I love May Day. As a kid we
would put May Day baskets at our friend’s doors in secret – they usually
involved strawberry baskets and popcorn. I can’t remember why you weren’t
supposed to get caught delivering the baskets, but it was a lot of fun.
I made six of these baskets
2 years ago, and they are still one of my favorite craft projects. I like to
think of May Day as a celebration of spring and Earth Day, so I tried to keep
everything recycled or usable. Flowers are an important component of the
holiday, and in this case I used Celosia, because it is a bright and happy
plant. The “pots” were parfait glasses I found at an antique shop (they were
really cheap too, about a $1 a piece!). The plant picks where made by rolling
out Sculpey (the kind you bake) and stamping letters in it using my William
Sonoma, Message in a Cookie kit. The baskets where made from cereal boxes
(really simple with a bottom and 4 sides, and held together with washi tape).
The handles double as headbands. They are strips of fabric braided together,
and sewn onto elastic.
I still think May Day
baskets should be delivered in secret. I got in extra early to work to deliver
them to each person’s desks – it was so exciting! I felt like Santa delivering
presents:)
