This is the time of year that I most enjoy crafting, and the time of year that I have the least amount of time to do it.  So when I come up with a craft that’s this fast and easy, it is right up my Christmas-crafting alley!

I made these stars a few years ago, and I love them.  I’ve tried putting them in boxes and baskets and bowls (oh my!) but I have never been totally happy with any of those displays.  As I pulled them out of my Christmas box today, inspiration struck and I turned them into a cascading front door hanging.

I made these stars from scratch, but you can find unfinished wood stars at the craft store.  I painted mine white, added red and green polka dots, then sanded and stained them.

Then I used red and green clothesline from Dollar Tree (also see here and here)

and cut four long pieces of varying lengths (I just kind of eyeballed how long to cut them.  Fold each one in half and put all of the folds together.

Tie them all together in a knot, and then lay it stretched out on a table or counter.

Start stapling the stars to the clothesline.  I put one staple in the middle of the star, and then another at the top of the star to help them lay flat.

Pick the whole thing up after every star or two to make sure they are spaced out in a way that you like.  I left some of the strands with no stars because I liked the way they curled up.

Hang and done!