Spring Stamp SAL Stamp 3 Bluebird and Bees

A very lovely Monday to you , my sweet friends. How was your Easter weekend?  I do hope it was a delightful one. Was it a quiet one or were you hustling and bustling about? 

We had a great holiday, but we ate way too much. 

 I tried to fix cupcakes like my sister used to, but the kitchen got so hot that the icing began to melt and was soon oozing off the cupcakes . 🙄🥴But they were gobbled up in no time . 😋

 The grandbabies had a grand Easter egg hunt and by the end of the day they had pulled out their waterguns for more fun. 

Hey, the golden egg!!!

I wanted to also to tell you how grateful I am to all of you who have given tips on how to print the charts. Ya'll are amazing!!! Thank you for not only helping me but also other stitchers who might need help. I have been giving a variety of ways as to how ya'll may  print out the charts . I will list them below close to the charts . 

Saturday, I shared  STAMP 2 Spring Planting.  

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Today's stitch is called "Bluebird and Bees" . 

Bees are so important to the garden so I had to include them in our stitch. They pollinate the flowers which allows the plants  to produce fruit and seed which in turn attracts more wildlife such as bluebirds.  Aren't bees the best? 

The beautiful bee skep and doily were gifts from dear Pat. They stay out in  my living room year round. Pat's sister made the bee skep. Aren't they darling?  Thank you, Pat. ❤

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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TIPS ON PRINTING THE CHART

So many sweet stitching friends have shared different ways in which they are able to get the charts. I would like to share them with you.    

*TIP 1- 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. 

* TIP 2 . Another stitchy friend said she did the same as in TIP 1  using her phone , but rather than emailing the chart to herself. She connects her phone directly to the printer and prints from there. Hmm! I learned something new again. 😀

* TIP  3 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. 

* TIP  4 Another  sweet stitchy friend said she clicks on the photos, presses the screen save buttons and then edits until she finds the photo she wants and then saves to photos. But she does not print it from photos because it comes out too small so she then saves it to books and  prints from there as an A4 size page.   How ingenious!! It works for her. 

* TIP  5  Another option shared by another dear stitchy friend , said she right clicks the image. Several options will pop up Click  "Open image in new tab". Right click this new image and click "Save Image as..." Title it and hit save. It will save to your download file. Open and print.    

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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Did you notice the bees have little stripes on their bodies?  I used 1 strand of 3371 to create them. 

Below is a schedule: 

STAMP RELEASE SCHEDULE : 

Introduction- April 1st

Border & Header - April 3rd

Stamp  1 Spring Watering Can - April 7th

STAMP 2- Spring Planting - 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 4

DMC COLORS

301, 356,  782, 815, 898,  931, 3345,  3346, 3371, 3740

HINT ABOUT STAMP 4

Can you guess what will be in Stamp 4? 

Feathers, sticks and straws are best 

To make this home called a ___

Eggs have hatched and you will hear 

A chirp or two from birdies near. 

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 Do you have an idea what Stamp 4 is going to be about ? I know you do.😁😀  Well you will see on Wednesday. So until then, I hope you have a lovely time stitching away on these stamps or whatever strikes your fancy. 😀🤗

As always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunlight. Thoreau

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy.  I hope the 1st swarm of bees we catch is from using your bee trap. 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. 

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