Easy DIY Star Garland

DIY Star Garland: easy craft using polymer clay and gold wire to create beautiful star garland for Christmas decorating.

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! I’m excited to share this fun and easy DIY Star Garland today. I used polymer clay to make the the small stars.  This homemade garland turned out so cute and is a great addition to our holiday decor.   These are perfect for your Christmas tree, wrapped around a Christmas package or used with greenery for your Christmas garland.

There are lots more DIY Christmas Ornament inspiration at the end of the post. I’m joining some of my favourite bloggers as part of the Seasonal Simplicity Christmas Series. So be sure to check out all there amazing projects with the links at the end of this post.

Handmade Christmas Decor

This year I think we’re all home more than usual and craving some fun homemade Christmas projects. I made the stars for this DIY star garland out of polymer clay, and then painted with some iridescent paint for a little extra sparkle -but you could always skip this step for a more rustic feel.  I made this garland for Christmas, but you could also make it for memorial day or the fourth of july and make your own star garland in different colors.  Change the star colors to red, white, and blue for independence day.  These pink ones would even be sweet decor for a baby showers.

I strung the stars with some gold wire. The wire works really well because it holds them in place perfectly, and adds its own sparkle to the project too.  You could use silver wire, if you prefer, or white.

DIY Star Garland Materials

To make this project you’ll need:

• polymer clay (white and pink)
• dowel or small rolling pin
• parchment paper
• small star cookie cutter
• toothpick
• baking sheet
• iridescent paint
• fine gauge gold wire

 

How To Make A DIY Star Garland

Making The Stars

Begin by kneading the polymer clay until it’s soft and pliable.  Work on a piece of parchment, especially with the white polymer clay, because it picks up bits from any surface really easily, and marks the clay.  Cover the polymer with a second piece of parchment and roll it out flat with a rolling pin or dowel to about 1/16 th of an inch, or your desired thickness.

Use a small star cookie cutter to cut out star shapes.  The cookie cutters I used were about 1 inch and 1/2 inch in size.  These aren’t actually cookie cutters, they’re much smaller than cutter.  They’re polymer clay cutters.  Look for them in the craft store, with the polymer clay supplies. 

Transferring The Stars

Because the stars are so small it’s difficult to transfer them once they’re cut out without damaging the star points, so I found the best way was to remove the extra clay from around them, and leave them in place on the parchment paper. 

Before baking, your last step is to create a small hole in the point of the star shape for the wire.  I used a small toothpick for this.

Baking Your Stars

To bake your star, place your parchment paper full of stars on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven to harden them, according to the manufactures directions for baking temperature and time.

Painting

Once the stars are baked and cooled, paint one side of them with the iridescent paint.  Once dry, flip them over and paint the back side.

Making The Garland

To make the garland cut a length of about 4 ft of wire at a time, and thread on one tip of the star at a time.  Twist the wire several times around the star, and then leave a gap of 1 1/2 inches to 2 1/2 inches between each star to create a chain of stars.  Wire works much better than a long piece of string for this because it’s easy to twist around the stars and hold them in place easily.

This project is really easy and so fun to create.  It would be a great project to do with kids too, because it’s kind of like playing with play dough.  If you don’t like your first attempt you can redo it over  and over before you bake it and make it permanent.  

You could make these in any colours to fit your Christmas decor also.  I chose white and pink, but all white, or gold would be really lovely too.

We made my garland in two different sizes, and used it in several different places.  I kept the two sizes of stars as separate garlands, but you could mix them if you prefer.   It looks beautiful on a small tree in my kitchen.  I’m even adding it to my star garland and mantel too.  It would even look great layered with ribbon and used on a present, or attached to your own gift tags.

This project is a great way to add some homemade decor to your Christmas decorations this year.  And there are so many fun options of how you could make it and where you could use it.

With this beautiful DIY star garland, life really is a party.

More Inspiration

Today I’m joining some of my talented blogging friends for the Christmas Seasonal Simplicity Series. We’re all sharing our DIY Christmas Ornament ideas with you today! Be sure to check out these fabulous ideas by clicking on the links below each image.

Simple DIY Wood Bead Ornaments at The Happy Housie

Rustic No-Sew Mitten Ornaments at Home Made Lovely

Easy DIY Christmas Ornaments at Clean & Scentsible

DIY Salt Dough Ornaments at Jennifer Maune

Anthropologie Inspired Vined Monogram Ornament at Craftberry Bush

DIY Stamped Christmas Ornament made with Clay at The DIY Mommy

Ikea Hack Keepsake Photo Ornament at Fynes Designs

How to Make a Gingerbread House Ornament at My Sweet Savannah

Baking Soda Scandinavian Painted Ornaments at Tatertots and Jello

DIY Leopard Print Christmas Ornaments at Love Create Celebrate

Easy DIY Christmas Sleigh Ornaments at A Pretty Life

Stone Christmas Ornaments at Cherished Bliss

DIY Nordic Christmas Ornaments at This is Simplicite

Gingerbread Salt Dough Ornaments at Modern Glam

DIY Snowflake Ornaments at The Handmade Home

Anthropologie Inspired Felt Letter Ornament at Zevy Joy

DIY Chicken Christmas Ornaments at Dans le Lakehouse

DIY Wood Finial Ornament at The Turquoise Home

Boho Orange Slice Ornament at Cassie Bustamante

DIY Star Garland at Life is a Party

Coach Gift Christmas Ornaments at Just a Girl & Her Blog

Upcycled Pine Cone Ornament at She Gave it a Go

More Christmas Ornament Inspiration

You might also like our DIY Mini Macrame Christmas Ornaments here.

Also check our Book Page Paper Feathers here.

You might also like our Concrete Star Christmas Ornaments here.