Star Tree Topper Tutorial

The last piece to put on our tree every year is the star...but this year, as I plugged our simple little star in...there was nothing. No lights, no sparkle. Nadda. Of course, all the lights are tucked inside a plastic casing, so if you ever need to change them, you literally have to break the star in half. I obviously overlooked this fact when I bought it 5 years ago...so, no problem, we'll just go get another one. NOT! What is with all the crap tree toppers out there!? I didn't want something that blinked with every color of the rainbow or flashed like a nightclub! I just wanted white lights and a simple star. Well, I could not find it anywhere, so I had to move to plan B. Make it!

Look familiar? Yep, that's right...I used Kelly's fabulous tutorial on making a yarn wrapped star. I love it!! I could sit and wrap stars all day long, it almost therapeutic! The only change I made was to make it bigger and I left off the ribbon that would've hooked it onto the tree.

Next, I wrapped a small strand of white mini lights all around the star. I used ones with a white cord as to blend in with the color of the yarn.

Then I just nestled it into the tree and Voila! My very own tree topper...I think it looks pretty good and definitely costs a whole lot less then I would've spent on buying a new one!

Up close, the wires give it kind of a crazy look, but far away it glows so beautifully!

What's topping your Christmas tree this year?

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