On a family trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, my sister and I had tickets to attend the pagan Beltane celebrations on Calton Hill, where red and green people danced before bonfires in costumed array or simple nudity.
In short, much fun was had by all! Here is the ticket for the event - I love how it warns "ATTENDANCE AT OWN RISK"
We decided we couldn't attend without a proper costume, but as it was cold and rainy, we voted out the nude option. Instead, we decided accessories were the way to go! We started with these from the dollar store...
Then cut and separated the flowers and leaves.
I started sewing the leaves onto a shoelace we also bought at the dollar store
While my sister was twisting up the wire stems of the flowers into a long strand.
We sewed up a couple other accessories. Here are all the pieces we made!
We tried on our new elfin crowns...
And we went out to enjoy the festivities! Below, see pics of the procession, the May Queen lighting the bonfire, and the massive fire as seen from further up the hill.