August Already? and Tiny House in the Beeyard- A Tiny House Freebie

Here we are! The dog days of Summer. How is it August already? Wheew this summer is flying by! Soon the little ones will be making their way back to school ; in fact our munchkins only have a few more days.

I have been bustling about the house making changing here and there. 

First, I changed out my apron hanging from the  vintage Hoosier top. A little yellow apron brightens up the corner that it hangs from. 

It makes for a quick grab for those busy baking days. 

I even added a few sunflower pics to the Hoosier top .

Country clutter on top of the old Hoosier

Now isn't that spiffy? 😀

The Hoosier top holds old crocks, cookie jars and salt and pepper shakers. The tobacco prints behind the Hoosier were given to the tobacco farmers as a gift during the tobacco sales at the warehouses years ago. 

To be honest, I really do need to rearrange everything. It has become a catchall .  😏 

 

Back in the living room ,  I hung the $2.00 Dresden Plate quilt that I bought years ago. 

The buffet is decorated with bee decor . The large scales were my Aunt Dot's and were always displayed on this buffet at her house. I never remove them; it is a fond memory of my Dot Dot who was like a 3rd grandma to me.  

The colors remind me of the 1970's . Do you remember the Harvest Gold appliances and linoleum or am I showing my age? Hee! Hee! We even had a Harvest Gold bathtub. 😏💛  Hmmm ... how did I go down that rabbit hole. LOL. Oh well. 

Over the next few days, I will be changing out my decor to bees and sunflowers. The sunflowers will easily transition into fall decor by the end of the month. 

Time to put away the country summer decor. 

August's Tiny House is all finished and ready for display. It is called Tiny House in the Beeyard. Now you know I had to have a bee themed stitch . Hee! Hee!

 

I went around and around on what the house colors should be, but after much debate decided to stitch mine as a brick house using DMC 3857, 3858, and 3859. A little star is nestled down below the house's eaves. 

    The following DMC floss colors were used in the making of Tiny House in the Beeyard:

🐝 782- bees, bee skeps

🐝 898 border, bee skep tables 

🐝937 grass

🐝 948 star, bees' wings

🐝3371 bees, bee skep holes, roof, windows, door

🐝 3857 house

🐝3858 house

🐝  3859 house

If you decide to stitch any of my designs , feel free to choose your own floss colors. I always use whatever floss colors I have on hand at the time and what suits my home decor. ❤ And if you are not digging the star, just fill in the siding and Wahlah! Your House in the Beeyard is complete. Hee! Hee! 

 Tiny  House in the Beeyard was stitched on 14 count tea/ coffee dyed Aida.  I posted on how I dye my Aida in 2024  in my Time to Dye- post. 

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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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A finishing tutorial was shared in January 2026

Like all of my Tiny Houses, the Tiny Summer House is finished in the same manner into a wee pin pillow with a bit of print fabric and lace. I shared the measurements in  my January 13, 2026 post along with the 1st house in the series, Tiny Winter's Day House. ( There will be 12 houses all together.)

If you have missed any of the other houses and are interested , just click on the colored links and you will be transported back to the post and the charts.

 Tiny Winter's Day House, Tiny Love House , Tiny March House , Tiny Tulip House ,

 Tiny Tomato House, and  Tiny Butterfly House

Tiny Summer House, 

Around noon I will be posting , my latest Roundabout embroidery. So if you are in the neighborhood drop by for a quick visit.  I promise , I won't chat your ears off. 😀🤪😅

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"August still stretched before us - long , golden and reassuring like an endless period of delicious sleep.  "- Lauren Oliver

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy . This is such a hard month. My mind is racing with memories of our last few days in August. 

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

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Santas, Santas, and More Santas Christmas Hutch Tour

"Rain drops keep falling on my head". It has been raining cats and dogs all week. But I am not complaining. I do enjoy the rain as long as it is not too blustery. 

On the Monday before last , Mr. Pinker and I headed to Alabama to see what treasures we could find. 

 "The women's clothes are a $1.00 and the men's $2. " the clerk said as I entered into one thrift store. 

"Oooh, women's clothes- here I come!"

As I pushed my buggy to the back of the store, my eagle eye spotted a white vintage looking mixer on the bottom shelf.  I bent down to pick it up. 

"Boy, is this heavy. " I looked it over and spotted the price. " This is not right I thought so I took it to Mr. Pinker . "What does this say?"I asked. 

"$1.50," said Mr. Pinker. 

I quickly went to the clerk. "How much is this mixer? It has a price on it , but I am not sure if it is right. "  

The salesclerk looked at the mixer and said "You got it! " "1.50" .  

"Wow!" , I exclaimed . 

"We will see if it works when you check out," she said.  

And by golly it did. I was doing the happy dance straight out of the store. I did go back and look at the other small appliances and they were all in the $1-3 price range.  I will not use this mixer  because the cord looks sketchy, but I thought it would  be cute in a display. 

 The mixer is a Dormeyer mixer from the 1940's- 50's. It is missing the large bowl.  Being as a curious as a cat, I had to look up the history of Dormeyer and was fortunate to find a great article on the company's history. If you are interested click the colored link to learn more. 

At another thrift store I found the 1970's Chadwick Bow Maker Kit for a quarter.

My hutch is filled to  the brim with Christmas goodness. In fact, it is overflowing onto the floor , but that is ok.  I am going for that vintage general store look. Hee! Hee!  

I was going to decorate my hutch in gingerbread men this year, but my daughter wanted to see the vintage mugs when she comes home for Christmas so the Santas  made their way into the kitchen.  Do you want to take a closer look? 

The top of the hutch stays the same. I only added a Rudolph sign and a jade green Santa mug.  That was an easy peasy shelf to decorate. 

The shelves are filled with Dollar Tree and thrifted plates along with vintage red doilies. 

Hanging off the side of the hutch is a vintage enamelware pan filled with plastic cookie cutters. 

Front and center is a vase filled with plastic greenery and a vintage sleigh and reindeer. 

Nanny's old coffee canister is near and dear to my heart. The "C" has rubbed off but that is just fine to me. I think the snowman salt shaker is a Johanna Parker.  Do you know if it is?  I found it for $.50 when I was in Texas in October. 

I started collecting Santa mugs in the 1990's . I used to get them for a quarter.  I miss those days. 😏

The little Santa with the wild and wooley beard dates all the way back to 1968. He makes me smile. 

Mugs, mugs and more mugs sit on the 2nd shelf. 

My most prized piece is the Santa pitcher. The little red deer was a piece from my Granny's.  Granny always had the most glorious cedar Christmas tree with loads and loads of tinsel. -- Aaah such a fond memory. 

I did not pull out as many of my vintage Christmas boxes as usual, but I did bring out the Ritz box and the Christmas Lamp Bulbs . 

More mugs and celluoid Santas. 

Holt and Howard mugs are sprinkled all about. 

Some date to 1964. 

The bottom shelf is just as cluttered decorated 😁 with vintage Santas. 

Stacks upon stacks of mugs. 

Cheap bottle brush trees tucked in mugs and in candle holders

The vintage scales holds a box of ceramic napkin holders and another prized piece that I have never put on display.---

A vintage box of ornaments that I bought 24 years ago. 

They were made in Occupied Japan. 

The ornaments are so pretty and delicate.  They will go back in the China cabinet after Christmas. 

These ornaments are so pretty. I can not believe I have had them hidden behind mounds of milk glass for all these years. 

That's my hutch in a nutshell. Hmm what other clutter can I show you? 🤔🎄🎅🤶 

 Well there are lots and lots of Christmas tins sitting in and around an old milk crate. 

I did not put much effort in the silver pencil tree, but it is up. Hee! Hee! 

The old hoosier top is sporting a new apron.

I tried to cram as much Christmas on the hoosier top without removing  too much ( Being a little lazy this year) . Hee! Hee!

Wooden Santas, loads of garlands haphazardly draped, Crocks and cookie jars.   The old tobacco prints in the background were given to tobacco farmers when they brought their tobacco in to the market in the 1990's. I grew up on a tobacco farm which I helped work on into my adulthood. Dad would bring me a new print home each year in appreciation that I and Mr. Pinker helped in the harvest. 

Wheww Wee! Are your eyes crossed from seeing all of the at country clutter?   I know. I know. I am a clutter bug, but all of that country goodness makes my heart go thumpity thump! 💕💓💕💓 And it all brings back fond memories for me. 

If you would like to see years' past Christmas hutches, just click on the links  below. You will see a lot of the same things, but just arranged differently.

2023 A Very Vintage Hutch

2022 Sprinkle of Vintage Christmas Hutch 

2021 Christmas Hutch

I am so grateful that you dropped by for a visit today. It truly warms my heart. Have a wonderful Wednesday, Sweetie Pies and ...

As always,

Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa

"She who has the most junk wins. I am in 1st,2nd and 3rd place"  Hee! Hee! 😅😀😂 

Hugs and Stitches!!! 🤗🧵

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy . I miss and love you so much. .   ❤👼

A Log Cabin Syrup tin, small cheese crocks and a potato smasher are new thrifty finds from AL.