Elegant Blue and Gold Lucky Stars

The blue stars and gold stars are very pretty on their own, but combining them leads to a stunning result.

The gold stars were placed in a circle around the bottom of the wineglass and then the blue stars were laid so two gold stars were between each of them.

The result reminds me of a snowflake! 

Really, the designs you could make with lucky stars are limitless.  You could put several rows of stars alternating colors to make a huge snowflake design for a grand centerpiece.

Of course, a simple circle of gold stars is just as elegant!

Elegant Lucky Stars in Blue Wineglass

These lucky stars are blue with gold streaks, coordinating perfectly with a blue stemmed wineglass and gold stars set around the bottom.

Although these stars could work for any occasion, the deep blue color reminds me of especially of the Christmas season.

Setting gold stars around the bottom of the wineglass really gives the setting an extra "pop"!

Book Folding

I must say, my favorite material thing is a good book and my favorite art technique is origami.  You can imagine how I felt when I discovered something that combines the two: book folding!

How I discovered this, I honestly can't remember - although I'm sure it involved searching the web for inspiration and instead stumbling upon my new hobby.

The neat thing about book folding is that the finished result is a piece of art that can be used in decorating and as a conversation piece.  If you are going to make one for a book lover though, make sure it's from a book they've read - imagine the horror of having an unread book laying around!

There are not many tutorials showing people how to do this online, so a lot of this I had to figure out myself.  I'm still not sure how others even begin to do the more elaborate designs, some of which include shapes and words.  If I ever discover the secret I can just imagine what I would be creating... lightening bolt shapes from Harry Potter books, the Mockingjay symbol from the Hunger Games, and, if I got really good, a horse for Black Beauty.

This was folded from Star Trek The Lost Years by J.M. Dillard.  I have made several different styles of books (more pictures of those are yet to come.)  I haven't put any in my Etsy shop yet, because I have not determined shipping, but I hope to do so soon!