Star OrnamentsCreatively Sam's

These ornaments can be hung on a tree or used to embellish packages. They’re simple to make & customize to any color you need. And it’s an easy craft for the kids to make, too!

I started out with a package of Styrofoam stars, some wire & tacky glue.

The first thing that I did was cut some thin wire about 1 1/4″ long. Then I bent the wire in half to form a hanger for the stars. I dipped the ends of the wire into some Tacky Glue and inserted the wire hanger into the top of one of the points of the star.

Then I painted the stars with different colored acrylic paints and hung them up to dry using an ornament hanger.

Once the ornaments were dried, I gave them a good coat of Mod Podge.

And then covered both sides with glitter. Clear glitter would work with all of the colors, but since I’ve been collecting glitter for years, I thought I’d match the glitter to the color of the ornament. (love the neon pink)

Then shake off the excess glitter:

And hang to dry.

They can be used as they are right now, or you can embellish them farther. I chose to embellish some of them.

I wanted to add gem stones to the stars, but they’re sometimes a little hard to pick up. I know that the gems stick to wax, so I dipped the end of a skewer into some melted wax. I re-dipped the skewer into the wax 3 times (letting the wax cool in between) to give the tip of the skewer a good coating.

Once the skewer was coated, picking up the little gems was easy. Just touch the wax end to a gem & it picks right up & is easy to place the gem exactly where you want it.

Add your gems to the stars, I used hot glue to adhere the gems to the stars. Using the skewer also helps you to not burn your fingers.

Or you could add some rhinestone strips to the stars. (these remind me of starfish):

Or how about some fancy buttons?

Once you have you little stars finished, you can hang them on the tree:

Because these are light weight & unbreakable, you could add some ribbon to the hanger & add them to the bow on a package. It’s always nice to have your gifts do double duty. 😉