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German Star Gift Card

By Lorraine

Pretty crochet snowflake is intricate and yet easy to make. Use as an ornament, gift embellishment or window decoration. Great video how-to.

Call them Froebel, Advent, Pennsylvania, Polish, Swedish, Christmas or German stars, they are lovely little ornaments! Hang on your Christmas tree, use to decorate or give as gifts.  Packaged stars with an enclosed, personalized card make a lovely gift. My German star video tutorial shows you how to make lovely 3-dimensional stars by weaving and folding paper strips in about forty steps. 

 

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Learn to make German Star paper Ornaments with easy to follow How-To video. Three-dimensional star made by weaving and folding about forty steps.These sweet ornaments are made using nothing more than strips of paper. There is something so rewarding about creating an object of beauty from paper.

 

Learn to make German Star paper Ornaments with easy to follow How-To video. Three-dimensional star made by weaving and folding about forty steps.

Paper decoration

The three-dimensional star is assembled using four paper strips. It takes about forty steps of weaving, folding and turning to produce the points and cones and finish the star.

It might sound confusing, but you can create stars too, following my tutorial video! I show you each and every step right to the very end. Pause the video when needed and before you know it, you will be making lots of pretty stars!

 

Decorating with German paper stars

Learn to make German Star paper Ornaments with easy to follow How-To video. Three-dimensional star made by weaving and folding about forty steps.

Besides using the stars as tree ornaments and embellishing gift packages, I have used them in holiday décor. Here the stars are hung on an evergreen swag on the fireplace mantle.

 

Paper strips

You can cut you own strips of paper. You will need lengths longer than standard paper (at least 24-inches in length and 3/4-inch wide) requiring a bit of taping the strips together. I have done this using tiny pieces of tape and being sure the edges line up. If there are uneven edges or tape isn’t perfectly pressed down, the strips may get caught in the weaving process.

I prefer to purchase paper strips and provided an Amazon link below for convenience.

 

Waxing German Stars

Traditionally, paper German stars were used outdoors on evergreen trees. The stars were protected from the elements by dipping them into melted paraffin.

 

For added sparkle, diamond glitter can be sprinkled on while the wax is still soft. The folded stars are just lovely as they are but if you would like to give them protection for outdoor use, as I did when decorating the porch, follow the how-to by clicking Dipping German Stars in Wax.

 

Tutorial for dipping folded paper German Stars in wax to preserve and protect from outdoor elements.

 

Gift of German Star Paper Ornaments

German star paper ornaments make sweet and thoughtful gifts for teachers, neighbors and friends. Package individually or in groups of three, six or however many you’d like.

I like using clear, cellophane bags tied closed with a ribbon bow.

German star paper ornaments tutorial video shows you how to make lovely 3-dimensional stars by weaving and folding paper strips in about forty steps.Make stars in different colors and use for different occasions. Here I gave them as a thank-you.

 

Learn to make German Star paper Ornaments with easy to follow How-To video. Three-dimensional star made by weaving and folding about forty steps.And these burnt orange stars made in the wedding colors, were included with a gift for a bridal shower .

 

 
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Link to How-to for Making German Folded Paper Stars

Order your paper (wax and glitter, if using) and follow the video showing you step-by-step, fold-by-fold tutorial. 

 

Click German Star Video Tutorial

 

Link to How-to for Waxing the German Stars

When your stars are made, you are ready to apply the protective wax. Here is the link: Waxing German Paper Stars

 

Tutorial for dipping folded paper German Stars in wax to preserve and protect from outdoor elements.

 

German Star Tutorial & FREE Printable Gift Cards

Download German folded paper star gift card

Add to your packaged gift stars this card. There is a place for the recipients name, a little history about the stars on the inside and suggestions for storage on the back. Simply print it out and attach to the stars.

FREE gift card printable to include when gifting 3-dementional, folded paper German stars. Learn to make ornaments with How-to video tutorial.

Your FREE – German Star Card Printable!

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FREE gift card printable to include when gifting 3-dementional, folded paper German stars. Learn to make ornaments with How-to video tutorial.

 

 

More gift card options

Folded paper German stars make fantastic, unique gifts. A thoughtful, one-of-a-kind handmade ornament from your hands and heart. Include a lovely German Star gift card to complete your package.I recently created additional gift cards, giving you lots of options for presenting your lovely stars. Check out German Star Card Bundle for the FREE download.

 

 
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Comments

  1. Shelley Myatt says

    December 18, 2019 at 5:59 pm

    I’ve been making these since I was a child. Now I want to gift them to my grandchildren so they may continue this family tradition.

    Reply
    • Lorraine says

      December 20, 2019 at 7:36 am

      Hello Shelley,

      So happy that you stopped by to visit and leave your comment. Making the stars and displaying them is a lovely family tradition. I’m sure your grandchildren will cherish this.

      Happy holiday wishes!
      Kindly, Lorraine

      Reply
  2. Pondside says

    November 9, 2017 at 10:51 am

    The Great Dane has been making these for all of our 45 Christmases together. Your tutorial is so clear!…..I think I might even be able to make them!!

    Reply
  3. Nana Diana says

    November 9, 2017 at 9:16 am

    I have always loved the looks of these and had a friend that made hundreds of them over the years. It is just wonderful that you have a tutorial and source list. xo Diana

    Reply
  4. Lynn says

    November 9, 2017 at 7:27 am

    Your stars are delicate and beautiful! I agree that they would be a special gift:@)

    Reply
  5. Ann Thompson says

    November 9, 2017 at 5:59 am

    Your video for the folded paper German stars was how I found your blog so many years ago. It was so easy to follow. The card is a nice addition to give these as a gift.

    Reply

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