the roll along the edge and measure with a ruler half the length of the side of the pentagonal center stars.

By the same principle, we wrap the remaining rays of a cardboard star in a film (or colored tape).

And now our task is to glue all parts of the asterisk into one - connect the rays with the middle.

The easiest way is with a piece of double-sided tape. Scotch tape with sticky edges on both sides.

Or you can spread it with PVA glue and dry it pressed down - we squeeze it with clothespins

And when assembled, such an asterisk is hung by the window - so that it lets in light and looks like a New Year's glass craft.

By the way.

If you have a glass cutter and multi-colored pieces of glass left over from old interior doors, then you can do real glass Christmas stars.

Craft Idea #3

new year star

in the BEER technique.

Here in the photo below we see a six-pointed star made of paper. Even a child in a circle of children's creativity can make it. You do not need to draw anything with a compass, build complex calculations. All you need is 1 square piece of paper folded like a fan. And another square of newsprint (smaller).

A Master Class for making such a New Year's star with your own hands looks like this. We fold the square sheet like a fan so to get six sides- that is, three folds of the fan only (as in the photo below).

Can sheet immediately measure in width and divide this figure into 6 equal parts. And mark these parts with a pencil and make bends-folds according to these marks - then we will get a fan of six identical harmonica blades.

And if you make patterned cuts in such a star (as in a snowflake), you will get a patterned New Year's star made of paper - with a beautiful openwork pattern on its rays.

That is, the fan itself (still folded) is supplemented with slots. And then we sew the middle of the fan with a bracket, fold it in half, unfold it in a circle and glue the blades of the halves that meet.

Craft Idea #4

new year star

from twisted triangles.

Here we see a seven-pointed paper star. Because of the abundance of rays, it looks more like a snowflake. But if you change the shape of the triangle to a more elongated one, you can get a design with five rays. We lay each such tube on a paper round base smeared with glue.

Craft Idea #5

paper stars

In the form of a garland.

A paper star is often used as an element of a New Year's garland. Here I propose to consider three ways to make such a star garland for the New Year.

Option number 1. Here is the easiest and fastest way to thread stars onto a string. You need a sewing machine and silhouettes of stars cut out of cardboard.

We thread the thread into the sewing machine, put a star under the foot of the machine and drive the machine line through the star. Moreover, when the line reaches the edge of the star, we do not stop the machine, but we scribble further to get a long thread twisted into a line. After a few centimeters of such an empty line-chain, we again put a star out of cardboard.

Option number 2. You can make a garland of voluminous stars according to the same principle. They are made according to the principle of krizhka - several silhouettes of a star made of paper are superimposed on each other and fastened with a common machine seam. Or you can first paperclip these multi-layered stars.

For a garland of paper stars, it is not at all necessary to buy colored paper. You can use the pages of old books or a musical staff.

Option number 3.

And you can make a garland of three-dimensional stars with smooth edges. If you make holes in such paper stars with a hole punch, then you can stretch the thread through them - and we will get a starry New Year's garland.

Here is an understandable master class that clearly shows how to make such a three-dimensional 3D cardboard star with your own hands. As we can see, with a sharp stick under the ruler, we iron the arrows of the star. And then the ironed lines will already be easily bent into the convex folds we need. And we will get a star with faceted rays.

Those lines that lead from the center to the tip of the beam are bent outward. And the lines that lead from the center to the interbeam point are bent inward.

Craft Idea #6

new year star

with smooth edges.

And below is another easy way to make a star out of paper. Here you need a template (the drawing of the star itself) and a ruler with which we will smooth out equal folds of each face of such a star.

Look at the picture and you will see that this is a simple flat six-pointed star. It was cut from a flat sheet of paper. And then each face was bent - in sequence, we bend one face outward, and bend the next face inward.

To draw a six-pointed star on paper yourself, you can use ruler or compass. First, we measure the distance from the middle of the circle to its edge (that is, we find out the radius of the circle). And then we measure this radius around the entire circumference with a ruler or compass. Only six of these radii fit. along the entire circle. These marks will be the points of the rays of our star with six rays.

Or you can use the ready-made stencil in the picture below. You can trace it directly from your computer screen, just put a sheet of paper on a glowing screen - the star will shine through the paper - and trace the contours (or just the points of the corners) with light pencil lines. And then remove the sheet from the screen and circle everything with a bold line.

If you want to increase or decrease the size pictures on the screen, this can be done with the buttons of your computer.

Press the button with your left hand ctrl on your keyboard (it's on the bottom row on the left) - and while the button is pressed, you use your right hand spin the mouse wheel Forward to increase, back to decrease. And the size of all pictures on the screen changes increasing or decreasing.

Craft Idea #7

new year star

From paper modules.

And here is a star made of paper, which is folded by connecting individual paper modules together. How exactly to fold such a star out of paper is shown in detail in the diagram below.

Such New Year's paper stars can be made as an independent decoration for the Christmas tree. As a decorative star for the decoration of the New Year holiday. Or such paper stars can be dotted with a ring for a Christmas wreath.

Craft Idea #8

new year star

From cardboard.

Here is a simple craft volumetric Christmas star made from cardboard. Here (as you see in the photo) you need to cut out two identical silhouettes of a five-pointed star from cardboard.

After in each make a cardboard star cut with scissors - in a straight line, leading from the lower interbeam to the upper vertex of the beam - but do not cut to the end, and stop at the central point of the star.

When we we put one slot on the slot of the second star made of cardboard- we get a cruciform connection of two strips (perpendicular to each other). As a result, it turns out 3D star.

And here is an option when 2 stars, also cut out of thick cardboard, do not sit on top of each other - but simply lie on top of each other so that the rays of the upper star are located between the rays of the lower star. If you make openwork holes-slots in such a cardboard star with a blade, then the star will look more elegant. And gold sprinkles will make such a New Year's star quite festive.

Craft Idea #9

Cardboard stars

DOUBLE-SIDED.

Method 1 - four-beam blank

You can make a star with four rays out of paper - then make the same second one, and connect them together.

Here is a detailed master class describing how to make 2 blanks with your own hands and connect them together into one star.

Method 1 - three-beam blank.

And these voluminous paper stars are also made from two modules, glued one to meet the other. Only here the module is not of four beams, but of three.

In a flat form, this module has such a triangular shape with serif-fasteners on all three sides.

We bend the module along the longitudinal line of each of the three corners of the triangle. The faceted modules are put on each other with notches-serifs. And it turns out a voluminous star with six rays.

Craft Idea #10

paper stars

In ORIGAMI technique

You can make an origami star. That is, from an ordinary square sheet of paper WITHOUT USING SCISSORS. This is what distinguishes the fashionable Japanese origami technique - the art of turning a square plane into a figure of any complexity.

Here such a star is also obtained from one square sheet of paper. But the process looks rather complicated. But as soon as you understand it, how do you understand the speed and ease with which these stars appear. And having made 4 such stars, you acquire high-speed automatism and can add the stars almost blindly.

And here is another star in the origami technique. Where a paper module is obtained from a square sheet. And from such modules-rays we fold a solid star out of paper.

Craft Idea #11

new year stars

Transparent for windows.

You can make a star out of paper to stick it on the window. These stars look very elegant. And this is an alternative to the classic paper snowflakes that we all used to glue on windows during the Christmas holidays.

Such a New Year's star is made of paper is quite simple. A strip of paper is folded in half. Its tips are bent to give a pointed shape. We attach the resulting module to a round base sheet. Or we immediately attach it to the window - to an imaginary circle.

Depending on the shape of the folds we made to sharpen our rectangle, we will end up with different shapes of the star's rays. Thus, having shown an EXPERIMENTAL hitch, we will be able to create more and more author's New Year's stars on the window.

Craft idea No. 12

new year stars

from a rolled up newspaper.

And here is another star made of paper - or rather, from a sheet of newspaper. Here a thin twist is made from a spread of the newspaper. It is possible to place a copper wire inside the newspaper twist - so the bent frame of the star will be given additional rigidity.

After that, the star blank from the newspaper can be decorated. Paint with paint, wrap with threads, coat with glue and cover with sparkles. Or something else according to your imagination.

These are the ideas I have collected for you in this article. Now you know a lot of ways to make a star out of paper with your mind and with your own hands.

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These large voluminous ones in the form of paper stars came to us from Sweden and Scandinavian traditions. Today, for several years now, these stars have been one of the Christmas and New Year trends throughout Europe and even in the USA. Which is not surprising: their charm, both lit and extinguished, evokes the most festive mood. They are hung in the house and on the street, in clubs and cafes, placed on shelves, put on a festive table on special thin high holders and even mounted on tops of decorated Christmas trees, like a classic symbolic star of Bethlehem.

These stars are glued together from music paper, from filigree cut (like) modules, from colored, waxed and tissue paper. They are made plain and colored, simple and decorated. You can glue a huge and small star, with long or short tops, a classic five-pointed, 18-pointed or even a ball in this style - the choice is yours. First, let's look at the basics of creating such a star, then discuss design options and how to implement them.

To you will be required:
- Heavy paper (the heaviest for a printer) or very thin cardboard (or thin sheets of plastic that can be easily cut), and optionally colored paper or scrapbooking paper with prints;
- Access to the printer;
- Scissors of different sizes - from long to manicure;
- Stationery knife (optional);
- Glue or a good double-sided adhesive tape;
- Needle and thread;
- Unnecessary newspapers.

We collect - a star:

1. We print out a template of one vertex for a star from here. In the pdf file you will find templates for stars in three different sizes - choose according to your taste. Later, starting from them, you will be able to model stars of individual shape and size.

For a small star, all 5 vertices fit on one page, for large ones, accordingly, you will have to print several pages if you make a star from plain white paper. If your printer is capable of printing on thin colored paper, make sure you print on the back - white - side of it.

If you just need a template for colored paper - which you will then trace with a pencil on the back of colored sheets - print out only 1 template from all presented in the file. If the colored paper is too thin to create a star, simply paste it first onto thin sheets of white printer paper and let the glue dry.

2. Cut out the details from the template along solid lines (dotted line - fold lines). We bend the parts along the dotted lines.

So far, for the first craft, you need 5 of these pieces. Then you will calculate and set the quantity yourself.

3. We glue each module on the side by the tongue specially provided in the template. We make sure that each time the tongue is glued exactly inside the modules, and not outside. We put the glue a little at a time so that it does not protrude beyond the edges and does not leave marks on the paper.

You can always use high-quality double-sided adhesive tape for these purposes - it will hold just as well, and it will be easier (and faster) for many to work with it. But really hot bulbs can melt the tape, so choose your material wisely and be careful!

4. We take 2 modules each and glue them in pairs for the 2 lower tabs of the first module like this - see the picture below. The tongues go inside the second module.

5. We glue two paired modules and one remaining in the same way into a star. At the same time, we do not glue the first and last modules together (if you want to place a light source inside the star; if your star is a simple decoration without lighting, feel free to glue these modules with the edges too). Instead, we cut two identical long ropes from yarn of medium thickness (or take two thin ribbons), glue the tip of the first one (at least 5 cm) or stretch it into the hole from the inside out of the first module from the bottom (if you decide to “sew in”, do it on the tip of the rope / tape a larger knot, you can also string a small circle of cardboard on top of the knot for sealing, finally, sew in ropes / tapes no more than 2-3 cm from the lower edges of the modules), the tip of the second is inside the second module. We are waiting for the glue to dry, if used. With these ropes, you can tie the cones so that the star retains its shape.

Or you can take one long rope to thread it into the holes of both modules - also from the inside out. This method is not suitable if you put a Christmas tree garland inside the star.

Here the ropes are sewn in the middle of both modules, but this is not aesthetically pleasing, and in general they do not do this. By the way, tying the ropes will be quite difficult, so be patient and/or ask someone with longer and thinner fingers to do this (or just help you - hold the first knot).

6. We completely put a short Christmas tree garland with a battery-powered control unit inside the star (we put the unit at the very hole in the star) and then tie the ropes on the bow - so that later you can easily untie them and turn the garland on / off or change the battery in the garland if necessary. See lighting options below.

7. Remarkably, when you untie the strings and take out the light source, your star folds nicely into this layered flat shape for absolutely safe storage - and takes up almost no space!

IMPORTANT : Although your stars are not connected to the network, for safety reasons, do not leave them on unattended, because sometimes the bulbs get quite hot, which can cause a fire. The optimal type of light bulbs for these fixtures are compact fluorescent light bulbs and of course light-emitting diode (LED) light bulbs, which are usually - usually! - remain relatively cold.

Alternative light source for the Swedish star lamp - also switchable:

1. Buy separate small LED bulbs (1 bulb for one star, the optimal bulb length is about 10 mm; they are freely available both in Runet and in real building supermarkets), a set of large flat round batteries (CR2032; 1 battery - 1 light bulb) and the same number of small flat neodymium magnets (commercially available). Also prepare a transparent or matte ordinary tape - you can separately reels of adhesive tape with a width of 1.9 and 1.2 cm - and any double-sided tape. The coin in the picture below is just for clarity of size.

2. From cardboard we cut rectangles 4.5 cm long and the same number of rectangles 1.9 cm long. Their width should be slightly larger than the width of a large flat battery. The number of such paired parts is equal to the number of stars that you want to illuminate. We buy a set of seals for holes (if you find it on sale) or cut rings from the same cardboard (the diameter of the ring is equal to the width of the strip).

3. Glue the ring to the tip of a longer cardboard rectangle. The glue is dry - we cut out such a hook on this tip. A hole for convenience in the center can be made with a hole punch.

5. We shorten the wire-antennae of the LED-bulb with wire cutters by about 0.6 cm. This can be done or not done - depending on the size of your star - so that the bulb then hangs strictly in the center of the star. Moreover, if you still cut, do it at the same angle at which the antennae were cut initially, so that one antennae remains shorter than the second.

7. Now we squeeze the battery with adhesive tape - completely sealed edge forward - between the antennae of the LED bulb, while the longer antennae should fall on the side of the battery with a plus, and the shorter one on the back side of the battery. And we stop the longer antennae at the edge of the adhesive tape so that the wire does not touch the battery. If you are not sure which antenna should be attached to which side of the battery, push the battery deeper so that both antennae touch their sides of the battery: if placed correctly, the bulb will light up - and then pull the battery back to the desired level; if it doesn't light up, swap the antennae on the battery.

8. We glue the battery with the light bulb with the back side down to the bottom of the cardboard label - to the double-sided tape - and securely fix it in place and from the bottom with adhesive tape originally glued onto the battery. Careful - do not move the upper antennae of the bulb beyond the border of the adhesive tape.

10. Finally, we take a small piece of cardboard from step 2. We glue a piece of double-sided adhesive tape on it again, put a flat magnet on the tape in the center of the cardboard.

And here's how it works: we apply a magnet simultaneously to the free tip of the antenna from the light bulb and to the large battery - and the light turns on. The magnet will attract to the battery and it will “sit” in place quite firmly. We turn the cardboard with the magnet over to the other side (magnet up) - and again apply it to a large battery - and the light turns off, but the cardboard with the magnet still stays in place. That's the whole secret!

For such a label with a light bulb, the connecting rope on the star on top must be made solid - so that you can hang the label on it by the hook.

Variants of designs of classic Swedish lamps in the form of stars:

1. Buy figured hole punchers and put in bent, but not yet glued star modules (after step 2) figured holes - as symmetrically as possible or just in random order. These can be completely different figures from stars and months to hearts and flowers, or you can use only 1 type of figures (and also - of the same or different sizes). Classic voluminous Swedish stars - usually come with curly holes, and not from solid paper.

2. Having outlined with a pencil the same design of large slots on each module that has not yet been glued together (it is optimal to do this using a single cardboard template - for complete symmetry of the pattern on the finished star), place each module on a stack of newspapers or a special cutting mat and cut it out with a clerical or craft knife this design.

4. From above, the stars can be decorated with a pencil or rhinestones, sparkles or additional details from colored paper, but, as a rule, the patterns in these cases are made very simple and as discreet as possible so as not to distract from the simple graceful beauty of the star itself. It's just that it's accepted according to the classics, the rest is up to you!

5. Stick thin colored paper on thin white paper (so that the light passes through better later) before cutting out the modules - and you will get not a white, but a colored star.

6. If you have 5 sheets of paper with the same large pattern, you can, by overlaying and tracing the pattern in a strictly defined place on the patterns, cut the modules with the pattern in the center, and then, as described in step 2, cut out individual specific parts of this pattern on all modules. Under the cut out areas, you can again stick colored tissue paper, or you can just leave the holes as they are.