If there is a decoration element that is especially important at Christmas, even if it is precious for any other time of the year, it is the stars. A star guided the Magi to the manager so that they could meet the Child Jesus and, for this reason, its meaning has such an important value during the Christmas season. It is also one of the most versatile Christmas decorations since it can be used to decorate tables, complement centers with other elements, in garlands, furniture, as a wreath at the entrance to the house, to hang on the tree, or as a top of it and, of course, in the mysteries or portals of Bethlehem.
If you are also passionate about this type of decoration for its sweetness, as well as for its elegance or its zymology, take note because we are going to give you the keys to make your own original Christmas stars at home easily and cheap. Also, if you have children at home, they will surely be happy to help you with crafts for Christmas. Record these ideas, you will love them.
Christmas stars with sticks and rope
Get sticks of the same thickness and size; they can be skewers, for example. Arrange them so that they form a five-pointed star and glue them together with contact glue. Once dry, paint the star gold. Then, take pita string and make random crosses around the star, customizing it to your liking. You can also brown the rope. You already have your ready!
Christmas stars with beads or beads
Take three wires and put beads on them so that the sequence of each one is the same. Then join them in the center and you will have a very elegant star. You can do it with colored, gold, pearl-shaped beads… It all depends on what you want to use it for and what decoration you want to combine it with.
Christmas stars with wooden slats and leaves
Take ten wooden slats and join them to form a star. Glue the ends together. Once the structure is solid and consistent, start gluing olive twigs, pine cones or natural elements to give your star a more special look. You will have a star to decorate your home in a more rustic way; it is a perfect idea!
Christmas stars with wire
Take a piece of paper with a star printed on it or draw a star on it. Put the wire on top and start to give it a star shape with the help of some pliers. Then wind rope or wool of the color or thickness you want, depending on the size you have made your star. If it is small to hang on the tree, choose twine and if it is larger to hang on the door of the house, for example, you can use thicker rope.
Christmas stars with toothpicks
Form a square by fitting the toothpicks and then another. Place them counterbalanced and tie the joints with red thread, for example. Let one more thread stick out so you can hang it on the tree.
Christmas stars with felt
Draw some of different colors. Then cut them out. You can use it to hang on the fir tree, to wrap your gifts or to make a garland. The felt will be the protagonist of your Christmas decorations.
Christmas stars with sticks from the field
Take sticks from the field and cut them equal in size. Then tie them down the center unevenly. Glue the union with silicone and also pour a little on the tips. Then paint the union and the tips silver. You already have your ready!
Christmas stars with ice cream sticks
Paint the ice cream sticks the colors you want. You can even use glitter. Then glue them into eight-pointed stars. What do you think of this idea? It is ideal to do with children.
Simple Paper Christmas Stars
Perhaps this is one of the easiest, cheapest and simplest ideas to carry out. You only need a bit of paper that no longer serves you, such as newspaper, and cut out the shape of your star several times. Then you will have to stick with the help of glue all your cuts around a thread or a wire to be able to hang it on your tree.
Christmas stars with toilet paper rolls
Toilet paper rolls can be used to make numerous crafts: from Christmas balls to pretty stars, even Christmas wreaths. You only need 5 rolls of paper to crush them, and each of them is one of the arms of the star. You must paste all of them, and then paint them in the color that you like the most to complete your craft.
Christmas stars with cardboard
Cardboard can be your great ally when it comes to crafting. In addition, you will recycle by shaping your Christmas stars for your tree. What more could you want? You only have to cut the cardboard in the shape of a star, and paste the pattern that you like the most that you must print on a sheet of paper.
Christmas stars with threads or wool
Another fun and original way to give your Christmas tree even more color is with stars made from threads or wool. You will need a cardboard in the shape of a star, and many threads of the colors that you like the most. Wind all the threads or wool that you have chosen around the cardboard and that’s it!
Christmas stars with bottle corks
If you are passionate about wine at home, this is your craft! Collect all the corks from the bottles that you are no longer going to use and save them to make a beautiful star. When you have enough stick them following the shape that you like the most, and you will have your ready. We recommend that you paint it a glitter color to give your tree lighter.
Christmas star with lights
This type of star is very similar to one of the previous ones, in which you had to take sticks from the field and tie them with the help of a thick rope. To make this star we recommend that you get bamboo canes, tie them together and add garlands of lights. You can surprise your guests with a beautiful star at the entrance of your home. Think no more!
Crochet or crochet Christmas stars
Whether you like to sew or want to learn how to do it, crochet or crochet Christmas stars look great and can be used to decorate the whole house. You will have to get the thread of the color you want and get down to work. These stars can be hung on the tree or decorated your, it’s up to you!
Christmas stars with buttons
If you have buttons that you don’t use at home, or if you want to get a few, this Christmas star is very original and is also very colorful. It is about making a star-shaped structure with cardboard or wooden sticks to, later; glue all the buttons with silicone. A good way to do this is by pasting the buttons randomly in different sizes. It will be perfect!
Christmas stars with clothespins
Christmas stars can be made with all kinds of sticks, as we have been seeing throughout the previous ideas. You can also create your wooden star and paint it as you like, it will also be a great idea to do with the little ones in the house. One idea is to create this Christmas star with clothespins, ideal for spending an entertaining afternoon with the family.
Christmas stars with Eva rubber or foam
It is one of the easiest ways to make Christmas stars, and the Eva can be used for any Christmas. You will only have to draw a star template and cut the Eva rubber in that way. You can decorate your star with beads, glitter, markers… and everything you can think of!
