Christmas stars are a popular and iconic symbol at Christmas time.
Their association with the history of Christmas is steeped in rich tradition and as a result, they can often be found proudly taking pride of place at the top of a beautifully dressed tree.
They might be most commonly found on the tree, but the well-recognised shape of a Christmas star provides many more possibilities when it comes to your Christmas styling and decorating.
To show you just how versatile and simple it is to decorate with Christmas stars we’d love to share 3 ways that you can use this set of 3 plywood craft star trays.
The wonderful thing about this set is that you can completely customise them to compliment your Christmas décor. Made from plywood, they are ready to paint, glitter or cover with paper, whatever your creative Christmas heart desires.
To get a little inspiration you might enjoy this craft project where we used a combination of paint and glitter paper to create this stylish set.
Standing Stars
One of the things we love about decorating for Christmas is the opportunity to get creative in our homes by styling and curating little vignettes using beautiful Christmas décor in unexpected ways.
Christmas stars look stunning as a simple, stand-alone feature arranged on a shelf and propped against the wall.
Finish the look with a beautiful candle or a selection of florals. Or for a bigger impact, combine them with a selection of other gorgeous Christmas ornaments to style an entire dedicated area of your home.
A Stack of Stars
For something a little different, you might like to use your set of decorated stars arranged in a stack.
There are a number of ways that you could do this. Experiment with stacking them inside each other so that the narrow finished edges create an interesting visual effect. Or position them on top of each other with the largest star on the bottom and the smallest star on top to create a stepped effect.
These kinds of displays are perfect for positioning on lower levels such as coffee tables, side tables, and sideboards so that impact of the arrangement can be appreciated from the top.
Stars Hanging Around
Being constructed from the very lightweight material, this set of plywood stars make a great piece of décor to hang on your wall. Each star only needs one removable hook and you can arrange and re-arrange them however you would like.
Stars are not only perfect for Christmas decorating but are beautiful and versatile enough that they can easily be part of your home decorating all year ‘round. A fresh coat of paint, change of finish or a move from the wall to the shelf or from stacked to standing gives you many possibilities for a little star magic in your home.
You don’t have to look very far to help get your Christmas star decorating started. You can buy the raw set of 3 plywood stars from The Christmas Cart website. We also have a great range of craft supplies that you can use on, or in combination with, the star set to create your own unique Christmas star display.
There are lots more inspiration, ideas and craft activities for your Christmas decorating on the website too. Check out our Inspiration Gallery and the Christmas Craft section of our blog and get creative this Christmas.