Girlfriends are the sisters we choose for ourselves! This is so true of my best friends.
They are family, and I cherish each of them!
This design is for those dear friends that are sisters, family!
Stitched on a cotton dish towel, and made into a pillow. The pillows sell for $15.00 each and are available in many color options. The design also looks great on an apron.
The perfect gift for your daughter?
Aprons $15.00 Dish towels $8.00 Pillow (Not Shown, made from Dish towel) $15.00.
Available in assorted colors. Send a message for more information wcarriker@gmail.com
Taking special t-shirts or other pieces of clothing and incorporating them into something new can be fun, and rewarding.
These wall hangings and pillows were made out of t-shirts that I had, and will be donated to the upcoming GFWC (General Federation of Woman’s Clubs – www.gfwc.org ) International Convention in Memphis, June 2015. (Please note these were new shirts used for these projects, but you can use a favorite shirt when making your own creation).
I was able to use the logos from the front and back of the shirt with a very simple quilt square pattern.
The wall hangings can be used to display pins on, or as a lap throw. They were machine quilted, which made them very quick to sew up.
The t-shirt pillows were made with the extra fabric to form the flowers and described in an earlier post. Quick fun, and bring back many great memories!
We spent two full weeks at Holden Beach, NC this past fall. The sea shells were plentiful. For Christmas we made Sea Shell Angels. With Spring and Summer approaching, I decided a sea shell wreath was just what we needed!
I started with a wire wreath form, and covered it with a burlap ribbon.
Then with my trusty hot glue gun, added shells of all shapes and sizes, until it was a full as I liked. I finished it off with a burlap loop and bow for hanging.
It only took about an hour to complete!
Perfect for every grandparent’s home! Embroidered on dish towels and made into a pillow!
Available in assorted color schemes. $15.00 each. 
Look out, I’m on a Roll!
No I’m not bored (okay, maybe a little) “butt” I found a new medium to embroider on:
Toilet Paper. Yes, toilet paper. All jokes aside, these are a cute little gift item that will get the job done. They are for decoration (even though it is a real roll of toilet paper). Only the outer sheets are embroidered. The sayings are endless….BUTT here are a few:
On sale now!! $6.00 per roll. More sayings to come!
Smocked Baby Bibs for your little sweet heart!
Red Flannel Baby Bib Hand Smocked in white with white lace. $8.00 each
White Flannel Baby Bib Hand Smocked in Pink, assorted designs. $8.00 each
New for the Holiday’s! JOY Yard flag. Available in many color combinations. 
Pictured: Red Joy on White, and Burgundy on Ivory.
Yard Flags $15.00 each.
Perfect for outside.
These were so easy to put together, and “if” you have any tomato cages, and extra clay pots hanging around, they were pretty inexpensive to make.
Begin by placing a tomato cage upside down in your clay pot. (You may want to secure it with duct tape or by actually putting soil or rocks in the pot).
Add greenery. I used about 12 feet of wired greenery that was on sale!!
Add a string of lights….
And decorate! This was a quick and easy project. It took less than an hour (not including vacuuming up all the glitter!!)
While in China, we were able to visit the Nanjing Cloud Brocade Museum. I had heard about weaving looms with girls at the top, that select the pattern, but was thrilled to be able to actually see them weaving and working.
In the Chinese tradition of weaving Nanjing Yunjin brocade, two craftspeople operate the upper and lower parts of a large, complicated loom to produce textiles incorporating fine materials such as silk, gold and peacock feather yarn. The technique was once used to produce royal garments such as the dragon robe and crown costume; today, it is still used to make high-end attire and souvenirs. Preserved primarily in Jiangsu province in eastern China, the method comprises more than a hundred procedures, including manufacturing looms, drafting patterns, the creation of jacquard cards for programming weaving patterns, dressing the loom and the many stages of weaving itself. As they ‘pass the warp’ and ‘split the weft’, the weavers sing mnemonic ballads that remind them of the techniques they employ and enhance the cooperative, artistic atmosphere at the loom.
Nanjing brocade is regarded as one of the best forms of silk. It boasts a history of more than 1500 years and was originally formed by a merging of Northern and Southern Chinese technologies. It is famous for it’s cloud-like colors and intricate patterns.
It takes an entire day of labor to complete a 5cm (2 inch)- long piece of brocade.
