Today's Marian May Basket Photos

Our plastic drinking cup went from this

to this

to this!

And here are a few more samples:
First, Margaret's (with a warning that the recipient must not light this votive candle--ever!).

Agnes' features fresh Cherry and Dogwood blooms. The great thing about plastic cup baskets is that they hold water for the flowers:

Marie's is pink and perky, just like the crafter herself:

Theresa made a pink tissue blossom to grace her basket--no fear of flowers drooping here:

As usual, Margaret could not be stopped, so she made this St. Joseph's Day basket, lined with wallpaper left here by the previous owners and featuring a rock she painted to give to a friend. I told you these projects would not cost much!

Now, about that yogurt container. In a matter of minutes, it went from this:

to this:

to this!:

We traded in Dig 'Em, the Honey Smacks frog

for this, another creation by Margaret:

Our bland strawberry and tomato baskets went from this:

to this:

thanks to a pretty picture and a bit of organdy ribbon.

Here is what we packed inside:

Margaret filled hers even more elaborately with individual presents (Rosary Beads, a Miraculous Medal Key Chain, a rock she painted with flowers--and I am not sure what else!), along with one of her Lily of the Valley crafts, and a beautiful Marian holy card:

As you can see, the girls certainly rose to the Plastic Cup Challenge, and I had a lot of fun working right alongside them!

Happy St. Joseph's Day everyone!

Comments

[MaryM]

You and the girls win "Recycler of the Liturgical Year" awards!!
Beautiful.

[Theresa]

Amazing!

[Dawn]

Alice, you *and* your girls continue to inspire and amaze me!! Thank you for sharing all these lovely photos and ideas with us. :)

[Karen E.]

I love, love, love your creativity! When I look at a plastic cup, I tend to see only this: "Oh, good ... I don't have to wash it." ;-)

[Christine]

These are beautiful!

[Rebecca]

Alice, these are lovely! We are planning to make some with cups this week...I found an extra pack in storage! Great ideas here at Cottage Blessings!

[Alice]

You are all way too kind! Many, many thanks!

[Dawn]

Hi again, Alice! I just want to tell you my boys got *so much joy* out of making a May cup for their Nana this morning! We filled it with flowers from the yard and oh, was she pleased!

Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with us!!

[Alice]

Dawn, I am just now in the process of reading the post at your blog and loving it!!! Thanks so much, btw!

[Meredith]

These are simply stunning, truly brilliant and so beautiful!! Thanks for sharing yours dd's talents and your continual genius my dear!!

[Denise in Ohio]

This was so great. I'm happy to report my whole second grade religious ed class did this devotional craft this weekend; and watched the movie: The Day the Sun Danced. What a wonderful experience for them and how proud and delighted they were carrying their Marian baskets out after class.
Thanks Alice!
May our Lord and Blessed Mother bless you abundantly!
~ Denise

[Alice]

Denise, I am thrilled beyond words to read this! Thanks so much!

And belated thanks to you, Meredith!