Jan
18
2012

賀年摺紙 DIY Chinese New Year decor: Ang Pow Koi Fish

Today we are going to make something extremely EASY. It’s so EASY you can even do it in your sleep :P

Here’s the tutorial video:

Ang Pow Fish you can stick on your walls, windows and every where.

1) For the body, you’ll need to cut open an Ang Pow packet and trace the shape from template.

2) For the tail, do not cut open the Ang Pow. Trace the shape on the Ang Pow. Trace the tail ends at the sealed sides and corners of the red packet, so when the shape is cut the two red sides of the Ang Pow remain held together. I forgot to do that the first time and had to glue them together instead -.-

angpow koi fish template

Print out the above Angpow koi fish template

Cut along the line on each side of the head. Glue as shown above to create a curved head. Repeat on the other side.

Fold sides of the body over the fin and staple.

The Ang Pao Fish is done! Simple right? :)

Check out the rest of our Chinese New Year decor collections:

Angpow Lucky Money Bag Origami

Red Packet GOLD INGOT Lantern

Angbao Fish Lantern

God of Prosperity Angpow Origami

Hongbao Flower Lantern

Angpao Lantern

Easy Angbao Lantern

Angpao Fish Lantern

Angpow Firecrackers Lantern

Angpow Fan

CNY Angpow Lantern

Angpow Fish

Red Packet Ancient Coin Lantern

Lucky Star Lantern

Chinese Paper Cut – SPRING

Red Packet Sea Shell Tree Ornament

Red Packet Fish Tree Ornament

12pcs Angpow Lantern

Angpow Flower Lantern

Tags: CNY decoration, 賀年摺紙, koi fish

About the Author: Merryn Tan

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[SK] January 17, 2012 at 3:05 pm

eih, your fish is so much nicer than the ones in my house.. shhhhh, don’t tell my sis, she is very very proud of the “promphet” she did ok, hahahaha~~ :D

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sheohyan January 17, 2012 at 3:48 pm

Nice one, I like it. Will try to do some this weekend. Thanks, Merry. Happy Chinese New Year to you and your family.

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vickylow January 17, 2012 at 4:36 pm

Oh new version of ang pow fish. Yeah this look alike koi fish. Thanks for sharing.

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Choi Yen January 17, 2012 at 4:52 pm

>..<

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 Merryn January 17, 2012 at 5:06 pm
 
 Choi Yen,
 
 What’s wrong?
 
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 Choi Yen January 18, 2012 at 2:45 pm
 
 I’m bodoh, I don’t understand :(
 
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 Merryn January 18, 2012 at 2:53 pm
 
 LoL! It’s okay. We can meet up if you need help :)
 
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karen January 17, 2012 at 5:39 pm

orite definite gonna do this and decorated my BARE house this weekend! thanks for sharing!

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Rose January 17, 2012 at 6:03 pm

Look simple! Nice koi fish! Happy CNY

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DancingMommy January 17, 2012 at 6:40 pm

This is very nice. Well done, mama.

It reminds me of the decoration at Publika. They recycled plastic bags into giantic goldfish. Looks great.

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Thristhan January 17, 2012 at 7:07 pm

Wow, so easy? All this while I was wondering how they do it.

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Nikel January 17, 2012 at 7:39 pm

SO easy..

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追食富迪 January 17, 2012 at 8:15 pm

Nice!! Happy CNY 2012 to u & Family! :)

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missyblurkit January 18, 2012 at 1:42 am

hehehe this one looks simple enough. i think i;ll like to hang them on the pussy willows and perhaps stick them on the mirror in the dining room:D

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wenn January 18, 2012 at 10:58 am

that’s very nice..but I won’t hv the time to do that :(

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Chloe'sMummy January 18, 2012 at 11:54 am

Nice! Haven’t done any arts and crafts with Chloe for quite some time already… lazy me! :(

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Yi Yein December 26, 2012 at 12:17 pm

Hi, can you send me this ang pau koi fish template as I can’t be able to get it from the link you have provided above? Thanks.

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Poh Lin January 2, 2013 at 5:38 pm

Hi, this is a very cool idea! But can you send me the koi fish template as I can’t get it from the link you have provided above? Thanks!

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angel January 18, 2013 at 3:42 pm

hi, can u send me the link to get the template for do the koi fish??
thanks

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  Merryn January 18, 2013 at 7:22 pm
  
  Hi Angel,
  
  The owner of the link has privatised her blog. It is not accessible to public anymore. Sorry
  
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Aileen Koh January 21, 2013 at 2:43 pm

Oh..I want the template too pls!!!

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Pc January 24, 2013 at 10:35 pm

Thanks for sharing this DIY idea! Am interested in getting the template as well! :)

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Hery Tjia January 24, 2013 at 11:35 pm

Hi merryn,

Is it possible to share your template to my email account?

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Sufen January 30, 2013 at 11:46 pm

Hi,

I wish to get the template too……thank you!

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Celine January 31, 2013 at 3:32 pm

Can u send me d template too n also advice how to fold the head?

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Hanako January 31, 2013 at 11:24 pm

sorry to ask for the same question,but can i get the template too?
Thanks!

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Caca February 1, 2013 at 2:25 pm

oh, so 3D

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Aileen Koh February 4, 2013 at 6:47 pm

Tq!!!!

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yy February 16, 2015 at 10:07 pm

I have no idea how to curve the head ( i meant to make it 3D). Would you mind showing the detailed instructions? Thank you

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  Merryn February 16, 2015 at 11:05 pm
  
  There is a line on each side of the head (on the template). Cut along that line and paste to get that 3D effect. I hope that helps.
  
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  Merryn January 2, 2018 at 12:25 am
  
  Here’s the tutorial video for your better understanding:
  https://youtu.be/_2aPNXM8uxs
  
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Diana Lee March 9, 2018 at 8:43 am

Thank you very much for this wonderful tutorial video! I cannot wait to make my own Ang Pow Koi for my art studio!

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