February 2025 - Fairy Tales
On February 26th we Celebrate "National Tell a Fairy Tale Day" - But why not celebrate it all MONTH long?? This month we intend to do just that! Let's celebrate the folklore genre and the stories of magic, enchantments and mythical beings that all take place "Once Upon a Time".
A new Blue Plate Special challenge is posted each Monday (sketch), Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Participants have until the 3rd of the following month to complete and post their creations in the Cookin' up Creations Gallery.
Prize will be a $20 Gift Certificate to their favorite online store (random drawing).....
Fairy tales often had lessons in them to teach kids. They were dark, because the protagonist would suffer a consequence for a behavior that is seemed undesirable. Today we’re taking inspiration from one of the Brothers Grimm stories, The Wolf and the Seven Kids.
When a mother goat leaves her seven kids at home, a hungry wolf disguises himself as their returning mother and gobbles whole all but the youngest kid. But the mother goat thinks up an ingenious way to save all of her children and punish the wolf ― by sewing rocks into his stomach!
The challenge: 1. Start with a white background like the paws of the mother goat. 2. Use wood grain or different textures to represent the house the kids were in. 3. Since there are seven kids, use seven of something on page. I used 7 layers under the photo, 7 leaves stickers, 7 enamel dots, 7 letters for the title.
