Busy Bees and Sunny Sunflower Hutch Tour

Hello there, Sunshine! Welcome. Do come in and join me.

Buzz! Buzz! 🐝🐝 A little bee told me that  it is a perfect day for a Country Clutter tour.  

My homemade hutch is filled to the brim with all things yellow which includes busy , buzzing bees and sunny sunflowers. 

So if you are up to it. Let's take a gander . 

I forewarn you. I am a maximalist . I know it is not for all, but it is just my style. 

OK Now for the tour! 

The top of the hutch is rarely ever changed, but I did tuck in a little yellow tin . 

Each shelf was layered with bowls, plates and stitching galore. 

Two large stacked Pyrex bowls were perfect to nestle some sunflowers and a stitch in.  Blessed is a 2020 freebie from Stitching With the Housewives which is as cute as a button. 

 My Mini Bee Sampler looks quite at home in the little Dollar Tree wooden box that I painted and added my Home stitch to. 

The grand rooster was a thrifty find years ago. He has been in storage for quite a spell. He was as happy as a lark to be out among the sunflowers and bees. 

Now tell me. Who can resist sunflowers captured in a mason jar? Not me!  🌻

Sunflower Mason Jar

In past posts, I have told you about my "plate addiction."😏😀 

I am sure you have already spotted bookoos of them layered behind all of the clutter. 

But I haven't told you about my Pitcher Affliction. Hee! Hee!  I have never met a water pitcher that I did not like. 

Do any of you suffer from the same affliction? 

I pulled out my mustard yellow pitcher  and plopped the The Ole' Crow Saltbox right on top of it.  Perfect for a summer display. 

 Sunflower Strut Stamp is nestled in the hanging basket of eggs. 

Let's buzz down to the 2nd shelf. Shall we? 🐝 Buzz! Buzz! 

Sunflower Sampler is gingerly propped on a stack of saucers.  The wooden bee skep was a Big Lots find over 20 years ago. I still love it. 

Front and center is The Hum of the Bees which was stitched on gray Rit dyed 14 count fabric. 

The little wooden spoon was a gift from my sweet sis and the knife sharpener was a thrifty find from New Mexico. We won't talk about my love for old "kitchen utensils".  

My one and only butter mold holds another ceramic rooster and " Dora Jane's Cabin on Sunflower Lane" . I stitched this cabin a couple of years ago, but have yet to post it. 

But we are not finished yet! The bottom shelf is overflowing with stitching and more stitching. I just could not contain myself and kept  adding more and more.  Eeeh! 

Behind all of the stitching are some of my platters. A few years ago Mom gave me a number of hers when she was cleaning out her cabinets. I enjoy having them on display as I have warm memories of the yummies that Mom used to serve on them. 

A modge podge of bee and sunflower decor with not an inch to spare. 

The little sunflower truck was a gift from my sweet friend, Joan. I believe this precious stitch is a Stitching with the Housewives design. I just adore it. Thank you , Joan. 💛

Behind it on the stacks of plates is Annie and the gang in  Bees, Bloom and Chickens . This stitch was created in honor of my Great Grandma Annie who gathered and sold eggs to buy the dining room set that I now proudly own.  

In the Apiary Stamp is one of the newest stamps that I shared earlier this year. 

Last year, sweet Vivian sent me a beautiful card  filled with treasures.  She used my Blooms of Sunshine design on the front of the card.  Isn't the card magnificent? 

Look at the precious handmade envelopes. This is a treasure. Thank you, dear Vivian. I love having this out on display year round. 💛

The precious honey pot and pitcher were moved from the counter to my hutch . This darling set was sent to me from my dear friend, PJ who spoils me rotten. Thank you again, sweet PJ. 💛

Finished on an metal tile is "Sunflower Keeper" a possible stitch that I will share in the future. 

And I must not forget my scales that are always displayed on the hutch. Stacks upon stacks, of little bowls, doilies and stitches which includes Skeps and "Zilpha's Summer Cabin" , another house that I have not shared yet. (  I need more hours in the day to do all of the things. LOL Don't you? ) 

That's all she wrote!  The Busy Bees and Sunflower Hutch Tour is complete! That was a lot to take in . Wasn't it? 

Do you think I have enough "bee themed " items? LOL.  Yeah , I think I do . Yet, I am still stitching bees and sunflowers. 😁🐝🐝🐝

I was tempted to recreate last year's display which I adore, but I went with something different. If you would like to see  2025's Bears, Bees and Sunflower Hutch Tour just buzz on over and take a look.  I think I contained myself last year and did not use as many "things". LOL

Now that the tour is complete , maybe we can sit back and stitch awhile. Maybe I can rustle up some treats in the kitchen. And I definitely have coffee and iced tea for our enjoyment. 

 

As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"Every flower that ever bloomed had a bee that believed in it.  " - unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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