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Supplies:
1. red square of paper, preferably about 8x8 (8 is a lucky number!) but can be any size
2. gold paint
3. paintbrush
1. Paint a simple single line border about a half inch from the edge of you paper with the gold paint.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ivRDSeXHgUg/S2xJi0dk5kI/AAAAAAAAEuk/_cASBbedVW8/s200/gold_border.jpg)
2. Turn your paper so it makes a diamond shape, not a square. Copying the character found HERE, paint the Chinese word for luck (FU) in the center.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ivRDSeXHgUg/S2xKFj9zJQI/AAAAAAAAEus/XqnxyZ46gRU/s200/painting_fu.jpg)
3. Before New Year's Eve tape your banner right side up on your door to welcome in luck!
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ivRDSeXHgUg/S2xSTHUcqXI/AAAAAAAAEu0/EqMfz6ZPGsQ/s200/banner_door.jpg)
After New Year's Eve, turn your banner upside down:
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ivRDSeXHgUg/S2xSqIlb7nI/AAAAAAAAEu8/Sb23I7n18WA/s200/banner_upsidedown.jpg)
because in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu dao le" pronounced as "fu comes." The upside down fu becomes a pun that means "good fortune has arrived!"