Star and Feather Wall Decor

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Star and Feather Wall Decor

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Want a fun, upbeat wall decoration? This piece of art is calling your name and it only cost 10 dollars! This step by step process should only take you about 30-45 minutes.

Supplies

Six pieces of paper, a yard of yarn or string, and approximately 8 feathers, scissors, tape, stapler, ruler, and a hole puncher

First, You're Going to Want to Cut of 2.5 Inches From All of the Pieces of Paper to Form a Square.

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Make sure you cut off the longer side in order to form a square.

Fold the Squares Into Triangles.

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For each square piece of paper, fold them into triangles.

Fold Into Another Triangle.

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Next, you want to fold the triangle into another triangle.

Draw 4 Lines.

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Draw 4 lines horizontally from the closed edge of the triangle.

Cut Along the Lines.

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Cut along the lines and then open up the triangles to make sure there are no more folds.

Tape the Center Sections Together.

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Flip and Tape.

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Flip to the other side and tape the next two pieces together.

Continue.

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Continue this process by flipping the paper each time you tape a new section. Finish the 5 other pieces of paper using these same steps.

Tape 3 Together.

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Tape 3 pieces together at the corners. Do the same with the three that are leftover.

Tape the Neighboring Pieces.

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Tape the neighboring pieces together in order to make it stable.

Hole Punch.

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Hole punch one hole in four of the corners. Make sure that the four corners are in a row.

Cut String.

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Cut 4 strings that are 12 inches long.

Add Feathers to String.

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Add a little feather, then a big feather, and then another little feather to the end of each string.

Tie Knot.

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Tie a knot securing the feathers at the end of the string.

Finish

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Use the hole punch to tie the opposite end of the string to the star, making sure the feathers will dangle towards the floor.