About this design
Spiky, many-pointed paper and glass stars have a long history as advent and Christmas decorations, especially in German-speaking and Moravian church traditions. The Spiked Moravian-Style Star is a flat, cuttable homage to that look: fourteen spikes radiate from a round hub, alternating long and short, and every tip is gently rounded so no point is thinner than our cut checks allow.
It is bold and celebratory, somewhere between a star and a sunburst, and it makes a striking focal point on a window, a card or a door.
Project ideas
- Window stars. Cut it from white or gold cardstock and hang it in a window with fishing line.
- Advent decorations. Pair it with numbers for an advent calendar centerpiece.
- Church bulletins and programs. A festive header motif for advent services.
- Door decorations. A 12-inch star cut from foam board and painted.
- Layered cards. Gold long spikes over darker gold short spikes for depth.
Color ideas
The default color version is gold with darker gold short spikes. Other ideas:
- White and pale yellow for a soft, traditional look
- Red and gold for a festive door decoration
- Silver and white for a frosted window star
- Deep blue and gold for an advent theme
Size and cutting tips
The rounded tips mean this star passes our cut checks from about 2 inches wide, though the spikes really show from 4 inches upward. In cardstock, the long spikes can flex; use a strong-grip mat and let the machine finish before lifting.
For a 3D effect, cut two copies, score each from tip to hub and fold alternately (mountain and valley), then glue the two halves back to back.
Step by step: a folded window star
- Download the solid SVG and size it to 8 inches.
- Cut two copies from white or pale yellow 65 lb cardstock.
- Score each copy from every spike tip to the center hub.
- Fold the lines to the long spikes as mountain folds and the lines to the short spikes as valley folds, so the star pops into a shallow 3D shape.
- Glue the two stars back to back at their hubs, slightly rotated so the spikes interleave.
- Hang it in a window with fishing line so light catches the folds.
Good to know
Folding gives a sense of depth that a flat cut cannot, and white paper stars look especially soft in a window at dusk.
Pairs well with
The Sixteen-Ray Starburst and the Twelve-Point Snowflake continue the radiating theme.
