Easy Dollar Tree DIY Plastic Hanger Star with Video

How do you make a plastic hanger star? With just a few supplies from Dollar Tree, I made this easy star on a budget. It even that lights!

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This decor is so easy to do and could be used for Christmas decorations, 4th of July, or other holidays and occasions.

Run to the dollar store and grab some hangers and zip ties for this awesome DIY

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Plastic Hanger Star Video

Start with two hangers and place them in this order so that the hooks are up and they're in a triangle shape.

Plastic Hanger Star instructions

1. Assemble 2 Hangers to create the star points

How many plastic hangers make a star?

You’ll need 10 hangers in a color of your choice, I’m using white hangers.

Start with two hangers and place them in this order so that the hooks are up and they’re in a triangle shape.

Next, I’ll be using white zip ties I found at Dollar Tree. Start with three zip ties and place one at the top corner where they overlap and then one at each of the hooks. Now that they’re in place go ahead and zip tie each of those sections closed. Use scissors to clip off the excess zip tie.

Repeat this process for all 10 hangers so that in the end you’ll have five sets.

2. Place the 5 Plastic hanger points in a star shape and assemble them.

Now that all five sets are ready you’re going to lay them all out into a star shape. I laid zip ties around all the corners and all the edges of the inside of the star. I started by zip tying each of the corner sections together so that the star would be completely connected. I cut off the excess zip ties.

I decided I didn’t need to do the center of each of the sections, but I did realize that I needed to add some reinforcement. I had already added zip ties to the inside, but I added additional zip ties to the outside. So each set of five is now connected on the top and the bottom. Once I had that zip tie in place I cut off the excess.

3. Make adjustments to the plastic hanger star

I decided that each of the points of the star was not tight enough so I pushed the current zip tie around the corner and tightened it and added a second zip tie on the other side. This definitely made it more stable. I then cut off the excess of that as well.

Now the star is complete but I’m not going to stop there.

4. Wrap the plastic hanger star with lights

I’m going to add one little extra thing to this awesome star. I’m taking white lights with a white wire and wrapping them all around the star.

How do you make a plastic hanger star? With just a few supplies from Dollar Tree, I made this easy star on a budget. It even that lights!

Here’s a quick look at the completed project and I’m thrilled with how it turned out. It looks good by day or evening.

I placed the star on my mantel and used an extension cord as well as a light clicker to turn it on and off. If you use small hangers this would be a great addition to your front porch or front door.