May Day is such a whimsical holiday – secretly sharing spring blooms on friends’ and neighbors’ doorsteps. It is one of those things I say I’m going to do but never remember to do on the first of May. I do, on occasion, leave special treats outside my friends’ doors throughout the year – cookies on valentine’s days, homemade candy during the holidays or farm fresh sweet corn in the summer. When Mike and I got engaged, I left these “Will you be my bridesmaid?” peony bundles on my bridesmaids-to-be doors. Hello old camera and old front door! I do realize it is not May Day today, as I write this. However, Mike and I owe our neighbor a big “Thank You.” So, as I was documenting this Cherry Blossom inspired Thank You gift, I thought it would be great inspiration for May Day, as well.
My gift bag included a loaf of Cherry Almond Pound Cake and a bundle of Blooming Cherry Branches, along with a thank you note.
The recipe for the Cherry Almond Pound Cake will be posted tomorrow (update : here is recipe the link!). I hope everyone is not bored of pound cake posts yet – they are just so great, the perfect little sized cake for me to whip up during the week… and I always have all of the ingredients on hand.
As I said in my Banana Cream Pie post, I really need a nice wide window sill in my new kitchen…
I wrapped the cake in parchment (source here) and put one of my kitchen labels on it – Shop all of my favorite Packaging Essentials in my store, here > 
No printer or computer needed to create this Thank You Card.
I used a stamp with a chalk inkpad. I love that with this stamp I can turn anything into a Thank You gift. 
I wrapped the branches in clear cellophane – it is one of the things I always keep in the house. I use it as filler in bags and baskets, too.
Ready for delivery!
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Here is the easy-to-pin strip!