Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Mardi Gras Table

 

mardi gras tablescape

 

It’s that time of year again!  Mardi Gras!!  It has been referred to as a season here in Louisiana.  Several neighboring towns have parades but to see the big boys you have to go to New Orleans!  Can you believe that I have lived in Louisiana my entire life and have never been to a parade in New Orleans?  When I was growing up, my parents wouldn’t take us because there are some wild people partying down there!  Now that I grown with a family, I’ve never wanted to brave the traffic and the crowds! 

Ok, on the the tablescape!  I have a little Louisiana reflected in the crawfish and alligator beads draped around the centerpiece.

 

mardi gras tablescape

 

The centerpiece is a glass vase filled with beads and inserted with a couple of shiny things I picked up at the Dollar Tree.  I started to use a gold tablecloth and then I thought, why not white?  I’m glad that I did because it really makes everything POP!

 

mardi gras tablescape

 

I love the plate chargers!  I topped it with a green glass plate and white and gold trimmed salad plates.  I found these green plates at a yard sale this past summer.  The lady had a tall stack of them and I got them all!!  The salad plate is Noritake Richmond pattern.  To see how I made the chargers, click here.

 

mardi gras table

 

I used the shiny masks on top of the napkins to break up the white of the plate and napkin.  My purple napkins were a different shade and I think there was enough gold here already!

 

gold flatware for mardi gras table

 

because I used gold flatware!

 

mardi gras table

 

Purple glasses are from Old Time Pottery and the green goblets are a yard sale find.

 

mardi gras tablescape

 

This set of beads is from the New Orleans Zulu parade.

 

 

This is a member of the Krewe of Zulu parade in 2011.  To read more about this, click on the picture.  It will take you to a newspaper article.

 

 

Here King Zulu meets with King Rex!  Beads from the Krewe of Rex parade are draped over the mask in the first picture.  To read more about this news clip, click on the picture!

 

mardi gras tablescape

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you enjoyed the little extra info on Mardi Gras.  I could go on for days about the history of it!

 

Sharing with:

Centerpiece Wednesday @ The Style Sisters

Let’s Dish @ Cuisine Kathleen

Tablescape Thursday @ Between Naps on the Porch

Seasonal Sundays @ The Tablescaper

Tabletop Tuesday @ A Stroll thru Life

19 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh Tammy I LOVE IT!! Love your new header too!

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    1. Thank you, Martina! I tinkered with my header for a couple of days before I got it fixed. By the time I change it again, I'll have forgotten how to do it! LOL! I FINALLY have my comment reply working too! Blessings, Tammy

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  2. Love this! And what a lucky find those green glass plates were! They will work with so many other table elements!

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    1. Thanks, Tricia! Don't you just love a thrifty fine...especially dishes!

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  3. Love the table with all the color, really pretty.

    Cynthia

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  4. My hubby grew up in NYC and has never gone to Times Square on NYE. I know what you mean! Love your table and the colorful Mardi Gras touches.

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  5. Tammy - What a bright and colorful tablescape! So Mardi Gras! You did a great job.

    Judy

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  6. Tammy I love your Mardi Gras table. I did one this week also! I love the colors and the fun of it all. I lived in New Orleans in the 1970's and went to many parades, so much fun...when I was young! Hugs, Linda

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  7. Tammy what a fun Mardi Gras table! I did one this week also. I lived in New Orleans in the 1970's and went to many parades and it was fun....back when I was younger!
    hugs, Linda

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  8. Wow - love this table! I cannot believe where you purchased those goblets! They are gorgeous! I think we all should be in New Orleans for Mardi Gras just once!

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    1. Thanks, Diane! I don't get to Old Time Pottery often, it's about 5 hours from us and went I do get there I prepare the whole family....don't rush, leave me alone, and let me shop!! LOL!

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  9. Fun Mardi Gras table, Tammy!!! And you're so right...the white tablecloth allows the darker elements to pop off the table! I've never been to Mardi Gras, either. As an adult I am too chicken to brave all that hoopla, and as a kid my parents didn't want to brave the hoopla. So I guess it's just a celebration I'll have to admire from afar. A more intimate celebration like the one you have set up here is much more to my liking! I do NOT remember seeing those beautiful purple stems at OTP!!! Maybe they didn't put them out here in the KC market. I'm in that place all the time, and the first place I make a beeline to is the stemware aisle. It seems to me like they've really toned down the glassware over the last few months. A couple of years ago there was all kinds of exciting stuff. Now I see mostly clear and nothing really super exciting. Oh, well...maybe they're just taking a little break! I hope you have a great Mardi Gras weekend!!!! Party hard!!!!

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    1. Thank you,Alycia! I don't get to OTP often because it's about 5 hours from my home but when I do I make a point to go there!

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  10. Great Tablescape for celebrating Mardi Gras! I love all the colors in each place setting. My favorite is how you encircled the charger with the beads, a creative move. The green glass plate gives a great pop of color! The centerpiece is very pretty with the cutout masks and then the use of real masks for napkin rings. Lots of Ideas!

    Pam

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  11. I have never been to New Orleans. The colors of purple and green, and glassware in those colors are just beautiful. I love the beads draped around and the masks on the plates. I know that members of our church in Brazil leave the big cities for a retreat for the youth when Carnival is going on there. So Carnival there must be pretty wild.

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  12. I love your party table, Tammy...makes me smile. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Gorgeous Mardi Gras table! I wish I was brave enough to be there at this time again. I lived there when I was young, and Mardi Gras was a real trip!

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  14. Wonderful, festive table! I am making Jambalaya later and you have inspired me to at least drag out some Mardi Gras colored Fiesta to serve on! Thanks for sharing.

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Thank you so much for all your lovely comments! I try to return the favor and visit each one of you! ~Blessings, Tammy~