The Nature Nut gets crafty

I'm not a big decorator for the holidays. Well, really we don't decorate at all. We have been known to put up a small strand of tasteful white lights on the house, but that's about it.

What I do like to do is crafty things that are festive, but not too in your face "holiday." Now, I tend to stick to mostly nature related topics in this blog, but you'll notice if you ever look at my "blogs I follow list", that I like to check out the crafty blogs too. Look at these very cool window stars that I stumbled upon on someone's blog.

I immediately googled "window stars" and could find very little info about them. What I did find out is that they seem to be a Waldorf tradition. The stars are constructed of kite paper. Kite paper is not easy to find. I finally ended up finding the paper at my local Waldorf school store. I also picked up a book with more patterns than the two I could find on the web. I found this site with a pattern. (my favorite.) And this one, a bit more simple.

Kite paper is kind of like colored wax paper. It folds really nicely and it slightly heavier than tissue paper, so it doesn't tear easily. I am in love with these window stars and just keep making more and more. They are so cheery and satisfying to look at when backlit.

You'll have to check back and see what else I have been cookin' (I mean bakin') up!!