Several years ago, I sorted through my huge pile of used Christmas cards, wondering what I could possibly do with them. Most of them had glitter on them and were donated to me because they couldn’t be recycled. So I started to think about ways to upcycle them. This led to new creations, including 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 still seem to have quite a large pile of used Christmas cards, so I will have a think as to what else I could make out of them!
Happy crafting and happy upcycling!
Suzanne 🌟
Esselle Crafts 