Can you believe that this wreath is made out of paper? I'll show you how to make you own 3-d barn stars to create a darling paper wreath for any holiday or occasion. EASY!
Aaron and I made this fun cardstock wreath for our front door. Nice and bright with summer colors and easy to customize for any season. How cute would it be in red, white and blue for the 4th of July, or made with fun Christmas paper?
Here is how to make your own Barn Star Paper Wreath
Using your scissors/cutting tool/machine, cut out 12 {5"} stars. The number of stars you will need can vary, but for a 10" wreath, 12 stars is a nice amount to start with. You can layer it more or less from there.
{We use the Plantin Schoolbook cricut cartridge. We made them using the "roly poly" feature so that they would be wide. Sturdy cardstock works best for making these.}
Now we'll show you how to make your stars 3-D!
Below is one all ready to be scored. The white cardstock is under the bright paper.
Score your star 5 times. Once for each point. Start at the point and score directly across to the center between the two bottom points. Rotate star and score again until each point has been scored.
Fold each scored line and crease firmly.
There is your 3-D star! Now finish up the rest of them and you'll be ready to assemble your paper wreath or use them for any number of fun little projects.
Cut out a 10" ring for your wreath base using thin cardboard.
Hot glue the stars to the ring and eachother. Since they stick out, you can't glue them flat, so just apply a small amount of glue to the points where the stars overlap eachother. Don't skimp on the glue.
Attach a ribbon for hanging.
Nanette Wingrove says
Ok....what are you using to score the stars? I'm not crafty....
Brandy says
Hi Nanette! You just need some sort of scoring tool and a straight edge (ruler). My scoring tool looks similar to this (http://amzn.to/1T7plAq). Any sort of pointed, but blunt tip, object would work. You might even be able to use a butter knife, gently.
Linda says
How do you find the center. I know I should know, but Oh well? Can u help. Thanks
Brandy says
Hi Linda! The center of what? The stars? I'm not sure I understand, thanks! 🙂
Katharine of Kat's Almost Purrfect World says
So cute and so fun! Thanks for sharing!!!
Asha Dsouza says
So cute star wreath.
i love this beautiful tutorial..
thanks for the idea.
Carissa Bonham says
This may be a really dumb question but what are you scoring these with? Are you using something sharp like an exacto knife or scissors? Or just denting it? I can't wait to make this. thank you!
Brandy says
Hi Carissa!
Not a dumb question at all. I should have taken a picture of what I used! I used my Cricut tool for scoring it. You can see it here in the link. It is the wide one with a triangular tip. It just creases (dents) the paper, so you could use any number of things. Hope this helps!
http://www.cricut.com/Shopping/detail--Cricut-Tool-Kit-185-4.aspx
Brandy says
jmackL: 5".
Have fun!!
jmack says
Hey i adore this and i am going to make it, just wondering what size on the cricut you had it set for?
jmack says
Hey i adore this and i am going to make it, just wondering what size on the cricut you had it set for?
Heidi says
Fun and easy! Thanks for sharing! (found via Pinterest)
~Heidi