Bourbon Street (Mardi Gras Bag)

Bourbon Street (Mardi Gras Bag)

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Bourbon Street Bag knitted/felted into this fun Mardi Gras (New Orleans) celebration & I find it very apropos to have completed this bag for Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday) and the celebrations/merrymaking taking place in New Orleans & in other places around the world. Celebrations include a carnival atmosphere and this is what I attempted to capture in this Mardi Gras Bourbon Street theme bag. Several lovely wool yarns and many novelty yarns combine to create this fun/frivolous bag with a lovely knitted but NOT felted flap surrounded by a large ruffle which is edged with lovely novelty yarn looking like beads & flowers. I knitted with beads throughout the ruffle giving it more of the carnival/merrymaking atmosphere occurring in places like New Orleans where merriment & excessive indulgence awaken all senses of frivolity before the solemn season of fasting for Lent. Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday) represents the final day of merriment before the solemn fast begins. Masks, parades, beads, flowers & street dancing encompass Mardi Gras on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The top interior edge boasts a lovely deep pink beaded trim and the twice reinforced interior base has a lovely Bourbon Street fabric flair which adds to the true fun of this flirtatious bag. A gorgeous Fleur de lis brooch adorns the front of the ruffled flap. Mardi Gras & New Orlean's Bourbon Street are synonymous with merriment. The Fleur de lis (lily or iris) brooch adds to the ceremonial meaning of Shrove Tuesday and New Orleans. Any brooch, pin or button can be added to create the carnival atmosphere inherent in this bag. Thanks for stopping by. Additional photos are available for viewing at my Related Website: textileartists.org.

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