Star Candy Cup Holder

Build a "hollow" star box with top opening 

that fits a 2.5 oz. plastic food service "sauce" cup 

to fill with loose candy or other treat as a table decoration. 

Add a name strip to personalize into a place card. 

Measures approx. 4.75" wide x 4.5" tall x 1.125" deep. 

Top offset accent star shape included. 

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:
A star upper shape   B upper accent
C star bottom shape
D & E "boxing" side strip shapes
F 2.5 oz plastic sauce cup

2. Layer the accent shape on top of the star main

shape, circle edges lined up and outer edges offset,

and attach.

3. Prepare the side strip "boxing" shapes

by bending upper and lower tabs back,

bending vertical perforations in forward/back

alternating order . . . 

. . . bending back where the tabs are angled

of mitered (star points) . . .

. . . and bending forward where the tabs
are straight cut (between-point valleys). 

4. Join the strips end to end by overlapping

the straight edge of one over the corresponding

tab edge of the other, adjusting up/down

so that tab perforations line up precisely,

and glue in place.

NOTE: top/bottom of strips are the same,

so there is not a wrong way to join strips.

5. Begin to join the boxing strips to the upper

star shape by positioning the tab end segment

of the strip assembly at a "right" arm edge

as shown, overlapping star straight edge

to the strip perforation line,

and gluing in place.

6. Bend the strip to line up the next strip segment

at the left arm edge of first point in the same manner.

Take care at each edge/tab alignment at the ends

of segments line up as precisely as possible

with the points of valley angles.

NOTE that as the tabs are attached, it will

be helpful to turn the assembly face down

on a flat surface to apply fingertip or tool pressure

along the tab seam from the backside.

7. Continue to bend strip to line up star edges

and attach around the remaining points

in similar manner. When the final point is

being positioned to join, also line up and

join the end straight edge along the opposite

end tab in one operation.

8. Position the bottom hollow star shape

to correspond with the bottom strip tabs . . . 

. . . and align to join each star edge with 

corresponding tabs, adjusting for precise fit

as with the upper star, and using the hollow

to reach under to apply fingertip pressure along

each tab and edge until all are joined.

9. Place the plastic cup into the top opening . . . 

. . . and fill with loose candy as desired.