Ang pow packets turn into lanterns


Creativity: Goh (left) showing one of the lanterns he made from CNY red packets with his student Emily Goo at his house in Taman Baiduri in Butterworth, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

BUTTERWORTH: Leftover red packets turn into works of art in the hands of interior designer Goh Keat Hoe. The 42-year-old has been making beautiful red lanterns using red packets for the past 10 years, using only scissors, glue, cardboard and a stapler.

“I learnt how to make the lanterns from watching online videos and at first I made lanterns to decorate an old folks home, where I am a committee member.

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