We have finally completed 99% of the stuff that needs to be done before the Chinese New Year. For this year, I didn’t buy any pussy willows. I bought some bamboo sticks from Sunway Pyramid a few weeks ago and decided to follow Rachel‘s footstep to decorate with butterflies. I actually thought she bought those cute butterflies but upon checking with her, I found out that she handmade them 🙂 Rachel gave me the idea of using angpow packets to cut out the butterfly shapes. I added some little red lanterns too.
Here is a close up of my butterfly flurry bamboo sticks.
I saw this cute little bamboo basket from Living Quarters and use it to decorate the dining table with ‘Ni Kao’ and mandarin oranges.
Some of the CNY cookies that I have bought. Haven’t tasted them yet….better wait till next week or else I won’t be able to stop myself once I start to eat them 😉
wow! really pretty! I just recycled my old pussy willows..hahahah so dusty..i think better give it a bath this Sat..kakakaka wahh so much goodies..i wanna visit u lor!!
hehehe..thanks. come come 😀
wah…good idea hor!!! anyway, i will leave it to my parents for the deco *hehe*
Wow… nice deco!! How to cut the butterflies shape out from angpau? Using the special cutter??
i didn’t get any cutter. Rachel told me to get a butterfly shape from the internet and print it out. Then just trace the shape and cut them out from the angpows.
Wow really all geared up!! Well done Barb! My house still in disarray 🙁 But I thought, heck, CNY is about spending time with the family right ? 🙂
thanks 🙂 hmm..you got a point there. next year i think i won’t bother so much about cleaning…heheheheh
i like the butterfly. very nice and fresh looking!
Hey, your deco look really good. So attractive. I love it.
Are you local too???
thanks 🙂 no leh..we are ipoh mali. so going back on the first day 😉
wow, very nice deco. I thought you bought the “butterflies” initially, you’re really talented!
Happy Chinese New Year to you and your family!
thanks 😀 Xin Nian Kuai Le to you and your family
Wuah, you actually hand made all those butterflies? You’re really good! Looking at your nin koa reminds me that I shd also get one. I love them and I only eat them once a year… fattening I know but it’s only once a year… and I love to eat it steamed… with grated coconut and a dash of salt!
Kong Hei Fatt Choy to you, your family, your mom and sisters!
very nicely cut out butterflies, veri pretty ah. gr8 job wei 🙂
hereby, wishing you guys a HAPPY MOO MOO YEAR, have a safe journey home to IPOH & prob will visit you when we are back? 🙂
gong hei, gong hei fatt fatt choy!
Gorgeous butterfly sticks 🙂 Happy Chinese New Year!
Wah!!! Those little little butterflies look really nice!! Must go to your house and see. hahahahahhahahha