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How To Make Paper Stars Hanging Decoration From Wallpaper

6th October 2019 by Claire Armstrong 23 Comments

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Every Christmas I hang giant velvet baubles from the picture rails on the walls in my lounge. This year I thought I would mix it up a bit by learning how to make paper stars to hang on the walls and doors.

I wanted to make paper stars of different sizes and textures that’s when I got the idea to repurpose some embossed wallpaper (Anaglypta) to make the stars with.

The textured wallpaper was perfect as it was thick and the variations of the embossed pattern really gave the hanging paper stars character.

The embossed pattern on the wallpaper was based on a Victorian tile. The pattern is called Turner Tile and it gives the large hanging paper stars a vintage look. As I live in a Victorian house this was a perfect match.

These large wallpaper stars are a very affordable Christmas decoration. Plain white textured wallpaper tends to be very cheap and you can get a lot of big paper stars from one roll.

I know it’s a bit cheeky but many DIY/home stores let you take home wallpaper samples for free. That way you could make paper stars in lots of different textured patterns for free.

Not only with this post do I show you how to make paper stars but I also show how to make twine from fabric scraps.

textured wall paper

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What You Need

  • Textured wallpaper – so many designs to choose from, just choose the one you fancy. Or pick up a collection of free samples from your local store.
  • Scraps of red fabric in long strips. I used some old red scarves.
  • Sewing machine or glue

How To Make Paper Stars To Hang

1. Firstly, make some star shaped templates. Either search the internet for a five star shape and print it. Or draw your own and cut it out.

I wanted to make extra-large hanging paper stars. I had to draw my five-point stars out on paper as I couldn’t print them large enough.

 template

2. Place the paper stars template onto the back of the textured wallpaper. Draw around the star and then cut out the shape. You will need 2 identical wallpaper stars for each hanging star.

wallpaper stars

3. Next, make paper stars by stitching them wrong sides together. So that the textured wallpaper is visible on both sides. On the sewing machine stitch a simple running stitch all around the stars, about 5mm from the edge.

Don’t fret if you don’t have a sewing machine or hate sewing, you can simply glue the 2 sides of the stars together.

Personally, though one of my favourite crafts to do is to sew paper on a sewing machine. If you’ve never tried it, I recommend you give it ago.

how to sew paper stars

4. Carry on making textured wallpaper stars in a variety of sizes.

How to make paper stars variety of sizes

5. Next, make the fabric twine to hang the stars from. To do this get two long strips of scrap red fabric about 1 inch in width.

Twist one strip away from you for a few turns. Then wrap it around the other fabric strip. Now twist the second fabric strip away for a few turns before wrapping it around the first strip. Carry on twisting the strips of fabric together until you have fabric twine long enough for your hanging stars.

I know this sounds very complicated but believe me it is so easy, you are best watching this YouTube video here. The video shows it so much better than I could ever explain.

Homemade Christmas twine

How To Make Paper Stars Hanging

6. To make the stars hang simply cut the twine to the length you want. Then, using a hot glue gun, glue it to the back of the star. Make sure you attach the twine at the top point of the star.

textured wallpaper Christmas stars decoration

I used drawing pins to hang the paper stars from both my doors and walls.

Christmas hanging wallpaper stars decoration
Christmas wall decoration
Christmas wall hanging paper stars.

Don’t throw away the scraps of wallpaper from this craft you can use them to make a gorgeous crafty angel wing garland.

Yield: Giant textured paper stars

How To Make Paper Stars Wall Decoration

How To Make Paper Stars Wall Decoration

These gorgeous handmade paper stars make for a wonderful and unique Christmas decoration. Hang them from your walls and doors and make them in a variety of sizes.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Active Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Difficulty Easy

Materials

  • 1. Textured wallpaper such as Anaglypta
  • 2. Fabric scraps

Tools

  • Sewing machine or glue
  • Hot glue gun

Instructions

  1. Make templates for a series of 5 point stars in various sizes.
  2. Use the templates to cut out stars from the textured wallpaper.
  3. Stitch two wallpaper stars wrong sides together.
  4. Use fabric scraps to make some thick fabric twine.
  5. Glue the twine to the back of the stars and hang using a drawing pin.
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Category: christmas

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Comments

  1. Barb

    23rd October 2019 at 1:00 am

    Very sweet and lots of good instructions. Thank you!
    And, I just happen to have a roll of white embossed wallpaper. 🙂

    Blessings Barb

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      23rd October 2019 at 2:03 pm

      Thank you, have fun making them. They are such an easy but impactful Christmas decorations.

      Reply
  2. Shirley

    21st October 2019 at 10:16 pm

    These are lovely! I think I have 40 rolls of the Anaglypta wallpaper I bought for a ceiling project and never used. I have no idea what I will ever do with them so this is a very cool idea.
    Your fabric twine is awesome! I just watched the video and I think I could sit for hours doing those, especially with winter ahead of us. I don’t know though, I have a lot on my plate right now so hopefully I can get some made over the coming months.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      22nd October 2019 at 6:04 am

      Wow that’s a lot of wallpaper! Have fun making the stars and twine.

      Reply
    • Barb

      23rd October 2019 at 12:56 am

      Maybe you could do a class on making them to use some of your paper. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Peg

    20th October 2019 at 1:04 am

    yippee!!!! I have a roll of this from long ago, Doing ASAP~ what a sweet idea.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      20th October 2019 at 6:50 am

      Thank you, they are fun to make.

      Reply
  4. Marie

    19th October 2019 at 2:11 pm

    What a great idea using textured wallpaper – they are so pretty!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      20th October 2019 at 6:50 am

      Thank you so much ?

      Reply
  5. creativejewishmom/sara

    17th October 2019 at 11:04 am

    Love these stars, claire, so lovely and simple! good for you getting a serious head start on holiday crafting! thanks as always for sharing on craft schooling sunday!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      17th October 2019 at 4:40 pm

      Thank you, Sara. So much holiday crafting to do I have to start early.

      Reply
  6. Cecilia

    14th October 2019 at 5:24 pm

    Claire, I love the texture the wallpaper adds! Great too about free samples, too! Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      15th October 2019 at 6:18 am

      Thank you, I think the texture is what makes them special.

      Reply
  7. Audra @ Renewed Projects

    13th October 2019 at 2:33 am

    Stitching the stars together adds a nice finishing touch. I think they’d look very plain without the stitching on the edges. Very pretty stars!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      13th October 2019 at 7:42 am

      Thank you and stitching paper is fun.

      Reply
  8. Michele Michael

    11th October 2019 at 10:26 am

    You are my Jam. I have this wallpaper and I have the custom braided rope. Thanks for posting at Funtastic Friday each week. I will be showcasing on my FB page and pinning.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      11th October 2019 at 12:06 pm

      Ahh thank you so much Michele, I will look out for it.

      Reply
  9. Lirtea

    9th October 2019 at 6:55 pm

    Me gustan las estrellas, son preciosas¡¡

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      9th October 2019 at 7:26 pm

      Thank you so much.

      Reply
  10. Kim @Serving Up Southern

    8th October 2019 at 5:29 pm

    H Claire!
    This is such a fun project. I love the textured wallpaper. You brought back a sweet memory – I have seen my grandma sew paper. She would make patterns for various sewing jobs and would make them two or three-ply. She would sew the layers together to reinforce her pattern. 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Homestyle Gathering!
    >>> Kim

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      9th October 2019 at 7:25 pm

      Thank you so much. Yes sewing paper is really satisfying and surprisingly easy.

      Reply
  11. Michelle Leslie

    7th October 2019 at 12:44 pm

    Love it Claire and that wallpaper is gorgeous. Seeing it in a star shape makes you appreciate the pattern and texture so much more

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      7th October 2019 at 8:34 pm

      Thank you, it’s a fun way to use textured wallpaper.

      Reply

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