The Prince in our Bathroom and a Challenge.

*"Open the door, my princess dear,
Open the door to thy true love here!
And mind the words that thou and I said
By the fountain cool in the greenwood shade."

Who said it?

Here's a hint:

. 

"As soon as the young princess saw her ball,

 she ran to pick it up, 

and was so overjoyed to have it in her hand again,

 that she never thought of the frog, 

but ran home with it as fast as she could."

Something about this frog vase made me bring him home with me

some years ago from a second-hand shop.
His grumpy candor made me smile.

This blue frog...

catches the spare change my children find;

but eventually,

he goes hungry again,

usually before I can get anything from him.

And this guy:
I don't usually buy mass produced things,

but this one belonged with the others in our half bathroom.

The kids use a bench to reach the sink,

and it was time to do something with it.



Here are the steps to what I did.

(The simple frog "step-by-step drawing instructions" page is from the Graphics Fairy).

I added stripes underneath the bench with,

well,

it is a bit ironic:

Frog tape.

(I entered the frog tape contest a few months back,
and,
although I did not win,
I was sent a complimentary bag, t-shirt, and these two generous-sized containers of 
Frog Tape,
a considerate gesture, I thought).

 Also, I sanded my image after it had thoroughly dried

and then lightly stained it with a touch of brown wax to give it a rough, worn look.

Now, if I can just get everybody to read

and follow the instructions...

ON A SIDE NOTE:

I will posting my favorite/family recipes for the next 31 days.

It is something I have been wanting to do:
to share
and to have in a safe place.

I will be posting soups, easy main meals, canning recipes, crock pot recipes,
side items, and,
of course,
favorite desserts.

To join other bloggers posting for 31 days,
see the group <HERE.>
Thank you to the Nester at Nesting Place for encouraging the challenge.




*source: "The Frog Prince" by the Grimm brothers; English translation by Edgar Taylor

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