If you are lucky enough to live on or visit the Gulf Coast in January and February you will find Mardi Gras in full swing and the “Good Times Rolling”
The street lamps are festive and the stores are full of anything you might need,
an umbrella, a jester
a wig or a hat
You can’t help but come down with a raging case of Mardi Gras fever, and a longing to be on Bourbon Street
Come on, the fun’s just about to begin!
An iconic image of New Orleans is the Bourbon Street sign, Rue Bourbon
I made my own version of a street lamp on Rue Bourbon
Mardi Gras is all about excess, and over the top, crazy fun, so the centerpiece is spilling out
all over the table
Gold for power, green for faith and purple for justice
Revelers wear masks so they can party freely and without a care
No one will know their true identity!
A tree decorated for Mardi Gras is adorned with ribbon, masks, and cocktail ornaments
A painted Crown Royal whiskey bottle joins beads, coins and crowns
A jester’s hat is at the base of the street lamp and an overturned green crystal trifle bowl holds a fat gold dotted candle
Piles of bright beads
Chairs dressed up for a party
In the far corner, over by the stairs
is another vignette
This mask is a new treasure this year, just in case I get invited to a ball, I can be a reveler 🙂
The alligator head beads were thrown to Super Boy last year
The tree has tiny lights to make the evening glow
Celebrate with a slice of California Dreamin’ King Cake here
Juicy Details
The plate stack
Hobby Lobby charger, pewter dinner plate, Christian Dior “Casablanca” salad plate, paper dessert plate
street lamp
glass candlestick, filled with gold balls and topped with an apothecary jar lid, sign enlarged from a photo and printed on cardstock
Mardi Gras tree
My all purpose silver tabletop tree decorated with Mardi Gras ribbon, large mask confetti, purple ornaments, cocktail ornaments and topped with a sequined feathered mask. To see other versions of this tree click on the green lighted links here: Valentine Tree, Pot o’ Gold Tree, Alabama Football tree, Birthday Tree, Halloween Tree
Crown Royal bottle
painted with Annie Sloan Old White chalk paint, and acrylic glossies, finished with dark wax
Mardi Gras wine glasses/JMdesigns
paper plates, napkins/Target
mask confetti, masks/Al’s 5 & 10 Orange Beach, Al
beads, coins etc/from past parades
Laissez Bon Temps Roulez!
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