Valentine's Day Paper Fortune Cookies .

Because Chinese New Year & Valentine's Day fall on the same day (:

Posted by Harmini A.

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I haven't posted a DIY in awhile so I decided I just had to post one for Chinese New Year & Valentine's Day since they fall on the same day .

Combine both celebrations , & I've come up with Valentine's Day chinese paper fortune cookies .
( paper : for those who can't bake & hey , you get to keep it longer! )

I got this idea of the paper fortune cookie somewhere off the internet ages ago , but here's my twist on it (:

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • Colored Paper
  • Sticky Glue
  • Scissors

Steps (14 steps, 30 minutes)

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    Firstly , get coloured paper . Choose what colour you want your paper cookie to be .

    I usually use textured brown paper , to make it look more realistic . But since it's Valentine's Day , I opted for pink (:

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    Firstly draw a circle onto the paper . The bigger the circle , the bigger the cookie .

    I used a mini Starbucks cup to get the circle because I wanted mine small .

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    Cut it out . Fold the circle in half , make sure you do not crumple the circle.

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    Hold the paper as shown in the picture . Do not press it down .

  5. 5

    Bring the two end sides together .
    When you do that , the middle part will fold in .

    If you want it to look more realistic , fold it off center . So it'll be uneven .

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    However I wanted mine to look more like a heart , so I folded it right in the middle .

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    It'll look something like that ( as shown in picture ) .

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    Cut a strip of paper to write your fortune / love note on .

    Make sure it's small enough to fit inside the fortune cookie & long enough to be pulled out of it .

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    Then just place the note inside & try bending to see how it looks like .

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    When your satisfied , place glue/sticky tape , bring the side together & let it stick .

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    & there you have it , Valentine's Day Fortune Cookie :D

    But I did a little something extra , I wanted to place my cookie in a small Chinese takeout box .

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    I got this template via Google :

    http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/mirkwooddesigns/takeout.htm

    I suggest grayscaling it or making the lines fade before printing it out .

    Or if you aren't as lazy as me , you could print a copy & cut it out , & then place it on another paper & cut out so you won't have the lines/writing on it .

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    Once you've printed it & folded it ;

    Then you can place your fortune cookie inside your takeout box & your done! :D

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    & you can decorate your take out box with anything you like , get crafty! (:

    Good luck , loves!