Winter wonderland.....

Hi Everyone!  I've been busy painting and will have something to share with you soon but I thought you like to see the winter wonderland I awoke to this morning.  Snow in May is not normal where I live so I definitely wanted to document it.

 Sorry about the blue tint, it was still early and there wasn't much light.  Please notice that the tree is starting to leaf out.

In fact, I had to mow on Monday and now we have snow.  This is the winter that just won't go away.  I hope the weather is better in your neck of the woods.  Thanks for stopping by.

New fallen snow...

Hi Everyone!  This is what I awoke to this morning.  It was such a pretty sight.....

...the dogs loved playing in it this morning....

...it was cold but not terrible...the wind wasn't blowing too bad (yet)...

...and then I looked to the north...to the implement shed where the truck is parked....

...and there was a snowdrift that went up to my knees right behind the truck....

...which I shoveled out of the way...you can see the new pile of snow that I created so I could get the truck out and go to work today....I was only an hour and a half late...but I made it.  And then when I got home my dear sweet neighbor had come with the tractor and cleaned the drive out for me!  You've got to love a farmer willing to help a gal out!  Thanks Bear!  Thanks for stopping by.

Let it snow...

Hi Everyone!  Well it's happening here.  Our first snow of the season.  And it was upgraded from a winter storm advisory to a BLIZZARD!  Can you believe it?!  Our first snowfall is going to be a blizzard.  It started raining this afternoon and a some sleet tonight.  And I just came inside from taking my dogs out and it's snowing.  The blowing is just getting started and is to be bad overnight.

I live on a hill a few miles from town.  My home sits at the top of a hill overlooking the river bottom and the town below.  I can usually judge how bad things are by whether or not I can see the lights of town.  So far it's not bad.  I can still see town and the post lights of my neighbors (the closest one is about 1/4 mile as the crow flies).  When I can't see the lights I know it's bad. (These pictures are from last year's big snow storm.)

My parents were to leave today to go to my brother's to celebrate Christmas with them this weekend but didn't go due to the weather forecast.  Better to be safe than sorry!

 So in honor of the first snow of the season, I thought I'd share with you the clay snowflakes I made a couple of weeks ago.  I rolled out the clay to about 1/4" thick and then used this snowflake cookie cutter to cut out the shape.

 I used a toothpick to make the hole for the hanger.

 I added white German glass glitter before baking the clay.

 I baked them in the oven for about 15 minutes at 275 degrees and then let them cool before spraying them with a matte sealer to set the glitter.  Then I added red and white Bakers twine as the hanger.

 It's simple and sweet and looks great on the tree.  The glitter makes it shimmer.

I packaged them in clear bags with my tag at the top.  I gave a few of them as gifts and sold a few of them too.  And I put a few on my Christmas tree.  You could get really creative decorating these but I wanted to keep them simple.  So now I'm going to go sit at the window and watch the snowfall and then I need to work a little on my last two orders before Christmas.  I just hope that the power stays on throughout this blizzard.  I hope everyone caught in this storm stays safe.  Thanks for stopping by.


Linking to:
http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com/2012/12/creative-inspirations-linky-party_19.html 
http://www.myrepurposedlife.net/2012/12/catch-as-catch-can-102.html