♥ 7 ♥ Paper decorations

The youngest in the family is learning to make a five-pointed star.

I tried that last year, and was able to find the tutorial again.

You can try too.

My mother told me she heard a story

about when the Amercan flag

was first made. 

They had planned to make

six-pointed stars.

Then the lady who was sewing the flag, said:

If we make them five-pointed

one cut of the scissors is enough.

Which would be correct

if she used this folding method.

Any Americans out there who can confirm this?

Every advent, my mother invites my kids

to make Christmas decorations.

Here's this year's result:

We have an old book, with lots of different  motifs.

Here a tutorial for making the simple ones.

And here's a link for more elaborated ones. 

(Click on each heart to see how the paper was cut.)

I also found a tutorial for this gift bow.

It's very easy!

And then there are professional artists

working with paper.

This is from this year's Christmas tree at Maihaugen.

Every year, they invite an artist

to decorate their tree.

This year it is Karen Bit Vejle, 

whom I wrote about earlier. 

Last year it was Arne and Carlos

with Christmas balls.

The artist was asked in an interview

- what if you make a wrong cut?

- I don't, she answered.