DIY Glittered Twine Star Christmas Ornament

I started with the wire stars. For that, I decided what sizes of stars I wanted to make.

Since I wasn’t sure I printed different sizes on the same page. Once decided the size I started working with my wire.

I made my first bend with my nose pliers about 1 inch {2.5 cm} from the end.

This will be the start and finish point and it should belong to an internal corner of the star as follows:

Next would be to make the first point of the star. Place your bent corner on top of your printed star and mark where you should bend your wire. Using your nose pliers, bend your wire trying to keep the same direction from your first corner.

Mark again on the internal corner and bend again.

Following the star design, make your 5 points.

When your wire meets the end, bend the wire one last time so it would overlap your first internal corner and cut about 1 inch {2.5 cm} from the corner.

Finally, you have three options here. You can use a hot glue gun to stick both ends together, use a thin wire to keep both ends together, or as I did just make loops with both ends.

This is a bit hard since the wire is strong for only fingers so I used the nose pliers, I would put both end and pint sides inside the pliers and turn the pliers around so the end would overlap and create a loop.

You can play around with your first star and see what works best for you.

Make as many stars as you want before moving on.

In a small glass bowl mix 2 parts of glue for each part of water. This makes the glue a little thinner and easier to handle.

I used about 5 meters {5.5 yards} of twine for each star. And about 1.5 meters {1.6 yards} of yarn for 6 and 8 inches stars {16 y 20 cm.}

Soak your twine in the glue.

Then take one end and with your thumb and index finger remove the excess of glue pressing and pushing the glue down along the twine.

Wrap the twine around the star randomly. I started putting one end of the twine close to wire end loops and then made loops without a specific pattern.

It’s important to keep the string tight against the wires as you wrap because it could unravel, but also not so tight so you can modify the wire shape. It happened a couple of times and it’s so annoying.

When you run out of twine, tuck the end under the closest twine string.

Repeat the same process in step 2 but with white yarn.

If you notice the star is too soaked you can remove excess with a paper towel by making quick but soft pats around the star.

I suggest you have a large container for the next step or a mat. While the stars are wet apply generously white {snow} glitter and also some {not too much} gold glitter. I mean a lot more white than gold to frost it and add some sparkle.

Hang the stars and place some plastic bags or plastic wrap on the floor below them so they don’t drip directly on the floor.

You definitely don’t want to have to remove glue from the floor later.

Let them dry overnight.

While they dry cut some small stars on white felt. They don’t need to be perfect.

Apply your diluted glue on each star and sprinkle white {snow} glitter and some gold glitter on each star.

Then apply a few gold stars randomly on the stars.

Let them dry for a few hours.

Once your twine stars and your felt stars are dry, glue one felt star on each twine star wherever you like best.

Cut some extra pieces of twine strips let’s say about 6 inches {15 cm} and with knots hang a bell on each end. I made it one silver one gold on each strip.

Make a cute bow leaving your bells hanging. You can replace the twine for ribbon for this if you prefer.

Finally cut some twine strips for your hangers. Fold and make a knot.

Insert the folded twine through an opening on your top point of the stars.

Insert one end through the loop.

Pull tight.

…and the last but not least step is gluing your twine bow to your star point right on top of your hanger.

Hang the Star on your tree.