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The best gift is a reflection of how much effort the giver put into it. Perhaps s/he gave you something you mentioned months ago and long forgotten, or perhaps s/he sat down and made you a hundred stars, thinking about you with each fold that was made.Â
You will need: a clear glass bottle (the one in the photo is a bottle I found at a thrift shop) and strips of colourful paper. You can cut your own or buy precut strips in places that sell origami paper. If you’re in Ottawa, Global Express on Somerset carries them. You can also check Ebay. (I wish I had some on hand that I could measure, but the strips are about the width of your finger and 5 or 6″ long. The smaller the paper the smaller the star.)
Folding instructions can be found here. It might seem confusing at first, but once you figure it out it will go quickly.
Make, oh, a couple of hundred (depending on the size of your container) and present your collection of stars to your loved one. I’ve given these as part of a wedding gift, packaged in a pretty bottle, but it would be just as nice to give at Christmastime.
