Mad dandelions

At this time of the year the dandelions come into bloom.  Every field and roadside is a mass of small, burning golden suns, replacing the silver starlight of the wood anenomes. So with all these wild flowers, I thought I'd give making a dandelion hanging crown wreath thing a go.  I haven't make one for years and years and years, so it was all a bit new again.

I went out with my basket and cut dandelion heads, thus having a lovely time and giving the neighbours conversational topic of interest as to what the mad english woman was up to now.  Then I spent a happy couple of hours in the sun with a cup of tea binding an old embroidery frame and threading dandelions.  It's now hanging up in the library and the idea is that it will turn into dandelion clocks.  We will see....