Midsummer Solstice / Litha, Due June 21, 2026
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Vicki Z
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Midsummer in northern Minnesota (where I live) is very, VERY different than Midsummer in southern California,
and even more variable outside the United States.
This is a very flexible theme swap!
Put on your thinking hat, and join our fun group!
and even more variable outside the United States.
This is a very flexible theme swap!
Put on your thinking hat, and join our fun group!
Krafty Kelly
Mixed Media Magick
I know I am late to the party but would love to join the swap. Love all the Solstice Festivities and fun!
Vicki Z
Addicted to ATCs
Welcome Krafty Kelly.
I signed you up.
I also just sent you my address via Direct Message so you can get them into the mail when they are finished.
You have plenty of time, but mail does seem to be moving sloooow>
I signed you up.
I also just sent you my address via Direct Message so you can get them into the mail when they are finished.
You have plenty of time, but mail does seem to be moving sloooow>
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Vicki Z
Addicted to ATCs
Your AWESOME ATCs arrived yesterday!
Since you said you were mailing "tomorrow", that means you mailed May 25th, that is 09 day travel time from SWEDEN! WOW!!!
LOVE them all, but your Maypole is particularly lovely.
Thank you so much for including a hostie.
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Wow, that must be record time! It's really fast sometimes...and sometimes it takes almost 4 weeks. But I have that one special mailbox that I use for good luck, so maybe that did it!
Thank you so much for you kind words! I'll try to upload the pictures soon, I think I managed to take a photo of them before I rushed them to the mailbox
Vicki Z
Addicted to ATCs
Yes, please upload pictures.
And the information you put on the back of each card is every bit as fascinating as your ATCs
I was particularly fascinated with your use of Lily of the Valley leaves for Midsummer Solstice
My lily of the valley have been in bloom for almost a week, so yours in Sweden are a good month later in showing themselves.
LOVE, LOVE this site.
I always learn something new from the cards posted and traded here.
And the information you put on the back of each card is every bit as fascinating as your ATCs
I was particularly fascinated with your use of Lily of the Valley leaves for Midsummer Solstice
My lily of the valley have been in bloom for almost a week, so yours in Sweden are a good month later in showing themselves.
LOVE, LOVE this site.
I always learn something new from the cards posted and traded here.
I too love learning about stuff from the art we trade here! For those of you who are with me on that, here's some trivia:
Traditionally in Brevens Bruk we/they use lily of the valley leaves for the wreaths for their maypole. They are in bloom in May here as well, and the flowers will be long gone before midsummer, but the leaves stay green! There's a process to the making of the wreaths that is difficult to explain in text, but basically you pick ~10,000 lily of the valley leaves, then you engage all your friends and family to have work stations where they 1) trim off the stems and throw away the ugly ones, 2) make 3-4 slits in the middle of each leaf (without breaking the edges), 3) fold it once over and once or twice sideways (it should look like a small bouquet) and give it to person 4, who) binds them to the wreath. That will take ~1 week. And on Midsummer's eve we decorate them with flowers and the two girls who bound each wreath carry them in a parade to the maypole, which is then raised. Here's a video where you can see what they look like (parade at 3:27):
Many people agree that Midsummer is the unofficial National Day of Sweden. (We do have an actual National Day on June 6th but nobody knows what to do with it...)
Here are my cards!
The midsummer dance is drawn from an old photo, those are all my relatives (it's me in the red shirt). The fairies are artistic freedom
Flowers on the last card: Daisy, cornflower, buttercup, Geranium sylvaticum (in Swedish called "Midsummer blossom"), poppy, violet, Lotus corniculatus ("old woman's teeth"). Due to old lore you're supposed to jump seven hedges and pick seven different flowers and sleep with them under your pillow to dream about your future spouse.
The midsummer dance is drawn from an old photo, those are all my relatives (it's me in the red shirt). The fairies are artistic freedom
Flowers on the last card: Daisy, cornflower, buttercup, Geranium sylvaticum (in Swedish called "Midsummer blossom"), poppy, violet, Lotus corniculatus ("old woman's teeth"). Due to old lore you're supposed to jump seven hedges and pick seven different flowers and sleep with them under your pillow to dream about your future spouse.
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Forgot to post a pic!