I have officially declared winter to be over
“Are you listening Mother Nature?”
We have been snowed in, iced in, and had frozen water pipes twice…
in Alabama…
that’s enough for one winter!!!
We have really enjoyed our slender Coastal Christmas Tree,
but I felt like the snowflakes ❄️ I added in January were bad luck
This week I put my snowy things away
and trotted out Valentine decorations and Mardi Gras beads
Mardi Gras is huge on the Alabama Gulf Coast,
Many people don’t realize that Mardi Gras originated in Mobile, not New Orleans
Our local stores are full of masks and beads and all things Mardi Gras
You can also buy Mardi Gras things on line at
Amazon here or Mardi Gras Outet here
It is such a fun holiday to decorate for!
The last hurrah for partying before the Lenten season begins
With Fat Tuesday and Valentine’s Day back to back this year,
why not a half and half tree!
One half Mardi Gras and one half Valentine’s!
🎭 Very festive! ❤️
I covered the base of the tree half and half also,
A pink scarf and felt valentines on one side
A green feather print cloth and Mardi Gras mask on the other
The Mardi Gras side of the tree is decorated with ribbon,
beads, masks, crowns, and fleur de lis ornaments
The Valentine side has red Christmas ornaments
Sparkly heart picks, a Valentine’s Day sign,
painted heart ornaments, paper tags, red straw hearts
and a pink sparkling garland
You can also make your own easy decorations see tutorial here
More masks, feathers, umbrellas and a purple saxophone
The whole thing is just crazy fun!
I also made a small candy tree
This is similar to the Strawberry Tree I made for Christmas
I used a smaller styrofoam cone this time and covered it with Valentine taffy
and Valentine colored Hershey’s Kisses
Break the toothpicks in half for best results
I’m getting ready for Celebrate and Decorate’s
Romantic Table for 2 blog hop Feb. 5-9
Over 20 tables for your inspiration!
Winter winter go away,
make the skies rain beads for Fat Tuesday
and we want to be warm for Valentine’s Day!!
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Fun Mardi Gras fact:
Do you know why umbrellas are part of Mardi Gras decor? Apparently it began in rainy, hot New Orleans where ladies carried umbrellas to shield them from the heat and rain. At some point they began to trim their black umbrellas with lace and other things to make them fancy, and from that emerged more colors and then Mardi Gras umbrellas
More Mardi Gras fun facts and decor click here
Mardi Gras Mask painting tutorial here
Most of my Mardi Gras decorations came from Walmart over recent years
see other Valentine tree ideas in the links below
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I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Rustic and Refined, Between Naps on the Porch, Make it Pretty Monday
Coastal Charm, Cooking and Crafting with J&J, Celebrate and Decorate,
Delicious Dishes Recipe Party Oh My Heartsie Girl
Full Plate Thursday Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty