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Make it by Monday: A DIY Chinese New Year

Welcome to Make It By Monday, GOOD's weekly DIY feature in which we curate, demystify, and add our own tips for craft projects from around the web (and our apartments). This week: Craft your way into the Chinese New Year.

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The new year signals an opportunity to consider the possibilities for the year ahead, and for many Americans, the Chinese New Year is a chance to reconsider. These

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Traditionally, red envelopes represent a token of good luck and happy fortune. With a printer, you can dress yours up into these red printed envelo

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For my project this week, I made a twist on classic hanging lanterns. First, cut 20 to 30 strips of 4-to 6-inch paper, focusing on heavier stock in reds and yellows—I had a ton of thick paper with red flowers hanging around, but you could easily