How to Make a Star With Post it Notes
Post-it Notes are an ideal size for many paper folding projects. Post-it Notes are inexpensive, and come in a variety of colors. Many different items can be created with Post-it Notes, and the finished results will be interesting additions to a collection of paper creations. Folding a star with Post-it Notes is a simple project that anyone can master.
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Instructions
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Remove a Post-it Note from the pad, and hold it so that the sticky side is on top. Fold it in half from side to side with the sticky part on the outside of the fold. Unfold the fold.
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Hold the Post-it Note so that the fold line is vertical, and the sticky side is on top. Fold the two top corners to the center to create a triangle point on top. This is the type of fold that is typical of folding a paper airplane. When this fold is done correctly, the sticky edge of the Post-it Note will be folded inside, and no longer be visible.
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Fold the Post-it Note in half again along the fold made in Step 1. The corners folded in Step 2 should be folded to the inside.
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Hold the Post-it Note so that the long fold is at the bottom, the diagonal fold is on the left, and the square corner is on the right. Push the bottom corner up into the shape so that it is butted up against the triangle fold made in Step 2. When this fold is creased, you should have a trapezoid-shaped Post-it Note. The diagonal edge of the fold you just made is called a valley fold.
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Repeat Steps 1 through 4 seven more times to create eight trapezoid shapes.
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Hold two trapezoid shapes so that the valley fold of the shape on the left is on top, and the valley fold of the shape on the right is the outer diagonal side.
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Slide the shape on the right inside the shape on the left, and fit it in snugly, lining up the top edge.
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Fold the small corners that extend out on the right side in to the valley fold.
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Rotate the Post-it Note so that the valley fold on the right is at the top. Hold another trapezoid shape with the valley fold at a diagonal on the right, and slide it in to the valley fold on top. Fold the small corners that extend out on the right side into the valley fold as done in Step 8.
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Repeat Step 9 with the remaining trapezoid shapes so that you have a continuously connected shape with all 8 Post-it Notes. Crease all of the folds well.
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Press gently in on all of the outside edges. As you press, they should slide in to the center. This will fill in the center of the star, and eight star points will form around the outside edge.
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