I am having a Maridi Gras Themed Party, what do I need to make it successful?!
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you need all the transgendered people you can getWww@FoodAQ@Com
Encourage people to wear costumes!. They don't have to be any particular theme, and recycling old costumes is perfectly fine!.
Alcohol wouldn't hurt, though a "Hurricane" is basically red Kool-aid and a lot of rum!.
http://www!.patobriens!.com/patobriens2/ha!.!.!.
Maybe a King Cake:
http://www!.haydelbakery!.com/kingcakes/ki!.!.!.
Beads would be good:
http://emardigrasbeads!.com/shoppingcart/!.!.!.
For decorations, the "official" colors for Mardi Gras in New Orleans are purple, green, and gold!. Masques, crowns, and scepters are also stereotypical images/shapes from Carnival in NOLA!. The fleur de lis has become a symbol of the City's rebirth after being almost destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 (in addition to the other meanings for the symbol):
http://www!.mardigrasmasks!.com/
http://www!.angelworksgifts!.com/IBS/Simpl!.!.!.
The State Museum has a lot on Mardi Gras:
http://lsm!.crt!.state!.la!.us/mgras/mardigr!.!.!.
Mardigras!.com has more info on Carnival in New Orleans, and and click on the photos/videos for images:
http://www!.mardigras!.com/
Accent Annex sells Mardi Gras related decorations, and their site has examples you can use:
http://www!.accentannex!.com/
Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Alcohol wouldn't hurt, though a "Hurricane" is basically red Kool-aid and a lot of rum!.
http://www!.patobriens!.com/patobriens2/ha!.!.!.
Maybe a King Cake:
http://www!.haydelbakery!.com/kingcakes/ki!.!.!.
Beads would be good:
http://emardigrasbeads!.com/shoppingcart/!.!.!.
For decorations, the "official" colors for Mardi Gras in New Orleans are purple, green, and gold!. Masques, crowns, and scepters are also stereotypical images/shapes from Carnival in NOLA!. The fleur de lis has become a symbol of the City's rebirth after being almost destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 (in addition to the other meanings for the symbol):
http://www!.mardigrasmasks!.com/
http://www!.angelworksgifts!.com/IBS/Simpl!.!.!.
The State Museum has a lot on Mardi Gras:
http://lsm!.crt!.state!.la!.us/mgras/mardigr!.!.!.
Mardigras!.com has more info on Carnival in New Orleans, and and click on the photos/videos for images:
http://www!.mardigras!.com/
Accent Annex sells Mardi Gras related decorations, and their site has examples you can use:
http://www!.accentannex!.com/
Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Jambalaya to eat and hurricanes to drink!. Plenty of beads to throw around and some good jazz CD's to play!. Sounds like fun!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
