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These are the items you need to make it.
Essential:
1. An elongated red packet, preferably a vertical one(Sure you can probably use a horizontal one, but I don't know how it will turn out considering I'm using a vertical one)
2. Scotch tape/packaging tape/sticky tape
3. Scissors(well duh! It is essential for cutting the tape and cutting the red packet into 2 sheets)
Optional:
1. Blue tag(More for decorative purposes, or you can use my suggestion)
2. Red string(More for decorative purposes, or you can use my suggestion)
3. A hard item(You'll see why later)
Here's the tutorial.
(Note: There are actually 2 different sizes to make the fish with the elongated red packet, one big and one small. Making the smaller one with a red packet can bring you 4 fishes in total)
Basic:
Step 1:
Use your red packet and cut off the strap that seals it
Step 2:
Cut your red packets into two sheets of paper, something like this:
Step 3:
Cut your red packet 'sheets' into half with the 'sheet' vertical and cutting horizontally.
Step 4:
Decide which fish you want to make. Big or small? If you are making a small fish, read on. Otherwise, skip the small fish part and go to big fish.
Small fish:
Step 1:
Cut even further from the halves, into quarters.
Step 2:
Set 2 of the quarters aside and use the other 2 quarters. Fold a quarter into half and unfold it again. After that, you turn 2 corners towards the line, but don't go pass it. Unfold them and cut it. KEEP ONE TRIANGLE THAT YOU CUT FROM THE QUARTER. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR ANOTHER STEP.
Step 3:
Using that part you made from a quarter, place it on top of the uncut quarter and cut accordingly.
Step 4:
It's time to place the quarters into a fish shape! The 2 uncut quarters will be the outer part and as the fish 'body' and the cut quarters will be the fish's 'tail'. Place your 2 uncut quarters in a rhombus/diamond position and use something hard to put on top of them.
Step 5:
Cut some tape to stick 1 uncut and cut quarter together
Step 6:
Line up your second half of the fish with the first half which is stuck with tape. Stick the second half of the fish's head and tail together.
Step 7:
Stick both halves together with tape
Step 8:
Cut a triangle you previously had from cutting 2 of the quarters into half. Stick it on your almost completed fish with tape, though don't stick it completely!
And your small fish is done! Like I said, with one elongated red packet you can make 4 small fishes!
Big fish:
Step 1:
Set 2 of the halves aside and have 2 halves ready for cutting. If you happen to have the little arch near the opening on your red packet, then I do suggest you to use that along with another half. Fold the half into half and unfold it. After that, fold 2 corners in, not across the folded line. Unfold the corners and cut them. KEEP ONE TRIANGLE THAT YOU CUT FROM THE HALF. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR ANOTHER STEP.
Step 2:
Put your first cut half with an uncut half and cut according to the length of the uncut one.
Step 3:
It's time to place the halves into a fish shape! The 2 uncut halves will be the outer part and as the fish 'body' and the cut halves will be the fish's 'tail'. Place your 2 uncut halves in a rhombus/diamond position and use something hard to put on top of them.
Step 4:
Cut some tape to stick 1 uncut and cut half together
Step 5:
Line up your second half of the fish with the first half which is stuck with tape. Stick the second half of the fish's head and tail together.
Step 6:
Stick both halves together with tape.
Step 7:
Cut a triangle you previously had from cutting 2 of the quarters into half. Stick it on your almost completed fish with tape, though don't stick it completely!
And that's it! Happy fish making!
Written by Lynn
