Frogs & Books
Creating a Literate Environment
   Frog and Toad Framed |
 Two original
"frog" pictures from nieces hang above the candles with a frog and
the soap dish filled with soaps and frogs. Soap dish and candle platter are Target purchases where we
found the candles too. The soaps
came from Kohl's department store– see close-up below
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Books and framed pictures – childhood drawings and Frog
and Toad (Arnold
Lobel) notecards finish off this corner. Crèam picture mats were cut by a friend, and frames
came from Wal-Mart. See
close-ups below. Book basket
came from Michael's Crafts and Supplies. |
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Drawings created by a couple of pre-teenage nieces, matted with pre-cut mats and purchased frames.
|  This butterfly watercolor was created when Deb was in second grade.  A little girl stands in a field of flowers, with butterflies of all colors in the sky. -a green "smoke bomb"is part of the crayon drawing from kindergarten. |
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Other Miscellaneous Froggie Things.
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A selection of green, white and blue towels from Target were embellished
with frog appliqués. Skip
the appliqués if the recipient is somewhat conservative. They may not want frogs hopping
around them. Quilts,
basket liners, curtains, pillows, plant mats – all with frog motif
fabric. Cut-out motif from the fabric to create appliqué pieces. Peter
Rabbit watering can is a FTD floral item, reading frogs were a thrift shop
find, Willow Angel a gift found at Younkers.  |
 Material with frog motifs and coordinating solids (marbleized) were found at "Connie's Quilt Shop" in Marion, Iowa but many local fabric stores will have something similar.   |