A country clutter tour on a Sunday? Aaaah why not!
Welcome y'all. I hope you had a wonderful Sunday and a fabulous weekend. I have been quite entertained these last few days with the grandsons and nephews running amuck along with all of the other holiday activities. A grand sleepover will take place tomorrow night. I am not sure if the boys will camp out or not.
Anywhoo , I was able to redecorate the buffet today . The patriotic decor was moved and the bees buzzed right on in to their spot. So I thought I would show you what I have done so far.
A lot of these things stay on the buffet year round. This buffet was my great grandmother's who sold eggs to buy the dinning room set in the early 1920's . My Great Aunt had the buffet in her house years ago, and the large brass scales were always on the buffet.
I started out by hanging another quilt on the quilt rack. It is a handpieced and quilted hexi quilt. It is a ray of sunshine in this room.
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I placed a few honey dippers in my glass flower frog. I made the bee skep from old jute twine and a milk jug a couple of years ago- what a fun craft.
Bee Balm ,one of my latest bee stitches , is finished on a Dollar Tree paper mache box.
On the blue transferware plate is three small stitches including Beatrice's Bee Manor, "Skeps, and "Beatrice" . Hmmm two more I haven't shared yet. I stitched them a couple of years ago. 
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2021 Bee Buffet Tour
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Happy stitching and quilting, y'all,
Melisa
"Life is sweet! "
Hugs and Stitches!!!🤗🧵❤
Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy. I love and miss you.
How wonderful! The buffet looks beautiful. Well decorated. I love the scales. What memories it brings to you. I always wonder how you find the time to do all these lovely things. My day must be longer for doing all I want. Hahaha. Or I am slow?
ReplyDeleteThe bee hive made of jute, what an idea. Love it.
Have a happy day, Gabi
Happy Monday, Gabi. I hope you had a very lovely weekend. Oh I do wish I had more hours in the day too- there is always so much I want to do , but never enough time . Right? LOL. Thank you so much for the kind compliment on my buffet. A lot of the pieces do bring back fond memories of family and friends. Have a blessed day. Hugs.
DeleteLove those whiteware dishes on your lovely Buffet vignette!! They set off all the bees so well!
ReplyDeleteLovely hand pieced quilt backing it all up, too...i enjoyed the "tour";))) hugs, Julierose
Oh Julierose, I have an addiction to plates. Some of the plates were my Granny's so they are quite near and dear to my heart. Thank you so much for dropping by for a visit. Hugs.
DeleteLove looking at all your pictures ! Hugs, Annelies
ReplyDeleteAaah you are so very kind, Annelies . Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Enjoy your week. Hugs.
DeleteThe bee buffet looks fantastic, Melisa! Hope the grand sleepover went well!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Robin. I was ready to change out the stitches and quilts. So far the sleepover is going great. Fishing is one the agenda for the boys tomorrow. LOL Hugs.
DeleteAll the yellows and black and white checks and bees are just so cheery and pretty!
ReplyDeleteYellow is one of my favorite colors. It is such a happy color . Thank you so much for the sweet visit, Linda. I wish you a lovely week. Hugs.
DeleteWe had our grandsons for a sleepover too, took them to the fireworks and played games. The time went by so fast! Hope yours went well too.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing like spending time with the grandsons is there, Vicki? It sounds like y'all had a grand time as well. The boys are still here . They will be fishing and swimming tomorrow. LOL. Have a great week. Hugs.
DeleteThank you for another neat tour. All that yellow makes everything so bright and sunny! Hope you had a great time with your grandsons. Looking forward to seeing my grand kids in a few weeks! Blessings!
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much, Donna. The sunny yellow certainly brightens up the room and makes me happy. How exciting that you will be visiting your grandchildren! I know you will enjoy every minute and make lots of memories and of course get lots of hugs. I hope your week is off to a great start. Hugs.
DeleteLove all your bee hutch goodies, Melisa! I really love that rolling pin! Have fun with your sleep over and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much, Brenda. It was fun to change things up for the summer. I wish you a wonderful week. Hugs.
DeleteWhat a fun hutch tour, Melisa! All those bees buzzing around and lots of yellow definitely do brighten my day. I see another mini sampler I'm going to have to put on my list! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAah thank you so much, Diann. I am so excited to have part of my bee decor out. They certainly make my heart sing . LOL. Have a great day and Happy quilting and stitching. Hugs.
DeleteThat is such a great bee display, Melisa. I'm so inspired by your creativity. I'm working on a bee display but need more stiches!!! Need more time to stitch!
ReplyDeleteOooh I can not wait to see your display , Jeanna . I know it will be beeautiful ! Thank you so much for the sweet compliment and visit. Hugs.
DeleteI wish I had the skill to arrange lovely things in my home. I have good intentions but "Poof" my intentions are gone. I'll just enjoy your lovelies! Darlene J
ReplyDeleteAaah I bet everything is just beautiful in your home, Darlene- just like you! Thank you so much for the sweet visit and bringing a smile to my day. Hugs.
DeleteAs always, I'm amazed at your Buffet of Bees!! What a lovely tribute to your Great Aunt, and oh, the memories. Ray of Sunshine, indeed is your quilt. What a great layout to keep it simple with hexi-flowers and let them truly shine out. Love this quilt in every way .... and of course all the other bits and pieces, but hey, the quilt steals the show! :)
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much, dear. This was the first time that I displayed this quilt and am over the moon with how it looks. I do wish I could get a better photo of it. I am tempted to display this one year round. It just makes me happy. Have a beautiful day and a wonderful week. Hugs.
DeleteLove your Buffet of Bees, Melisa!!!
ReplyDeleteAaah thank you so much, Nancy. It was fun to bring out all of the bees for the season. Hugs.
DeleteI love all of your bee designs and decor! The honey dippers in the flower frog is ingenious! I did the same with mini flags for the 4th!.
ReplyDeleteOooh that's a great idea on the flags as well. I am going to copycat you next year. I hope you don't mind. The honey dippers was done on a whim as I was moving things around- I guess you could say a happy decorating accident. LOL. Thank you so much for the sweet visit and kind words. You brightened my day.
DeleteLove the bee decorating with all of the sunny yellow! The hexie quilt is just lovely. There's that sweet milkglass hen again. I have a couple of them I'm watching on EBay.
ReplyDeleteI am on a lookout for another nesting hen too. I went to one of my favorite antique shops the other day , but alas no hens. LOL. The World's Largest Yard Sale is coming up in August so I will be searching for a cheap nesting hen and another sad iron to add to my collection. I wish you the best on finding a hen too, Ginny. Hugs.
DeleteI absolutely love what you did with the scales putting the plates on it! Fabulous! Well what I really say I love everything :) (nwpaintedlady)
ReplyDeleteOh Sharon thank you so much. I do not have the will to take these scales off the buffet after being on it for decades and since it is a "family piece" . I always struggle with how to decorate around it and what to put in it. I have an obsession with plates so it gives me another display space for them. This was the first time I have displayed these plates. Have a wonderful evening and thank you again for the sweet visit. Hugs.
DeleteLove everything about this post Melisa! Especially your jute Bee Skep, you are so clever! You have such lovely ideas! I do love your Busy Buzzing Bee and I hope you will share the pattern with us, I think you made a beautiful finish too, and I’m sure there’s really nothing wrong at all!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt looks gorgeous, as does everything on your bee buffet. Bees are just the cutest, aren’t they? Warmest Hugs, Barbara @flashinscissors. 🙋♀️ Yay, and today I was able to comment! 👋xx
Aaah thank you from the bottom of my heart, Barbara. You always lift my spirits and brighten my day. I am so very touched that you like my Busy Buzzing Bee! I will certainly post it. Oh yes, I do love bees. I keep a bee display up year round. They are the best. Have a beautiful day, Sweet friend. Hugs.
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