The Colors of the Garden- Wordless Wednesday

It has been awhile since we have had a Wordless Wednesday post. Well to be honest- mine is a "Not So Wordless Wednesday" post because there are a few words. 😏😀

Today, I thought I would show you the many colors of the garden.❤💚💛💜

 Though I did not have a bounty of zinnias to come up despite planting oodles of seeds, I do have some beautiful blooms.  You may spy some insects enjoying the blooms as well. I hope you enjoy. 

This Coleus has a bright lipstick pink center. The photo does not do it justice. 

I have pots of plants scattered everywhere. 

The flowers are drooping as the rain comes down. 

Twin coneflowers. 

Fox glove in bloom among the marigolds 

Teeny Tansy blooms. 

This zinnia is a very pale peach. So unusual. 

I plant Peppermint Zinnias every year. 

I hope these simple photos brought a moment of joy to your day. 

Thank you for joining me today. 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Always take time to smell the flowers.  "- Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy.

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

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A Stroll and A Christmas Freebie- Silent Night

Good morning, Sweet Peas. It is a beautiful, sunny day on this fine Thursday morning. Would you like to take a stroll with me through the gardens before we look at stitchy stuff? Come on! We won't be out too awfully long. 

Little paths are here and there. 

     

 The marigolds are quite happy tucked among the lirope and roses. In fact, they are taking over. Bloom, Babies ! Bloom!

The tansy is reaching high to  the sky! It is well over 6 feet tall! 

Tansy, fox gloves and marigolds in the wild and woolly garden. 

Soon the little  yellow blooms will turn to seeds which 

 will sprinkle among the garden creating new plants next year. 

In the ivy garden , Coleus is planted in  an array of colors.  These are some of my larger plants. 

This is my 1st year planting coneflowers and two plants are blooming. Eeeh! I am tickled pink or should I say fuchsia!

The  house is up on a hill so the wild and woolly garden is great for preventing soil erosion. 

You may find some garden art scattered throughout the property like ....

The wise old owl who is crusty and rusty. 

Or the smiling sun with morning glories winding in and out of its rays. 

Even a little metal cat who usually remains hidden among the lirope under the burning bush.  And there is more rusty metal art tucked here and there . All of it made by the same artist. 

There is much more to see, but I will save that for another day. Let's sit back on the swing in the yard and enjoy the view.  It is nice and secluded here in the holler. All you will hear is the birds chirping and the leaves whistling in the breeze. 

Since we are here, how about we look at some cross stitching. Shall we? 

Here is my latest Christmas finish called Silent Night from the Speaking of Christmas Series. 

It looks all cozy snuggled in among all of the other stitches that I have worked on. Don't ya' think? 

Silent Night was stitched on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida and made into a pin pillow trimmed with twisted chenille yarn.

Six  DMC floss colors were used in the making of Silent Night which include DMC 221, 310, 520, 842, 898, and 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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If you missed any of the other Speaking of Christmas stitches, just click on the colored links and you will be magically transported back to the post and chart. 

Let It Snow - Speaking of Christmas Series, 

The Tree Farm,

 O' Christmas Tree ,

Santa- Speaking of Christmas Series, 

Holly- Speaking of Christmas Series,  

 Joy- Speaking of Christmas Series 

 Stockings- Speaking of Christmas Series

Now my question to you. 

Do you have any suggestions for a Speaking of Christmas stitch? 

Alright , Sweeties. Let me get you a glass of iced tea, and then we will sit back and enjoy this nice summer breeze.   

We deserve a nice relaxing day . Don't you think?

Have a beautiful day! 

Whoa there, Nelly! 😁😀 Let me show you one more stitch I am working on. I am stitching up some marigolds. 

JUST A REMINDER!  You are Amazing! Love ya!

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Time in the garden brings peace and happiness.  "

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who loved  rusty crusty treasures and spending her days outdoors. 

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

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Catching up on UFO's

 Good afternoon, Sunshine!  For the last few days, we have had rain. Yesterday, I spent the whole day in my stitchy spot , watching Christmas movies , listening to the pitter patter of rain and  stitching away . But today the sun is peeking through the clouds smiling down upon the flowers. 

The bee balm is in bloom and the bees are loving it! 

Today , I will be working on my Winter Checklist which I shared last year. The embroidery is all done. I just need to give it a quick press and pop it into the hoop. I will use off white thread to quilt around some of the embroidery work , but first I must piece some leftover batting together.

Now on to the plans for the week

Well I want to ...

🧵1. Work on Joy's Floral Bauble Block #2  from Joy at Days Filled with Joy. which is a free Sew Along being offered by Joy right now. Thank you , Joy. 🤗

🧵2. Embroider my A Very  Vintage Christmas Blocks

🧵3. Finish Sunflower Haven cross stitch. This has been my 15 minute a day or more project this week. 

🧵4. And finally begin piecing the Gingerbread Quilt.

Way back in 2023, I shared 4 gingerbread designs  which were  Roll and Bake , Gingerbread and Marshmallows, A Plate of Gingers, and  A Bowl of Gingerbread. It is time for me to do something with them. 

I am sorting through 2 1/2" strips. 

I am cutting 2 1/2" squares to frame the blocks. 

 2 1/2" blocks are being pulled to frame the Gingerbread blocks for a country Christmas quilt. 

Alrighty Sweet Peas, I will keep it short and sweet today.  May your fingers be nimble and your needles flying! Stitch Away, Sweet Friends! 

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Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"It's okay if productivity looks different every day.  "- Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

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

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Let It Snow in July? A Christmas Freebie

 Ho! Ho! Ho! and Merry Monday! 

It is Christmas in July ! 

Last year , I shared a series called "Speaking of Christmas" . These were just simple little  stitches - nothing fancy mind you. But they did make some cutie patootie bowl fillers if I do say so myself which I will! 😁

Anywhooo... today I wanted to share a new one called "Let It Snow" . Like I said, nothing fancy- just a quick stitch. 

Let It Snow is stitched on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida. 

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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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Last year's hutch all decked out for the Christmas season! 

If you missed any of the Speaking of Christmas Series that I shared last year, just click on the links, and you will be magically transported back to the post with the charts. 

Stockings- Speaking of Christmas Series

Joy- Speaking of Christmas Series

Santa- Speaking of Christmas Series

Holly- Speaking of Christmas Series

O' Christmas Tree 

The Tree Farm

So tell me. 

Do you plan to work on Christmas in July projects? 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"If you choose not to find the joy in snow, you will have less joy but the same amount of snow.  "- Ancient proverb

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy .

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

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The oldest Annabelle hydrangea is in bloom! 

The blooms are as big as dinner plates! Eeeh! 

If you are in the neighborhood, I will be posting a Christmas Parade of stitches around 1:00 CST today. So drop by if you have the chance. 🤗