It wouldn’t be Christmas without some handmade Christmas decorations. I have long admired German Christmas Stars (also known as Froebel Stars; Nordic Stars; Advent Stars; and Christmas Stars) for their lovely 3 D effect. Β They are quite easy to make from four long strips of paper (ratio of 1:30) and can be made in any size.
I found a roll of white paper florists ribbon in my craft cupboard, left over from a floristry course I did many years ago. Using strips of ribbon that was 2.5 cm in width, and 90 cm in length, I made up a bunch of stars.
Once you have made the first one, they are quite fast to fold. You can make them into a wreath, hang them on your Christmas tree, make a garland, use them to decorate packages, or scatter them around your mantelpiece. I am planning on setting up my Christmas Tree this week and these stars will be the perfect addition to our Nordic inspired tree.
I found a great tutorial to make Froebel Stars with lots of step by step photos at Craft Ideas. Β The Christmas stars are shown here with some vintage Christmas sheet music from my Grandmothers collection.
Tried these last year but I think I need to have another go – they look so nice in that glass bowl. Perfect for a window too. Thanks for the tutorial hint.
I love these stars, too. There is a ‘cube’-version of them. If you got the idea, it’s not much more complicated than the normal one. I made them in December 2012. You can see them on my blog.
hava anice Christmas time!
greetings from Germany, Rike
Also known as Moravian stars. I love making small ones and tying a thread on them to hang on trees.