And a very Happy Sunday to you , my friends. It has been a few days since I have popped into to say hello. Mr. Pinker and I hitched up the ole' wagon and hit the trail on a grand camping adventure. We will be hitting the road today making our way back home.
Meanwhile, I thought I would share a Spring/ Easter Parade of previous freebies that I have shared. I hope you enjoy!!! ( This is a photo heavy post.)
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| Miss Flopsy and Bunny Jar |
Spring Green Saltbox
Love Trifle , St. Patty's Day Trifle , Sheep Trifle , Bunny Trifle , Strawberry Picker , May Basket , Love Bird Trifle , ,Bunny Trifle , Carrot Trifle ,
Pictured here are A Basket of Spring, 1869 Bunny Hop, Bunny Trifle, Sheep Jar and of course Bunny Jar .
Love Jar from the Mason Jar Series
Spring Farmhouse which is modeled after my Nanny's home and Spring on the Farm
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| Life is Better on a Farm and Little House Needleworks "Hen Party" |
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| This piece finished on foam board with 2 layers of batting. |
An updated Bee Parade Tour will be coming around mid Spring. If you are interested in seeing some of my bee stitches that have been buzzin' about my buffet, I posted a mini parade in August of 2021. Click here to visit. You can also find them on the side bar under Bee Freebie.
Thank you for dropping by for a visit. Eeeeh! One more day until it is officially Spring!!!!🐦🐦🐦🐦
As Always....
Happy stitching, Ya'll
Melisa
Put a Spring into your step!
Hugs and Stitches!!!!
Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy. I love and miss you, Amo.
You have a serious real estate portfolio there, Melisa. =) All your little cross stitch houses are gorgeous. My head is spinning with all your amazing pretties!
ReplyDeleteAah thank you so much, Kim. My Spring stitches are slowly growing. I think the houses are some of my favorites. Hugs.
DeleteLove love love everything you do. I am trying to do some Easter/Spring pieces to display. Please be safe coming home and have a blessed week.
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much, Joy. We had a good trip; it was nice to get away and relax but i is nice to be home too. . I hope you have been enjoying working on spring projects.Don't you just love this time of the year? Happy Spring. Hugs.
DeleteBeautiful post. I love all your pictures ! Happy Spring.
ReplyDeleteAaah you are so kind, Sandi ; thank you so much . I did not realize until the other day that I had not posted my spring stitches in a parade before. It was fun to look back at previous posts. Have a great day.
DeleteSuch fun stitcheries. Safe travels to you today.
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Deb. My spring / Easter stitches are slowly growing. We made it home all safe and sound with no incidents which is always a good thing. Have a great week. Hugs.
DeleteEnjoyed the Spring and Easter parade of your designs, Melisa. Always fun to see them all in one place. Hope you and Mr. Pinker have a safe journey home.
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much , Robin. I did not realize until the other day that I had never posted a Spring Parade before. It was fun to look back at previous posts; some of which I had forgot about. Lol Happy Spring.
DeleteThank you so much for all the free patterns! I just love stitching these little “bowlines”! Spring blessings to you.
ReplyDeleteAaah you are so very welcome and thank you for stitching my humble little designs. It warms my heart to hear that you enjoy them. Happy stitching.
DeleteYou know I love your saltboxes dearly, but Amy Lou and Beatrice Bunny have also stolen my heart!
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Aaah thank you so much, Diana. Amy Lou is a very special one. She is one of my all time favorites as well. Hugs.
DeleteWow! So many spring goodies, Melisa! You have such a kind and generous spirit--not to mention you are truly talented in the design department :) Thank you again and I hope you have a relaxing Sunday ♥
ReplyDeleteAaah you are the sweetest, Carol. I have enjoyed sharing each and every one of these humble designs. They have been a lot of fun to working on as well. Hope you are enjoying some Spring stitching yourself. Hugs.
DeletePrecious embroideries that announce spring!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a wonderful weekend.
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Oh thank you so much Isabel. It is slowly warming up here . I have been anticipating Spring for some time. I hope your are experiencing a bit of Spring weather yourself. Hugs.
DeleteThank you so much for your designs! I am new here, found you through a flosstuber. I've been under a rock! How did I miss you? Thank you again, will take the time to read prior posts this week.
ReplyDeleteAaah welcome, Marly and thank you so much for dropping by for a visit. I sure hope that you enjoy my humble blog. I post several times a week. It is a joy to be able to chat with other stitchers and quilters. I hope you will visit me as often as you can. Have a wonderful week and Happy Spring.
DeleteI love collecting your saltboxes...now to actually stitch up a few! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us! Have a blessed week!
ReplyDeleteAah thank you so much, for adding them to your future stitch list. I love collecting patterns to stitch as well. Lol I think we both need more hours in the day to do all of the things we want to do . Don't you? Happy quilting, Brenda.
DeleteYour pieces are all so beautiful. Hope you had a wonderful trip away.
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much, Jenny. We had a great trip though it was short and cold . But any camping trip is a good one . I know you understand that. Lol. Hugs.
DeleteI have a question. I haven't cross stitched in years. (been busy making quilts). On these smaller pieces how much do you generally add to the design to cut your fabric. You can tell I've been piecing quilts because I hate adding too much. Thanks. I have spent a week or so going thru and collecting a lot of little designs. I love to decorate for the holidays and you have beautiful designs of what I call littles because they fit on other things. Love your style.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great question. A lot of stitchers say 2 to 3 inches on each side if you are going to frame it especially if you are having someone else do it. However if you are finishing it yourself you can certainly do not have to use that much. On pillow finishes I usually leave about an inch on each side and then trim it. I have been known to leave less than that. Being a quilter, I am sure you are like me and hate to waste fabric so that is why I work with so little at the edges. I usually start my cross stitch in the left corner ; sometimes at the top ; sometimes at the bottom. I work on a large piece of fabric and then cut my pieces down. Thank you again ,dear for the sweet visit, kind words and great question. Hugs.
DeleteThanks so much for the response. I have stitched one and printed enough to run out of ink. LOL Do you have a pattern of the mason jars you appliqued? I love those jars, And how many have you finished? I saw 4 so for but no pattern. Thanks again. My name is Rebecca Ann but for some reason it will only let me reply as anonymous
DeleteDear Melisa, I don't think I have ever taken the time to compliment you on your blog itself.Your creativity and generosity yes but not your lovely blog. First of all, for me it's like a visit at the kitchen table with a dear friend over a cup of tea and a treat. Next, it's always easy to go back and find one of your charming charts. I've mentioned that I don't get to cross stitch much any more but your little stamps frequently inspire me and are just the right size for me to manage. I did your bunny and tulip trifle last weekend. Finished him into a little spring/Easter ornie and he is hanging off a prim rake I have propped in my family room. Love him! I just printed off Spring Stamp and will get that one going this week. Thank you doesn't seem like enough to say to you but I do thank you so much!!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean Maureen, Melisa's blog is just like sitting down with a close friend. I truly miss her blog when she is off on her adventures.
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Oh Maureen , that means so much to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your kind words as well as other's makes all of this so rewarding to me. I truly feel very blessed. I am so happy that you enjoyed working on the little trifle. Your display sounds adorable. How cute to put him on a prim rake. Love that idea. I hope you enjoy Spring Stamp. I am hoping to add to the spring stamps soon. Thank you again, my friend. You made my day. Hugs.
DeleteAaah Cindy. You brought a big smile to my day. Thank you so much dear. I certainly feel like I am talking to all of my best friends when I blog and to know that you feel like you are right here with me chatting means the world me . P. S. I miss ya'll when I am gone on adventures too. Hugs.
DeleteYou are amazing and awesome for sharing your talents with us. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteYou are the sweetest, Carlie. Thank you so much and I truly appreciate you stopping by my humble blog. I hope you have a wonderful day and Happy Spring!! Hugs.
DeleteAdorable Easter decor and I love all your stitcheries! Safe travel!
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much, Astrid. My Easter/ Spring stitching has certainly grown over the years. I hope to add a few more this season. I hope you are having a lovely day. Hugs.
DeleteSuch adorable little cross stitch projects. Hope you had a nice camping trip and safe travels home.
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Jeanna. I did not realize how many I have stitched until I started looking back. We had a great trip. I didn't get as much stitching done as I would have liked but it was nice to relax. I hope your week is off to a great start. Hugs.
DeleteYou are so generous. Thank you for the freebies 💜 I love your talent.
ReplyDeleteAaah you are so very welcome and thank you for sweet words. I have enjoyed sharing each and every stitch. I hope you have a beautiful Spring seasons and Happy Stitching. Hugs
DeleteI hope your camping outing was a fun one with lots of sunshine. Spring supposedly starts tomorrow and I am hopeful that our recent warm up will continue. Weather around here hasn't made up its mind yet. Such a fun assortment of stitchy Spring. Thank you for sharing with us!
ReplyDeleteOh Ginny it was a wonderful trip, but the sunshine was elusive. Lol. The weather was playing tricks on us from warm days to down right cold nights .But any camping trip is a good one in my eyes. I hope you are in for bright sunny days as well. The fickle weather is for the birds isn't it? Lol . Spring Hugs.
DeleteBunny fun, fun, fun!!!
ReplyDeleteLol I can not get enough of sweet stitched bunnies. Thank you for the sweet visit, dear Nancy. Hugs.
DeleteWhat a grand post! So much eye candy and happy Spring-iness. Thanks for the bright colors and sweet stitcheries.
ReplyDeleteAah thank you so much, Susie. My Spring stitching is slowly growing . I hope to add a couple of more pieces to it soon. Happy stitching. Hugs.
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