How to make a voluminous Christmas tree from stars. New Year's star from paper voluminous
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What we associate the New Year with in the first place is winter. Winter itself is full of snow. Therefore, New Year's decor is very often complemented by a variety of snowflakes and stars. The editors of the site suggest arming yourself with suitable material and creating wonderful snowflakes and paper stars for the New Year with the whole family.
Snowflakes can be very different
Paper snowflakes can be not only traditional carved from a corner of paper folded several times. Today it is a real art to turn a simple paper sheet into an elegant and ornate miracle. There are several ways to make a snowflake to decorate your home with a minimum of tools and paper.
We twist paper strips: the elegance of quilling
You should not puzzle for a long time over how to make beautiful and light snowflakes for the New Year, when there is a wonderful filigree paper rolling technique - quilling. Interesting elements are collected in the most beautiful patterns, from which they make up anything. On the eve of the New Year, we are interested in snowflakes, so we sit back and figure out how to make a small miracle from paper strips.
New Year's voluminous paper snowflakes: interesting paperwork
When products in volume are required to create a decor, then you should use clear and simple diagrams of do-it-yourself volumetric paper snowflakes.
Volumetric snowflake: New Year's geometry and curly grace
Wonderful voluminous snowflakes for the New Year from paper are obtained by taking a few repetitive steps.
Snowflake in modular origami technique
There is still a more time-consuming, but not difficult way that can be recommended to those who are wondering how to make voluminous snowflakes for the New Year.
Let's see a small step-by-step master class on making snowflakes from modules.
| Illustration | Action Description |
|---|---|
 | We assemble the base element for assembling the beam. We install two modules with the hypotenuse of the triangle to the left, and the pockets to the right. In these pockets we insert the legs of the third module, also facing the pockets to the right, to the end. |
 | For a small ray, two basic elements are needed. They can be obtained by inserting the legs of one element, consisting of three modules, into the pockets of the second. |
 | It turns out a small beam, consisting of 6 modules. For the manufacture of all small beams, 36 modules are needed, and for 6 large beams, which consist of 15 small modules, they need 90 pieces. You also need to make 12 modules to connect all the beams to each other. |
 | Total: 6 small and 6 large beams. |
 | We take a large beam and two connecting modules. We insert a pocket into one module in the direction of the elements in the beam with one leg. We do the same with the second module. Let's insert the connecting modules into the remaining 5 large beams. |
 | We alternately connect small rays with large ones using pockets and connecting modules. |
 | It turns out a beautiful snowflake-star. |
Volumetric fluffy snowflake for the New Year
For a variant of a voluminous snowflake for the New Year, which is perfectly done with your own hands, you need to take two colors of paper, scissors and glue.
First, fold the square in half, the resulting triangle is again in half and again in half.
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To create a paper star, you may need:
- Thick sheets of colored cardboard and paper.
- PVA glue, adhesive tape.
- Scissors.
- Wire and pliers.
- Tinsel and sequins.
- Hair fixation spray
- Colored markers, markers and pencils.
- Measuring instruments: protractor, ruler.
Cardboard can be of different colors or with a print. The options for flight of fancy are unlimited. Including, you can come up with the perfect option for the style of your Christmas tree or room:
- lids from candy boxes with beautiful pictures or patterns;
- fragment of musical staff;
- Children's drawings;
- newspapers;
- gift wrapping paper;
- collage of old postcards, etc.
five pointed star
The easiest model to manufacture is the usual 5-pointed star. First you need to draw a star blank on a sheet of cardboard. Draw a circle with a diameter that will then correspond to the size of the decoration. This can be done with a compass or by circling a round object. Draw a vertical line from the center of the circle to its edge. Next, using a protractor, lay the radii from the center every 72 °: the result will be 5 lines. Connect the points of contact of the radii with the edge of the circle between each other through one - the 5-pointed star is ready.
Repeat the same procedure with another sheet of cardboard. After cutting out both shapes, carefully bend them so that you get 2 halves of the future volumetric star. Glue the parts with adhesive tape, after making the core: a piece of crumpled paper or fabric to give mass and volume to the star with the wire fixed in it. The other end of the wire must be brought out in the form of a spiral. She will be attached and hold the star at the top.
The glued figure must be decorated. You can do it to your taste and in accordance with the chosen color. For monophonic material, the following option is well suited:
- grease the surface with glue;
- sprinkle with dry glitter;
- sprinkle with varnish to secure the sparkles in place.
- tinsel can be glued around the perimeter.
Advice. At the stage of drawing two blanks, you can add a small “extra” piece of cardboard to each top of the star, which, during the connection process, wrap inward and glue. Then you won't need tape.
Two 4-point figures are made for her. A square sheet is folded as follows: in two horizontally, in two vertically, and twice in half diagonally. Next, you need to make 4 cuts: along the line of perpendicular folds, a little less than half of its length. The resulting corners need to be bent inward and glued one on top of the other.
Glue the two halves of the star together so that its rays overlap one on one. You can mount this decoration on the Christmas tree according to the scheme of the previous model.
Advice. A paper star is perfect for decorating rooms or hanging on a spruce tree as a toy. For the top of the tree, it is desirable to use cardboard.
New Year's decor is worth doing not only because of the decorations themselves. This is a good way to spend time with family or children and create a New Year's mood for yourself.
How to make a paper star: video
The approaching holidays of the New Year and Christmas, of course, cannot be imagined without a smart Christmas tree! Well, what is a Christmas tree without a beautiful star on top? Of course, you can crown your Christmas tree with a beautiful spire. However, the star - Bethlehem Christmas or "Soviet", red five-pointed - traditionally remains the most popular decoration.
In our review, we will talk about how you can make a star to decorate the Christmas tree yourself. In this case, you can use both the most common materials: cardboard, paper, glue, sparkles, and unexpected ones - for example, old books or twigs brought from the forest.
The most common version of a homemade star is a voluminous five-pointed star made of cardboard. For a base pattern, you can use one of the templates: 
photo from svoimi-rukamy.com
photo from liveinternet.ru
The color of the star can be different - silver, gold, red ... 
photo from mizrah.ru
photo from ine-red74.ru
And one more option for making a similar New Year's star on the Christmas tree. Here, two identical five-pointed stars are bent to create volume, crumpled paper is placed inside, as well as a wire spiral (for strengthening at the top). The halves are glued together with adhesive tape, on top the star is treated with glue, sparkles, tinsel. 
photo from ykdom.ru
And here is another version of the star pattern, not from two halves, but with separate rays: 
photo from infoniac.ru
photo from pinterest.com
In this master class, a star with a surprise backlight, which looks especially interesting thanks to the carved holes:
To view the photo in full size, click on the image
photo from infoniac.ru
On the basis of such a cardboard five-pointed star, you can create an unusual masterpiece from the pouches-pages of old books. Of course, instead of collected works of classics, it is better to take old magazines or outdated textbooks. 
To view the photo in full size, click on the image
photo from infoniac.ru
Or decorate it in the "forest style". Thin dry twigs cut with secateurs are carefully glued to the surface of a cardboard star, the gaps are filled with their small pieces.
To view the photo in full size, click on the image
photo from lovegrowswild.com
Flat star, cardboard contour wrapped with a thread fixed with glue: 
photo from infoniac.ru
A very simple three-dimensional star can be made from two cardboard stars: 
photo from infoniac.ru
Another version of the already six-pointed compound star, more complicated: 
photo from funny-new-year.ru
Eight-pointed stars are also popular, especially as Christmas decorations.
Here is an easy-to-make, but requiring patience and precision paper star. Squares of 4 sizes (8 squares of each size) must be folded as in the picture, and then glued. 
photo from infoniac.ru
The following eight-pointed three-dimensional star is glued together from two halves: 
photo from infoniac.ru
On the basis of such a pattern, you can make a real masterpiece! This star is made of cardboard using glue, gold spray, fabric, beads. The star is attached to the Christmas tree with a wire glued on the back. 
photo from kinder.sumy.ua
But this paper eight-pointed star is made quite simply: four paper templates are tied with a wire in the middle, then straightened with adhesive tape. It is attached to the tree with the help of the same wire. 
photo from youtube.com
For origami lovers, there are workshops on folding a star on a Christmas tree without glue and scissors! If you use colored paper, the asterisk will look bright and very elegant: 
photo from infoniac.ru
This star is suitable for the top of the spruce, and for Christmas days, when, according to tradition, it is customary to go to friends with congratulations: durable, sawn out of plywood and decorated with paints and tinsel, such an asterisk will withstand even a journey through the frost. 
photo from ykdom.ru
In such a voluminous New Year's hedgehog star made of old postcards, there are not five, not six, or even eight rays, but how many - count for yourself! 
photo from the site ruk-tvorchestvo.ru
Well, in this star-ball for the Christmas tree, the number of rays cannot be counted at all!
The halves of sheets of white A4 paper are twisted into a "bag", then the edges are smeared with glue and twisted more tightly.
From 50 sheets, 100 "rays" for the star will be obtained. Three beams are fastened with a stapler so that a small fan is obtained. Fans are strung
on a thread, tightly pulled together and tied .. 
photo from bolshoyvopros.ru
In addition to the options given, a variety of different ideas can be used to make a Christmas star.
For example, these are quite strict stars from branches: 
To view the photo in full size, click on the image
photo from the site de-korol.ru
fabric star: 
photo from livemaster.ru
Star made using quilling technique: 
photo from the site podarki.ru
You can make an asterisk from beads, or you can use for its base ... a metal clothes hanger bent in the right way! The main thing is that the festive mood and fantasy do not leave you while preparing for the holiday - and everything will definitely work out!
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infoniac.ru
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Need a glorious star on your tree to decorate your Christmas beauty but don't have one? You can make a paper gold star for the Christmas tree with your own hands! It doesn't take long, and if you're new to origami, this tutorial will be like a nice little introduction to the wonders of paper folding.
, a section of the site where ALL homemade Christmas trees and ALL options for making a Christmas tree are presented.
Step 1. Raw Materials
For the Christmas tree star, I used special roll paper, which I then cut into 8.5" x 11" pieces so I could print on them. Any writing paper will work, but the thicker the better.
For coloring I used Krylon ® Short Cuts ® Gold Leaf, Krylon ® Glitter Blast, and Krylon Crystal Clear Gloss.
Step 2. Print and cut
Download the PDF files mentioned below and print at least 5 copies. You can make 6 or 7 copies if you are new to this kind of thing. The thicker the paper, the better.
After you have printed them, cut around the perimeter and score a small black line in the middle.
I made a template as big as I could make for a letter paper size sheet. This will make a big tree star, about 17" wide. Since some of the users will likely want smaller stars, I also made 2 other PDFs at 66% (11.5") and 50% (8.5") size of the original.This allows you to print more parts on one sheet.You can download star templates completely free of charge:
Step 3. Bend
Four dotted lines coming out of the top, these will be the folds that form the edges of the star, and curve outward. The other two folds form the points of gluing of the parts of the star and are bent inwards. Be careful to fold in the right place to make everything clean.
In PDF, creases are marked with red and blue lines. The blue lines are the edges of the star and the red lines are the gluing points.
Since I'm using thick paper, I used a bone to mark the fold line by pushing through the paper. It helps a lot and only costs a few bucks.
Step 4 Gluing
For each part, glue is applied to a small area on one side and glued to the opposite side of the other part. As a result, one gluing point will remain at the almost finished star. Do this for all 5 parts of the tree star.
With all five arms of the star ready to go, apply glue to the top of the two petals of one of the arms that are now sticking out from the bottom of the star arm. Attach these star petals to the next star arm as shown in the second picture and press together until the glue sets. Repeat until you connect all 5 rays together, as in the third picture.
Step 5. Completing the Assembly of the Christmas Tree Star
The final trick is that you won't be able to put your hands in to squeeze the last joint to be glued. I recommend unfolding the petals to be glued, applying glue, and then compressing the entire star structure so that the petals close.
It works.
Step 6. Coloring!
For glitter, to make the star on the tree even more attractive, I used three types of paint, in this order:
1. Krylon® Short Cuts®
2. Krylon® Glitter Blast™
3. Krylon® Crystal Clear Gloss
As always, be sure to use the paint in a well-ventilated area. I also highly recommend using a respirator.
Step 7. Decorate the top!
I cut a small hole in the back bottom of the tree star and stuck it on top. This works great in my living room as the wood is in the corner. If the tree is in the middle of the room, try cutting a notch at the bottom of the seam so that the tree trunk is right in the center of the star.
Thanks for watching and happy holidays!
The New Year is getting closer and closer, and it's time to seriously think about creating a festive atmosphere in the house. Shops offer us just an incredible amount of holiday decorations. But what could be more fun than creating wonderful things with your own hands?
We will share with you how to make a very beautiful star on the Christmas tree yourself. This craft can also serve as door decoration or become an unusual element of decor.
Christmas tree star
YOU WILL NEED
- 2 sheets of cardboard 30 × 30 cm gold or silver
- silicone adhesive
- scissors or utility knife
- sequins
PROGRESS
- If a sheet of cardboard is golden on only one side, you need to glue two sheets together. If there is no shiny cardboard, do it yourself: apply a thin layer of ordinary glue on thick paper on both sides and thickly sprinkle with sparkles. Cut the cardboard into 20 identical strips 1.5 centimeters wide each.
- Take two strips and fold them in the middle crosswise at an angle of 90 degrees, as in the photo.
- Add more stripes on the sides. Interlace the vertical stripes with the horizontal stripes as shown in the picture. Fasten the structure with glue. As a result, there should be 10 strips in a row.
- In the same way, add stripes on top and bottom. Do not forget to fix them with glue at each joint.
- Unfold the workpiece so that its middle forms a diamond in front of you. Glue the two nearest bottom strips together to form a loop.
- In the same way, connect 4 strips on each side of the workpiece. You should have 2 loops in each corner.
- Make another identical figure.
- Glue both halves to get a star.
- Stretch the strips that remained unused inside each ray of the star. Fix with glue.
- Here is such a wonderful star as a result. You can additionally decorate it or mount a garland inside so that it really shines.
It remains only to decorate the Christmas tree with a star. You can make several of these toys and hang them from the ceiling.
