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"Hybrid Stars"

"Twinkle, twinkle, little stars, How I ever......", is there anyone who still remember this song? Even though this song could be considered as childish in our olden days, but it indeed stayed with us in the early days, didn't it?

  Stars make their appearance in the navy blue sky at night. What if they do appear during the day? Perhaps the world of nature will be more fascinating. This Ninni from Sweden once commented at one of my posts, 'Starry, Starry Night', that she would like me to explain how I make my "Hybrid Stars". Well, to Ninni, "Sorry for making this post such late of time, hereby give my respect and apologize to you."

 
  To make a "Hybrid Star", you need some paper strips, just like the normal ones we use to make paper stars. You shall look for two paper strips, each having the different shades of a colour (eg. pink & red, tawny & brown, orange & yellow etc.). First, tear about 1/8 of both paper strips away and start your folding session on the longer parts, but you don't have to press the five sides (not so soon) after finish folding it.
 
 
  Then, when you have two "uncompleted" stars, which are polygon-shaped, and the two shorter parts I instructed you to tear away earlier. Try to tuck the end of a short paper strip into the other polygon-shaped star, which has the different shade of colour. Wrap it slowly and flawlessly in the most creative way you can find and tuck in once again at the end.
 
*You may use glue to stick the fragment of paper instead of tucking it into the star.
 
 
  Then you'll get a polygon-shaped star with two different colours. Repeat the ways of doing it on the other pieces of paper so you may get its twin born. Finally it comes to the last step: push the five sides to make it looks three-dimensional, as it's the most important procedure. The "Hybrid Stars" are done!
 
  To Ninni again: "I don't think this is a great post so I don't expect you will like it. But still, hope you enjoy reading it and good luck in doing your stars!"
 
 
By,
Euan Thum.
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