CNY day 1 - at Grandma's

The reason why I didn't wear new clothes (top) for CNY Day 1 was because I got a red cheongsum for Lynn.  To look coordinated, I wore my red double index top, which was not new.  On Thursday, I got off work early, so I went shopping for a gold skirt to match Lynn's costume.  I actually got one at double index!  Wk took this pic, which is blur....

Lynn wanted me to take a pic of the "flood" and post it on FB..

Day one morning (and lunch) is usually spent at grandma's house.

Last year, I helped them to decorate their home.

WS told me that for this year's "centre piece", she would like to do a "snake and ladder" concept.  I offered to chip in, as there's only the both of us in the family who enjoys doing art and craft.  I suggested doing a 9 pc concept, so as to finish it up on the night of 2nd Feb, but she wanted 16 to represent eve+15 days of CNY.  In the end she was busy with work, and I have a different style (I do it early rather than "enjoy" the last minute adrenaline rush), so I decorated 10 squares during the week before new year.  WS did the remainder 6 and put them up from the eve to the wee hours of Day 1 morning.  The final piece looks great:

I like the 3D ones:

WS's favourite - peach for 初七－人日

Most of the snakes were coloured by Lynn (I helped with the out-line).  I thought the ladders looked badly coloured and crooked - done by the-not-that-artistic aunty Cindy, hahahaha...:

Instead of doing an elaborated floral arrangement, I got a few stalks of hydrangeas in a vase for their home. I thought it looked simple and elegant: