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.
southernscraps says
Great wreath. Thanks for sharing.
Nestled In Rosenberg says
I REEEEALLY Love your wreath!! Happy 4th!
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Chris says
What a super fun idea. It could be applied in so many ways. Thank you for sharing.
Laura Ingalls Gunn says
Oh I adore this project. It is going in my style file for sure!
Happy 4th of July!
TheCraftInMe says
Looks great. I love the different shades of green.
Amy @ Positively Splendid says
This is such a terrific idea - and executed so beautifully! Love this!
amyg says
I adore this idea!!! Thank you so much for sharing.
Kenzie says
So cute! I love the colors!
Amy Woodruff says
I love the colors of the paper you used!! Such a cute idea!
Adam and Wendy says
This is too cute! I really need to make a wreath for our apartment door (we live in a residence hall...so a door decoration is all we have in terms of "outdoor decor" haha)
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Amanda@The Hand Me Down House says
Ooh! I love your summery wreath! And those colors are PERFECT together! You did a wonderful job!!
Shan B. says
This is sooo cute!! I want to make them for all seasons...Maybe I could do a "Twilight" one...hmmmm...I'm so joking...I couldn't resist 🙂 ♥ya Brandy...I think a red, white & blue one would be really cute.
Diane says
Your wreath turned out great! Love those colors. You are right... would be gorgeous for any season.
Shelley says
That's fabulous. I hope I can do that so I can put a red white and blue one on my door. Thanks for the tutorial.
Happy 4th of July weekend.
La Familia Garcia says
Awesome! It looks easy enough...I only hope I can do it!