Christmas Crafts - Paper Crafts - Christmas Star Plant Poke
You can create this paper star to spruce up your plants for the holidays or as a decorative finishing touch to any Christmas present. The colors can be changed to fit your needs and this project is easy for kids to do, too.
For this project you will need:
- star shaped cookie cutters in different sizes or star templates - gold cardstock - white cardstock with gold stars or plain white cardstock - gold glitzery dimensional paint - wooden shishkabob skewer - piece of wide gold netting ribbon - piece of gold ribbon - stick glue for the stars - thick craft glue or hot glue gun (hot glue gun is faster but parental supervision is advised when children are making this craft
Instructions:
1. Use your cookie cutters and cut out one large and one small star out of gold cardstock. 2. Cut a middle sized star out of the white star cardstock. 3. Use the stick glue and start by adhering the middle sized star to the center of the large star. 4. Then adhere the small in the center of the middle sized star. 5. Use the dimensional paint and add a line around the borders of the stars and also paint a star in the center of the small star. 6. Let the project dry overnight. 7. On the next day, adhere the stick to the backside of the stars using a hot glue gun. 8. Add the ribbons to the stick and secure with hot glue if necessary.
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