May Day Merriment: Envelope baskets. As May Day approaches, we’re all familiar with the May Pole tradition, or leaving baskets filled with treats and flowers secretly at someone’s door.

Make a cute, no-sew May Day basket using felt. Embellish it with buttons, beads and trim and it is ready to be delivered. Fill it with flowers and candy and you can hang it on a neighbor's ...

Learn more about where the May 1 holiday originated and how to celebrate May Day with traditions like May Day baskets, plus May Day basket ideas to DIY and buy.

First Lady Grace Coolidge receives a basket of May Day flowers on April 30, 1927, in honor of Child Health Day. The day was celebrated in the United States on May 1 from the 1920s until 1960, when ...

Personalized, do-it-yourself gift baskets are trending on Pinterest. Here's how to craft one for the bookworm, workout warrior or movie lover in your life.