Transforming Post-It Note Ninja Star

This is an 8 point ninja star that you can make out of any 8 pieces of square paper (Post-it notes are just convenient and about the right size)

P.S. Sorry about the Purple Post-its but I didn't think the yellow would provide much contrast, and please disregard the incorrect time stamps.

P.P.S. this is my first Instructable so be gentle. ;þ

Step 1: The Prep

You will need 8 Post-it notes for each star and with each you will be making the following shape.

Start by folding the Post-it note (sticky part on the top) in half away from the sticky side then flatten it back out

Then fold the 2 sticky corners to the center (like making a paper air plane) this should cover the sticky area so it wont be a pain later. Now fold in half along the crease

The next step is not hard but it's kinda hard to explain via text so hopefully the video or images will do it, but basically you are going to valley fold the square end into it's self so you end up with a sorta wonky diamond.

Now repeat 7 more times.

Comments

[Reed_Sky_Born]

That is just NARLY !!! (:

[JWulfe]

LOL! Someone is auctioning these off on Listia.

[cooljs]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!soo cooOOOOOl :)

[KINGNUTZ90]

i just got done making my first one and it works amazingly. i had so much fun making it. thanx to whoever made the print out instructions =)

[djrockdrummer]

i did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[popcorn4lunch]

wuhw, thats awesome! guna hav 2 make more!

[brainiac120]

MY STAR IS JACKED UP IT WONT GO IN FULLY WTH DID I DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jklujm]

During construction, I can't get it to stay together!!!

[thebomb745]

when i push in it crumples up wat did i do wrong?

[TabLeft]

probably nothing,you just have to be kinda careful when pushing it in the first time... just don't push to hard and try it from a few different spots it should work out.

[T8tersalid]

When I push on the sides, it just crumples up. What did I do wrong?

[TabLeft]

probably nothing,you just have to be kinda careful when pushing it in the first time... just don't push to hard and try it from a few different spots it should work out.

[jayzeerox]

OMG THIS IS AWESOME!!!! i gonna make a lot!!! also, wouldn't it be cool if u had 7 rainbow colors and one white? :D

[TabLeft]

well if you wanted to split the spectrum up you could do

red
amber
chartreuse
green
cyan
blue
purple
magenta

and have a fairly accurate repeating color wheel

[redshadow732]

really cool! When i was building it, it didn't look right. I realized that it only had 7 points!

[jumpertoad]

you did so good! i did this 2! with purple sticky notes also!

[no swear-man]

luv it so much

[pgdarth95]

Very nice, I think the steps are very clear.
Thank You!

[Joby-1-knoby]

took me forever but is great. my family members are drooling at my feet.

[orenhero]

beter pics.
http://www.origami-instructions.com/modular-origami-pinwheel.html

[daninja]

Thank you! This instructables is great!! Oh, and BTW, i am an experienced origami maker so you know im serious.

[daninja]

FOLLOW THE PICTURES!!!! the bottom fold is an inside reverse fold.

[ShoopDaWhoop]

very nice

[nichoja]

now i get it lol

[spike2271]

how

[nichoja]

i dont get step one on part 4. how do you get the rombus shape???

[Gamer917]

if you throw it hard enough, centrifugal force will transform it

[parttimeninja]

Hey its a PARALELLAGRAM. but ive got and easier way to do it

[no swear-man]

HOW

[SnowQueen]

Step 2 is confusing Can you explain it better to me?

[cstrike pwner]

I put tabs on and it always falls apart.

[ratna]

i made 4 yesterday and 2 today!

luv it

[ratna]

guudy guudygreaty teayddfjihjgtl,

[jongsong]

cool cool i stole like 120 pink , yellow , blue ,and black square sheets from my teacher lol i made one out of blue and yellow and now every one in school wants them so now im charging lol

[ratna]

LOL..how much?

[drake]

LOL!!!!!!!! that is the same thing that happened to me I charge them .50 cents per star. And now they want to know how to make it

[TabLeft]

haha nice

[bunnboarder]

its fun but its hard to keep together any tips on that?

[DeriemD]

use larger paper

[ratna]

actually, i use post its

[drake]

I tryed to staple it and it works good

[nanor11395]

where did you staple it

[drake]

the lines in the inner octigon

[TabLeft]

there shouldn't be any issue with it staying together, or at least I never had one come apart on me. Maybe try a different weight paper that holds it crease better?

[Gh{O}sT]

cewl

[wolf_78]

i made this and took it to school everybody loved it

[n8man]

it's called a pinwheel ring, the origami ninja star has four points

[instruct0r]

the 8th one just doesnt make a fit help?

[unbentcrayfish]

WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW... dude how did you find out about this, also you are going to poke your eye out!! lol...

[sacco95]

somehow when I made mine it ended up with 7 points instead of 8 but it works well all the same... great Instructable

[bob the builder13]

I don't no out to do wean I fold over the edges Cuz wen I put my pieces together no edges stick out to fold

[Yankees Biggest Fan]

yea but i found out how to do this years ago!.

[knex maniac]

just making it out of A3 paper now i made it out of squares of A4 now A3 wat next eh

[oyotnas]

i cant see where you tuck the tab in to

[nanor11395]

OK someone help me I know you fold the sticky side in like a airplane but the step before it where you fold it in half do you fold it parrell to the sticky side

[Olaf One-Brow]

That is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[autigers23]

sweet.. i made one and i havent had any problems with keepin it together great instuctable btw

[hikaru-yugi]

you can use origami paper instead of post-its for a bigger star. you can also make these 6 or 7 point stars or christmas wreaths.(red and green)

[lawizeg]

it flies like a real shuriken. check out the paper shuriken instructable.

[Leo the Mountain Lion]

WHAO!! IT WORKED!!!! =D

But like vonage said, it flies impressively well if you leave it open. Kinda like a paper frisbee, but much cooler. ^.

[adamthiede]

im having trouble getting the 8th post it on... help?

[TabLeft]

Another member has recently posted another Instructable on this same design, maybe their instructions will be more clear to you. Check it out here

[Bukimari]

Awesome! I just joined, but so far this is my favorite instructable yet.....these things are awesom eif you're being harrassed by little siblings. They also look cool! Thanks for the great instructable! Bukimari

[Bukimari]

Oh, and BTW I made sure to fold the tips in on the 8 edges before I threw them at my little brother. lol. That way they weren't sharp, they just kinda bounced off him. but they don't fly straight like you said, so I missed most of the time.

[damasta]

thanks, it works! It even helped me with another paper-art (the dollar bill bowtie) thanx

[Choose a Username]

wait doest it matter where the stickly side is?

[TabLeft]

the sticky part is not necessary so you can make this out of any paper... however if you are using post-its you need to cover the sticky part on the first folds so that the segments don't stick together (see text write up on step 1)

[Ephdisc]

I can't figure out how to roll the duct tape.... Can you make a video? Otherwise this instructable is really well done.

[Choose a Username]

wait..."roll the duct tape"...where is this from:?

[TabLeft]

Ephdisc is a friend... he posts that on all my instructables to confuse people... ignore him.

[sk8t3b0ard3r]

nice instructable
great job for your first

!_{! (-.-) !}!

[Mindaria]

Mel is your Hero :P

[TabLeft]

Sad but true

[Destroyer]

Really awesome instructable and very easy and fun to do when your home sick from school!

[Jarvis]

I always wanted to learn how to make post-its into a weapon. Thanks! =D

[Hold_out]

cool I made mine out of 8 sheets of A4 paper that I turned into squares its huge!!!!!!!!

[sweetdude101]

this is pretty awsome. good instructable :)

[stranoster]

Hey. Brilliant Instructable. When I first started I got one diamond then couldn't get any others but I eventually got there! Great Job!!!

[steel$]

my first was very crude but they got bedar

[steel$]

what size do u use big or small???

[MykeeBee]

i just made it with normal paper then covered each section with tin foil! looks fairly real - i'll attach a photo later!

[mischief4112]

other than that its a great intsractable good job

[mischief4112]

this is an awesome idea but i think you should experiment to make a simpler one because this is kind of complicated

[bigpinecone]

that is one of the best instructables i've seen! i've sat here for hours looking at them, and so far this is the best one, i love it

[MrCakes14]

This is pretty much one of the best (and most well put together) instructables I've seen...way to go man. Keep up the good work.

[Sunflash]

I dont understand how u make the diamond shape at the beginning, ur fingers are on top so i cant see.

[lowtherjustin]

Wow I was going to post the same thing but someone stole my camera. I'll have to do some boxes now unless someone beats me too it.

[supes]

I remember making these when I was in high school. Great instructable. Videos help a lot for something like this.

[TabLeft]

lol... Yeah, I think it was little girl that showed me how to do this back in like 5th grade (think she called it a flower or a pin wheel or something). P.S. Makes a great drink coaster too while in the round shape.

[vonage]

This is pretty cool. The second part i didnt get (where you put it together) But i played around with it and finally got what your supposed to do. It takes a while to make one of these though. But if your in the office it takes away time. These dont fly very well in the star state. But if you leave it open as a disc it flys rather well. Thanx for the instructable

[TabLeft]

I hope this is understandable...