Craft diamond stars

1. Preparing the paper

To make a beautiful poinsettia, you will need a total of 1.5 folded sheets or 6 paper strips. If you are using folding paper , cut it into quarters first to get the strips you need.

folding paper prepare:

Take a folding paper and first fold it in half so that you have two halves.

Fold these halves again to make quarters.

Carefully cut out the resulting quarters to obtain the required paper strips

2. Folding the paper strips

Now it's time to fold the paper strips . This is an important step in creating the basic shape of the folding star.

paper strips fold:

Fold each paper strips once in the middle.

Then fold both ends of the strip towards the center.

Repeat this process for all 6 paper strips.

3. Gluing the checks

Your next step is to glue the folded paper strips, together to create the check shape.

Create the checks:

Glue the ends of the paper strips together with a piece of double-sided adhesive tape .

You should now have a diamond (square shape).

4. Assembling the folding star

Now assemble the squares into a beautiful poinsettia. You will need the double-sided adhesive tape and a piece of pearl yarn for this.

Connect the checks:

Stick all 6 squares together with the double-sided adhesive tape .

Place a piece of pearl yarn between two of the squares so that you can hang the star up later.

Finally, glue these two squares together to complete the folding star .

5. Finishing and decoration

And now your poinsettia is ready! You can now hang it on windows, doors or even on the Christmas tree. The pearl yarn makes it look as if it is floating and shines particularly beautifully when illuminated by light.

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