Christmas Past- Past Christmas Freebies

Good morning, ya'll . Can  you believe July is coming to an end in a little over a week? This year is flying by. It is only 156 more days till Christmas, and I have been seeing so many beautiful Christmas ornaments and designs being stitched on blogs and on IG. So I thought it would be fun to look back at a year of Christmas stitching that I have completed. This includes the Barnyard Christmas designs and the Prim Winter series. There are a lot of photos and links to the previous posts for your visiting pleasure if you so choose. I hope this gets in you in the Christmas mood . 😃🎄🎅

 Chicken Sled , 

  Santa's Ride , 

 Special Delivery , 

Christmas Barn, 

Christmas Bucket,

 Christmas Tractor , 

Santa on the Farm,  

Mrs. Claus on the Farm ,

 The Stockings Were Hung 

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   Santa's Visit  ,  

Hanging the Star .   

, Skiing on the Farm ,

  Farm Truck  ,

 Baking on the Farm ,

 and Christmas Goat .

Prim Winter Home, Prim Winter Peace  , Prim Winter Faith ,  or Prim Winter Joy  

A Cup of Christmas Cheer- Santa Mug 

Santa  Stamp

Frosty Stamp

Snowflake Sledding and Chickens 

Winter Saltbox  and Prim Winter Tag 

Mooey Christmas 

Christmas Eve Saltbox

Well that was a lot of stitching. I can not wait to put up my Christmas tree come November. Thank you so much for the sweet visit and as always...

Happy stitching, ya'll

Melisa

The magic of Christmas never ends, and the greatest gifts are family and friends. 

Hugs and Stitches!

Summer Farm Hutch Tour

A big howdy doo and welcome, sweetie pies!  It was just a few weeks ago that I shared with you my patriotic hutch. But guess what? I have changed it out into a late summer farm theme. And it is jam packed with country clutter. Now you know I am not a minimalist. 😆  You want to see what all I have crammed on here?

                     

The theme is Farm and Summer time with lots of reds, blues and bits of yellow. 🚜🤠  I love color. Can you tell ?  

Now most of this stuff you have seen before. It comes in and out of the hutch displays.  I kept my red and white buffalo checked shelf runners though you can't see them ,and I also kept the white plates and added in some red Dollar Tree plates. 

There is no stitching on the top shelf.  In one corner is my Pioneer Woman Bless this Home sign. Below it is a watermelon that I painted from a notch of a log that was cut.

 The milk can tin was a Goodwill find many years ago. I placed a cow creamer in the red ceramic truck which is actually a candle.

 In the other corner is a yellow riser stand with another Pioneer Woman sign on it.

 Some yellow prickly floral picks from Walmart and a ceramic milk jug with a chick salt and pepper shaker on top round out this corner.  My sweet friend Sue, gave me the little milk can which I made a sign saying Moo. I love it, Sue; thank you. 

The 2nd shelf is just as full as the top shelf. 

 I left Nanny's red vintage Coffee canister in the corner. I guesstimate it is from the 50's . I wish I had the whole set. Inside of it is some of Nanny's recipes.

 On top of it is a creamer with a chicken ornament and a Pioneer Woman dish with a cow in it. Leftover from the patriotic hutch is the white creamer with the red chicken salt and pepper shaker.

 In the middle is Little House Needlework's "Bessie " which I stitched 2 years ago.

 In the other corner is  a blue pitcher with sunflowers and my Summer Pasture design.  

Now onto the bottom shelf. 

My vintage juicer is just as it was with the red Dollar Tree soup mug and one of Lori Holt's stitch card designs featuring the red tractor. 

I also kept out the stack of white plates but placed my Big Lots cow on it which has lost a horn. 🐮😳 My Summer on the Farm  and Summer Farmhouse  designs are also on the bottom shelf along with some Pioneer Woman barn salt and pepper shakers. 

In the middle is my big rooster bank that I have had close to 20 years. Underneath is a little quilt made from my Life is Better on the Farm. I used some of my girl's clothing to make it. 

             

 On the vintage scales is a beautiful dish towel knitted for me by my dear friend, Tracey. Isn't it gorgeous? I see it displayed in many vignettes in the future.Thank you, Tracey. I love it. 

                   

 On top of it is a gifted dish with a cloth watermelon and  a Lizzie Kate freebie called Freedom which I stitched last year. It is finished into a pillow with some ripped homespun attached as a ruffle. 

I have tucked sunflowers and little farm Christmas figurines here and there among the decor. 

Wheww! That's it- my Summer Farm Hutch in a big ole' nutshell. I will probably change it out again in a few weeks to sunflowers. So stay tuned. Do you think I can convince hubby that I need another hutch? 😄 

Thank you so much my sweet friends for stopping by. I hope your day is a joyous one and as always...

Happy stitching and decorating, ya'll

Melisa

Make everyday a little less ordinary. 

Hugs and Stitches! 

Summer Farm Pasture - A Little Summer Freebie

Welcome, dear friends and Happy Wednesday! I have not been spending a lot of time stitching. Aarghh! I am still trying to figure out the email services for subscribers. They are just not working out so far .😕 I am not very techy ,and I do not understand the terminology that is used when I am working on setting them up. Oh yes! I have googled it , but I am just plumb tech dumb! Lol.😆😜  Fingers crossed I will muddle through it soon.  I am not sure if my email service is working and am trying to figure out which is  a better fit for my needs-  "Follow it ' or Chimp Mail . My daughter has been trying to help which is a good thing. 

I had meant to post this earlier ,but better late than never.  Are ya'll ready to head out to the bottoms? That is the lower pasture . It has been pretty rainy these last few day so put on your rubber boots , and let's head out! 

We can hitch a ride on the four wheeler if you like.

  Last week I shared my Summer Farm series with Summer on the Farm  which had  Pa Pa's barn

 and Summer Farmhouse which had Nanny and Papa's house and dad's red truck.

This week I wanted to share Summer Farm Pasture.  Behind the barn is the pasture. So what is going on in the summertime in the pastures on our farm? 

The cows are moved from field to field depending on hay baling. The cows are usually milling about, swatting flies with their long tails and enjoying some time  in the shade near the pond. 

I have included Mollie, aka No. 4, which is the red cow. 

I have told you about her before. She is the smartest cow in our herd. 

 Blackie, our old milk cow ,is also included in this design along with with two little calves one of which is Mollie's . 

 In the front field is a small patch of corn- peaches and cream which will be very yummy when it is ready for the pickin'! Big sunflowers are reaching for the sun. Of course, I had to include my old treehouse which was located in an apple tree. 

Dad built a 2 level wooden tree house  from cedar posts and pieces of plywood against the larger of the apple trees . My platform was the 1st level ; my sister's level which was a bit smaller was in the crook of a tree. I can not tell you how often my sister and I  sat in that ole' treehouse filling our bellies full.  Underneath the platform was the "garage" where we would pedal up on our Big Wheels and park . lol.

 Two little Pekin ducks are enjoying some time on the pond. 

I finished Summer Farm Pasture just as I did Summer on the Farm and Summer Farmhouse  which was  on a Dollar Tree unfinished wooden tray that I painted white and  with a bit of Dollar Tree lace  added for embellishment. The fabric is scrap fabric that I have had in my stash for years. 

If you are interested in this little stitch , just check out the pdfs below . Since I am not a designer, please check out my little disclaimer too. 

Many of you know , but I always like to leave this little disclaimer.  

I stitch my little designs for fun and to decorate my home. I feel very blessed by this community and love sharing my little charts, but I am not a professional designer. And I do not have professional software. Thank you for understanding that I  have to put each page on separate pdf downloads because of the devices I use. I apologize for that.  And I am always grateful for your kind encouragement , your visits, and stitching my little designs.

Click here for instruction page. 

Click here for colored chart. 

Click here for black and white chart. 

I am so delighted you took a tour of the family farm with me. There is nothing like farm life , and I am very grateful that you took the time to visit and check out my little designs.

I am hoping to do a fall farm tour through my cross stitching in the future. So I hope that you will pop in for a visit

 Have a blessed week and as always...

Happy Stitching, ya'll,

Melisa 

Always do your best! What you plant now; you will harvest later. 

Hugs and Stitches!

Summer on the Farm  Series.