May Basket

There is an old May Day custom of making baskets, and on May 1 filling them with spring flowers, candies, or other good things, hanging them on the doors of friends, neighbors, or even strangers, then ringing the doorbell and running away. The recipient will only feel the anonymous love that goes into the making and delivering of a May basket.

This basket, which is twined over a hoop and has a flat back, can be made with a variety of materials and in any size. A larger version, made with packed twining, could hold guest towels or Christmas greenery.

Materials Fee: $20
Supplies to bring: clippers, soaking bucket, any fibers, plant or otherwise, they wish to weave into the basket.

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