Hell Sampler

[beefranck]

Hey crafty peeps! The song I decided to craft is Hell by the Squirrel Nut Zippers. You can see a video of it here - http://www.mtv.com/videos/squirrel-nut-zippers/10096/hell.jhtml I just love the Squirrel Nut Zippers, and oh, the horns in this song! I wanted to make something really special out of it, so I decided to make a large scale sampler. I used samplers from the 1800's as inspiration -one for the Lord's Prayer and one called On Needlework, both of which I saw in this book -  http://www.rubylane.com/shops/suzanstreasures/item/B-150

Here's what I came up with:





I love the frame I found for it:



Here's a close-up of the text across the bottom:



The frame is 8 by 10 to give you an idea of the scale. Hope you like it!

[astamour]

Very Awesome!  I really like the Squirrel Nut Zippers, too. 
I love the designs you decided to include.

[SonjaBoo]

I love everything about this -- the band, the song, the stitching, the design!  Great work!   

[thelastkodama]

I love that song! And it makes a really great subject for a sampler, awesome idea!

[skaborsk]

nice! i love that song!

[Lydia the Strange]

Crosstitch has always fascinated me. I do not have the patience for it, but have always wanted to do one. Some day....... Great work!

[Lilyvanilli]

Ooh! I love it! The frame is awesome!

[lapoli]

This is great! I love the colors you chose, too.  Very, very well done!

[KCMonkey]

I love that song, too!  The quaint sampler is a really great contrast to the lyrics.

[MrXStitch]

I like the colour palette on this.
I like the composition...

Actually, I like the whole thing. I could go in to more detail but let us all just bask in the stitched magnificence of it!