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How to make star decorations with book pages and pipe cleaners

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11/30/2014 2:52:30 AM
By: papersculpture
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This is an easy star decoration for kids to make using pages from discarded old books and pipe cleaners. Enjoy!

Difficulty level: Beginners

Instructions:

1

<p> Materials:</p>
<p> Book pages</p>
<p> Paper glue</p>
<p> Pipe cleaners</p>
<p> Skewer or thin paintbrush</p>
<p> </p>

Materials:
Book pages
Paper glue
Pipe cleaners
Skewer or thin paintbrush

2

<p> Place the skewer on the short end of the page and roll it up.</p>
<p> Put glue on the top and roll it up all the way.</p>
<p> </p>

Place the skewer on the short end of the page and roll it up.
Put glue on the top and roll it up all the way.

3

<p> Make 4 rolls for each star.</p>
<p> Fold the rolls in half and squeeze the fold flat.</p>
<p> </p>

Make 4 rolls for each star.
Fold the rolls in half and squeeze the fold flat.

4

<p> Place 1 roll horizontally and glue a second roll vertically on top of it to at the fold to make a cross.</p>
<p> Make 2.</p>
<p> </p>

Place 1 roll horizontally and glue a second roll vertically on top of it to at the fold to make a cross.
Make 2.

5

<p> Rotate the second cross to make an X and glue it on top of the first.</p>
<p> </p>

Rotate the second cross to make an X and glue it on top of the first.

6

<p> Put the edge of a pipe cleaner on the top spoke and bring it behind the spoke.</p>
<p> </p>

Put the edge of a pipe cleaner on the top spoke and bring it behind the spoke.

7

<p> Bring it behind the next spoke and up over the one after.</p>
<p> </p>

Bring it behind the next spoke and up over the one after.

8

<p> Bring it up and behind the spoke</p>
<p> </p>

Bring it up and behind the spoke

9

<p> Pull it gently to tighten and bring it behind the next spoke.</p>
<p> </p>

Pull it gently to tighten and bring it behind the next spoke.

10

<p> Bring it up to wrap it around the spoke.</p>
<p> </p>

Bring it up to wrap it around the spoke.

11

<p> And under the next spoke.</p>
<p> Repeat steps 10 and 11 on all the spokes.</p>
<p> </p>

And under the next spoke.
Repeat steps 10 and 11 on all the spokes.

12

<p> Flatten the end close to the first weave.</p>
<p> </p>

Flatten the end close to the first weave.

13

<p> Repeat the process with a second color.</p>
<p> </p>

Repeat the process with a second color.

14

<p> Flip over the star and push the weave neatly in place.</p>
<p> </p>

Flip over the star and push the weave neatly in place.

15

<p> Enjoy your woven stars!</p>

Enjoy your woven stars!

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