Fish for abundance
Fish are associated with surplus and abundance. Paired fish create a balanced decoration for windows or table settings.
Lunar New Year collection
Chinese New Year Paper Cutting
Red paper cuttings bring wishes for happiness, abundance, and reunion into the home. Choose one meaningful symbol and repeat it across windows, cards, or red-envelope decorations.
Fold / Cut / Reveal
The useful part
Choose a New Year motif and display
Lanterns
Lantern motifs signal celebration and gathering. Their broad shapes are especially suitable for younger makers.
Zodiac animals
A zodiac motif personalizes a yearly decoration while opening conversation about the twelve-animal cycle.
Plan the display
Choose one motif, then follow its own project path
Quick window project
Choose a broad lantern or folded flower when the activity must fit one short session and use scissors only.
Symbol-led project
Use the fish tutorial for an abundance motif or the dragon guide for the existing detailed zodiac example.
Parent and child pages
This collection explains the occasion and helps with selection; each linked tutorial owns the cutting sequence and safety details.
Printable starting points
Choose a pattern to make
Sources and further reading
Source for New Year paper-cutting context
Asked at the craft table
New Year paper cutting questions
Where are New Year paper cuttings displayed?+
Common placements include windows, doors, lanterns, gift wrapping, and red envelopes. Use removable adhesive on glass.
Which red paper should I choose?+
Matte red paper photographs well and is easy to cut. Slightly translucent paper glows beautifully on a window.
When should decorations be removed?+
Families follow different customs. For a craft display, keep pieces up through the Lantern Festival or as long as they remain clean and secure.
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