A method of presenting a lighted decorative star as a holiday decoration is accomplished by forming holes in a plurality of rigid strips of a defined length and then arranging the rigid strips in a star pattern of substantially equal arced radials such that a first end of each rigid strip is proximate to a common center and a second end is radially distant from the common center. A light string having a plurality of interconnected decorative lights is placed proximate to one side of the star pattern. An empty light socket of one of the a decorative lights is placed at each hole and a decorative light bulb is affixed in each light socket such that the portion of the rigid strip defining the hole through which the decorative light bulb is inserted is held captive between the respective light socket and decorative light bulb.