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January 23, 2012
23 Jan 7
How To Make A Chinese Dragon Puppet

How To Make A Chinese Dragon Puppet

[Photo Source] Today is the first day of Chinese New Year, I would like to wish all my Chinese readers and visitors a very Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Ca! 新年快乐，万事如意， 龙马精神，身体健康, 恭喜发财！ During the 15 days of Chinese New Year celebration, the most common traditional event…

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29 Jan 3
Tutorial: Gold Nuggets Deco

Tutorial: Gold Nuggets Deco

I made this Chinese New Year deco many years ago… They were fake gold nuggets… yeah fake, but I wish they were real then I can be very rich!!!! A pot of gold nuggets is a pot of good luck!  Since I made this ages ago, I didn’t document any…

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25 Jan 6
Tutorial: Hexagon Basket

Tutorial: Hexagon Basket

Chinese New Year (CNY) is just around the corner, I am spring cleaning and decorating my house during the weekends. Last weekend, hubby took out a huge box of past year’s CNY ornaments and decorations, including this, this and this I made last year (click the links for tutorials and…

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20 Feb 11
Sewing Tutorial: Treats Holder

Sewing Tutorial: Treats Holder

  Today is the 7th days of Chinese New Year!!!! It is everybody’s birthday and we are officially 1 year older in our lunar age. Traditionally, we get together on this day to toss the colorful raw fish salad (yee sang, 鱼生) and make wishes for continued wealth and prosperity….

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17 Feb 2
Sewing Tutorial: Simple Chinese Ornament

Sewing Tutorial: Simple Chinese Ornament

Chinese celebrates Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year for 15 days. Today is the 4th day of Chinese New Year and traditionally we don’t visit friends and relatives during the 3rd and 4th day since it is believed that we could get into argument or bad luck if do…

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14 Feb 4
Locker Hook Tutorial: Chinese New Year Ornament

Locker Hook Tutorial: Chinese New Year Ornament

恭喜发财， 迎春接福， 新年快乐， 万事如意! 恭贺全球华人庆丰年! These are the common words that we wish each other during Chinese New Year. Hopping the best wishes will bring good wealth, happiness, good  luck, auspicious, prosperity, good health during the early spring of each year. 春 – spring, 福 – prosperity are the most…

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