
Today is Chinese New Year! Welcome the Year of the Rat (which happens to be my sign). Jess at How About Orange points to the these cool downloads at HP for Chinese New Year crafts where you can print out and make paper lanterns like the lotus flower above, iron on Chinese zodiac animals, fortune gift box kit, and more. [ via ] Link.

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It’s Lunar New Years. There are more asian cultures that celebrate according to the Lunar calender (Vietnamese, Korean, ect) …but thanks for the crafts!
The lotus pattern art is very auspicious according to Chinese folk culture.
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