Hooray! My Mardi Gras costume is completely done a whole week before the party! I thought my previous photo already gave it away by accessories let alone all the triangles, but I’ll keep it a surprise for now. It did help that I used the same brocade corset & stick mask I made for the Mardi Gras fairy a couple years ago, but I did embellish them, plus had what seemed like a billion new small pieces to assemble. 
Party food is relatively on schedule! 5 dozen Tricolor Scrolls & 7 dozen Spinach Balls are baked & frozen for reheating on party day. These have both taken so long to bake properly on party day that I’ve decide to try pre-baking them to see what happens. The Spinach Balls must have had too much moisture since they flattened a bit while baking…now they’re more like mini-patties? They’re still tasty at least! The Creole Chicken Skewers will be one evening this week, the Shrimp Pate on Thursday, and everything else will be fresh the night before or day of the party.
All the decor boxes have been out and a couple things have been arranged, including the fabric stained glass window that I made last year for the pantry door, but there is still a lot of decorating to be done. I caught a nasty cold earlier in the week so I’m a few days behind on my party prep schedule, but thankfully there’s a whole week left for a little each day. I already made 3 giant batches of sugar cookie dough so I can make plenty of life-size edible masks again for myself and guests to decorate, plus two new cookie ideas…yes there will be fun new edible printer action happening this weekend!
Now onto decor, other party food & new cookie creations!
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