VIDEO: Handicrafts with natural materials for Christmas

How to make straw stars for Christmas

That Handcraft with natural materials is a good idea for Christmas, since natural materials can be used as Jewellery at the Christmas tree do very well.

1. Cut the straws to a length of 14 cm.
2. Let the cut stalks soak in water for 30 minutes so that the natural material can be processed more easily.
3. Cut the stalks open with a sharp knife.
4. Unfold the straws.


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5. Iron the straws flat with an iron.
6. Place two straws crosswise on a cork and fix the straws on the cork with a pin.
7. Take a thread and run the thread alternately over and under the stalks.
8. Knot the two ends of the thread.
9. Make another straw cross by doing the same.
10. Place the two straw crosses on top of each other and fix them on the cork.
11. Take a thread and run it back over under the straws.
12. Tie the ends of the thread and the straw star is ready.

You can also lay two or four simple straw stars on top of each other and connect them with a thread. It looks especially nice when you touch the straw tips

Stars then cut it to a point or with a point.