A Present for Justine + How to Make Moravian Stars 

"I know everything!" While smiles creepily.

When I was a kid in the 1960's -- a time quickly receding into ancient history, somewhere on a list with 1820 -- lots of those stars were made with strips of colored paper. Usually two colors were used for each star. Sometimes they were dipped in paraffin (wax here in the US) and sometimes glitter and such was added. I was able to learn the first two basket weaves but never had anyone who would take the time to SLOWLY teach me the rest. People that knew how to do it, did it very fast and they got faster with the curls in the middle. I have not seen any of these stars for years. When I remember them, commercially made fluffy ribbon bows -- shiny ribbon impaled upon a plastic spike -- were just becoming common. I think these commercial products were partly responsible for edging out the paper stars. Thank you so much for showing us how these were done.

This was such a nice video! I love Kandye’s “lessons”, and her teaching Justine much like a mother would teach a daughter, that (in the story) Justine never had. And in teaching Justine, she teaches us💕

For Justine not being able to “read very well” she’s doing an amazing job. My great grandfather was the oldest son of sharecroppers and he stopped going to school in the 3rd grade. Up until the day he died (2019). He studied the dictionary and when he turned 90 he got his GED

I love listening to candy, she would be a great friend to all ❤️

So glad that Kandy gets to be in your videos.She does so well with you.I’d love to see more of her.

Love this. Beautiful star she made

I went to Salem College founded in 1772 by the Moravians in Salem, NC!! Made those stars, the beeswax candles, the molasses cookies and the Love feast buns.

I'm from Bethlehem, PA and the Moravian stars hang on most porches during Christmas time.

My grandmother lived through The Depression and she saved paper & twine too.

Hello from Central Florida! Justine, please don't sell yourself short. You are a great lady. You are kind and considerate to people. You are poised. You make and keep a warm, cozy and clean home. You are a wonderful cook. I agree with your friend Anne. Very little waste in times past. I think it's only since the 1980s that most people became wasteful. I think we need to go back to those ways. I'd love to see a tutorial on how to make this star! Maybe it can be a good craft for my grandchildren!

Justine is Adorable, and I love the Tavern, and I love what Kandye* does there.

You are definitely a most elegant lady, Justine, and I love this story line!! I’m from a small farm in Mississippi and growing up we would walk through the woods and collect pine cones and holly and ivy to decorate our mantle at Christmas. The house smelled so wonderfully! Also, there might be some berries that are indigenous to your area that could provide some colors to your decor! Merry Christmas from Mississippi!!

It’s such a great tradition, those with more talents teaching newbies!

Wow Kandye that is beautiful and quite the talent 💕thank you for sharing it with us!

I am Addicted to this Channel - Such A Sweet and Fun Story Line And I Adore The History! The Cooking and Baking is great too. LOVE that Star! Thanks for the work and effort to bring this to us! ❤️👍

I loved this episode. I loved hearing Kandye's people were from Germany. Ah, yes, the simple days where their American heritage was young and people brought their customs to this wonderful country. I love this about America and I am happy you included it! It shows that the things that we are so familiar with now, didn't necessarily exist for everybody back then, but people found joy in sharing their traditions with each other. This was lovely, thank you Justine and Kandye!

I’m here! (In cold west Wales, UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿)

Cool I learned something new today, that’s been around along time.I love history.

Your new boss, your friend is certainly perfect for her role You and her are very good together It was very interesting I hope you and Ron have a Merry Christmas. God bless y'all 🌲⭐💩♥️😍

Wow, I had no idea pepper was such a premium item. And salt too! Look at all those beautiful gifts.

Love this! Such a sweet friendship. What a beautiful star!

Just love how a vehicle drives by at 2:27 lol.

I'm from Indonesia. God bless you Justine 💞💞🤗

I live in Germany and we have a lot of those stars, also bigger ones, hanging in the windows, most of them glowing red or yellow. I always wanted to know how to make such a star by yourself, thank you 👍🏻

I love Moravian stars. I’m going to try copying what Candy did here at home. Especially love the tidbit about sugar cones being wrapped in blue paper. It makes me wonder if that could be a reason friends who have Eastern European heritage have blue stars in their Christmas decorations.

I love the creativity of old cultures 🥰

I love to see you open packages and gifts.

I so look forward to your videos. Keep 'em coming.

Wow! She is very talented and you are a grand lady Justine ☺️

This video just warms my heart. I remember my mother and grandmother taught me how to make the stars when I was a kid. It just brought me back. Thank you Kandye for showing how to make the stars.

I'm a paper crafter. I would LOVE to see a tutorial on that Moravian star again, close up.🙂

My mom grew up Moravian! I love that you are making these!

I like your new boss, I hope you do a lot more videos with her

Enjoyed watching Candy making the star. Great history lesson. Love the videos.

I have heard of these beautiful paper stars, the Polish people make something much different, theirs look like sea urchins , and of course Origami comes to mind, thanks so much for sharing !

Thank you for this video, I really enjoy your videos. I used to tell my sister that I was born in the wrong era. Well, except for loving hot showers. "

I am definitely going to try to make Moravian stars for Christmas! Loved the video. You are a great lady Justine! Hello from 🇨🇦.

I don't know why this made me tear up. Just thinking how wonderful to have such a friend and how sweet you are about compliments. This video seems to cross over between real life and story.

Another fantastic video! I love this storyline. I’m going to find a video to teach me to make the stars, Kandye makes this look soooooo easy! ❤️

People made their own dye back then,out of berries and other things. all dyes came from natural sources, such as insects, roots, or minerals. Producing them was difficult and expensive. In 1856, an 18-year-old English chemist, William Henry Perkin, accidentally discovered one of the first synthetic dyes. ... He called the dye mauveine.

A delightful glimpse of a lost world..... How the colonials lived.....my own people were English colonials here in Australia and I often think about them and their tenacity to live their lives, raise children,work with only the very basics. However they did, they survived and thrived and here were are to prove the point.

Wow, Justine sure made a good impression on that girl!

Wow! What a beautiful piece of history. Thank you

Oh what fun, making a beautiful star!! What a wonderful surprise for Justine!!

Wow, loved the star she made!

That was very nice of a friend to send that ❤️

I love both of your channels

That star is wonderful. Yes, we need a detailed tutorial on how to make them!

If my memory serves me any at all, I believe that your paper could also be used to temporarily patch a broken pane of glass in your wonderful windows. I believe the paper would have been oiled first to protect from weather.

GREAT VIDEO! Love it Thank you!!

I disagree. She will not be canceled. We just love her and all of the people we have met.

What a thoughtful gift! All the essentials and special treats too. The paper star was incredible. Thanks.

I have made these and they grace my tree each year. My town of Nazareth, PA was founded by the Moravians. You made a lovely star. We also have them made from stained glass.

Just beautiful! Thank you Lasses!

How pretty that little star is...I would like to learn how to make those, even for bows. Thank you for another wonderful video ☺️

"I know everything!" Lol I go through your mail. 🤣

Love your videos! This one I really enjoyed. We live very close to "Old Salem" in Winston Salem ,NC. Lots of Moravian history there. Beautiful Moravian stars and wonderful thin spice cookies.

Justine would know about saving paper. Future gift wrapping. Cut it for writing paper, wadding for ammo, covering windows in winter for extra insulation, making seasonal decorations, temporary fix in winter for chinking falling out (or old rags), packing for sending gifts, toys (paper birds, whistles), signs, notices, fire starting, so much more... Twine for wrapping things, measuring, gardening, hanging things, cutting and charging for spark catchers, again, so much more.

That was so beautiful. Jasmine, you have a great friend. That was so beautiful relationship between you both.

Justine can you have a girls night at your cabin and we can all make those paper stars? Or maybe Candy could show us all but just slow it down a lot 😂 I really want to make one

Love the Star!

Those stars are absolutely gorgeous!

Wonderful gifts for Grand Lady Justine! Hope you master the art of making the stars Justine. They are beautiful! Look for some natural pigments to prepare for dying paper to make different colored stars. God bless y'all!

That star is so pretty! When I was a little girl, the girl club I belonged to taught us how to make Juleheter - Danish paper hearts. They are strips of paper woven into heart shaped baskets to hold candy on the Christmas tree.

I'm here, in NC Mountains...waiting. Cold here too. Happy Holidays ALL!

Loved watching the two of you! I wish I would have made it to the live stream. The star is beautiful! 😊

You are truely grand Justine!!!💗

A present wowza very nice of your old friend

It was funny hearing the sounds of the cars driving past

She definitely made it look easy! Great job!

oh yes we need Kandye to do a VERY slow motion tutorial so those of us who are geometry challenged can learn to make this pretty thing. PLEASE

The leftover scraps of paper would make nice rolled beads

Wiiiitccchhhh! That’s witchcraft what she was doing with that paper. 😂

oh it would be fun if they made matching aprons to wear in the shoppe with that fabric - it does kind of match the curtains at the windows.

Ok Ron spill the beans...what did you get Justine?

Nice gift for Justine! Expensive during those days.

Something so simple and so beautiful...Keep those videos coming and Merry Christmas..🎄

I’m so going to make some of these to decorate with this year! Thanks so much for sharing❤️🙏🏼🇺🇸

So beautiful! This was the first time I’ve heard you reference a convent.

Hi Ron and Justine 💕

What a beautiful gift for you Justine. Thank you for another video from you and Ron

Love the stars and how to make them. Thank you 🥰👍💐great series. Just found it recently.

I went to University with a lovely girl who was of Swiss extraction, and she made me a star like this. I still have it, and often wondered how it was made. Please get Candy to do a tutorial!!! I'd love to make one of my own! Thank you so much for sharing this video, Justine! ~Janet in Canada

Pretty star and what a great gift.

I only remember making paper strips and attaching the ends to make rings. Then keep attaching till you had the desired length to put on the tree or someplace else. I really like the paper star. Will see if I can make one lol.

very cool!....thanks for the lesson!

Wow. That was such a good watch.

Presents,so nice. Love that paper star,Kandye with a K. Happy Holidays!🎄

I also loved the Moravian Star that Kandye made. I think I will make some and hang them up even after Christmas. I might even make some pastel color ones for Easter and hang on front porch -God Willing. ( The tutorial takes about 20 + minutes) I think with Ron and Justine's current budget it would be difficult to repeat or do tutorials. *It might be great to see more on their plot regarding Kandye and the river rat vs tutorial, due to limited budget. And....Ron and the deer. What will they cook with the deer he caught, etc? ▪︎Found a great tutorial on RU-vid "Moravian Star tutorial"- RU-vid. It's a good one. Step by step and precise. Just in case anyone is interested.

Love these videos 💜

I love this instruction for the Moravian star! Want to try it! Merry Christmas

Awesome!

The star is beautiful

What a lovely gift from your childhood friend... I wasn’t aware of Jessica’s background, living in a convent. I knew she was employed by her cousin and lived with them before she married Ron. The round box that your gifts were mailed in also looks very pretty and maybe your could use/make something handy or stylish out of it. I enjoyed Kandye’s Paper Star demonstration too! ♥️👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

That is beautiful

I love Kandy's jokes, she is funny.

A beautiful way to save paper and twig. Nothing to waste.

Thought it humorous that Kandye reflexively looked to her wrist when you said there’s about 40 minutes before you open 😀

So simple but so effective love the star