More Snow & Crafty Fun

Good Afternoon! Snow, snow, snow is falling! Again! Its absolutely beautiful though I know there are some that don't feel as happy about it as me and I get that! I just look at it as a beautiful part of nature and tranquility and peace! Our shovels are getting a workout this year.  Sooooo...trying to keep my mind active so I don't go back into sadness over the loss of Mom. Its hard to adjust to life without her. I've been doing a lot of crafts to stay busy. I made the above faux food bread loaf. It's made of spray foam insulation. Then I painted it, added cinnamon & raisins and a few more touches and I think it came out cute! I had bought one and it was intriguing how the lady made it so I tried.  I also did the muffin below with sesame seeds. That was also done with spray foam insulation. Have you tried this method? It was fun but you MUST wear gloves or the spray foam insulation will burn your fingers slightly and it does not wash off! Added the printed tag, ribbon and rusty star. 

With some aluminum molds made by the tin foil company I made some wax hearts! You can see the finished one on the mat. I have them drying in several colors. I also made some salt dough hearts with an old fashioned cookie cutter that I have to paint once they cool off from the oven.  

 Just keeping busy. If my mind is active I don't let myself go down into the depths of sadness I feel . I miss Mom so much. We have some fun things we are looking forward to this year and I am staying focused on that. I've had a couple of recent trips to Amish Country which were great and definitely inspired my crafting. I'm curious to see what new trend for prim and country decor will be for Spring. 

I'm starting to see the days marked for "Chick Days" which is the opening of the chicken season! That's always exciting.I get fliers and email notices.  My husband and I go to them at Tractor Supply and various Agways so its fun. It also means Spring is coming soon! Not sure if I'm adding to the flock though. I seem to lean more towards rescues, My last four chickens were all rescues.That's where my heart is. 

Not much else happening here. I have dvr'd all the OLD Columbo episodes from the first 5 years 1971-1976! I love them! They've become my guilty pleasure next to reruns of Big Bang Theory. They were such good shows and I love seeing the older stars in them. Fun to watch. As a kid, we watched Columbo every Sunday night! When Mom moved in, she and I had started watching them and I've kept it up!

Anyway, I'm excited that there will be book #4 in the Amish Fiction series by Amy Clipston. Its part of the Amish Market series and its called the Jam & Jelly Nook. Each book reminds me of being in the Bird in Hand Farmer's Market when I am reading them because it takes place in an Amish market. The series starts off with The Bake Shop, followed by The Farm Stand, then comes The Coffee Corner and next up is Jams & Jelly Nook. Excellent series. Speaking of the Bird in Hand Farmer's Market, the butcher in front makes a great ham loaf and i get some awesome Lebanon boloney to bring home!

Have a great Friday and I hope you have a great weekend! I have fixed the comment button feature so all is well again if you'd like to leave a comment and don't forget to become a follower!