Chinese (Lunar) New Year

It's CNY Day 2 and I will be having some friends over today to play mahjong... (not gambling!)

Personally I feel that as I grow older and being married, Chinese New Year does not seem as much fun as I was younger. Maybe because I do not get red packets anymore (I got married!). Chinese New Year becomes another public holiday in my calendar and I get 2 days off work in a row. *Yippee*.

On the upside, during the festive season, we will take this chance to get together, hang out and catch up with old friends that we have not met for a long time..

What did you do on Your Chinese New Year holiday?

Etsy : My Item was included on the Etsy Handmade Blog!

I was so thrilled to find my item got included as related items on the Etsy blog!
http://www.etsy.com/storque/handmade-life/lunar-new-year-year-of-the-ox-3312/#comment-63897

It's the 3rd one on the first row... Did you see them? :D I wrote about them some time back when I first listed them! *Yoohoo!* Made my day!

By the way, Happy Chinese (Lunar) New Year everyone!

Chinese New Year Inspiration

Chinese New Year is early this year... It's will be on the 26 & 27 Jan.. Here in Singapore, we get 2 days of holiday *yippee!* Although, this year I will have to give out red packets to my single / unmarried relatives *sulk :( * Yes.. it is a tradition for the married folks to give out red packets (with money of cos!) to the single / unmarried relatives.. I think I will just limit to children only (as long as they are still studying).. haha :)

Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year

In celebration of the coming Chinese New Year, I am inspired to gift wrap all the orders made in my Etsy shop in Red Packets! How fun is that! :) This is only valid for those orders made in the month of January!

I have also made this new pair of earrings. Hopefully it will bring out Chinese New Year festive mood in my Etsy shop. What do you think? :)