All That Jazz Day 6

All That Jazz Day 6
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

More progress on this block. I beaded the leaves on the lace applique, I added some white pearly leaves to it as well and some round pink beads. I did a simple geometric pattern along the purple seamline beneath the applique and I added my signature.

I painted some more of the music buttons last night so I'll be tucking a few more of those in here and there.

I also plan to do something that resembles Bougainvilla in the bottom lefthand corner. Wish me luck!

My Kitchen

Kitchen
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

Well, specifically, my dining area. I was clearing out some unneeded files on my computer and I found this photo. My husband didn't think to move the stuff on the table and chair.

Anyway, here you can get a better idea of the stenciling that I did. You can also see my Hoosier cabinet. We bought that a few years back at a flea market. It was covered in I don't know how many coats of paint. Scott took it all apart, striped it, put it back together and refinished it. I keep my cookbooks in the top, my extra skeins of DMC floss in the flour bin and my cross stitch books in the cabinet underneath.

The table is antique too. It's oak and has the lion's feet on the bottom. We bought that also at a flea market for only $40. Scott stripped and refinished it. He's now working on a set of mismatched antique dining chairs.

The doors to the left of the photo are where my washer and dryer are and the room in the back is my office and where I store my stash.

All That Jazz Day 5

All That Jazz Day 5
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

I made some significant progress on this block last night. I painted the instruments and tiny notes with an 18 ct. gold leaf pen and attached them last night. I handpainted the floral applique which is supposed to represent a magnolia branch (I know, they look more like apple blossoms) and I sewed that on and started beading the centers. The bottom two flowers aren't attached yet because I still have to decide on what to do with that seam. Once I figure out what I'm going to do with it, then I'll attach the bottom portion of the applique. I also added the gold braid at the top left. It doesn't show well here, but it's very sparkly and I felt it needed something gold to balance out the gold from the instruments.

All That Jazz Day 4

All That Jazz Day 4
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

As you can see, I embroidered a wavy music staff beneath the butterfly. I used 2 strands of DMC cotton floss. I'm going to add some of the music buttons to the staff, specifically the instruments. I looked for my gold paint pen this morning but I can't find it so I'm going to run up to Michaels now and pick up another one.

I think it took me longer to get the tissue paper out from under the stitching than it did to actually stitch it!

All That Jazz Day 3

All That Jazz Day 3
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

I stitched on this for a few hours last night. I added the gold beads to the butterfly's wings. And then I added a sprig of Forgetmenots. The leaves and stem are worked with 2 strands of DMC cotton floss. The flowers are tiny plastic beads.