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! 

Baubles and Four Patches

 Did you hear?! Did you hear?! 

Joy at Days Filled with Joy  is generously offering a free redwork Block of the Month,  and it has already started! 

Fabrics chosen for Floral Baubles

  It is called Floral Baubles! Isn't that cute?

 The first block came out on June the 10th and may I say it is as cute as a button. 

First Floral Bauble complete and the 2nd star is pieced. 

There will be nine blocks, and she will post them the 2nd Wednesday  of each month.

Additional leftover Half Square Triangles are gathered for a future project. 

 
JOY'S FLORAL BAUBLES BOM - Sew Along
Introduction- June 8, 2026 
Redwork Bauble Block 1 - June 10, 2026

Redwork Bauble Block 2- July 8, 2026

Linda at Texas Quilt Gal Blogspot shared her progress on Joy's Floral Bauble in her June 25th post. Her block is looking awesome! 

My latest thrifty finds for only $.77. They will look cute on my wee Santa mug tree. 

Joy is also sharing a free Classic Sampler QAL. Eeeh! This is exciting!  Joy says this is  beginner friendly and gives all of the details in her introduction post for the sampler. 

First block complete in the Classic Sampler QAL.

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Block 1- Four Patch- July 6, 2026

 I have done Joy's QAL and SAL's before, and they are a delight!   I think Joy is going to keep me busy! How about you? 

Sunflower Haven is my newest start. I will work on the house today. 

 

That is what is going on in the holler on this fine Wednesday afternoon. The grandsons will arrive in a few short hours for their weekly sleepover. So I better get to the sewing machine before playtime. 😀 Have an awesome day! 

As Always...

Happy  Stitching and Quilting, y'all

Melisa 

"Start now. Start where you are... Start with your hands shaking. Just start.   "- Unknown

Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤

Dedicated to my dear sister, Amy who loved 

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

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  A lily in bloom

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Bears, Bees and Sunflowers Hutch Tour

 Buzz! Buzz!   A little bee told me that it was time for a country clutter tour. 

Good afternoon, Sunshine and welcome! 

My hutch was invaded by bears and bees for the month of August.🐻🐻  🐝🐝 And I must say I was one happy gal! 😀 Would you like to take a closer look at all of the sweetness?  

Oh, please do join me. I am sure I can rustle up some cookies and a cup of java as we scour over the old wooden cupboard. 

I rarely change anything on top of the hutch. There are Coca Cola crates , a large Campbell's soup tin that holds extra plates and reproduction vintage signs which hang on the wall.  However, I did add a  vintage peanut brittle tin and a small quilt which I draped over the Coca Cola crate.

Soon I was ready to fill the hutch; I began with the plates. I have a strong love for Pflatzgraff dinnerware. In fact, I started collecting it when I was a teenager.  I layered the vintage Village pattern plates on each shelf. 

Below the plates is Skeps which I shared  last year. 

On the bottom shelf, I even included the  matching Pflatzgraff cookie jar. Because my shelves are short, I had to turn the cookie jar lid upside down - a perfect spot to add some sunflowers. 

The vintage cookie jar sits atop of stacks of plates. The old canning jar was a gift from my sis as were the salt and pepper shakers. 

Speaking of cookie jars, there was a 2nd cookie jar on the shelf as well.  You know me and cookie jars. 😁😀❤

This darling teddy bear cookie jar . He is old and chippy but oh so cute - well at least in my eyes. I purchased this little fella a couple of years ago. 

A vintage yellow planter was perfect to tuck into the old vintage juicer. Busy Buzzing Bee and an old crocheted doily was placed in the planter. 

I could not resist this darling chippy bear cookie jar. 

An old butter dish bottom was filled with a little rolling pin from dear Joan  , a salt shaker from my sis and "A Bee, C Pinkeep" ( a future freebie - perhaps next year). 

I always enjoy decorating the vintage postal scale. My sister gave me a couple of little flat bowls that sit on top of the scales which I fill with treasures for each seasonal theme.  

Let's buzz to the middle shelf. Shall we?  

Front and center is a small dough bowl filled with lots of vintage kitchen utensils, a Dollar General metal bee and Beatrice's Bee Manor which is a grand ole' house with plenty of bee skeps. 

Vintage honey jars and honey bears are tucked in the corner on the 2nd shelf. 🍯🍯🍯

Hanging just above the honey jars is the most darling bee stitch gifted to me by sweet Barbara. It is a treasure and is sweet as honey. Thank you dear, Barbara. It is one of my favorite bee stitches! 💛

Now let's make a bee line to the top shelf. There are more bees and bears to be seen. 🐝🐝🐝

In the vintage divided brown dish is more Hull bowls and Honey Jar- From the Mason Jar Series which I stitched a few years ago.  In the corner is "Sunflower Keeper" a possible freebie in the future. 

A vintage yellow Pyrex bowl was the perfect  place to tuck more busy buzzing bee pieces .  A little Boyd's bear , a gift from my sweet friend Joan is on guard to make sure no one steals any honey. Bees  and Bee Sampler   are tucked in the bowl. 

Blooms of Sunshine was finished on a Dollar General plaque ; it is propped on top of a Pflatzgraff candle holder. 

That's my Bear and Bee Hutch Tour in a nutshell. Do you think I could squeeze one more bee stitch in there? Hee ! Hee!  Or a cookie jar? 😄🙄🥴 

Well, I won't try this year because the bees are going to buzz away and the bears will follow-  pumpkins will be rolling onto the hutch soon. 

Thank you for joining me today. You made the visit ever so sweet. 

Now let's get to that cup of coffee! 

Stay beautiful! 

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. 

The vintage sifter is my newest thrifty find from the World's Longest Yard Sale. 

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