Saturday, July 26, 2014

DIY Gold Stars In A Jar

let if shine! 

Do you want a little gold in your room? Nothing crazy but just enough? Well then, this DIY is for you! It is super simple and super cheap!


Things you'll need:


  • scissors 
  • a mason jar ( i used one that was lying around my kitchen. you can use any )
  • curling ribbon ( i couldn't find one in gold so i just used a gold decor flower and used the ribbon from it) 
If you decide to get the same decor flower, first you'll need to open it without damaging the ribbon too much. Be careful with that because it rips easy.this will be the hardest part. You can use paper instead of ribbon. I prefer ribbon because it gives a shine to the stars, and what are stars without the shine ;) 
If you can't find any gold ribbon you can just get any ribbon and spary paint it gold. 

  Alright, first grab the end of the ribbon, cross it behind and make an upside down tear shape as shown in the picture.

 
Then grab the smaller end of the ribbon and pass it all the way through the tear circle.


Once through, press down on the ribbon. you should have a pentagon looking shape by now.



Fold the smaller end of the ribbon toards you, and the longer end behind the pentagon, over and, then across as shown below.

keep folding the ribbon around the pentagon. let the star be your guide ;) 



Now once you feel like the pentagon is think enough, cut the ribbon and nsert it through the triangle on the star as follow. You should have a thick pentagon. 



Now comes the fun part! Push into the sides of the pentagon as shown below.


And keep at it until you have done so one all sides. You should have your first star!


Following the same method, you can make as many stars as you like! Put them in a jar or paste them on your wall! You can even use them to decorate frames. Be creative! 

Make them gold! 


Or make them colorful! 


sky is the limit!