Spring Stamp SAL- Stamp 2 Spring Planting

It's day 2 of sharing my Spring Stamps  in the Spring Stamp Collection SAL !!! 

Welcome, ya'll !  I hope your weekend has been a very lovely one so far. 

Today I will be preparing for our Easter gathering which we will have tomorrow.  Hopefully the rain will subside so the little ones can hunt the eggs hidden by the Easter bunny. 🐇🐰🐇🐰

In my down time, I will be working on the Spring Stamps. Yesterday I shared Stamp  1 Spring Watering Can . 

Today's stamp  is called " Spring Planting " . 

It has the most floss colors and probably if I had to choose which of the stamps is the most tedious, this one would be it. So might as well get it over with right? 😀

 It is not really difficult, just a  few long stitch and back stitching if you so choose. 

Speaking of backstitching  I ended up outlining my seed bag with DMC 610 . If you look carefully at the top of the stitch is dashed stitches to represent the tear line of the seed packet. If your seed bag shows up well on your fabric, you may not want to backstitch. The word "SEED" was created using 1 strand of 3371.  

This is the only chart that uses DMC 610 so after using it , you may want to go ahead and  put it back in storage .

 

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PLANTING FOR BLUEBIRDS

There are many things that you can do to attract bluebirds to your area. In fact in the last 10 years the population has grown since more people are using nesting boxes . Planting trees and shrubs provide shelter, protection and food . Dense hedges and conifers are best for protection and cover from predators such as hawks. Bluebirds eat insects and berries. So a variety of berry bushes might be considered. 

As far as landscaping in your yard, bluebirds like short grassy areas. Bluebirds also like close perching spots near their nesting boxes  so they can spot insects. 

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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. 😂😏

 

 Below is a schedule: 

STAMP RELEASE SCHEDULE : 

Introduction- April 1st

Border & Header - April 3rd

Stamp  1 Spring Watering Can - 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

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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 3

DMC COLORS

356,  782, 815, 898, 930, 931, 3345,  3346, 3371

HINT ABOUT STAMP 3

Can you guess what will be in Stamp 3? 

 Busy and buzzing all about!!! 

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I want to wish you all the most blessed Easter tomorrow. May your day be filled with love, peace and joy. 

Thank you for dropping by for a visit. STAMP #3 will be posted on Monday. So I hope you drop back by for a visit. 

Love ya'

As always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

Plant seeds of happiness, hope , success and love; it will come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature. - Steve Maraboli

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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.