All That Jazz Day 8

All That Jazz Day 8
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

Almost done! I added some sequins to the "magnolia branch" to give them added sparkle, some pink glass pearls to the "bougainvilla vine" to make that stand out a bit more, some star sequins to the music theme down at the bottom and then I started to bring that music them up to the top.

Oh and I added that little fan to the top left. That represents the wrought iron, popular on southern buildings.

I'll be embellishing the braids yet and adding some more of my cool music buttons. It's almost done. If all goes well today, I might have it completed tonight.

No Update On All That Jazz For Today

Sorry, I didn't work on it last night. I was kind of tired yesterday and just sat and watched TV. Something I almost never do! But I do plan to work on it here shortly so I expect to have an update for you tomorrow.

All That Jazz Day 7

All That Jazz Day 7
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

Just a quick update on my All That Jazz block.

I added a representation of Bougainvilla to the bottom left-hand corner. It's not an exact representation mind you. According to my research, it appears to me that Bougainvilla is a 3 petal cluster flower. Well, I like alot of movement on my blocks so I did a vine with 3 petal flowers. I may still add some type of pink beads to the vine to make it look a little bit fuller.

I also added some trim (very sparkly) beneath the vine and I added a tiny white rosebud applique to my signature.

More tomorrow....

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.