Remember May Baskets?
April 10th, 2010
Surrounded by all the beautiful spring flowers today reminded me of celebrating spring as a kid. We made cute little May baskets out of all sorts of things. The fun part was hanging it on someone specials door knob, ringing the bell and running. How fun it was to see a good friend or favorite neighbor smile in surprise!
I wanted to re-create that fun this spring for a special gardening friend. The utilitarian in me pondered what to use for the basket. There was no way I would use something “typical”. I have been thinking what a cute gift pocket the Garden Holster would make and gave it a try. It is so cute don’t you think? I bundled the stems of the flowers in plastic wrap secured with a rubber band. Stretch it out and fill with just enough water to keep them fresh. You could put all sorts of little surprises in it for a variety of occasions or just because. I think it would make a great garden club favor too.
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Dolly went to her shop and assembled the first Garden Quiver from pieces of PVC pipe bolted together. It had a fantastic twine dispenser, scissor holder and drawer pull handle for carrying. “What fun it was to finally have a way to take my stakes and twine to the garden and keep them organized for hanging neatly in the shed.” Dolly then applied her expertise in textile product development to create a fabric version with features for holding additional garden tools, garden gloves and various other garden accessories. It was light, functional and in spite of being used for gardening, appealed to her sense of style and fashion.