In my last post I introduced a new origami tutorial on how to make a 16 point origami star. I have completely fallen in love with this star because it can be applied in so many different ways. Another reason for my affection is that it is both beautiful and easy to make. Soooo... I decided to fold quite a few of them and make candle rings and a mobile. The finished projects look very good (if I may say so myself :)) and make for great home made gifts or just to decorate once own home.
The mobile is made from three tree branches I got from my garden, needle point thread (perlugarn) and five stars. Each star comprises of 16 modules folded from 5.5 x 5.5 cm washi paper with traditional Japanese patterns.
In all, the mobile is simple to make but perhaps the trickiest part is to get the balance right.
The candle rings are especially great because they can be made to fit every season only by changing the colors and patterns. I made two versions of candle rings. One is the same star are used in the mobile simply placed around a candle. The other is smaller and made from 3.6 x 3.6 cm bits of paper. For this candle ring I had to add two modules so the ring would fit around the candle (total of 18 modules).
I did not use any glue to hold the modules together but I would recommend it though, because the stars fall apart quite easily.
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| The star has the diameter of 11.5 cm and the diameter of the inner circle is 3 cm. Each of the 16 modules is folded form a 5.5 x 5.5 cm piece of paper. |
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| This star has the diameter of 8 cm and the diameter of the inner circle is 2.5 cm. The star has 18 modules each folded from a 3.6 x 3.6 cm piece of paper. |
For those of you interested in making the star I have re-posted the video on how to make the 16 point star here below. Enjoy!
