Tree Topper

Anna and I got a Christmas tree last week and unpacked all of our Christmas decorations - but we didn't have a good tree topper.  I looked up some options on Pinterest and found this star that I really wanted to make.

Materials:

1. 12x12 glitter paper (or whatever paper you want to use) - If it is front/back, you only need 1 sheet; otherwise, you'll need 2.

2.  Glue Gun and glue sticks

3.  Paper cutter (or scissors)

Directions:

1. Cut the paper(s) into 20 1/2 in. strips. (I had 2 pieces of paper that weren't front and back so I cut 40 strips and then glued the strips together with a glue gun to make them front and back).

2. Find the center of 2 of the strips and mark it.  Then glue those together in the center, forming 90 degree angles:

3.  Glue 2 strips on each side of the center lines (8 in all) in a weaving pattern like so:

4.  Then take the two outside pieces of one of the corners and fold them over to make a loop - and then glue.  Do that to all 4 corners.  Then do that with the next outside pieces.  You should end up with two loops in each corner and the middle strips still sticking out straight.

    

5.  Then do it all again to make a 2nd 4 corner star - just like the first one.

6.  Place one star on top of the other to create a 8 pointed star.

7.  Take the straight strips and put them inside of the 2 loops on the other star and then glue - this will hold them together and make it look more uniform.

After you do that to all 8 points on the star, you'll all done!  Warning: When I was finished, there was some glitter on my clothes, on my face, on the desk, the ground, and yes, even on the cat.  It's definitely not as messy as glitter can be but it does rub off the paper and onto other things.

Our tree looks so much better!