So Artful Challenge

The Theme this week for

So Artful Challenge

 was Mardi Gras! 

I found some really old vintage pictures

of men and women dressed up in

"Carnival Fair" with some very

unusual masks on their faces. 

I didn't know that in the early 1900"s,

 instead of wearing the ornate masks

that they wear today,

they wore hoods that covered

their whole head and face 

during Mardi Gras week!  

I looked up the history of Mardi Gras and was

very surprised to find out that it has been

taking place since the late 1700's!

When I first started working with this theme,

 I found myself making a rather large collage,

 (at least 8 x 8 inches)!

 As I worked , I thought  it would make a

great mini-book cover

 if I wanted to return to it someday

and add a few pages to make a

Nostalgic History of  a

"Vintage"  Mardi  Gras!   

So this is the front of the mini-book:

This is the back cover:

This is the frontcover completely unfolded::

This is what the inside section looks like when it is unfolded:

I wantd to make some necklaces out of the tiny beads

I use when I am knitting a beaded lace shawl pattern

but... I can always add them later!

I really wanted a more festive look with the
 traditional bright colors but...
I just can't do anything modern anymore !

If it looks distressed, tired, old,
and needs to be thrown away

then it goes into  my "collection"! 

I am all-vintage now!

Thank you for looking at my entry

and have a wondrful Valentine's weekend!