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How to Make Tissue Paper Stars. Who’d have thought that crumpled paper was good for anything
but the trashcan? With this easy technique, you can transform tissue paper into pretty
pieces of art. You will need Cardboard Double-sided contact paper Tissue paper and scissors. Step
1. Draw a star on one side of your contact paper—since you’ll remove this backing
in a minute, any lines or mistakes that you make won’t matter. When the star looks like
you want it to, cut it out. You can cut contact paper into any shape you want, like a cloud
to be covered in fluffy white tissue paper or a red Valentine’s Day heart. Step 2.
Remove one side from your contact paper star and stick to a piece of cardboard. Step 3.
Now cut the cardboard to match the star, so no brown is showing. Step 4. Cut one-inch
squares of tissue paper. It's okay if they're a little bigger or smaller. Step 5. Crumple
up each square. Step 6. Peel the remaining backing from the star and set it down, sticky
side up. Step 7. Start sticking the crumples on the contact paper, putting them very close
together so the contact paper doesn’t show. Cover the entire thing—then turn your bedroom
ceiling into one starry night. Did you know Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” was painted
in France in 1889 and can be seen at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.