Spring Stamp SAL- Stamp 1 Spring Watering Can

Happy Friday, ya'll and welcome! Though the rain has set in for the day, it is still a beautiful spring day!

I am so excited to share the first stamp in the Spring Stamp Collection SAL!!! It is called "Spring Watering Can" . 🐦🐦🐦

I am stitching my little birdie on 14 count tea/ coffee dyed aida. 

If you are interested in how I dye mine, just click here. I am sorta a messy dyer, but that is ok.  I do enjoy the process. 

You can tell how splotchy the fabric turned out here.  I did not put this fabric in the oven but let it dry on the line. 

Each stamp will have one or two butterflies  along with a bluebird. This little gal is ready to water some flowers. 

I did not stitch Spring Watering Can just once, but twice . My 2nd stitch was made into a darling pin cushion that I can put in a dough bowl. 

Originally , I was going to frame the stitch with 2 pretty spring fabrics, but in the end, I decided to just add some chenille trim. The trim is from Walmart. I just tea dyed it and took 2 strands, twisted them and then whip stitched them along the seam of the pin pillow. 

If you are interested in stitching along with me, place grab the image below.

Many of ya'll know but I always encourage you to read my little disclaimer and note about getting my charts.  ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇

NOTE: Normally I have been able to create links to the charts and instructions which were in JPG form. For some reason, recent updates on Google Docs. has prevented me from doing that and I am not able to create a pdf without having to deal with storage issues.  Many dear stitchers say they right click, save the image and then print.  I think some have copied and pasted it to a Word document that they can print off as well. I hope you are able to find a way to enjoy this chart. You will have to click each page to save. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding and for all of the helpful tips and ideas. 

I stitch my little designs for fun and to decorate my home. I feel very blessed by this community and love sharing my little charts, but I am not a professional designer. And I do not have professional software. Thank you for understanding . I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and for stitching my little designs.

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TIP ON PRINTING THE CHART

* One of my dear stitching friends told me exactly how she was able to print the chart to the correct size. 

Using her phone she saved the image of the chart to her photo gallery and then emailed it to herself. From her computer or whatever device she was using she was able to then print the chart from her email and it came out without resizing it. It worked for her, maybe it would work for you if you are having trouble. 

* Another dear stitcher said she enlarged the chart on her browser and then took a screen shot of it and then printed it.  She also saved the screenshot to her photos on her iPad for reference. 

If you have any other tips, I would greatly appreciate it . Ya'll know I am not too tech savvy. I do well to have got this far. 😂😏

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 A FEW FACTS ABOUT THE BLUEBIRD

1. The oldest known Eastern Bluebird in the wild was 10 years 6 months old. 

2. In extreme cold weather, several birds will roost together to stay warm . 

3. The bluebird is mostly associated with fields , meadows, and open areas except during mating season when they search for nesting sites in wooded or suburban areas. 

4 . Bluebirds are insect and berry eaters. 

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 Below is a schedule: 

STAMP RELEASE SCHEDULE : 

Introduction- April 1st

Border & Header - April 3rd

STAMP 1 - April 7th

STAMP 2-April  8th

STAMP 3- April 10th

STAMP 4-April  12th

STAMP 5- April 14th

STAMP 6 -April 15th

STAMP 7- April 17th

STAMP 8 -April- 19th

STAMP 9 -April 21st

FINAL REVEAL (FFOd) -  April 22nd

Other LINKS that may interest you. 

TEA/ COFFEE DYEING 

Nesting Bluebird  Trifle which I used as my scissor fob

USING YARN AS A TRIM- I showed on my Snowman Crock how I apply twisted yarn as a trim. 

 Spring Stamp-  the original spring stamp

A Parade of Previous Easter / Spring stitches

PIN PILLOW FINISH TUTORIAL 

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In order to make it quicker for me to stitch a stamp .I  usually have several needles loaded and ready to go. 

PREP YOUR NEEDLES TO STITCH 

STAMP 2- This stamp will have the most colors 

DMC COLORS

610, white, 301, 356, 646,  782, 815, 898,  930, 931, 3345, 3346,  3371,  3740

HINT ABOUT STAMP 2

Can you guess what will be in Stamp 2? 

We dug all of the holes

And pulled out the weeds

We tore open the package 

And poured in the ____

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Please  use #springstampsal and #pinkernpunkinquilting   so I can follow along or you can direct message or email me so I do not miss your stitch.  Let me apologize beforehand if it takes me a few days to reply. 

Alrighty ya'll, that's it for today. Stamp 2 will be posted tomorrow as long as the sun shines and the creek doesn't rise. So I sure hope you will stop back by. Thank you so  much for the sweet visit and 

As always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

Life is better in the garden

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy. Love and miss you, Amo.