DIY

Glowing wooden star tutorial

December 6, 2013 Lady

Last year I set out to make one of these glowing wooden stars and am now seeing them EVERYWHERE. It’s one of my favorite Christmas decor pieces and if I could find an appropriate place for it, I would keep it up all year. Instead of shelling out the dough for one you too can make one, CHEAP.

Supplies:

Two 1/2 inch x 1/2 inch garden stakes

Wood stain

Baling wire

Wire cutters

Table or hand saw

Level (or a really precise eye!)

Drill

Needle nose pliers (to twist wire together-not necessary)

Twine or material of choice to tie ends together

Christmas lights- one box of 50 lights works well

Directions:

First, I stained two 1/2 inch x 1/2 inch garden stakes found at our local (Ace) hardware store.

I also picked up some baling wire to attach the ends together.

My husband cut the two pieces of wood into thirds so that I had my five equal pieces, with one leftover.
We then placed the pieces in a star shape…

and then made sure it was level.

We then drilled holes into the five points, inserted the baling wire and twisted the ends together, trimming off the extra.

This allowed the star to be movable to ensure perfect symmetry. If we had just started tying off the ends, we may have had to go back several times to level out the star.

The following pictures show how the star can be maneuvered to find the perfect shape.