“Have Fun” Shel Silverstein Embroidery & a Giveaway

It’s no secret that I love Shel Silverstein. I did a series of embroideries in honor of him last summer, and I recently embroidered onesies for my sister’s twin babies. This little octopus is one I’ve wanted to embroider for awhile now, it comes from the poem “Have Fun.” I’ve decided to share my love of Shel Silverstein with you all and offer this as a giveaway (see how to enter below)!

I did the embroidery on blue linen, and after I was completed I sprayed bleach on it to make it look a little more aquatic.

The piece is in an 8″ wooden hoop, painted white with acrylic.

  

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This giveaway will be open from August 12-21, 2013.

xoxo.

Shel Silverstein Onesies Embroidery

One of my sisters is pregnant right now, and due in just a couple of months now. Everyone in the family is very excited because her and her husband have been trying for awhile now, and they are having twins! A boy and a girl! How much more perfect could it possibly be?

I recently started working on embroidering a few onesies for the two of them. Like myself, my sister loves Shel Silverstein, and my brother-in-law is a big Star Wars nerd (this is not like myself, I’ve honestly never even seen a full Star Wars movie).

I have two Shel Silverstein onesies done to share with you today, and you might recognize these two illustrations from when I did Shel Silverstein week last summer.

The first one is from the poem “Hug O’ War:”

The second one I did is from the poem “The Worst:”

I’m working on a Stormtrooper for the Star Wars one right now, and I’m still undecided on what to do for the other one. Any suggestions?

xoxo.

Embroidered Goodness: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Happy Sunday! Sunday’s are the best, aren’t they?

Today is the last day of Shel Silverstein week, and I’m going out with the big one…Where the Sidewalk Ends.

I ended up hanging all of them together in a little nook in our sitting room.
 So what do you think, should this entire nook be filled with them, or keep it as is?

xoxo.

Embroidered Goodness: Shapes by Shel Silverstein

It’s the weekend! This means that todays piece is a little bit simpler. The illustration (or in my case embroidery) comes from the poem Shapes from A Light in the Attic.

    

Tomorrow I’ll be sharing the seventh and final piece, I’m really excited about the last one too! Any guesses?

xoxo.

Embroidered Goodness: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Today’s Shel Silverstein piece is from what is probably his most recognizable book- The Giving Tree. I think this book is one of the best I’ve ever read, adult and children’s books alike.

 

 

Happy Friday!

xoxo.

Embroidered Goodness: My Guitar by Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein week is coming to a close, I only have a couple more pieces to share. Today I am sharing a piece from A Light in the Attic, from the poem “My Guitar.”

   …as someone who would like to know how to play the guitar, but whines every time my fingers start to hurt…this sounds perfect.

xoxo.

Embroidered Goodness: The Worst by Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein week continues! Today’s post is from the poem “The Worst” which is in Where the Sidewalk Ends. I never paid much attention to the poem going along with this illustration growing up, but I always thought that the illustration itself was pretty funny.
The actual illustration has little hairs on his shoulders and his ears, but I did not get that far so he is hairless.

xoxo.