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Star-popping tutorial, I've given it a buttload of proofreads, but feel free to point out grammaticals or nonsensicals you find.

The lovely Blackheartqueen reminded me of an extremely useful tip:

You can use fake nails as an EXTREMELY strong popping-device, with the ease of using your own real nails, but without the discomfort of breaking/killing them

This is an excellent in-depth folding tutorial by the wonderful CandidCandy, [link] (who makes really gorgeous star papers in addition to having an awesome username. XD) It should answer and questions about the in-between steps of the folding that I glazed over. And while you're there, notice how perfect the points of her pentagons are!

Now, look at the cute icon!

And, That's it!

Happy Folding everyone!



Oh, and a happy happy day it is indeed when I no longer have to watch Rick Sanchez' smug face in his smug suits smiling his smug smiles while Just-Got-Home-From-Work-So-It's-CNN-Don't-Piss-Me-Off-Boy-Mama condemns me to Glenn Beck's featureless face, news of 12 year olds not understanding what they're seeing, and Pedobear being a symbol for pedophiles for an hour while I cook dinner. Oh, A happy day indeed. Sayonara, Sanchez, you bumhug. My turn to look smug.
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Comments: 56

Subtleknees In reply to ??? [2012-05-30 23:27:16 +0000 UTC]

I can't afford to buy the precut strips, but I'm kinda glad I can't. There is a MASSIVE amount of gorgeous paper available through DA, check out [link] Huuuuuuuuuuge collection there, and lots of related groups too.

Usually I'll print my paper and photocopy it a bunch at school, but I design my own paper and love to take requests (wink wink) as well as finding them through DA. [link] that thread has a lot of my personal favorites. Don't be frightened by the 4chan link, its the good non-scary part of 4chan lol

Also if you want to print really HQ stars and have a few extra dollars to drop on niiiice paper, get 27 lb paper instead of 22 lb. the lb being the paper density... but now i'm rambling about crazy ocd specifics. I'll show myself out.

lol hope your folding is fabulous ;D

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RarasJewels [2012-02-24 03:06:28 +0000 UTC]

This is great help! Thank you!

I have been making paper stars for a couple months now and some would turn out great while others would be a little... weird looking. I will have to try some of these tips out next time I am making them.

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Subtleknees In reply to RarasJewels [2012-04-06 19:11:14 +0000 UTC]

Ahahaha, Oh I remember trying to deduce the differences between the wonkers and the beautiful stars. I hope I might be able to save a couple from eternal wonkiness :3 Thanks :]

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Belieber4-ever [2012-02-04 09:01:31 +0000 UTC]

I can't make it.I guess I'm stupid. -.-
But I love these stars so much!

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Subtleknees In reply to Belieber4-ever [2012-02-10 19:36:59 +0000 UTC]

You are in no way whatsoever stupid, I PROMISE. YOU ARE AWESOME. Stars are just real hard to start on doing, especially if you're learning off the internet. I used to keep two different jars, one for stars that got bent and ruined and one for the 'perfect' stars. I swear the ruined-star jar was always full lol. Eventually you notice you're not messing up as much, and then its just muscle-memory. KEEP TRYING! They're totally worth it :]

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Belieber4-ever In reply to Subtleknees [2012-02-10 20:36:19 +0000 UTC]

I did a lot of practise and i can say,I GOT IT FINALLY!If you can,take a look in my gallery,I have 2 photos with the paper stars

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Subtleknees In reply to Belieber4-ever [2012-02-10 21:58:36 +0000 UTC]

SAW EM, LOVED EM! So glad you didn't give up, I forsee many beautiful stars and photos in your future :]

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Belieber4-ever In reply to Subtleknees [2012-02-10 22:59:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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SeerWalker [2012-02-03 00:20:27 +0000 UTC]

I can't do it! I always end up with it still flat, but bent on the edges!

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Subtleknees In reply to SeerWalker [2012-02-10 19:25:24 +0000 UTC]

make sure you're folding it REALLY tightly and not getting it too moist from hand-sweat. My preferred method of popping the really tricky ones is using the flat side of an exacto knife or any thin sharp instrument. Keep it horizontal, and press down slowly and you should get a popped star :]

Half the fun is fighting through the frustration and seeing yourself improve GOOD LUCK, DON'T GIVE UP!

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SeerWalker In reply to Subtleknees [2012-02-12 08:00:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much! I'll definately keep that in mind.

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simoneevee8 [2011-07-14 04:57:12 +0000 UTC]

I love these things! My friend taught me and gave me a jar of them ^^

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Subtleknees In reply to simoneevee8 [2011-08-22 15:15:23 +0000 UTC]

They are soooo fun to make! I love just dumping a huge jar of stars all over myself haha, thanks

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simoneevee8 In reply to Subtleknees [2011-08-22 18:35:08 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! I bought some lucky star paper to make some so I can decorate my room with them xD. If I screw up I'll just look at your tutorial again.

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Subtleknees In reply to simoneevee8 [2011-10-18 15:53:17 +0000 UTC]

haha, there's always lots of messing up (at least for me) but all the special wonky stars are still cute in their own way! Good luck, I hope the decoration went well

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simoneevee8 In reply to Subtleknees [2011-10-20 21:12:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, it did! ^^

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frostfang01 [2011-05-27 00:56:49 +0000 UTC]

This makes the cutest stars ever!

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Subtleknees In reply to frostfang01 [2011-06-01 23:25:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I'm glad you find it useful

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MMkakashi [2011-03-31 12:26:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for sharing how to make these starts. I was looking for it. :3

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Subtleknees In reply to MMkakashi [2011-04-06 19:06:16 +0000 UTC]

No problem Glad I could help!

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ShineeMew [2011-03-30 13:04:26 +0000 UTC]

I might use this. d.

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Subtleknees In reply to ShineeMew [2011-04-06 19:06:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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InvaderNoa [2010-10-26 17:47:57 +0000 UTC]

lucky paper stars are soo awesome ^.^
I only used the first way to pop it because my nails are very long so its easy to do it that way.

(love your nail polish )

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Subtleknees In reply to InvaderNoa [2010-11-25 21:46:51 +0000 UTC]

Ouuu, Jeaall-ous, I'm always trying new things to try to get my nails to grow lol. And thank you for the nail polish compliment I love making the short little nails I do have look pretty lolol

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InvaderNoa In reply to Subtleknees [2010-11-26 16:09:20 +0000 UTC]

wheee O3O

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pixiepepistar [2010-10-21 03:00:19 +0000 UTC]

this is a good tutorial with methods i never thought of, wonderful job! i also find that using the blunt end of an exacto-knife does a good job popping the edges and is easy to control c:

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Subtleknees In reply to pixiepepistar [2010-10-24 22:00:31 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah! The Exacto was always a good friend lol, I found that after a while I'd end up with a hurt finger though XD

Thanks for the note, I'll definitely include it in my update

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pixiepepistar In reply to Subtleknees [2010-10-24 23:34:41 +0000 UTC]

haha true. awesome thanks

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random-lil-azn [2010-10-11 09:43:21 +0000 UTC]

wow i never knew there were somany ways to pop a star O.o great tut though ^^

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Subtleknees In reply to random-lil-azn [2010-10-11 19:12:44 +0000 UTC]

There's a few more I didn't include lol, Thanks much

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random-lil-azn In reply to Subtleknees [2010-10-12 08:33:46 +0000 UTC]

np ^^

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Snooki303 [2010-10-06 22:41:24 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the tip

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Subtleknees In reply to Snooki303 [2010-10-07 15:25:54 +0000 UTC]

No problem
If you have any lingering questions feel free to ask

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CandidCandy [2010-10-04 22:05:58 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is really helpful and adorable! :3
And thanks for linking me and for the compliments X3

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Subtleknees In reply to CandidCandy [2010-10-05 17:28:13 +0000 UTC]

No problem, I really do love your tut for the amount of pictures and excellent step-by steps, it's perfect for anyone that's starting or has questions <3

And thanks!

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blackheartqueen [2010-10-03 13:24:15 +0000 UTC]

I just use my long fake ass nails to do the job

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Subtleknees In reply to blackheartqueen [2010-10-04 19:48:03 +0000 UTC]

Ahh, I love the long ass fake nails approach

I used to keep one on my index for stars, though fairly short, until a stranger on the subway asked if I could get him a deal on coke. lol

Excellent point though, I will make a note of it in an edit soon

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blackheartqueen In reply to Subtleknees [2010-12-25 15:53:44 +0000 UTC]

hehe

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silverbeam [2010-10-02 20:58:10 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! thanks so much for making this. I know a few people asked about the "popping" part. It also looks realy nice as a design perspective. Oh and cute nails!

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Subtleknees In reply to silverbeam [2010-10-04 19:51:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I had quite a bit of fun, first tutorial and all that, not nearly as seasoned as you pros lol, and thanks for the compliment on my nails :3

I'd say the popping is the hardest part

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silverbeam In reply to Subtleknees [2010-10-05 00:54:04 +0000 UTC]

LOl, definitely!

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Cumino [2010-10-02 18:34:31 +0000 UTC]

damn. i wanna start folding these now. i wasn't aware that they could actually look, well... like stars. i've never seen anything but ones that look like pointy bubbles. beautiful nails by the way.

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Subtleknees In reply to Cumino [2010-10-04 19:53:20 +0000 UTC]

Do eeet.

Do eeeeeet.

I have stars I made special for your art show, all folded in a little bag and happy, but I had misplaced them a few days prior and found them like a week ago. So, craftwar.

Dooo eeeeeeeet.

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Cumino In reply to Subtleknees [2010-10-04 21:05:06 +0000 UTC]

ah yes. how i've missed the craft wars.

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Subtleknees In reply to Cumino [2010-10-05 17:36:53 +0000 UTC]

Let the littered corpses of glue and fabric snips lie in their barbed-thread caskets, to remind us of the years of anguish... the years of the craft wars.

Oh how I long for my bloodied fingertips in all their dexterous glory We shall craft, once again my brother. We shall craft.

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Cumino In reply to Subtleknees [2010-10-08 21:17:52 +0000 UTC]

i thoroughly appreciated all of that.
we should plan a good day for it... and document it, and send it in to the history channel.

also- i'm kind of rocking the whole deadbeat artist shtick right now with my not having a job and whatnot, so my days are relatively free.

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Subtleknees In reply to Cumino [2010-10-19 23:43:54 +0000 UTC]

Shit, got an influx of comments and yours got pushed back gay. Are your days still as free as the hooker who never went to buisness school? (Oh yea)

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Cumino In reply to Subtleknees [2010-10-25 20:24:05 +0000 UTC]

sorta. i need to do some serious work in the next little while to get my application in to this animation studio i want to work at... but yeah, i'm free most of the time during the day.

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GiftedChild777 [2010-09-30 11:31:34 +0000 UTC]

you silly girl! I might just dig your polky nails up there! my mom might think i'm a psycho when she sees me using a knife in making stars lol xD;;

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Subtleknees In reply to GiftedChild777 [2010-10-01 01:54:20 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I know my mom thought I was a little nutty when I started filling her jam jars with stars XD

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