This is a continuation of my
up-cycled cellophane packaging tutorials. I am going to show you how to fold little stars with cellophane packaging. Here is a tutorial on
how to fold a paper star or a video version
here. With all these cellophane tutorials, it is always best to practice on paper first and get the hang of it before you venture off to cellophane. Cellophane is much harder to work with because it is more slippery and stiff.
Note
video tutorial is updated.
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These are my pictures, but watching a video on how to do this is much easier.
1. Use a ruled paper underneath as guidelines to cut cellophane into strips. The strips I cut were about .25 in.
2. For larger stars use wider ruled paper. Note that length of paper should be at least 30 times of width.
3. Take cellophane and "tie into a knot" and flatten.
4. Fold over the short end and then the long end along the edges
5. Tuck end into flap.
6. Pinch into star shape. |
Stay tuned to see what I do with all these cranes and stars.
These are so cute! What a great idea. These would make great Christmas ornaments!
ReplyDeleteI love these and the cranes! So delicate. They would make perfect Christmas decorations.
ReplyDeleteMy friend managed to make 1000 paper cranes last year which made for an amazing art exhibition
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This is so pretty =) You have really cool DIY tutorials =)Hope your having a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteSo cute!!! I can't wait to try this. What a great use for that cellophane.
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing! Your so talented!
ReplyDeleteThose are so pretty and creative.
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Oh wow, this is amazing! I'd love for you to link this up to my new party, Head to Head Showdown at www.icantstopcrafting.blogspot.com ~Jen
ReplyDeleteLove your site, so many creative ideas! You can be assured that I will be flipping through your archives and visiting more in the future.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my site too! Took awhile for me to get back to you, apologies on that.
oh wow! They are gorgeous! I will hate to try this! I have done these stars with ordinary paper but not cellophane! Gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI used to make these when I was a student, but with colored paper. They look so pretty in clear cello! Just in time for Christmas decorating! Thanks for the great idea!!
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very delicate and pretty! I've never tried any crafts with cellophane, but have long been intrigued because of its shiny transparency. What a great idea! I've seen these little folded stars before made from paper, but cellophane is a wonderfully fresh interpretation - bravo!!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! These are so great! I am definitely going to have to try this! You are SO talented! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSo cute star! i love it.
ReplyDeleteThese are genius, thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love those little stars!
ReplyDeleteThe worst thing is that I don't know how to make them... I can't do anything with just paper! (:
xoxo
beautiful, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI thought your tutorial was really easy-to-follow and clever, so I featured it here: http://bluegreenorange.blogspot.com/2012/01/ideas-for-decorating-your-bedroom.html
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