¡°Tiger tiger burning bright in the forests of the night, what immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry?¡±

Well, Japanese artists for one, who have not only managed to render the tiger tame, but have also depicted it as being unbelievably cute. If you live in Japan you won¡¯t have failed to have noticed that the Year of the Tiger is about to pounce upon us and the shops are filled with tiger-themed New Year¡¯s cards, stamps and otoshidama money envelopes.

If you¡¯ve got plenty of ink in your printer but no cash in your pocket, you might want to hit . We really like the paper-craft tiger, but there are also money envelopes and postcards for those that aren¡¯t up to wielding glue and scissors.

If you¡¯re too lazy to have launched a great site that will do the job for you from the comfort of your own home. Templates can be customized with hand written messages (a bit tricky this with a mouse) and photographs, before being sent either to an email address or directly to the addressee¡¯s house.

The tiger symbolizes courage and passion and the year ahead true to economic predictions looks to be one that will be hard fought.