hey everyone! a happy may day to you all! don't you just love spring? and all the wonderful garden goodies that come out @ the stores? i have always been fascinated with lil peat pots. so i picked me up a bunch of them to use for everything but their original purpose! this variety is lightweight and more grassy like. {the traditional resembling papier-machie}. so i will start the reinvention showing ya my super sweet may day baskets {below}!
i made them w/ peat pots lined with a coffee filter. then added a homemade curly wire handle...not forgetting to fill them w/ some tasty treats! then i finished them off with some snippets from my vast vintage {scrap} book collection.
tradition calls for them to be left on someone's doorstep...with the basket giver running off before the recipient can catch them. if caught they are to exchange a kiss. well...i don't mind a little smooch from my recipient {below}...but is seems he is nowhere in sight to even give chase! not that he would likely do so anyway!
about a week or so ago i seeded some of them with wheat grass. not thinking ahead about the roots soon popping thru...i placed them in ironstone mugs and scattered them in our bathroom...{by our tub}
and on the "biffy" {below}
final project to show ya {which was actually the 1st one i did} is where i added some flower suckers ...shred...vintage paper "bands" and game tiles to create unique easter treats {below} for my nieces + nephew. not your traditional pot of fleurs but sure cute nonetheless!
now for the love of peat...run out and grab yourself some of these cheapy containers to get crafting! and be sure to catch that may day basket yielding bandit @ your doorstep. in-case you needed an excuse to give someone a big ol' kiss!
and 1 more time...happy {may} day!
