{"id":4699,"date":"2013-12-06T09:54:24","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T17:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ladyslittleloves.com\/?p=4699"},"modified":"2013-12-06T09:54:24","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T17:54:24","slug":"glowing-wooden-star-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithlady.com\/2013\/12\/glowing-wooden-star-tutorial.html","title":{"rendered":"Glowing wooden star tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last year I set out to make one of these glowing wooden stars and am now seeing them EVERYWHERE. \u00a0It’s one of my favorite Christmas decor pieces and if I could find an appropriate place for it, I would keep it up \u00a0all year. Instead of shelling out the dough for one you too can make one, CHEAP.<\/div>\n
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Supplies:<\/strong><\/div>\n
Two 1\/2 inch x 1\/2 inch garden stakes<\/div>\n
Wood stain<\/div>\n
Baling wire<\/div>\n
Wire cutters<\/div>\n
Table or hand saw<\/div>\n
Level (or a really precise eye!)<\/div>\n
Drill<\/div>\n
Needle nose pliers (to twist wire together-not necessary)<\/div>\n
Twine or material of choice to tie ends together<\/div>\n
Christmas lights- one box of 50 lights works well<\/div>\n
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Directions:<\/strong><\/div>\n
First, I stained two 1\/2 inch x 1\/2 inch garden stakes found at our local (Ace) hardware store.<\/div>\n
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I also picked up some baling wire to attach the ends together.<\/p>\n

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My husband cut the two pieces of wood into thirds so that I had my five equal pieces, with one leftover.
\nWe then placed the pieces in a star shape\u2026<\/p>\n

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and then made sure it was level.<\/p>\n

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We then drilled holes into the five points, inserted the baling wire and twisted the ends together, trimming off the extra.<\/p>\n

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This allowed the star to be\u00a0movable\u00a0to 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.<\/div>\n

The following pictures show how the star can be maneuvered to find the perfect shape.<\/p>\n

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And this is where we landed.<\/p>\n

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We then tied the middle crevices with twine so that the star could no longer move.<\/p>\n

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We then went over the baling wire with the twine.<\/p>\n

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And then I got cold and went inside to make us coffee, leaving The Hubby to finish it up. Tee hee.<\/p>\n

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I bought these Christmas lights, which have a nice, soft glow with white wiring.<\/p>\n

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And loosely wrapped my star.
\nTa-da! Our whole family loves it and it really brightens the room!<\/p>\n

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Thanks for stopping by!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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