362. Transformed Flower Star

When buying my new backpack I went for a women's fit version - and those were marked with some funny little flower on what could have been hair ties. I just cut a bit off the edges and got a (somewhat speckled) star:

339. Star Garland

Yesterday, we were having a Christmas party.

Yes, it is the middle of August, but hey, in Australia they celebrate Christmas in summer every year! The idea had developed among some friends a while ago, now we finally found the time. (Even though the weather was actually a bit cold for 'real' summer...) I made a star garland for dcoration:

As you can see, we even had a tiny little Christmas tree to put our presents under. (And an advent wreath, a reindeer, lots of candles, biscuits and chocolate, baked apples, sweet bread, Christmas songs, and - of course - glogg. :D)

331. Judenstern

Today, for some reason, the subject of Jews during the Nazi regime came up several times independently. I had long since thought that this is a very notable star which should make people stop and think - and that it should be included in this project. Seems like today is the right day:

All the time while making this I've been pondering things I could write about it - I ended up with nothing. The only words that kept repeating themselves in my head were 'Please, no. Please! Never again...'

So, I'll say no more.

326. Moneygami Star #3

I kind of paused yesterday. So I made two stars today - which turned out to be fairly simple as I discovered so many instructions on how to make stars out of dollar bills and finally went through the trouble to find out whether they would work for five euro notes as well (seeing that I have collected some of them again).

This one is made from a single note:

 side 1

 

side 2

(I just had to use a flash for the second picture to bring out the sparkle of that holographic security band. :D)

323. 'Nut Star' Tea

This is some creative problem solving: I made some tea, and that tea was called 'Nuss Stern' (nut star), so in a way, I made a star...

322. Sourdough Bread Star

Okay, after so many late stars and catching up, this one was actually made early - meaning: yesterday. But it was such a great opportunity I couldn't let it pass:

This bread did not only get a star for decoration, it actually became my star of self-made bread so far: My very first real sourdough bread (I cultivated my own little sourdough starter baby :D) and it turned out fantastic!

319. Star Crackers

I made cheese crackers for a party tonight and just before I had them all cut out I remembered my star-shaped biscuit cutters... whew! Star done for today!

316. Star-Patched Jeans

One of my old pairs of jeans acutally had a hole in one knee. (I think, the last time that happened was sometime in primary school...) One evening, an idea struck me and I dug out a star I hade made a couple of weeks ago - from my old shoes... - and decided to use it as patch for the hole.

It took another week or so to finally sit down and start sewing. But by then it was already quite late, I got tired, and so it tool another two days to finally finish it:

Well, the star I actually made is rather uneven and looks like this:

312. Marbled Candle Stars

Today, two of my friends came by and we marbleised some candles. ('Some' here meaning 'rather a lot'.)

I put some star-shaped stickers on two of mine before dumping them into the coloured water:

The only two clear results.

 
Some of the stickers also looked quite interesting afterwards:

 

And - just because it looked so hilarious - this is how we dried the long, thin candles:

304. Lavender Star

I wanted to make lavender tea but forgot about it. I was about to go to bed when I discovered the lavender I had plucked hours before - and was grateful for this opportunity for a micro star:

303. Cleaning Beads Star

Okay, I have neglected my star posts for a while...

This star was also a late one: made for the 5th but on the 8th... idea provided by my dad on the 6th.

My mother had these metal cleaning beads in a sieve to dry. Originally, I wanted to form them into a large star, which didn't work at all. So I placed a few of them in a second layer on top of the others - and then found it extraordinarily difficult to capture it on a photo. The star kept disappearing as soon as the camera focused.

It worked eventually with the right angle, from a greater distance, and with the pearls taken slightly out of the focus of the camera:

Still, upon zooming in the star becomes more difficult to recognise:

298. Startan

This was the second try of making a suntan star - well actually the negative of a suntan star... and thus actually a negative startan star as the sun is a star... Am I still making any sense? Nevermind...

It still didn't work that well; but if you look really really hard...

I edited it a little and you might be able to discover something remotely star-shaped...

Anyway, the star was there, I'm too exhausted for anything else, so it counts.

295. The Vanity of Shoes and Stars - pt. 3

What is sad about these shoes now being worn-out is that I really like the pattern and its velvety touch. So I decided to preserve some of it (maybe for ulteriour use - like patches for holes in my old jeans...?)

287. Eglish Star Gum

To tell the truth, I am not a huge fan of wine gums. However, the first kind I discovered that I really liked and that didn't make my teeth ache right away were the original English wine gums - delicious!

A few days ago, I bought a package of those (German manufacturer, though...) and they're almost gone by now. I only just managed to find one of every colour:

283. Knotted "Star"

Oh dear, yesterday's star didn't go well at all... I found a tutorial on how to knot a star and it didn't look too difficult - as long as you use the proper material€, that is. My result rather resembles a deformed flower...

But this shall not have been my last attempt at star knots...!

282. Icing Sugar Star

Yep, a lot of baking lately:

273. Hand Cream Star

Even though winter is officially over by now, my fingers don't seem to care - the skin is still rough and torn so I need quite a bit of hand cream these days. That's what gave me the idea for this star last night:

 

As a result, my post is late again, because I didn't exactly want to touch my keyboard with those hands...

270. Wine Corks Star

I went to a cozy little wine bar tonight with some friends who - just before we left - encouraged me to use some of the decoration for a star: There was this huge glass filled with bottle corks in the window and we put together this little shining ensemble:

269. Split Hair-Ends Star

Some hair needed to be cut for various reasons. I used bits of it for a star:

263. Washing-Up Brush Star

Oops, late with my posts again...

 

While I was sitting at the fire outside a little bar in the park two nights ago with a friend, a group of women came by celebrating hen night and selling lots of crazy stuff. My friend and I had mercy with the poor Sailor Moon girl and each bought a self-made lottery ticket. That's how my friend won a dishwasher! (That is to say: she got a washing-up brush...) Looking at it, I thought I could rather easily cut a star out of those bristles. So, when I got home, I took my old brush and began cutting...

It was a bit of a mess: The bristles flew everywhere. But eventually, I got this: