Create a festive Paper Doily Star for celebrating at your next patriotic party.  This paper craft is a beautiful and simple way to turn doilies into something fun.

These paper doily stars are perfect for your Fourth of July or summer decor and you can make them with your kids to create a garland or to hang in your window.  You could even attach the paper stars to wand for waving during a parade.

Supplies (affiliate links):

• 6- 4 inch round Paper Doilies (I used these blue and white pattern doilies)
• Adhesive Tape Runner
• Embroidery Floss
• Pencil

Instructions on how to my a Paper Doily Star:

The inspiration for the paper doily star came from Martha Stewart’s blog.

Start by folding 6 – 4 inch paper doilies in half, pattern sides facing up.  Open doilies, and lay them right side up.

Place 1 doily so that it’s crease is horizontal.  Use a tape runner to adhere a 1-inch-long strip just above the crease at the far right of doily.  Refold doily to adhere closed.  Repeat with remaining 5 doilies.

Lay 1 folded doily so that the fold is horizontal at bottom.  With a pencil, mark a dot along fold 1 inch from right side.  Repeat with remaining 5 doilies.  On 1 doily, make a perpendicular fold at marked dot, folding right corner in.  Repeat with remaining 5 doilies.

On 1 doily, place a 1-inch-long strip of double-sided tape on the outer side of folded flap.  Stack another folded doily on top, with the flat, unfolded side facing tape. Press to secure.  Repeat to stack remaining 4 doilies.  Fan stacked doilies into a 6-petal bloom. Place tape on outer side of folded flap of sixth doily; press to unfolded side of first doily to secure.

Finally, string a small 2 inch piece of embroidery floss through the top of the paper doily star.  You can string several paper stars together to create a banner/garland, or hang them in a window.  

This paper doily star is a fun kids summer craft idea!

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