A Christmas Star...And A Freebie!

I love to add a new piece to my holiday decorating collection and this year I have a

 beautifully altered 3D star that I created with “The Story of Christmas” line by

ECHO PARK PAPER

www.echoparkpaper.com

 I’ve taken a wooden star that I purchased from Michael’s craft store.  It measures just 

about 11” and has an inset where I thought a 3D paper star would fit nicely.

 First, I traced around the back of the star onto the “Icons” paper and then cut the 

shape out.  Next, I scored the star from point to valley, as shown in the photo.

 The score lines were fan-folded so that the points of the star were raised and the valleys 

of the star were folded in.  Even if your star doesn’t have an inset, you can still use this

 method to add dimension to a flat wooden star.  I did make a few adjustments by

 trimming the star down a bit before gluing it to the inside with a glue glue. 

I added a bead of fabric glue around the edge of the 3D star and applied a trim 

of braided cording.  This helped to hide any of the areas where the 3D star didn’t

 quite meet the edges.

 The chipboard Santa was layered onto the Bingo Ephemera card and embellished 

with enamel dots and accented with a holly sticker and dimensional brad.

 A strand of baker’s twine was attached to the tops of the chipboard “Christmas” letters. 

 The sticky backing was peeled from the letters, or you could use baby powder

 to hide the adhesive. 

I used a couple of different pieces of May Arts ribbon to create a boutique style bow for the top of the star.  Now it’s ready for sitting on a shelf or even adding to a wreath!

PRODUCTS:

The Story of Christmas:
TSC94006 Icons Paper
TSC94014 Element Sticker
TSC94020 Decorative Brads
TSC94022 6x12 Chipboard
TSC94024 Ephemera
TSC94028 Enamel Dots

I also have this FREE Project PDF available now at Echo Park as well:

Here is the link to the download...and be sure to check out all of the fun

inspiration projects...they're FREE too!