Celebrating Mardi Gras!
Mardi Gras is celebrated in a big way along the Gulf Coast In Orange Beach, AL, where our beach house is located, the town’s lamposts are decorated and mailboxes sport Mardi Gras bows People decorate their doors and entry ways too They have an annual parade with beads and trinkets thrown from the floats There’s … Continue reading
Home Decor, Mardi Gras
I came home from the coast last weekend with a raging case of Mardi Gras fever I was about popping out of my skin to make a wreath I already had made a centerpiece for the foyer table and decided to see what I could find on a little trip to Hobby Lobby. Now they … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Laissez le bon temps rouler!
Remember that centerpiece I had on the table in the foyer? Nothing stays the same around here too long…and I was dying to transform this into a table for an elegant evening for dining and Mardi Gras celebrating! If you missed it you can read some interesting facts about the Mardi Gras traditions by clicking … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Mardi Gras!
The history of Mardi Gras began long before Europeans set foot in the New World. In mid February the ancient Romans celebrated the Lupercalia, a circus like festival not entirely unlike the Mardi Gras we are familiar with today. When Rome embraced Christianity, the early Church fathers decided it was better to incorporate certain aspects … Continue reading
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