[For Seniors] Next Year is the Year of the Horse! Handcraft a Heartfelt New Year’s Card with a Horse Motif
How about making handmade New Year’s cards as you get ready to welcome the new year? Horse motifs drawn with brushes or colored pencils have a nostalgic warmth that makes you feel cozy.
Even if you’re not confident in drawing, don’t worry—we’ve gathered ideas for horse-themed New Year’s cards you can enjoy with various techniques, from simple illustrations you can finish in three minutes to origami, stamps, and printmaking.
Spending time crafting while putting your wishes for the new year into each piece will become a special moment where nostalgia and freshness mingle.
Create a heartfelt card together with your family or friends.
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[For Seniors] Next Year Is the Year of the Horse! Handcraft Heartfelt New Year’s Cards with Horse Motifs (11–20)
Calligraphy-style New Year’s card — Year of the Horse (午)
We’re introducing handwritten calligraphy for New Year’s cards and illustrations of horses.
Simply writing in calligraphy gives your card a distinctive feel, but of course you may want to add some design flair as well.
In that case, try having some colored brush pens ready so you can highlight parts of the text in different colors, or even turn parts of the characters into small illustrations.
Brush calligraphy can feel difficult until you get used to it, but New Year’s cards typically use set phrases like “Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu,” so practicing just those should be enough.
The horse illustrations are simplified, so they’re easy too.
Give it a try!
In conclusion
The warmth poured into a handmade New Year’s card is sure to reach the recipient’s heart. The very time spent drawing a horse motif together and coloring it in will be a moment filled with smiles. Through a one-of-a-kind New Year’s card, share your hopes for the coming year and your gratitude with someone special.