Christmas Paper Star DIY and a giveaway!

A Christmas star has long held a special meaning in our lives and evokes a nostalgic memory of the Christmases  of our childhood.I do remember hanging a paper star which held a special importance in our family.It would shine throughout December shining like the Star of Bethlehem signalling Christmas is fast approaching...

  My daughter and her friends had come over for crafting and so to keep them occupied I gave them a stack of paper of myOrigami Flower Kits to play around with and within 10 minutes they surprised me with a gorgeous paper star! So I thought it might bring good cheer to more family hence this simple DIY.The origami paper in the kit as I have mentioned before have such vibrance and color choices that most of the paper crafts created with this come out looking fabulous,so keep the kit in mind for Christmas gifting to while away those dreary winter months when you need some peace and quite in the fast approaching holidays ahead.

Would you like a one of my origami kits for free do enter my giveaway below!

 You will need:
Step 1.Origami Flowers Kit you get mine at a deal from Amazon here If you do not have one you could use any square paper  it would work but preferably double sided like the kit to get it extra nice! You would need five or six papers of the same design,here I have used a double sided one with red and white designs on one side and green on the other for contrast.
2.Scissors
3.Staples or Tape

Step 2. Fold each the square diagonally to form a triangle,fold again to form a smaller triangle like in the last picture..

Step 3.

Fold down the top tip to divide triangle into half  and crease well. Unfold and refold the tip of the triangle down to the middle crease and crease well.Repeat the same from the bottom bringing it to the middle crease.You should have 3 crease line now equidistant from each other.

Step 4

With scissors cut on each crease line leaving end uncut like in pictures below.

Step 5

You will have a piece like below.Using tape bring opposite end together to make roll in the middle.Using a small bit of tape to secure.

Step 6

Flip the paper over and tape the second end in the opposite way.Repeat the taping the last one again in direction of the first.You have just finished one point of the star. You can vary the designs of the star even by side to which you tape the pieces even!

Step 7.

Create 5 or 6 more to create a 5 pointed or six pointed star..

Step 8.

Now bring the pointed tip end together and staple bundle 3 together for 6 pointed star or bundle a 3 and a 2 for 5 pointed star.

Step 9.

Staple the  middle end of tow points together to prevent them from flopping aound.

Step 10.

Attach the set of 3 by overlapping the ends to form a star

Poke a hole and thread a ribbon to form a loop to hand on you door! Your paper star is ready for hanging..

You can create garland by stapling them tips together.Try experimenting with different paper from the set hashtag me using #xmasstjudestar if you made any!

There are   two more DIY before Christmas here so stay tuned!

Do you like this DIY please do help us by sharing or pinning this project,Follow my pinterest boards and on my instagram for videos and more sneak peaks..Using the affialiate links below to buy any gifts would be much appreciated!

Happy Crafting!

Maria Noble


If you are interested in this you might be interested in my Christmas wreath tutorial also

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Top 8 DIY paper flower tutorials

Spring time is here and all the gardens here are looking so pretty.The flowers are in full bloom and the tulips this time are doing well.I do love gardening so its been wonderful to see all the perennials come up each year to bloom again.It's that time of the year to move all the houseplants out to feel the warm rays of the golden sun.I have been lately having allergies to cherry blossoms and so the paper flowers I have been making have been a fantastic option.The beautiful blooms in paper I see online are so gorgeous and so realistic nowadays and a huge plus is that they do not need to be watered! They stay pretty for months with a no effort at all and you have the personal satisfaction of a gardener minus a lot of effort!

I have rounded up my favorite DIY paper flowers tutorials here - ranging from kid's craft to more difficult one.Many of them would be a wonderful addition to use in a wedding or any event that you are going to host.

Please click on each link to go to the post.Make sure you pin them onto your pinterest boards.

1.Calla Lillies are elegance and mystery combined.These Crepe Paper Callas from my book would be stunning addition to any home.

2.Try this Crepe Paper Rose from Mother's Day in which a Hersheys Kisses is hidden.It could be a heartfelt gift to your loved ones.

3.Bullion Rose - these rolled paper rose from a  paper challenge we did are so simple and yet delightful to make.

4.The Whimsical Paper Flower Poppy from last year, these tiger striped paper flowers are nifty to make and equally gorgeous.

5.House plants lend a calming effect to a house try these paper Bromelaids from this year for your home with simple techniques.

6.Tissue paper i is cheaper to buy try these paper dahlias for your next craft project and make ahead wreath for your favorite niece to play dress us with...

7.Punched Flowers are easy to make adorn your next project with this easy punched out flowers.

8.Did you know there is Adhesive Fabric Paper try these crafty flowers  from summer to make a headwrap for your daughter next time instead of buying one

Hope you enojoy these free tutorial be sure to pin them and like us here on facebook to stay updated with more free tutorials

DIY Beautiful Gold Paper – Holiday Garland

A perfect way to organize and decorate your entryway for this holidays is to create this Holiday Paper Garland and you will have your guests impressed.

glamelia bouquet for a canadian bride! crepe paper flower wedding

Glamelia's are an old tradition and soo beautiful and here is an order for a 13 inch glamelia  in crepe paper! I have done a few of the glamelia wedding bouquets before and they take a huge amount of time and patience and it is indeed worth the effort and how I would love to get back pictures of the bride holding this!

I was thinking it would be awesome to do some in pastel shades,enjoy the pictures!

Do feel free to pin pictures to your boards or facebook

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Easy Paper Flower Topper Tutorial

It has been a busy and blessed season here and we have a wonderful tutorial from BlossomsAndPosies but before that  here are some eye candy for you of my Christmas gifts I gave this time.I tried to do handmade gifts.A gorgeous white peony and anemone arrangement laced with some succulents. 

A poppy based arrangements this time it is all artificial to match a poppy painting hanging in my uncle's room.Some Hair flowers for cousins..

Head on over to make this simple origami pointsettia gift topper inspired from my new book "How to Make 100 Paper Flowers". BlossomsAndPosies  won the challenge on TotallyTutorials  and created this flowers inspired from the Sunburst in the book!!! With 100 flowers to choose from I am sure you too will designing many new flowers with the book.

Happy Crafting!

Top 10 Suppliers for Craft Paper and Crepe Paper Supplies

Searching for crepe paper? You are at the right place.As I have mentioned in my How to Make 100 Paper Flowers book there are various kind of paper that you use to make paper flowers.

I love to use recycled paper for many of my projects but there will be that project that would need the correct paper to make it perfect.

Here is the List of My Top Suppliers that you can rely on! These are thinner sheets of longer folds of crepe paper of the streamer variety.

Crepe Paper Folds

These are thinner sheets of longer folds of crepe paper of the streamer variety.

1. Blumchen (NJ) has beautiful colors and my best recommended brand to use ,their online store online has this.
2.AcMoore - has a wonderful section with the folds (for North East) no online store but.
3.Castle in the Air - CA lots of crepe including florist crepe paper in rolls
5.Cindus -very lovely crepe paper folds and reasonably priced








Doublette crepe paper

Doublettes are the most used paper in flower making! So here are the two suppliers I would recommend,the best brand would be Gloria from Germany
Picture Credits - rose supplies uk

1.Blumchen(NJ)
2.Castle in the Air -CA






Florist Crepe Paper
Thicker than the fine crepe, the florist crepe comes in two weights, although the difference between the 160 gram and 180 gram (per square meter). Florist crepe is a popular choice for people making crepe paper flowers, especially oversize ones.

1.Castle in the Air -CA
2.Paper Mart 
3 . Carte Fini - great quality!


Origami Paper 

1.Michaels 
2.Joann Fabrics
3.Ac Moore



Construction Paper

1.Michaels 
2.Joann Fabrics
3.Ac Moore
4.DickBlick










Scrapbooking Paper & Cardstock

1.Michaels 
2.Joann Fabrics
3.Ac Moore
4.Paper Source
5.Distinctpaper.com


Do you have a store that offers paper - would love to hear from you! Contact me via the contact form!









I have selected some crepe paper that you might like and some tools via amazon.Do browse through them.Amazon has some amazing rates,equally great quality, and of course if you are in Amazon Prime shipping is free!!! So you are getting a very good deal..

Do buy using these links it would give a very small affiliate percentage to us to support the blog,the cost you pay in no way is higher using these links. 

Enjoy Crafting,

Maria Noble Here is some from my favorite store blumchen and here are some more selections

How to Make 100 Paper Flowers

Pleased to let you know that the book "How to Make 100 Paper Flowers"  is now available in these countries:

United States 

1.Barnes and Nobles or your local bookstore - enter your zipcode to check your local bookstore.

2.Your local US book store - enquire or look online 

3.Amazon

4.Check in your local Library - if not most library are only too pleased to order it for you on request!

United Kingdom

1.Foyles

India

1. www.homeshop.com - free shipping all over India

Thailand

1.Asia Book House - free shipping in Thailand

Others

1.Amazon

Glamelia Wedding Bouquet

Glamelia's date back to the 40 & 50's. Designing a glamelia is old school artistry. They are handmade from invidividual rose petals or other flower petals and crafted to look like one large bloom. The design can be tedious and time consuming but make for beautiful bouquets or corsages.

When a bride whose wedding is in Mexico ordered one I was totally thrilled I had done these in a different style for another bride a long time ago this time the order was in ivory and the brides wanted a different style.The flower measure more than 8 inches across!

Fresh Glamelia's are notorious for not lasting at all after the wedding but this one in paper would be a great keepsake after the wedding!





Inspiration picture below:

paper flower cake toppers

Sunny had ordered some paper cake flowers to go along with some large paper flowers.These are made from just white paper! She sent me a gorgeous wedding cake inspiration and I created my take on them -hope it did justice! It took a lot of reworking and hence the delay to figure things out as I have never thought of making them out of white paper so this was a exciting challenge -I am pretty thrilled on my new paper gardenias and the more contemporary paper flowers for this order! Hope you will sent me picture of them on the cake!

More pictures coming up on a Holy Communion wreath for my cousin!