For more than three decades, armed with her secret blend of white paint, Becky Schow has decorated Christmas windows throughout southeastern Idaho. “People call me Mrs. Frosty,” Becky says as she paints pine boughs on a downtown storefront in Rupert, where she lives. “I like white because when the sun reflects through my designs, they are illuminated and seem to glow.”
Through trial and error, she developed a water-soluble paint that withstands wind, snow and rain, yet cleans up easily after the holidays. “People think I use a stencil, but it’s all freehand,” says Becky. She paints natural decorations, such as pine boughs, aspen trees, pine cones, holly berries, garland, Christmas trees and wreaths. From November to mid-December, she travels the region, spreading holiday cheer and wondering what awaits her.…
