DIY Sparkly Star Appliques!

DIY Star Appliques

Welcome back to the Holiday DIY series!

In my last 2 posts, you saw how to make a sleeveless choli top with cute double bows and a super easy no-sew skirt for your holiday costume. But I mean, these are great all year around!

And today, I want to show you how to make these sparkly star appliques to add to your holiday costumes. Let’s get started!

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To make these sparkly star appliques, you need:
Stretch fabric (1in x 12in per applique)
20 gauge wire
Wire cutters and pliers
Regular sewing tools
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How to Make DIY Star Appliques

The basics of these appliques are the same as my grape vine appliques. See this tutorial for details if you haven’t seen it yet!

DIY Wire Rhinestone Appliques for Dance Costumes - Grape Vine Applique

For the larger star, cut your fabric into 1in x 12in (2.5cm x 30cm), and for the smaller star, cut your fabric into 1in x 10in (2.5cm x 26cm).

Fold the ends and fold the fabric lengthwise and sew with a 1/4in (5mm) seam allowance to make a tube.

Make tube for star applique

Turn it inside out.

Turn tube inside out for star applique

Then sew one of the ends shut. 🙂

Sew one end shut for star applique

Now cut wire. For the larger star, cut the wire into 21in (52cm). For the smaller star, cut the wire into 16in (42cm).

Bend the ends 1/2in (1cm), so the ends are not sharp.

Bend end of wire for making applique

Run the wire between your fingers to straighten it a little here.

Insert the wire into the tube, and sew the tube shut. It’ll be quite tight, and that means you’re doing it right! 🙂

Sew end of tube for making wire star applique DIY

For larger star appliques, fold at every 4in (10cm).

Fold wire DIY star appliques

And shape it into a star by creating a little loop at every fold. Add some curves to the wire, so it’s nice and curly.

Make loops with wire DIY star applique

Fold the ends to keep shape. You can sew the ends together if the wire doesn’t stay together.

Bend ends of wire DIY star applique
DIY wire star applique for dance costumes

For smaller star appliques, fold at every 3in (8cm).

Glue on rhinestones if you like.

Glue rhinestones on DIY wire star applique

Attach them to costumes for fun holiday costume decoration. Or with some string, these will make cute ornaments too!

DIY wire star appliques on choli and skirt

Enjoy your holiday performances with your holiday theme costume!

Hope you liked the holiday DIY costume series, If you like these appliques, please share this post with your dancer friends for a fun decoration idea!

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Thanks for reading, and keep sparkling! 😀

P.S. Pin the image and make these sparkly stars this weekend!

DIY star appliques

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