Happy Groundhog Day! In celebration of this obscure holiday, I decided to make one of my favorite crafts that is easy and oh so pretty- The Waldorf Star.
I chose bright and sunny colors in hopes that we will have an early spring but any color combination will result in a beautiful star that doubles as a sun catcher :) This is an origami-esque type of craft with a little gluing involved...no big whoop!
Here's What You Need:
1. Kite paper or tissue paper (colors of your choice). I've never tried kite paper but it is the preferred material to use because it's thicker and easier to work with. However, tissue paper works just fine and is probably something you have in your house already.
2. Scissors
3. Glue, glue stick or Modge Podge
4. Foam brush or small paint brush (optional) to spread the glue.
5. Small hole puncher and/or string (for hanging).
Here's how to make it:
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| Cut your paper into eight 6" squares (4 of each color or whatever combo you choose). |
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| Take one piece of paper and... |
Fold it in half (don't mind the crease that's in the paper shown above).
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| Unfold the paper and then fold in two parallel corners to the middle crease you've made. |
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| Then fold each side of this piece to the middle crease again (as if you were making a paper airplane). |
This is what it should look like.
Now, on the opposite end of your airplane, fold the other two corners down to the middle crease.
This will form a diamond shape.
Here's what it looks like turned over.
Once you've made all of your "diamonds" you'll glue them to each other by placing the lower left edge of each diamond against the middle crease of the diamond before it.
Use a few dots of Elmer's glue, a glue stick or some Modge Podge. To avoid seeing the dots of glue, spread the glue out a little with a foam brush or small paint brush.
Keep going all the way around...
Ta-da!
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| Punch a small hole at the top of one of the diamonds for hanging in a sunlit window. |
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