Most of them had glitter on them and were donated to me last year because they couldn't be recycled. So I started to come up with some ideas of how to upcycle them into new creations. The first of which is these fabulous hanging star decorations!
I created a template (see below), which is about 7.5cm / 2.95" high, and cut out as many as I could from the cards. Then I sorted them into groups of 5 and arranged them in the order that I wanted them to be. As they are double-sided, you will need 10 of this shape to complete one star decoration:
To make one, you will need:
- used Christmas cards, greeting cards or card packaging
- star template (see above)
- pencil or pen
- scissors or craft knife
- ruler
- scoring tool
- strong, all purpose glue or double-sided tape
- ribbon, string or thread
Here's my video tutorial showing how to make the stars:
They really are a fabulous way of using up old Christmas cards. In fact, any type of greeting cards or card packaging can be reused to make these stars. They're not just for Christmas!
I will be back soon with my next Christmas card upcycling project!
Until then, happy crafting!
Suzanne
Love the stars. What size I should the template be?
ReplyDeleteHi, the template is about 7.5cm from the outside point to the centre.
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