Decorate Tote Bags with Floral Stamping at Windmill Island Gardens
For Immediate Release
June 20, 2025
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Andrea Bork
Programs Coordinator, Windmill Island Gardens
1 Lincoln Ave, Holland, MI 49423
616.355.1058 | a.bork@cityofholland.com
www.WindmillIsland.org
Decorate Tote Bags With Floral Stamping At Windmill Island Gardens
Holland, MI – The monthly Make and Take series continues at Windmill Island Gardens in July making custom floral stamped totes! Join us at Windmill Island Gardens on Tuesday, July 8 from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm to learn how to use a unique floral stamping technique to decorate personalized tote bags. Windmill Island Gardens staff will show you how to use fresh flowers grown right here from our gardens to transfer their bright colors on to tote bags with light hammering in a fun and natural way to dye and decorate your totes!
The Make and Takes: Floral Stamping class will be held at Windmill Island Gardens in the white Celebration Pavilion(1 Lincoln Ave, Holland, MI 49423). Class fees are $20 per person and will include all needed supplies, no prior experience is necessary. Tickets are non-refundable, but can be used as credits towards future Make and Take classes on the second Tuesday of each month. For questions about Make and Take classes, please contact Laura at l.ambruso@cityofholland.com.
Windmill Island Gardens hosts a Make and Take class on the second Tuesday of every month from 5:30pm – 6:30pm through November. From painting to cake decorating to candle making, there is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy, with no experience necessary! This monthly crafting series will consist of various projects with Dutch or garden themes where registration fees vary.
For more details on Make and Takes and other upcoming events at Windmill Island Gardens, visit www.windmillisland.com/programs. Windmill Island Gardens is open daily from 9:30am – 6:00pm (last admission sold at 5:00pm) through October.
Upcoming Make and Take Dates
July 8
Floral Stamping
Decorate personalized tote bags stamping flowers grown right here at Windmill Island Gardens onto bags with light hammering creating natural dyes!
August 12
Macrame Flowerpot Hangers
Create your own decorative flowerpot hanger by knotting rope to hang a starter plant to take home.
September 9
Reversible Seasonal Décor
Paint on wood slices cut from trees right here at Windmill Island Gardens to create your own reversible hanging décor with pumpkins on one side, and a snowman on the other!
October 14
Candle Making
Learn how to pour your own custom-made soy wax candles! Choose your own scents and bring home 2 candles to keep for yourself or gift to a loved one!
November 11
Holiday Porch Pots
Create your own holiday porch pot to display all winter long full of freshly cut greenery from trees all throughout Windmill Island Gardens!
About Windmill Island Gardens: Windmill Island Gardens offers a small slice of the Netherlands in West Michigan. The park features tours of ‘de Zwaan’ – America’s only authentic, working Dutch windmill. Other highlights include an Amsterdam street organ and children’s carousel among many Dutch replica buildings and exhibits. During Tulip Time in May, visitors can delight in 100,000+ tulips in beds and fields. A proud member of the American Public Garden Association and American Horticultural Society, the Island is transformed each summer with a beautiful display of annuals and perennials found in themed beds and throughout the landscape. Visitors can enjoy it all from mid-April to early October each year.