Lukku Stjörnur !!!!

{lucky stars}

I folded about 150 lucky stars last night. Be careful, it's very addictive!

I threw together a little tutorial, if you want to try it yourself.

What you need:

• paper in A4 or letter size, in your preferred color
• scissors or x-acto knife
• ruler

Cut the paper into strips. The width determines the size of the star. For the tutorial I used about 1/2 in. wide strips:

Start by tying the strips into a knot:

You're on the right track if your knot looks like a pentagon:

Fold the little tail over:

Start folding the long tail around and around the pentagon:

Until you reach the end of the strip:

Tuck the end of the strip into the little pouch:

You'll end up with this:

To make this pentagon a star, push gently with your fingernail on each side:

I even made a video tutorial to show the full process:

PS: It's easiest if you don't crease the sides of the pentagon too much when folding the strip.

 

xoxo

Magga