Busy Buzzin' Bee Buffet Tour

Wheew ! It is one hot Saturday.  Welcome ya'll. Mr. Pinker and I are still enjoying our camping trip though we have to duck indoors from time to time to escape the heat. Tomorrow we will be truckin' back home. 

  Are you a sucker for home tours?  I have to confess that I sure am.  I love to watch them on Youtube and I adore home decor blogs especially those of quilters and stitchers. I always want to see how they display their goodies and handmades , and you bet your bottom dollar that I swipe an idea or two to use in my own small humble home. Every weekend, I feel like I wait on pins and needles for one of my favorite Youtubers to post either a yard sale or decor video. Lol. 

Have you watched Jean E . on Youtube ? She likes to decorate her home seasonally.  Earlier this summer Jean posted a video on her Bee and Lemon Kitchen. It was so gorgeous. 

Lisa at Crepe Myrtle Row also posts some amazing home videos. Last year she shared her Chicken and Bee Dining Room which was so lovely. Lisa likes to collect vintage items and has a fabulous strawberry collection. 

Well, I guess you know what all this leading up to. 😁😲Yep! It is good ole' Country Clutter time- where I share my clutter of a home. Now it is not as pretty as Jean and Lisa's , but I do enjoy displaying my seasonal stitches, quilts ,  and knick knacks.

 Now ya'll know I am no minimalist. The more the better is my motto. 😀😂 I know this is not for everyone, but it sure makes my heart sing. So grab you a big ole' glass of sweet ice tea and join me. 

My buffet was my Great Grandma Annie's who sold eggs to purchase a  dining room set which included 2 buffets.  I believe it is about 100 years old or there abouts. Above the buffet is a 1990's wooden shelf. I had Mr. Pinker add teacup hooks to it so I could store some of my teacup collection. 

On the wooden shelf above the buffet, I kept my Flag quilt which I pieced in 2020 and finished in 2021.

 

This quilt was a joy to work on during those long months of 2020. 

On the buffet sits a large scale that belonged to my Aunt Dot. It has always been on buffet for nigh close 50 years. So when I inherited the buffet the scales stayed with it . In my scales, I placed a number of Dollar Tree bee plates , some doilies and Beatrice's Bee Manor   which I shared yesterday.  Usually, I place some florals in Aunt Dot's milk glass vase, but forgot to do that this time. The old red kerosene lamp was Aunt Dot's too and sat in  my Great Grandpa's bedroom. 

 The buffet is overloaded with bee stitches and gifts from dear friends which I cherish. 

Center stage in the old frame is  A Basket of Honeysuckle  which I shared last year. It is my all time favorite bee stitch.   

All kinds of goodies are nestled on the ironstone plate, including  a small Sunflower truck stitch  which was a gift from dear , Joan. There is also the sweet Bee skep gifted to me by sweet Pat. Her sister made it for me.  The bee skep sits in a small metal tobacco basket Christmas ornament  that dear Shelly sent me. These gifts stay out year round and remind me of my sweet friends  and  how blessed I  am  . 🤗

Mini Bee Sampler and  Bees and Blooms also make their home on the ironstone plate along with a honey dipper and ring of old keys.  

Bee Berry can be seen in the corner in the above photo. I shared it earlier this week. 

Last year, I tried my hand at making a bee skep using a milk jug, and some twine that I found at the Goodwill.  I placed it on a small compote and nestled  Aunt Bea's Summer Home below it. 

Below is a photo of the bee skep on my hutch last year. 

The big yellow rooster who struts around the house found his way onto the buffet for the month of August. 

Sometimes he is in the kitchen and earlier this summer he hung out by my seasonal tree. I placed a Dollar Tree pip berry wreath around his neck.   Next to him is Bee Skep 1869 Crock which was finished on a Dollar Tree wooden box that I found in the craft section. 

This little area here is one of my favorites on the buffet. Bee Sampler ,   and Summer House   are 2 of my previous freebies that I shared, but what I adore is the little bear that Joan gifted me. Is he not the cutest?   

The big bee in the vintage yellow pot is from Big Lots. He has to be over 20 years old.And that busy  bee salt and pepper shaker buzzed right on  into a Dollar Tree small clay pot.  

Below it is my Beatrice stitch. I stitched her a couple of years ago and have not shared her- maybe in the future. (For some reason, I am a little self conscious about my "lady" stitches Hmm. I am not sure why. I have shared a couple such as  Amy Lou the Strawberry Picker )

Well, ya'll that is one busy hutch . Isn't it ? And I didn't even hit on all of the items on it. Lol, but you did see the highlights. 

If you  would like to see my bee decor in previous posts , just click on the colored links. I use a lot of the same old things in my decor, but I sometimes move things around or add something else.

SUNFLOWERS AND BEE BUFFET TOUR 2020

BEE BUFFET TOUR 2021

Buzzin About Hutch Tour-2022

Bee Parade of Stitches June 2023 

Bee Sofa Table and Tiered Tray Tour- I Snuck One In- August 2023

Wordless Wednesday Buzzin' About the Farm - May 2023 

Thank you so much for dropping by for a visit. I am so sorry I was long winded. Sometimes I can be quite a chatterbox and can become snap happy with the photos . But I am so grateful that you take time out of your day to spend it with me. 🤗❤ Have a very Blessed day. 

As Always...

Happy quilting and stitching, ya'll

Melisa

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗❤🧵

Love where you live with the passion of the bee. 

Dedicated to my sweet sister, Amy who was a busy bee herself .I miss you , Amo . Love ya. ❤❤❤ 

Oh, before I forget, do you have any suggestions of Youtubers or bloggers who like to share home tours ?