Take a moment of leisure to create a small and joyful happiness by transforming an ordinary sticky note into a lovely origami star. With just a simple sticky note and a few minutes of focused time, you can create such a unique star. Whether you use it to add a touch of cute color to your desk or decorate a gift box, you can easily get started.
If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.
- Folding time: 5 minutes
- Paper: 7.5×7.5 cm
- Difficulty: Easy
Material
Get a piece of 3×3 inch sticky note to create a cute origami star. Different patterns and colors of sticky notes will give your origami stars different characteristics
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Place the paper with the desired display side facing up to begin folding. Fold it in half vertically, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 2
Fold it in half horizontally, and unfold it.
Step 3
Flip the paper over from left to right.
Step 4
Fold the paper in half diagonally, and unfold it.
Step 5
Fold the paper in half diagonally from the other side, and unfold it.
Step 6
Push the midpoint of the left, right, and top edges to meet the bottom edge’s midpoint and flatten the fold to create a triangle.
Step 7
Fold the top layer’s left edge to align with the vertical crease, then turn over the paper from left to right, and similarly, fold the top layer’s left edge to align with the vertical crease.
Step 8
Rotate the paper 90 degrees from back to front.
Step 9
Pull the left and right layers toward the sides to expand the top and bottom flaps, as you can see in the second picture. Flatten the fold and rotate the paper 90 degrees from front to back.
Step 10
Fold the right edge to the left side, then fold down the top corner along the black dotted line, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 11
Fold the bottom corner of the top triangle along the black dotted line connecting two white spots.
Step 12
Fold the left layer to the right side, then fold the bottom right corner of this layer along the black dotted lines connecting two white spots.
Step 13
Flip the paper over from left to right, and that’s your lovely origami star.
Our origami 3D star is also very easy to make, and the 3D appearance makes it look even cuter. Both of these stars can be used to decorate a Christmas tree or your home.
The origami star box combines the cute element of the star with practicality. It is creative, and you can use it to store your pins, and hairpins.
Origami 3D Star
Origami Star Box
What’s Next
Such an easy origami star made with sticky note is done. Next, you can check out our other easy origami ideas. Happy folding!
