12 Days of Christmas Gifts - Day 12 - Star Wreath

Dear Crafters

Well here we are Day 12, I never thought I would make it. The 12 Days of Cards plus the 12 Days of Gifts have taken up a great deal of crafting time over the past 2 months. I have enjoyed sharing all the projects with you, and hope you have been able to use some of the ideas for your Christmas crafting.

Today's project is one to brighten up the home. I saw the idea on YouTube with the 3D stars and they are so easy to make I had to have a go. I now use them for wreaths and decorative gift wrap.
Day 12 Christmas Star Wreath

Here is the inspiration

You will need
A 20cm wreath frame
A Hot Glue Gun
At least 3yards of ribbon to cover the frame
20 background stars and 12 - 15 top stars
The stars need to be 5 point and you could cut them by hand but for this number it is worth investing in the XCut stacking star dies for approximately £10
Buttons to match the colour of your top stars
For this Wreath my background stars are cut from the 2 largest stars in the set and took 5 sheets of A4 card in red
The top stars were cut from the two largest dies and took 2 sheets of 12 x 12 card from a Christmas First Edition stack

Here is the exact set I used but you may have some dies in your stash just as suitable, provided they are 5 point stars they will work.

Wrap the wire wreath in your ribbon - literally wrap around with no gaps between the ribbon. You will not need to secure it at this stage
When you have covered the whole ring glue the end down and take a piece of cord or ribbon, tied together, fold over the ring and pull through the front to make the hanger, you can cover some of the glue that fastened the ribbon base with this hanger

Using the background stars, as they are, (flat), place them around the ring on one side and using the hot glue gun secure them to the ribbon. Turn the wreath over and do the same on the other side. This gives you a colourful base.

Now select the best side to add your top stars.
With all top stars cut out you need to score on all five sides from the dip of the V to the point the opposite side. Then burnish each line and fold one point up with the one next to it and the one next to that and then the other two to make the score lines more pronounced and give 3D to the star

Here is a smaller star before and after the scoring 

 You can see the difference it makes to the shape 

Once you have scored and shaped your stars place them around the wreath base until you have them how you want them, them glue each one in position with your hot glue gun you will  need to glue inside the rim of the star and gently squeeze down to attach them. I found one large and one the next size down all around the wreath worked best but you may want to mix it up with some smaller stars, there are no hard rules.

Once them are firmly in place select you buttons or embellishments and hot glue them to the centre of the star. 

If you are going to add a bow to the top or bottom remember to leave a little space when placing the stars.

Here is one I made using coloured paper from a basic paper pad. 

 

If you try this wreath I would love to see some pictures 

Check back soon when I will  be talking about the 2 Christmas Fairs I attended, what worked, and tips I picked up from the Fair and other traders.

Happy Crafting 

Dee