Party Fun!

Here is Mardi Gras Masquerade 2006 - the first theme party at my new house in Santa Clara! 29 of us had a lot of fun, so here are plenty of digital photos for your viewing enjoyment! You can just scroll through, or you can jump directly to these sections: Webcam Party Photos Costume Gallery Decorations You can also read about my party prep if you so desire...

Who Got Da Baby? Ben Best Mask Angie Most Creative Mask Ben, The Man in White aka Binty as God aka Colonel Sanders Best Costume The Flamenco Barbieris Most Creative Costume The Patnoe Family aka The Recyclables

Webcam

Only one webcam this time, so it was in the living room,
which missed people gathering in the kitchen and around the food table...
Watch for the big flash when Audene & Jeff's photo was taken,
then at the end for Melanie waving to Italy! heehee...

Party Photos

Britta & Melanie the night before at Ruby Skye's Alice Radio Mardi Gras party...Setting the party ambiance...



...with sparkle & lanterns...



...and RUM! ;)



Happy Keith...partying people...



More partying people...even out on the patio - hooray! ;)



Cutting the King Cake...Binty Got Da Baby!



Lyle, Galt & Melanie...more partying people...



When the fondue switched from cheese to chocolate, I decided to show off the Ultimate Decadence of dipping a sugar cookie in the chocolate fondue...heehee...



...even more partying people...



Having fun in character...Flamenco Guitar in Action...Pirate Silliness...



Awarding the prizes in each category for those who were still present...Angie for Best Mask, Ben for Most Creative Mask, and Flamenco Barbieris for Best Costume...

Costume Gallery

Adam & Noelle, with and without masks...



Keith & Galen...Daniel with Venetian mask & Hurricane...



Best Costume winners the Flamenco Barbieris, with and without their masks...



Best Mask winner Angie...Lyle, Galt & their yummy King cake!



Most Creative Costume winner Ben, the Man in White...Jen as the Sunburnt Ravenclaw Quidditch Player!



Tropical Kevin & Comfy Nathania...Masked Lisa & Kael...



Masked Maricar, Britta & Mylene...Audene & Jeff ready to DRINK!



Most Creative Costume winners the Patone family as The Recyclables, with and without masks...



Indian Melanie, with and without her mask...



...and finally your hostess, Buccaneer Britta, with and without her mask...

Decorations

Festive Food...Fleur de Lis Brie en Croute...More Festive Food...



King Cake & cookies on the coffeetable...closeups of the cookies...



Even the thermostat was in diguise...More paper lanterns out front...Looking in the front window...



the front door...which was even decorated on the inside! ;)



Looking into the living room from the entryway...back towards the entry from the living room...



Festive mirror...Large Handmade Wall Mask still intact from the original 2000 Mardi Gras Masquerade...



Decorated wall sconce...more living room...



Festive piano room...fireplace screen with beads...Fireplace & TV corner...Gargoyles & prizes...



Into the living room from the hallway...Living room from fireplace...Masks, Boas & Beads - oh my!





I had way too much fun putting masks on my gargoyles around the room - heehee...



Looking from the kitchen out to the patio...two views of the screened patio...Covered patio from the yard...



I didn't get the chance to take photos after the party until the next day, but by then the big storm was blowing in, so the wind had triumphed over the lanterns by 10 to 3 just out front! haha... ;)

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