A Berry Spring Hutch Tour

Well a berry good mornin' to you, sweet peas. Before I left on my camping trip, I began Operation Easter Take Down.   I bet many of ya'll have already wrangled up those fluffy tailed bunnies and all of the colorful Easter eggs and put them  away into the bins until  they are ready to hop out next year.  This ole' gal is still at it though. 

Some of ya'll may remember that I went plumb wild with the carrot decor earlier this month in my Carrot Pickin Country Hutch tour.  

     

I really wish you could have seen it in person; all of the orange  made my heart leap. 

Well, it was time for a change up , and since here in my southern neck of the woods it is strawberry season, I pulled out my thrifted strawberry decor. 

So come on in grab you a handful of freshly picked berries and eeeh! let me show you what I came up with. 

(Remember: These photos are clutter heavy - that's just my style. Oh and please excuse any dust bunnies that you may see.  As a disclaimer - I must say-  No Dust Bunnies were harmed in the  creating of the vignette or the making of these photos. 😂🐰🐇) 

If you would like to see any of the stitches close up or get the jpg charts, just click on the colored text. 

Lots of reds and anything berry related. 

    

I pulled off the lace valance curtains that I was using for shelf runners and replaced them with red and white buffalo plaid fabric from Walmart. I bought a yard and cut it in thirds.  The plates are all from the thrift store . The red polka dot ones are some of my newest finds. 

I always start the tour off with the top shelf which is filled to the brim. 

In one corner is a stack of plates with Nanny's old coffee canister (probably dates back to the 50's) . On top of it,  I put two  strawberry toothpick containers. 

A few years ago I purchased the red ceramic truck candle from the Dollar General. In it is  one of Lori Holt's Stitch Card designs which my dear friend, Joan, let me borrow . Next to it is my Farm Sweet Farm which I finished on a Dollar Tree blackboard. 

In the opposite corner is a Mrs. Buttersworth Syrup jar that my Mom painted in 1979 . She was painting these when my Grandpa past away and from that day forward she never painted another. It is missing a little gingham hat she had sewn for it. 

Last year I created a trio of stitches called Spring on the Farm based on my family farm life at my Nanny's. This is Spring Pasture. 

Hopping down to the 2nd shelf which is just as packed with sweet country goodness. 

The Blessed Barn was a Walmart find a couple of years ago which was available in their fall decor. In the stack of strawberry mugs, I placed a doily and a bird sitting on a strawberry. 

I strung white Christmas lights between the shelves.  The little cross stitch is Spring Farmhouse   which is modeled after my Nanny's home.  The darling metal milk can was a gift from , my friend Sue. I am going to place a little berry sign in it. 

I added a Pioneer Woman barn salt and pepper shaker and a vintage teeny milk bottle gifted from my baby sister. 

I pulled out my old strawberry teapot which has not seen the light of day in ages and it is sitting on a wooden strawberry stand. 

Sliding on down to the bottom shelf. 

In the vintage red juicer, I placed a red Dollar Tree bowl with faux berries. Next to it is an egg holder with a strawberry and a Dollar General toothpick truck found last Christmas with a berry in it. 

 Spring on the Farm is one of the trio of spring stitches that I created last year.  

( Sorry for the blurry photo- 📷  Wait till I get my hand's on that camera lady- Hey that's me ! Never mind. 😂📸) 

This is all three of the Spring on the Farm stitches displayed together last year. I really have enjoyed them. 

In the center of the bottom shelf are some strawberry creamers stacked with a Pioneer Woman salt shaker , a scrap of wood that I painted "Farm " and Little House Needleworks Hen Party. 

I placed a rooster with a doily in a stack of strawberry mugs  and in a teeny votive candle. I was packing all of the reds and berries that I could on this shelf. Lol. 

 Strawberry  Picker is next to the vintage strawberry coasters. It is a teeny stitch. 

I made    Life is Better on the Farm    into a little quilt. It pretty much stays out year round somewhere in the house. 

On my vintage scale, I placed this old Farm sweet Farm sign. I have always loved the colors of it. 

Last year I shared some strawberry doodles with you in which I created  Fresh Berries Redwork Quilt. 

I folded it and hung it off the bottom of the shelf. Oh goodness, it looks a bit wonky there. 😳😜

That's the end of my berry hutch tour. Operation Easter Take Down will resume when I get back home. 

If you would like to see last year' s Spring Farm Hutch Tour , just click on the name and you can see the hutch decorated in some of the same things but with more yellows and chicks in it. 

I am so very grateful that you took the time out of your busy day to visit me . It will not be long before we are decorating in patriotic colors. Eeeh ! I cannot  wait. Thank you again , my friends and I hope your day is filled with blessings, joy and loads of sweetness. As always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

To have enough to share-

To know the joy of giving-

To thrill the all with sweets of life- is living!  

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗❤🧵

 

Dedicated to the sweetest strawberry picker- my sweet sister, Amy. I know you are pickin berries in heaven's berry patch. I love you, Amo. 

Don't forget today is Truckin' Tuesday so pull out a truck related project to work on and have loads of fun!1

 Hugs and Love!!