Celebrate Lunar New Year: The Dragon!

Celebrate Lunar New Year: The Dragon! Saturday February 10th is Lunar New Year, year of the dragon! I love celebrating the new year with the Eastern world. It's the Chinese Zodiac year of the dragon...so let's make an acrylic dragon cake topper. (do you know anyone who's a dragon? I married a dragon!) Chinese Dragon Cake Topper cut from black acrylic on xTool S1 Laser Cutter.  As a craft enthusiast, I love the vibrant festivities of Chinese New Year, a celebration steeped in rich traditions and cultural significance.  It's the year of the Dragon, a symbol of strength, prosperity, and good fortune.  Let's make a simple party with decorations, meaning and a little cake! In the spirit of renewal and fresh beginnings, consider making a Chinese New Year resolution tree. Decorate a small tree branch with red and gold ornaments, each containing a handwritten resolution or wish for the coming year.  This Spring Festival symbolic tree will serve as a beautiful reminder of yo...

How to Make Felt Fortune Cookies!

  How to Make Felt Fortune Cookies! I love fortune cookies!  I love picking a fortune cookie and hoping for an actual fortune, but alas, a witty quip or odd saying. Make your own cookies and include actual fortunes! These colorful felt fortune cookies are easy to make and take less than 15 minutes.   They are perfect reusable play food toys.   Make a bunch of brightly colored fortune cookies for imaginative play, as a decoration, or string them up on a garland! These cute fortune cookies are perfect for celebrating Chinese New Year and work great as Valentine decor too.  They would make a great non-candy Valentine to pass out to a school class. Everyone will love reading their custom fortunes! Pick bright colors of felt and make a giant bowl full--or a take out box filled with felt fortune cookies! Supplies Needed for Felt Fortune Cookies: 4" circles of colored felt (these 4" squares are perfect) 3" strips of twill tape or ribbon 3.5" of pipeclean...