Friday, April 1, 2011

Royal Poinciana trees

WE ALL GOT A LITTLE POD CRAZY THIS SEASON. THE SEED PODS FROM THE ROYAL POINCIANA TREE MAKE GREAT SHAKERS FOR JUNKANOO AND PAINTED THEY ARE WONDERFUL DECORATIONS. MY FRIEND CAROLYN WENT CRAZY PAINTING THEM IN A CARIBE THEME AND EVEN GOT HER CLASS IN MARSH HARBOUR TO DECORATE AND SHE ALSO GOT HER PRE-SCHOOL ATLANTA CHILDREN TO PAINT THEM.  WHAT THAT MEANS IS SHE IS TRANSPORTING ENOUGH BEAN PODS BACK TO ATLANTA TO START AN ART PROJECT THAT CAN BE EXCHANGED WITH THE STUDENTS HERE AT EVERY CHILD COUNTS IN MARSH HARBOUR.

There's Carolyn picking up pods on Bootle Highway in Marsh Harbour. She never missed an opportunity to pick up dropped pods from the Royal Poinciana Tree and supplied all the crafty folks at Boat Harbour with art medium while painting them herself for family and friends. What a treat!

Peggy found that they make wonderful compliments to pine needle baskets and incorporated them in several baskets this season.