How to Make an Illuminated Star

How to Make an Illuminated Star

Bring a taste of the outdoors inside with this DIY holiday decoration

Make an Illuminated Star

Stars are an essential part of Christmas, so try your hand at this project from Martha Stewart and make your holiday that much brighter. Download a PDF version of this project.

Download a PDF version of this Martha Stewart project here.

Hand pruner

Scissors

Tape measure

¼-inch dowels, 38 inches in length

Zip ties

Finishing nails

2 strands string lights

Arrange the dowels to form a five-pointed star.

• Secure the outer and inner five points with zip ties. • Trim the zip tie ends.

Drape string lights dowel - Make an Illuminated Star

• Secure the plug end of the string lights to the point of the star with a zip tie.

• Drape the string lights along the length of the dowel, staggering the strands so the lights are more visible.

• Secure at each end with a zip tie.

• Repeat along each dowel until the star is outlined completely.

• Trim the zip tie ends.

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