Slightly offtopic: Straw stars

Does anybody know how to make straw stars? I am not sure, but I think they come from china. Anyway, I found two websites with instructions on how to 'fold' them, but those are not very clear to me. I´ve tried to fold it with no success. If somebody can help I would be very glad 
The websites are:
http://www.geocities.com/lisayuan/rf-strawstar.html
http://www3.telus.net/public/rosesen/straw/index.html

The websites are:
http://www.geocities.com/lisayuan/rf-strawstar.html
http://www3.telus.net/public/rosesen/straw/index.html