Nei­ther flan­nel nor craft­ing on my part this week, but a beau­ti­ful con­tri­bu­tion nonethe­less. On my recent trip to China, I pur­chased this chain of embroi­dered Chi­nese zodiac ani­mals. Isn’t it stunning?!

It will be used mostly around Chi­nese New Year’s, but I also look for­ward to get­ting it out for ani­mal songs like “Old Mac­Don­ald Had a Farm.” I’m sure he’s always wanted a dragon. It was made in Shaanxi Province so here’s a gra­tu­itous vaca­tion shot of the area’s most famous vaca­tion attrac­tion, the amaz­ing ter­ra­cotta warriors.

Today’s Flan­nel Fri­day host is Library Quine at Loons and Quines. You can also find past and future roundups at So Tomor­row. For a visual round-up of all post­ings, check out Flan­nel Fri­day on Pin­ter­est.