Happy 4th day of Beadmas!

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Today Beadsaholic brings details of the forth day of Beadmas giveaway!

Happy 4th day of Beadmas!

While thinking of today’s giveaway, my mind kept drifting to my friends in the north, their photos of snowy rooftops and even beads and snow! It has me day dreaming of some fluffy flurries. It’s actually been a few years since I’ve seen the fluffy stuff. Most of my family are from South Carolina and Florida. My memories from my childhood in South Carolina at my grandmother’s house of snow are some of my fondest memories. Not just playing in the snow, sledding, sliding down hills on sheets of plastic, snow angels, snowball fights and skiing in the mountains when I was older. But, one of my favorite is when my grandmother would sit pots outside to catch fresh fallen snow and I would help her make snow ice cream, it was the most delicious ice cream I’ve ever had. She would make it with every fresh snow flurries.

So, let’s be inspired by OHM Beads Ski Bunny and share snow stories, our fondest memories. Do you have any Snow related recipes? Comment here on the blog with your stories for a random chance to win OHM Bucks for a free bead of your choice with a value up to $65. #BeadmasSnowBunny

OHM Beads Ski Bunny is such an adorable bunny to remind us of all our fun times playing in the snow. Ski Bunny is from the November collection. Available on the OHM Beads Website and at featured retailers.

Forth day of Beadmas giveaway is for 24 hours! You must comment below to enter. The winner will be chosen randomly and the winner will receive $65 in OHM Bucks and Free shipping. So, this means you will get to choose your own items from the OHM Beads website.

To receive your prize, if you win you will need a My OHM Account. To set up your account visit here and complete setup. If you win, I will need your My OHM Account email address. So, please set this up now, if you don’t have one.

Now, let’s share our warm stories of the ice cold fluffy snow! Don’t have snow memories? Then share with us what you would like to do in the snow! Comment below ❤

Snow Ice Cream is simple to make. It’s just three added ingredients. In a bowl combine 1 cup of evaporated milk, 1 cup of cane sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and a large bowl of snow! Mix milk, sugar and vanilla together, then fold into the fresh snow. Enjoy! Be sure that the snow you use is freshly caught.

I look forward to reading all your comments.

XO,

Paula

68 responses to “Happy 4th day of Beadmas!”

  1. My childhood was spent in the countryside. There was always a lot of snow in winter! In our spacious courtyard, the snow was cleared and piled in the center, it turned out to be a huge mountain in which we made a fortress, built slides, made snowmen. We ate snow just like that, without a prescription)) And gnawed transparent clear icicles! There were snow-covered slopes at the edge of the village. All the children of the village and parents, of toddlers, teenagers, young people, on fine days, went out on the slopes and went sledding and ice sledges. It was a lot of fun!

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  2. I love my snowy time in Michigan. It was about -33c outside. I love to play in those tons of snow. And my most favorite recipe during the period like that is “Salted Caramel Ice-cream”!!

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  3. Favourite snow memory was when I lived in New Haven, and made a HUGE snowman that lasted for days with my housemate 🙂 it was so much fun! ❤️ @schmoolovesbeads

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    • I am from eastern Pennsylvania, so I have tons of snowy memories!
      One year, we had an unusually deep snowfall, and we were able to dig snow houses in the back yard. Complete with a bench seat, also snow.
      Another year, we were late bringing the motor boat home from the lake. I remember Daddy saying to the car, who was struggling up a snowy country road “come on, Suzy, if I downshift now, we will be all over the road!” Suzy made it up the hill. 🙂
      We lived on a hill in our small town. One night, my mother could not get Suzy back up the hill to our house, so she parked her down the hill at a neighbor’s house. When Daddy got home, I was fussing about Suzy not being at our house. He finally went down, brought her home by a different route, and parked her where she belonged. About a half hour later, another car skated down the hill and crashed into the exact spot where Suzy had been parked.
      Thanks for the memories!!

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  6. I don’t have snow memories. Snow doesn’t exist in my country. I’d like to travel to NY in Christmas to have the experience of a snowny Christmas.

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  7. We don’t have much snow where I live now, but there is much more snow in the area where I lived as a child. I loved Sledging with other kids in a area in the wood not far away from home! Unfortunately this place doesn’t exist anymore, because houses were built there…

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  10. Do you know I’ve never gone skiing? I’m really scared !! But walks with friends and valley shots of snow, slips and fun was not lacking … laughter, all wet and thoughtless.
    We really enjoyed it
    In the cold period I like to drink a good cup of hot chocolate … then milk and chocolate powder (I like it bitter) … mix on the fire in a saucepan until it becomes nice thick

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  11. Oh Paula! That recipe!! And Lol, fresh snow!🤪
    I am Canadian and we know snow! Our favourite way to eat it is to pack it down tight and drizzle warm maple syrup on it, hot from the boilers in the sugar shack! You then twirl a popsicle stick or spoon and basically make maple taffy. So so good! One of my best but worst snow memories is from when I was about six years old. We drove to our cottage in the middle of no where quite late at night. It was so dark and so cold, very deserted, and in a bad snow storm. We were about 3 miles away and there was the steepest hill and my father was too worried to attempt driving down the unplowed or salted hill, lest we crash the car. So we had to carry our stuff and walk in the 3 miles in the dark, cold night. It was hard for a little girl but we just did what we had to and no whining allowed. My big brother was with me (much older, 18 years older) so I was happy. We made it, and dad had to go back for the car in the morning!

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  12. Im from NJ and I’m old enough to remember “snow days” when the storms were bad. We’d get to stay at home and put on our huge puffy snowsuits (think A Christmas Story) and then go outside and play in the huge snow mounds created by the plows and make snow forts. Snow today is beautiful to look at from the warmth of my cozy living room curled up with a blanket and a hot cup of cocoa /herb tea / coffee. All snuggled in and smiling

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  14. Snow! Snow! I’m south coast UK and as a rule, we don’t generally get it. Once every five years maybe, just a dusting for a week or two. I made keen on photography, so it’s always an opportunity to go out with my camera and catch a white city and beach fir a change! Happy beadmas peeps x

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  15. My grandmother often sledged me down the ice slide in winter. It was very funny! And then she bit me a package with delicious kefir and we returned home)))

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  16. As a child we lived in Colorado while my dad was in the service and I have such happy memories as a 1st and 2nd grader playing in the snow with my parents! They played with us and we had a wonderful time- as I got older I played with friends and my parents didn’t join so those early memories are so special! ❤

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  17. I love snow! As kids we had so much snow that we built an igloo type fort in the parking lot across from our house in the huge snow drifts, Wish it snowed like that still in the East 😦 I used to love eating ice cycles! haha

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  18. When we were kids, there used to be an area where the whole neighborhood gathered during the snowy season. We’d take our sleighs 🛷 and go down the hills until we’d turn the snow into ice. I was terrified, but I would not stop… I would always share the sleigh with my brother… and that was fine by me… until I hit a log and ended up full face into the snow. That was probably the last time I went sleighing on that hill… but now that I think of it… it must have been such a funny image for everyone else out there that day ❄️🤦🏻‍♀️😅

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  19. Living in New England snow is a part of every winter for us! My fondest memories are of when my children were young and they would pray for school to be cancelled and have a “snow day” As a nurse I wasn’t always able to take a “snow day” with them. But when I did . It always had a pot of chili on the stove, lots of hot chocolate, a fire going in the fireplace and piles of wet winter clothing, red cheeks and wet noses from hours of playing in the snow! Those were the best of times and I didn’t even know it ❤️

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  20. I have lived in Siberia all my life. It’s impossible to live in a snowy land and not love snow! It’s so much fun making a snowman, skiing, skating, building a snow fort! And then come home, take off your clothes in pieces of ice and snow and drink hot tea with raspberry jam!

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  21. My mom never made any food with snow, but sledding down the hill in our front yard always yielded a toasted cheese sandwich and hot chocolate for lunch. Still love this combination.

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  23. In Lisboa, Portugal, normally we dont get snow. The first time i Saw Really Snow was in belgium, i was 8 years. I livre there for 3 years.
    It was a great memorie, i love Snow, specially when there is a good sun and it had Snow all night. I dont have any Snow recipe. But i remenber one new years Eve that we eate at the hotel Roma, because all persons in the restaurant were dressing in black Tie. I was 9 and we were in Germany. Luckilly my father had bought some food, so it was diferent. But very Nice.

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  24. I remember when I was a child and we woke up to over 6ft of snow and we couldn’t get out of the front door. Luckily the local farmer dug us and our surrounding neighbours out and provided us with milk from the dairy and some groceries until the roads were passable.

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  25. My favourite memory is from when we had an unusually heavy snowfall here. My parents live just a few roads away. My husband and I decided to take an evening walk there, gathering a couple of giant snowballs along the way. When we arrived at my parents’, we were able to make a snowman from the snow between our houses. (Paula- I’m sorry if I’ve accidently posted this twice- I was having some trouble posting!)

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  26. My grandmother often cooked a poor dish of Spanish cuisine, stewed lentils with tomato, eggs, bacon, sweet paprika and bay leaves.
    I have this memory of her in my heart and I will take it with me for ever.

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  27. How much joy and happiness comes from the winter holidays! New Year and Christmas bring long-awaited rest, festive fun, pleasant surprises, varied entertainment and vivid impressions.
    Despite the cold, I remember how in childhood they built fortress walls out of snow and played snowballs, sculpt different snow figures, build ice slides and roll from them on ice and sleds, fill the ice rink and skate, and skis …
    And after returning home, dry ice pants and mittens and drink warm tea with jam….mmmm

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  28. I live in a snowy region. This sounds weird but my sister’s and I would collect the biggest icicles we could find and bring them in the house. We would put them in the toilet and watch them melt lol. Now I do it with my kids lol. Also we loved sledding down the hill we had across the street!

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  30. That’s awesome Paula! My first time hearing about snow ice cream, I think it’s very clever. My fav snow memory was probably me making snow angels in the snow and sitting in the car, watching the snow fall and also decorated houses along the way. It was almost like real magic.

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  31. I also currently live in South Carolina, so I don’t get to see snow very often. I do have fond memories of snow though! As a kid all the way through high school we used to take a ski trip once a year. We would rent out a cabin and get to spend quality time together. After a fun/hard day in the slopes we would come back to the warm cabin and drink hot chocolate or even take a trip to the indoor swimming pool to relax our muscles. I don’t have any snow recipes, but I do love snow cones!!!

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  33. I live in Granada, Spain. So close to Sierra Nevada and also to the beach!! Every winter we used to go to the station sky of Sierra Nevada there to practise some sky, eat there and make a snowman!!
    We love to walk around the town of station, seeing all the Christmas decorations surrounding by the snow!

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  34. Hello Paula ❄️⛄️❄️❄️ The snow in Atlantic Canada can be so heavy, everywhere looks like Narnia. Beautiful drifts, perfect for making snow angels and snowmen, the girls made horses too all in snow😁 At night it sometimes looks like diamonds have been sprinkled over the snow, so twinkly and sparkly❄️

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  35. There´s hardly any snow in my area nowadays, but in my childhood there was definitely more snow. Then it was nice to sit inside after playing in the snow and have hot chocolate and “Weihnachtsplätzchen” (christmas cookies).

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  36. Yes, your recipe is similar to mine with the fresh snow, except we pour espresso on it! 😂 it’s also my story because we used to get this treat when we went to my grandparents’ house when it snowed. It’s a nice memory. Yes, espresso as a kid – I’m Italian! 🤪🤣 Happy beadmas!

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  37. Hot Cocoa

    Ingredientes
    6 cups milk
    1 1/2 cups heavy cream
    I can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz.)
    I package milk chocolate chips (12. oz)
    I teaspoon vanilla

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  38. the best memories of snow are , of course, memories from childhood. I remember the snow falling, such huge fluffy snowflakes!! …. I went for a walk with a friend and we decided to have a competition : who will catch more snowflakes on the tongue )))) I don’t remember who won , but I remember that it was fun!!))) In fact, the friendship won!!!))))))))))

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  39. Thanks so much for the chance. The best memory I have on the snow is when I was about 10 years old and I wanted to use the bobsleight to go down the hill next to my house. I was so stubborn that I climbed the whole hill and once I got to the top I positioned the Bobsleight ready to go… Unfortunately the snow was so high that in fact the Bob didn’t slide 😅

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  40. I am from Denmark and we haven’t got any snow this year ore the only year I can remember we did have snow was for 35 years ore more ago and that time we only had time to get the snow off of our street to help my parents so the could come out of there home.
    So that’s my snow story sorry but it’s that.

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  41. My favourite snow memories were when my two sons were young and discovered the snow, we had fun playing snowball fight and doing big snowmen … higher than my sons. My favorite recipe was the Savoyard fondue.

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  42. Today was the first day of snow of the christmas Season here in my city and I’m so happy about that! The best memory about the snow was when last year i got my border collie puppy and he was so excited to see this cold and crispy thing called “snow” that he started to make lots of cuuute and happy sounds… so adorable!!!!

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  43. I Remember the first time I saw snow, I was six years old, my brother was three…we couldn’t stop playing under the following snow

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  44. Love this one, Paula!! One of my fav snow memories is building a snowman and making snow angels for the very first time with my boy/girl twins last winter, when they were two years old. Since we live in Canada, we get a lot of snow, and even though I’m not a huge fan of winter and all the cold and wet it has to bring, my kids love it – so I better bundle up and suck it up 🤗🤣🥰.
    @allthepandora

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  45. Oh the old days! I’m in Delaware, we do t (luckily) get as much snow as when I was s child. My grandparents had an 83 acre farm in Pennsylvania. I was there more than in Delaware. Huge snowfalls meant sledding. Popop would hook a huge log diagonally behind the tractor to pack and make a runway. No exaggeration it was at least 3/4 loud,maybe more. Oh what fun it was to glide down that hill. Fast I might add!! Only setback was the hike back to the beginning, which started in the top floor of the barn. Hours were spent sledding that hill, I can close my eyes and remember it vividly. Almost as if I were sledding right now!!! Tha k you for bringing this joyous moment in time back to me!!!!!

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  46. When my brother and I were children, we loved to sculpt all kinds of figures out of snow. Snowmen, castles and others. Once we got creative with snow sculpting. We have blinded the famous statue of Venus de Milo. It was very fun, admiring her from the window. Although she quickly melted, but still this happy moment was remembered forever

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  47. When I was a child I’d had some health problems so when an opportunity came up for me to travel to Switzerland to help me recover that’s what happened. I went over when I was 9 & came back 10 , not with my family but a group of other children and a teacher/ guardian. Every day we had long snowy walks plus an hour on the balcony in loungers to breathe in the fresh snowy air. One day we were taken to a peak to watch the skiers & to this day I remember one particular gentleman, obviously learning who although going slowly had lost control of his legs so they were getting wider & wider apart. Next thing his trousers split & he was displaying his underwear hence one group of hysterical kids enjoying the snow & all that came with it …

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  48. The first time I saw snow was when I went to live in England when I was 19. My brother and I were so excited we ran to the park across the road and played around in it like a couple of kids 😁

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  49. Snow brings back a lot of fun memories of going snow sledding; snowball fights; building snowmen with my brothers. My fondest memory was when my dad built me & my one brother (my youngest brother wasn’t born yet- he is 15yrs younger than me) an igloo! It was so awesome- we played in it & had soooo much fun!

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  50. Hello. My real memory of the snow was when I moved to Finland. It was minus 37 almost that year, and snow was everywhere, but it did not feel that cold, cause in middle Finland we have pretty dry air:) but funny was that my eyelashes became frozen all time. I really like ice-skating, so that was a year whemll lake was full of ppl♥️ I like winter as much as summer. @matilda_jewels

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