Feathered Fun

Patrick brought home some feathered Mardi Gras masks for us on a recent trip to New Orleans and we've been having loads of silly fun with 'em. Lizzie was born in Mobile, Alabama which is also the birthplace of Mardi Gras on this continent. She attended many a parade as a wee thing and one of these days we've gotta take her back to experience the festivities. When we first moved to Alabama, I did a short stint working as an Mardi Gras float artist which you can read all about here. Happy Fat Tuesday y'all!

 

Charades

Charades, collage on book cover with found initials

Doll Face Collection

I must divulge that I'm slightly addicted to the blog Things Organized Neatly. It's inspiring to see so many others share my obsession with orderly compositions 'n details (*ahem*--there--I've just confessed to being OCD). And now...so that I can submit a new image over at TON I've photographed my collection of vintage doll/face/mask thingamajigs. I'm warning you though--if you haven't visited TON yet--you'll be sucked into this obsession too.

Happy Mardi Gras

It's Fat Tuesday and there isn't a parade in site but we're partying it up anyway! If you have a wild hair and want to make your own mask we used this template. Wishing you and yours a Happy Mardi Gras!