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September 12, 2011
12 Sep 5
Mid-Autumn Festival: Lantern

Mid-Autumn Festival: Lantern

I remember I did a traditional cellophane lantern in my schooling year. When Mid Autumn Festival was just around the corner, our Art & Craft teacher would ask us to make a lantern from all sort of materials. In order to perfect the skill in making the cellophane lantern, I…

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11 Sep 13
Mid-Autumn Festival: Mooncake

Mid-Autumn Festival: Mooncake

Non-Bake Snow Skin Mooncake Photo courtesy of Rasa Malaysia Get the recipe here. Every year, Chinese celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節) on the 15th day of the 8th Chinese lunar month. This year it falls on 12 September 2011, which is tomorrow. To know more about Mid Autumn Festival, its story…

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2 Oct 19
How To Make Pagoda Lantern

How To Make Pagoda Lantern

After being frustrated with the flammable traditional Paper Pagoda Lanterns which I used to carry and walk around the neighborhood with my kids during Mid-Autumn Festival, I came out with the idea of this Glass Jar Pagoda Lantern. I dislike the paper type for 2 reasons, they get burn easily…

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