Mardi Gras is incomplete wihtout the Mardi Gras Masks. Mardi Gras is also known as the Shrove Tuesday in the United Kingdom. In French, Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday. The festivities of Mardi Gras are incomplete without a Mardi Gras Mask. It would not be wrong to say that there is no Mardi Gras without a Mardi Gras Mask. You can buy the Mardi Gras Mask for your guests from the different online stores or stores near you, who are offering the Mardi Gras decorations and other stuff to make the spirit of Mardi Gras alive.
Since Mardi Gras Party cannot be planned without Mardi Gras Masks and if you do not want to invest in buying them, then you can make your own Mardi Gras Masks. Just do not think that it is going to be too tough, it can be fun for you and your kids making the masks and this is going to be one good activity for you all. You can plan making the Mardi Gras Masks well before you are going to throw the party. The materials that you are going to require to make the Mardi Gras Masks include printer, paper, glue, scissors, tapes, colors, thin cardboard, an unsharpened pencils.
First of all you need to have a template to make the Mardi Gras Masks of different shapes and print it on the paper. Then color the template with the colors of your choice and glue up the template on the thin cardboard. Let the colored template dry out so that you can cut the card board easily. It is important that your template must be according to the size of your guests and that can be very much similar to the adult face size like yours and the kids must have a template that matches their face size so that they can see through the eyes. You then need to cut out holes in the card board of the Mardi Gras Mask. Place some sparkles on the edges of the Mardi Gras Masks as well as glitter, which will give it an awesome look. Cover the pencil with a colored paper and then fix it to the mask with a masking tape and now you have a Mardi Gras Mask of your own.
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All kinds of masquerade masks are beautiful but masquerade masks on sticks are more elegant looking. Regular masks are nice but this type of mask really adds to your beauty. There are many different styles of stick masks that you can choose from. Many people prefer wearing these kinds of masks especially women.
Women really want to look elegant and luxuriously beautiful with the masquerade masks on sticks. Although you can mostly see the stick masks being worn by women, men can also wear these kinds of masks. They prefer having these types of masquerades for various reasons. One reason why they desire to wear these is because they are able to carry those masks around and wear them at their leisure. You will still have the option to take yours away for a moment and bring it back if you wanted to. This is more advantageous when you are taking pictures. Another reason why many people prefer wearing masquerade masks on sticks is that because they love to carry the stick masks around as accessories to the party. Moreover this kind can really add flair to their outfits.
Women choose to wear masquerades on sticks because they are able to hold them in front but not directly on their faces. This is a great advantage because women like to put on heavy make ups and want their hair dressed up so they spend a lot of time with it. Therefore using sticks is really more favourable than not using one.
As mentioned earlier masquerade masks on sticks are more elegant looking with the attendee's outfit. Women look more attractive and gorgeous when they hold their masks in front of them. It adds up to the mystery and overall impact. Hence it makes you noticeably beautiful. You just have to make sure that your stick mask matches your outfit and the mask has bright colors.
These are the reasons why people, especially women, prefer the masquerade masks on sticks. It gives you an alternative and it makes you really feel great when you are having a stick mask with you.
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The Venice Carnevale is among the most famous Carnivals in the world taking a back seat to Rio and perhaps New Orleans. But does it meet the hype? Should you feel that you have missed out if you have to spend Carnevale in an alternate Italian location, a Carnival elsewhere in the world, or perhaps even at home? That's for you and only you and perhaps your partner to decide. Hopefully this article will help you make this momentous decision.
The Venice Carnevale is relatively short, lasting only about two weeks. That can be a good thing, even more so when you consider the costs involved. The city of Venice has a population of about 270 thousand of which less than a quarter actually live in the historic town. Compare these figures to the estimated 50 thousand visitors per day, and we are talking about the annual average, not Carnevale time. On the upside, Venice is the largest car-free city in Europe, but there are two pricey parking lots.
Back to Carnevale. The first record of Venetian Carnevale was in 1296 when the local Senate decreed the day before Lent to be a public holiday. Festivities in the early days included slaughtering of pigs and oxen and mass brawls, for which bridges seemed to be a favored location. According to Seventeenth Century guidebooks more than 30 thousand visitors graced the city during Carnevale week. After the Venice Republic fell in 1797 Carnevale was banned and didn't return for decades. In the days of Mussolini it was illegal to wear a mask in public. Then it became a sort of children's party but nothing more. Believe it or not, the modern Carnevale dates only from 1979. By 2004 annual attendance passed the one million mark with over one hundred thousand on the final Saturday and Sunday. The peak has passed and attendance is on the way down. Perhaps in the words of that athletic philosopher, Yogi Berra, "Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded."
Masks were and are a central feature of the Venetian Carnevale. People wore them for a large part of the year, would you believe that at one point in Venetian history mask wearing was reduced to three months a year? The Mascherari (mask makers) were favored members of society and had their own guild and even their own laws. The original masks were made of papier-mache, a major component of allegorical floats as well. Other mask materials include leather and wax cloth, which they tell me is fine for eating and dancing. The sky is the limit for decorative materials including gold leaf, feathers, and jewels.
Here is a short list of some official events and their admission charge cost for the 2010 Carnivale. At the time of this writing one Euro is worth about $1.43. Hot Chocolate in Costume at the Hotel Danieli on Saturday, February 6 costs 50 Euros. Expect to pay for costume rental. I don't know what the cleaning charge is if you get hot chocolate all over your Marie Antoinette dress. Later that day at the Luna Hotel Baglioni there is a Moon masquerade with a refined Carnival Buffet Dinner and music of the 70s and 80s costing 290 Euros. I do not recommend that you wear the clothes you wore to 70s and 80s concerts, even if you can fit in them. Let's skip to the final day. On Tuesday, February 16 at the Hotel Danieli you'll enjoy Venezia Romantica with a top dinner, a ball, and lots more for 450 Euros. The dress code is Historical Costume. Enjoy. And look for me. I'll be the guy in those plastic giveaway glasses from American 1950s 3-D movies.
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In the showroom, we are often asked, "How can I tell the quality of an Oriental rug?" The most well-known rug masterpieces were woven in Persia, and those revered patterns set the standard for many reproduction rugs today. Today's new reproduction rugs are woven with such great care and quality that they retain their value and should last decades and decades, when subjected to ordinary wear and tear. Because of this, even experts can find it difficult to identify reproduction rugs from a distance. Gone are the days when a rug's origin predicted its quality. Now, Pakistan, India, Turkey and other rug producers create rugs in good, better, and fine quality.
So, what must you look for when choosing an Oriental rug? Good quality wool rugs have healthy wool which is soft and pliable and shows no evidence of being dry, course or brittle. Silk rugs have good sheen and exhibit fine detail in the outline of color boundaries and include more knots per square inch due to the finer fibers.
A good quality rug will not shed significantly, but care must also be taken to thoroughly vacuum a heavily traveled rug, as small sharp grit particles will cut the wool at the foundation and cause unnecessary shedding of a good quality rug. If there are any repairs to a good quality rug, they should have been performed professionally and thoroughly with no structural damage remaining. A good quality rug is evenly woven with consistent knot size and is evenly sheared. There should be no odors or permanent stains.
Wear, if any, should be even with little variation of pile height and should have relatively straight edges and lay flat. Except for very modern rugs woven on commercial metal frames, handmade rugs will have a slightly longer edge. An heirloom wooden frame is used and passed down by families who have woven rugs for generations, and it is not likely plumb. It may take over 18 months to complete a room size rug, and as mother and daughter sit side by side, the mother's experienced hand is able to weave tighter knots than the daughter's, but as she becomes skilled, her knot gauge becomes similar to her mother's.
The most formal rugs have symmetrical designs; however there may be noticeable differences in the pattern when inspected closely. This is due to the human element involved in weaving for several hours each day. These subtle variations give a distinct identity to the rug. The primary difference between a good quality and fine quality rug is the number of knots per square inch.
Bad quality rugs may have heavy color run due to improper care or washing and may exhibit sun fade, having been used in an area of direct sunlight and not having been rotated. The damage we see most often in the showroom includes water and rust damage. Water damage occurs most often when a plant that is displayed on a rug is unknowingly over watered and the water spills repeatedly on the carpet, causing damage. Rust damage occurs most often when furniture with legs containing metal rest on top of the carpet, such as a sofa or bed, and moisture causes oxidation and rust damages the rug.
Though these problems can be professionally repaired in our on-site repair and restoration department and the rug restored to good quality, we often see good rugs go bad due to poor and patchy repairs. Hazy lines and gaps in edge stitching are clues that reveal uneven weaving technique. Varying pile height is due to uneven shearing and/or wear and is found on bad quality rugs. Bad quality rugs may also have permanent creases, hard curled edges or the foundation visible in areas. Markered, chalked or painted rugs in an attempt to disguise flaws, wear or other damage is also indication of a bad quality rug. As you can see, not all the features of a bad rug are permanent. Some bad rugs are good quality rugs in need of emergency care. We would be happy to evaluate your rug to see if it can be rescued and restored to its formerly treasured past condition.
The ugliest of rugs has no hope. Ugly rugs may have permanent pet stains, dry rot, or water damage. A sure sign of an ugly rug is markered pile or foundation to disguise wear or may masquerade large areas of exposed foundation.
Grading a good quality antique Persian rug is slightly different. It must have all the above qualities, plus have beautiful and desirable colors, be in a condition appropriate for its age, and like all the rugs we sell, speak to your soul.
We hand select every rug for the showroom and choose only the best to include in our collection. Rugs needing tender loving care before they hit the showroom floor are sent to our on-site professional hand washed cleaning department, or if in need of repair or restoration, upstairs to our on-site expert repair department. Rest assured that every rug in our showroom is in its best possible condition before we offer it for sale. With our exclusive trade-in policy, you can feel confident in your investment. For more on quality, care and cost visit our website and register for a free fine quality 2 x 3 Oriental rug to be awarded when you visit the showroom.
Stop by the showroom and it would be our pleasure to evaluate any rug you are considering tossing. We may be able to restore it to its former glory, and at a reasonable price. Adore the floor you walk on!
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Port Douglas Carnivale began in 1993 and initially was designed to celebrate the opening of the tourist season and market Port Douglas as a holiday destination to both domestic and international visitors.
Carnivale is an award winning event and it is a week long party often described as the most exciting event of the year in Port Douglas.
A unique affair Port Douglas Carnivale is a celebration that attracts and inspires an enormous amount of participation from the local residents, businesses and industry. Almost the entire community actively takes part: be it in an event or as a spectator. As a result, the turnout grows from year to year and many tourists make a point of returning each year to be involved in the celebration of culture, wine and cuisine.
This year the theme is "Stars under the stars" and will include the introduction of new events such as the "Over The Fence" Comedy Film Festival which will be held at the Karnak Playhouse, Port Douglas Outdoor Cinema and a "Captive of the Headhunters' Exhibit in Cow Bay.
Please see table below for a comprehensive event guide.
The launch of the Port Douglas Carnivale is the Carnivale masquerade Cocktail Party is with this years theme of "Art of masquerade". Held at the historical old Sugar Wharf.
All time favourite events including the street fiesta which will see the main street of Port Douglas (Macrossan Street) blocked off to vehicles and turned into a mammoth street party. All night alfresco dining from over 80 restaurants and food stalls, fine wine, live music, street theatre, fireworks and the highlight that is the float and parade ensures that the Port Douglas Carnivale is always spectacular.
On Saturday evening among the swaying palms "Food, Wine & A Taste of Port" serves up an exciting taste sensation as the full moon rises over the coral sea and you can experience the reason why Port Douglas is renowned for being amongst the best dining in Australia.
Many other events not to be missed include the Blessing of the fleet, the Marina Mirage longest lunch, the Four Mile Beach family fun day, the Marina Mirage Seafood Extravaganza, not to mention the Port Douglas golf challenge, regatta, fishing competition and twilight sail.
Port Douglas Carnivale has something for everyone and is a tropical celebration of tropical life.
EVENT CALENDAR
PORT DOUGLAS VILLAGE CARNIVALE
20-29 May 2005
20 May Sea Temple Masquerade Cocktail Party
20-29 May Sea Temple Carnivale Art Exhibition
20-29 May Kuku Yalanji Art Exhibition
20-29 May Carnivale @ Hartley's Crocodile Adventures
20-29 May Carnivale in the Daintree & Cape Tribulation
20-29 May "Captive of the Head Hunters" Art & Artefacts Exhibition
21 May Inaugural Carnivale Tennis Cup
21 May Reef 'n' Rainforest Race Day
21 & 22 May Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival
21 & 22 May Port Douglas Yacht Club Fishing Competition
21 & 28 May Soccer Time at Carnivale
22 May Trinity Cycle Works Criterium
23-29 May Port Douglas Outdoor Cinema & Family Entertainment
24 & 25 May The 2005 Port Douglas Golf Challenge
24-29 May Sea Temple Carnivale Corporate Mask Competition
25 May WAGLS Twilight Sail
28, 28, 29 May Hogs Breath Clipper Cup Series Regatta
27 May Blessing of the Fleet
27 May Marina Mirage Longest Lunch
27 May Lotsa Printing Carnivale on Macrossan Street Fiesta
27 May Court House Hotel Fireworks Spectacular
28 May ANZ Bank Four Mile Beach Family Fun Day
28 May Food & Wine & A Taste of Port
29 May Marina Mirage Seafood Extravaganza
Port Douglas Carnivale 2006 - next year's carnivale dates have not yet been finalised. Watch this space for more information.
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In about 1985, I saw a photo of Venice during Carnival (Carnevale), which included the masked and costumed revelers, it has been on my "Top 10" visit list ever since.
What is not to like about this event:
Carnival (Carnevale) is the annual event in Venice for the ten days leading up to Lent, the last night is Shrove Tuesday on which there are several big balls. Of course this is not just a Venetian tradition; think Mardi Gras in Rio or Trinidad during the same time of year, but my interest in fancy masked balls and beautiful costumes is much greater than watching dancers in dental floss bikinis. The origin of the word carnevale is Latin (carnem levare or carnelevarium) and suggests a "farewell to meat", which was traditionally given up in the weeks of self-denial, during the period of Lent.
The history of the masks and the masquerade dates back to Roman times, there are records of the festival as far back as 1162. The Romans celebrated the early part of the year with a fertility festival where masks were used by all levels of society including slaves. The Carnevale di Venezia enjoyed a long period of infamy and notoriety through the 1600s, up until the time of Napoleon's conquer in 1797. At the peak of this event, the party started on December 26th and ended sometime in the spring. This period of gambling and partying coincided with the loss of prominence and wealth in the region, as the power centers of Holland and Britain expanded their trading reaches. The celebration continued to decline and was actually banned in 1930 by Mussolini. A group of Venetians, and Venice lovers restarted the tradition in 1979.
Today the Carnevale is limited to the ten-day period before Lent and it is an enormous tourist draw. The city is really crowded, hotels are expensive, restaurants full and the streets are at times simply bottlenecked. There are websites and tour groups fully dedicated to the event. The range of party events caters to the rich and sophisticated (balls and music), to the families with kids (chocolate and puppets) and to the college crowd (pub crawls).
You can choose to participate in the carnival celebrations in several ways depending on your tastes, energy level and budget. You can simply walk around the streets or sit in a cafe and watch the incredible costumed characters that are wondering the streets. Spend some time in Piazzo San Marco, there are all sorts of special performances throughout the day and night. Choose to get your face painted and have some fun. Or you can buy tickets to any number events, that range from very affordable to very expensive.
We booked two nights in a great hotel right near Piazza San Marco. Arrival in Venice was actually easier than anticipated; there is lots of signage, big car parks and a central arrival point for the aqua-transit system. The vaporetti (water buses) are very efficient, there are multiple routes and destinations available, at a very minimum every visitor will end up on the #1 or #2 at some point, running in the Grande Canal and Canale delle Giudecca (respectively). Buy a multi-day unlimited ticket; you will end up using the system.
Venice at any time of the year is beautiful; there are endless museums, galleries and historical buildings to engage all types of interests. Two things that I would highly recommend;
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Halloween is an occasion to enjoy. Dressing up in a Halloween costume makes this night even more fun filled even if it is done just for a single night. But the most important thing to keep in mind while selecting your costume is that it should be comfortable and safe.
Along with New Year, come more and more ideas on dresses for the Halloween. While shopping for your costume, you might want to find out what costumes are 'in' this year. Only after that you decide about your purchase. Actually there is a wide range to choose from. There are different costumes for men, women and children.
It is your personal choice about how you want your theme to be. You can choose to masquerade as a movie actor or a pirate or some cartoon. In fact you can pick any costume you want and you need not worry about it.
Many people also design their own costume. It can reflect you as a person and also display your creativity. Designing and creating your own dress can be really entertaining. It allows your imagination to run wildly and reach its extreme ends. You can also opt for renting costumes. But if you are too late, then probably most of the good outfits would be gone. So the shopping should be done as early as possible.
While selecting your Halloween outfit, safety should be of prime importance. Do not wear any such thing that can hinder your clear vision. You should be able to see, hear and feel everything that goes around you. If you are into trick and treat, then make sure you carry some flash light along with you so that the passing automobiles are able to see you from distance. If the weather is cold, it is a smart decision to purchase a costume that is large enough to let you wear some warm clothes inside. If it is warm, then you may not like your costume to be heavy and thick. This might cause overheating and you may feel uncomfortable.
Halloween is a very interesting and exciting time that brings joy whenever it comes. Whether you are a kid or a grown up, you would like to enjoy it with the maximum zeal. Looking creepy, spooky and yet being safe is what this festival is all about. Be sure to buy your Halloween costumes and masks carefully. Have a happy Halloween!
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Children love crafts at Christmastime. You can spend time with your children as you enjoy these Santa craft ideas that are relatively fun and easy. Pick from a variety of our Christmas craft-decorating, free ideas.
SANTA PICTURE:
If you are searching for holiday craft ideas for preschoolers, begin with this activity-Santa pictures. There are hundreds of Santa coloring books sold during Christmas. Pick a picture from the book. Cut out Santa's picture, and put it in the center of your white construction paper. Using a glue stick, paste the Santa's picture on to the paper.
Color the picture with colored markers. Cotton balls to be added as Santa's beard and the tip of his red hat. You can use black buttons to serve as Santa's eyes and a red bead button for his nose. Decorate the rest of the area of the white paper by drawing candy canes or trees.
After you are done, have your kids print their names right under Santa. Glue their art work to a piece of heavy cardboard. Put the picture in a frame to protect it. Then you can show off your child's art work in your home..
SANTA CHRISTMAS CARDS:
Santa Christmas cards are also fun for your children. Get a piece of heavy, white paper and cut the paper to a 5" x 7" size. You can fold it in half, either way - vertical or horizontal. Now it's time to be creative. Have pictures of Santa that your kids can copy on to the front cover. Use crayons or felt markers to let their creative ideas explode.
Open up the card and let your children print Christmas messages on the inside of the card. Homemade Christmas cards are delightful to display at home or send to friends and relatives. If you are doing several projects, be sure to add this to your Christmas craft-a-day calendar.
MAKE A SANTA PLATE ORNAMENT FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE:
To make a Santa plate, gather crayons and markers, cotton balls, a large paper plate, and color sparkles. On the paper plate, trace or draw Santa, without his red hat. Glue the cotton balls on his beard. As a way of being creative, glue the cotton balls together into a V-shape so that Santa's beard hangs off the plate. Another place to use cotton balls is on Santa's hair
Color Santa's eyes blue and draw the Santa's glasses black. Color cotton ball red with food coloring or a market. Now place it on Santa's nose. On the rim of the plate, use red or green marker. You might like to decorate it with glitter, too. Lastly, you need to add a hook to the plate and hang it on your tree.
Who said it can't be done? There are so many different ways to share with your kids in designing, creating, and decorating Santa Christmas ornaments, pictures, and cards.
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It is simple fact that you would have needed to live on a deserted island in say the South China Sea, to have avoided being swept away by the initial Survivor mania. As a self-proclaimed channel surfer, "hang ten for me means hit the TIVO while I hit the kitchen for a quick snack, so I admit freely I have seen the ebb and flow, the wax and wane of all kinds of programming branded reality and now find myself wondering what does "reality" really mean?
Sure when someone eats a worm or a bug, jumps from a plane or hikes up her bloomers in Paris all in the name of love we know we are watching something absurd, but that worm slides down slow and slimy and with no stunt double waiting in the wings.
But what about the new age of reality? What I have come to call "dramality". Oh you know full well what I am talking about as we each sit glued to the television as The ladies of Wysteria Lane take to a neighborhood just similar enough to our own to make the gay son, the Bipolar teenager, and the plumber every woman dreams of real enough to keep us hooked
"Dramality", from the operating room of Grey's Anatomy to those desperate but delightful housewives what makes this new genre so much more appealing?
In my opinion, we simply need a short break from reality and this is just enough to "keep it real" without the "reality hangover". In fact, the equation seems quite simple or maybe I am simply justifying that fact that I think I have a desperate housewife trapped inside me.
When we watch Extreme Home Makeover (and I do, loving every minute of it; although why won't Sears donate a hairbrush for TY?) When the sun sets on that fabulicious new house we still have a very real a little girl or boy who remains terminally ill, a wife who has lost her beloved husband or a family torn apart by mother nature.
But when Brea takes a bottle of whiskey and a crystal goblet to bed or "McDreamy" breaks another heart in the Emergency Room. I think to myself, "I know what it feels like to want to escape life, to live within an imperfect family trying to keep the mask and the masquerade in tact, I know what it is like to work long hours for a seemingly uncaring boss and have friends desert me in my time of need.
Ah, "dramality" that place we can go day after day channel after channel where even though it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck it isn't the SWAN and dealing with reality is really quite simple. As your Average Joe is not quite average and we can find solace and safety in knowing Teri Hatcher fell in love with Superman but a decade ago so she will find love again
Dramality reigns supreme, unless of course I walk into work today only to hear The Donald say, "You're fired". I'll keep you posted.
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Joshua M. Estrin (born 1970) is the leader/creator of the new Generation X, Generation_Y and Generation_M Anti-Self Help Movement, created out of a mix of traditional models of change including solution focused therapy and life coaching. He was brought to wide public attention in 2004 as one of the gay community’s most colorful and controversial advocates in a highly publicized lawsuit against a decade-old LGBT charity.
By 2002, he was dubbed a “rogue” in his field of mental health and established relationships with several celebrities including Ian McKellen, Joan Rivers, and Lady Chablis.
His bestseller, Shut Up! and Listen to Yourself openly challenged the likes of Dr. Phil and Dr. Laura, and encouraged individuals to follow an inner expert or compass rather than believing they were “broken and needed to be fixed.”
As a regular guest on CNN, FOX, FOX News, Good Morning America and hundreds of radio shows across the nation he has acquired a following that believe in the anti-expert, anti-self help movement
