May Day

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Marjorie

Happy May Day! It has been quite a Winter here in the Hilltowns of Massachusetts. My Village of Shelburne Falls has a lovely way to greet Spring. The Children at the Elementary School make beautiful paper bouquets and leave them on all the doorknobs in the village on May Day.

I love to imagine all the lovely sounds of the children chattering and their excitement and delight in making these bouquets in the days before May Day. I want to share this with all of you. I hope it makes your day as bright as it did mine.

mayday

And here is a shot of my may day bundle-

oxalis, violets, two sprigs of forsythia and 3 dandelions bundled in silk and simmering in natural dye from pomegranate skins.

We’ll see what we get!

bundle

Have a beautiful creative day!

xoxo,

Marjorie

About Marjorie

I dye, print and sell my work here: www.printanddyeworkshop.com printanddyeworkshop.etsy.com
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1 Response to May Day

  1. pennross says:
    May 1, 2018 at 4:43 pm

    I love the paper door tags! So sweet! Can’t wait to see the results of the brew

    Reply

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