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3D Paper Star Template

A star with every point raised out of the plane, in two halves that meet back to back. Christmas tree toppers, hanging decorations, window stars.

3D star — change shape

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Only here Your own design

Put a logo, photo or pattern straight onto the box — most free template sites give you the outline and stop there. Drag it where you want it; it is trimmed to the cut lines so nothing prints off the card, and it stays in your browser.

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Bigger than the paper? Each piece prints whole on its own sheet. A single piece is never split: pick bigger paper or a smaller size. More about printing

Template

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Drop a picture anywhere on the drawingTap “Add a picture” below to print your own design on this box.

Print at 100% (“actual size”), never “fit to page”, or the box comes out the wrong size.

The 3d star template, flat and folded

3D star template — free printable dieline with cut and fold lines, any size
The printable dieline at its standard size. Type your own size above for yours.
3D star folded up from the template — the finished piece
The finished 3d star, made from it.

What this template is for

A star with every point raised out of the plane, in two halves that meet back to back. Christmas tree toppers, hanging decorations, window stars.

Also called 3d paper star · christmas star · star ornament · tree topper star — all the same shape, and this is it.

How to use this template

All four downloads are the same 3d star at the same size — only the format changes.

PDF printing at home
Print at 100 per cent, or hand it to a print shop as "actual size, no scaling".
PNG 300 dpi Canva, Photoshop, Procreate
Upload, lock it in place and design your 3d star on top. Free plan and phone included. Full Canva walkthrough →
SVG Cricut, Illustrator, Inkscape, Affinity
Vector, with cuts, folds and labels on separate layers. Cricut and Silhouette walkthrough →
DXF Silhouette, laser and vinyl cutters
Two layers, CUT and FOLD — and the one free Silhouette Studio Basic will open.

Getting it printed properly →

Printing it

  1. Type your size above, then download the PDF.
  2. Print at 100% — never “fit to page”, or every measurement comes out wrong.
  3. Too big for the paper? Pick your paper size and leave Fit the pieces to the page ticked: each piece gets its own place on a sheet and the PDF comes out with every page in it, nothing cut in half and nothing to tape.

How to put it together

These pictures are the 3d star itself, not a generic diagram — change the measurements above and the template changes, but the three steps never do.

  1. Cut the solid lines

    Every solid line is a cut. Do the inside shapes first, while the sheet is still whole and easy to hold.

  2. Score every dashed line

    Dashed lines are folds. Score each one first — an empty ballpoint against a ruler — or the card cracks along the outside of the bend.

  3. FRONT 1/2FRONT 2/2BACK 1/2BACK 2/2

    Fold, glue and hold

    Crease every fold — the lines to the tips fold one way, the lines to the inner corners the other. Roll each half up and glue its seam, then bring the two halves rim to rim: every rim edge has one tab, on one half or the other, and each tab goes inside and glues to the other half.

Glue: a glue stick for paper, white PVA on card — hold each seam thirty seconds, and let it dry before you use it.

Questions about the 3d star

Why does each half print in more than one piece?
Because a star rim is not a convex shape. The faces meeting at the raised centre can add up to more than a full turn, and a surface like that cannot be flattened onto paper in one piece — the net would fold back over itself. The tool cuts it into equal sectors instead and tells you how many.
Which way do the folds go?
The creases running out to a point fold one way and the creases running to an inner corner fold the other. Crease every line in both directions before you assemble anything and the star almost forms itself.
How far should the points lift?
About a fifth of the diameter gives a star that reads as three-dimensional from across a room without becoming a spiky ball. Raise it more for a sharper, more crystalline look.

Print your own design on it

Add a logo, photo or pattern in the panel on the left and drag it onto the 3d star. It is trimmed to the cut outline, embedded properly in the PDF, and never leaves your computer — most free template sites hand you the outline and stop there. How printing your own design works.

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