Buzzin' Bees in the Foyer

 Since the quilts were changed. It was time to change the country clutter on the shelf in the small foyer. 

I posted a closer look at the late summer quilts yesterday in my Changing of the Quilts.

But first I tackled the year round tree which is nestled in an old enamelware pot.  Sunflowers and floral pics were gingerly tucked in the tree for the summer season. 

  Sunflowers  which I finished on a Dollar Tree wooden arrow serves as a sunny tree topper. 

The little curly-q pics were a gift from dear Sonja. Thank you, dear.😘 ❤

Above the tree, I shooed away the Mr. and Mrs. Goose stitch  which had hung all summer long. It was a thrifty find from last year.  Do you know who was the designer?  

HONK ! HONK!🪿🪿 I just love that geese are back in style. I am sure this is from the 1980's-90's . 

 Goode Huswife's "Ida Mae Crow" flew into it's place . Isn't she the sweetest? She is finished on a wooden plaque. 

The vintage shelf is filled to the brim with vintage items and  clutter galore!  

Old green enamelware with a sweet stitch from  Notforgotten Farm . It is a freebie called June .

Jars of honey and old pitchers. 

Of course there are crocheted pieces tucked in crocks with stitched pieces gingerly displayed on top. 

Be Blessed is a freebie from my sweet friend  Vicki at , Stitchy McFloss blogspot

There are stacks of brown, green and yellow bowls. 

Old utensils and More stitched pieces. 

Plates, bowls, pitchers and stitching galore! 

 Love Bees" by Hinzeit , "Bee" a freebie from From the Heart Needleart  and  my  Summer Ewe freebie shared years ago. 

Corny little salt and pepper shakers nestled into vintage green pieces of pottery make me smile. 

The dough bowl is filled with more kitchen utensils and stitched pieces including....

Queen Bee , a Little House Needleworks design, and  "The Bee Happy, Bee Kind" , an old Prairie Grove Peddler freebie which I can no longer locate on their website. 

And I must not forget to add a advertising tin. 

There are even a few chickens. 

A chicken in a crock pitcher.  Cluck! Cluck! 

Yep, every nook and cranny was filled. 

Soon the bees will buzz away and crows will roost in their  place along with roly poly pumpkins. 

2020's Crow Display

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

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

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy . You are always on my mind and forever in my heart. ❤❤

 I love and miss you so much.. Love you , Amo. 

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Have a Honey of a Day! Love ya! 

A Stroll through the Gardens and The Blue House- A House Freebie

 ♭♮♭"Spread a little sunshine everyday. 

Spread a little sunshine everyday. 

Help someone along life's  way. 

Spread a little sunshine everyday. " ♭♮♭ 

Do you remember this little diddy from the Andy Griffith show? It has been humming in my head as I have been deadheading my marigolds and spreading the  sunny seeds.  

French dwarf marigolds are in bloom. 

Good morning , Sweeties. It is a pretty day in the holler. Would you like to take a stroll in the gardens before it gets too hot? 

 Be forewarned this post is photo heavy. I got snap happy! 📷📸📷

 My tansy is blooming. 

This is the first year I have grown it. Dad cut a big tree down at my sisters'. I helped him move the brush. I then  grabbed a few limbs to prop up my tansy which is reaching for the sky. 

The wild and woolly garden - well it is wild and woolly.  Weeds need to be pulled, Gladiolus are spent and falling and small sweet gums need to be removed, but it still brings me joy even if it is on the wild side.  "Perfectly imperfect, " as Jeri Landers of Hopalong Hollow says. ❤

 It is filled with coreopsis, marigolds, lilies, lirope, purple majesty, cosmos, sedum, hostas, bee balm and newly planted hydrangeas.

 

My wild and woolly garden in the making.

 

This the 2nd year my  Annabelle hydrangea has been in the ground and  the 1st year it has bloomed.  

The Annabelle Hydrangea has finally bloomed. I am delighted! 

Sadly one of my favorite flowers did not come up in  this bed despite my heavy planting of seeds. - My zinnias. Boo Hoo!  😏😀Fortunately, I have a few growing in the upper gardens. 

 Mr. Pinker has been bringing home more rock  from the creek. Perhaps in the future, new garden areas will be framed with the roly poly stones. 

Creek rock line most of the beds. 

In the evenings, I like to sit in one of the patio chairs that I found on the side of the road. I watch the butterflies , bees and hummingbirds. Occasionally, I swat at mosquitoes that seem to pester me just when I want to relax.  I usually have a piece of needlework nearby. 

The Garden is My Home  is in the hoop. I am slowly making progress on it. 

Working on a piece of embroidery. 

Speaking of gardens , I would love to show you my latest house that I meant to share a few weeks ago, but alas I was lost in my own secret garden. 🥀🥀🥀

This little stitch is called The Blue House, and it has a small garden of flowers just beyond its door. 

 

This house was inspired by a house I saw in Alabama as we traveled. 

What a pity, there are not many windows for the residents to view the blooms , but they can make their way outside of his humble blue home and sit among the flowers. That is what I would do.😀

The Blue House was stitched on 14 count  coffee/ tea dyed Aida using -- DMC floss colors which included: 

221, 372, 610, 642, 648, 730,732 , 775, 822, 844, 869, 926,  930, Blanc. 

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If you are interested in stitching this piece,  just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends. 

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Did you notice the darling red, white and blue wool  pennies?

My new dough bowl filled with sweet wool pennies. 

 My friend , dear Cheryle surprised me with a sweet package filled with these darling woolies to fill my dough bowl. ❤💙❤💙 ( Be still my heart- patriotic colors!) 

She also sent me some cosmetic wedge sponges to prop up my pillows in my dough bowls. She said she saw that tip of Youtube. Now isn't that clever!   Thank you so much, Cheryle.😘🤗❣

Well, Sweeties it is getting hot as the dickens. I guess we best go inside and enjoy a tall glass of iced sweet tea, put up our feet and do a bit of stitching. What do ya' think? Thank you for joining me today. 

Now let's relax! 😀😁😘 

As Always, 

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

"A garden is a friend you can visit anytime  " - Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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Tomorrow will be a good day for a parade of stitches. If you are in the neighborhood , put on your hat while we march through the sunflower fields. 

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Mystery Autumn Stamp SAL - Stamp 6 - Scarecrow in the Corn Patch Stamp Freebie

Good morning, ya'll and Happy Wednesday.  

Did you bring all of your supplies? The straw and grubby clothes and don't forget the stick. I sure hope so . 

 We do need those  things if we are going to create a scarecrow. Every Autumn stitch needs a scarecrow . Don't you think?  

Stamp 6 is called Scarecrow in the Corn Patch. 

 There is those teeny crows again. I guess the scarecrow is not doing his job. 😀 Should we shoo them off? Nah ,they are just too cute!   

We are finishing up the 2nd row  on our large piece. 

Since I made this stitch into a pin pillow, I can tuck him just about anywhere in my fall decor.  

 Six autumn pillows in the dough bowl. Four more to go. Remember there are 10 stamps- one is a Bonus. 

The other stamps are A Basket of Apples , Crows & Sunflowers , Raking Leaves , Pumpkin Haul  and  Squirrel &  Acorns Stamp

The Scarecrow

Five fat blackbirds

Sitting in the straw, 

Laughing at the scarecrow

CAW! CAW! CAW!

Five fat blackbirds 

Eating all the corn. 

Silly ole' birds its going to storm. 

Poor sad scarecrow

Sitting on the fence

"BOO!" yelled the scarecrow

Away they went!

 If you are interested in stitching Scarecrow in the Corn Patch Stamp , please check out the link to the jpg below. 

Click here for Scarecrow in the Corn Patch Stamp. 

Ok let's get at it.! Scarecrow stitching!!! Eeeh!

Hmm! Before we leave , let me drop you a hint about tomorrow's stitch. It is a tasty treat for some critters. Do you have an idea of what it is? 

 

Sometimes I have a number of needles threaded with different floss colors so that I can pick them up quickly and stitch. It certainly  makes the piece go quickly . So I thought I would tell you the floss colors that you will need for tomorrow's stitch in the PREP YOUR NEEDLES. 

PREP YOUR NEEDLES FOR TOMORROW'S   STAMP 7 FLOSS COLORS

898, 815, 975, and 435,  

                       

Hope to see you tomorrow. Have a wonderful day, my friends . Lots of love and  blessing and as always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, ya'll

Melisa

Thank you for the sweet visit. 

Be happy.  Be bright . Be you!

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

If you have missed any of the posts about the MYSTERY AUTUMN STAMP SAL, just click the links below. 

Aug 6th post-  INTRODUCTION 

Aug. 8th post- BORDERS / HEADERS / FLOSS/ MEASUREMENTS

Aug 12th  post- STAMP 1 - A BASKET OF APPLES

Aug. 13th post- STAMP 2 CROWS AND SUNFLOWERS

Aug. 14th post - STAMP 3 RAKING LEAVES

Aug. 15th post- STAMP 4 PUMPKIN HAUL 

Aug. 16th post- STAMP 5 SQUIRREL AND ACORNS