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Completed colorful paper bag star made from multiple hand painted paper bags in different patterns.
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Colorful DIY Paper Bag Star Craft for Party Decor

This Colorful DIY Paper Bag Star Craft for Party Décor makes decorating your event easy and inexpensive. Lots of variations to personalize!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Decorative Craft, Paper Craft
Cuisine: Craft
Keyword: brown bag Christmas stars, brown bag star, brown bag stars, Christmas paper bag stars, DIY paper bag star, large paper bag star, make a star from paper bags, make stars out of paper bags, paper bag star, paper bag star craft, paper sack stars, step by step paper bag star
Servings: 1 Paper Bag Star
Author: Shelly
Cost: $2

Equipment

  • Hot glue gun and hot glue
  • Scissors
  • Hole punch
  • Stapler (optional)

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Get out 8 paper lunch bags for this craft. There is the link to a full length video tutorial if you would like to watch or make colorful and beautiful paper bag stars with me step-by-step!
  • Paint the fronts of the bags with acrylic craft paints in various patterns and colors. Let dry. Repeat this on the sides of the bags, then the backs of the bags.
  • Lay the 8 decorated bags down in a stack with the folded ends towards you and the flat sides up (once dry). Take one bag from the stack and move the others to the side.
  • Use a hot glue gun to make an upside down “T” shape down the center of the bag and across the bottom.
  • Lay the second bag on top (flat side up, folded end to the bottom). 
  • Repeat and glue a third bag to this group.
  • Draw the design you want to cut as star “tips” on the open end of the top bag in this group of three. For a star this can just be triangle shapes for a tip. 
  • Cut the unfolded ends of the first 3 bags with this drawn design.
  • Glue on three more bags with the “T” of hot glue.
  • Cut the open end of these three bags using the first cut as a guide.
  • Repeat this with the last two bags.
  • Pull the first bag on the stack of bags around in a circle so it meets the back of the last bag, creating a 3-D star!
  • You can use a “T” of hot glue to attach these two end bags, staple them together, use double-sided tape, or use adhesive Velcro circles. This holds the bags in the star shape.
  • Punch a hole in the tip of one of the star points and hang the bag by fishing line or string.

Video

Notes

Craft tips and variations found on the post.
Link to the full length video tutorial