Cajun Corner – Vol.
5, No. 4 – January 27, 2013
Bon
Jour! Welcome to Cajun
Stitchery’s weekly email and welcome to our family.
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Being Queen keeps a girl busy. Yesterday was the Krewe of Nauga party. Several of the girls are talking about
finding out if this party can go into the Guinness Book of World Records as the
largest pajama party in the world. It
begins on Saturday at 10 a.m. and ends kinda sorta around 2 p.m. It is held in one of the beach bars and the
place is packed and overflowing onto the beach.
Luckily, our weather lately has been beautiful fall weather. It is a come as you are party/pajama
party/costume party. They serve a
breakfast buffet and the booze is flowing.
You could easily stand in line for nearly an hour to get in.
After Nauga, I returned to Krewe Den to work and
watch the girls trickle in from the parties.
Yes, after Nauga there is another party at the Sandshaker, across the
street. The girls returned with all
kinds of stories and laughter.
Today I returned to Krewe Den to work some
more. The whole krewe was there working
on the float, on the dance, on costumes, cooking and socializing. We had a great time. I even received my 6th crown, the
sleeping crown.
Mardi Gras jackets are starting to pile up in the
studio. Everyone needs decorations and
logos embroidered. These things are so
much fun to embroider.
We did have an embroidery scare. Boudreaux stopped working. At first we thought Boudreaux was dead but
the tech is coming tomorrow and thinks he can repair Boudreaux. I sure hope so because we have work orders
backing up.
A couple of friends visited last week. It was such a joy to have them over. They got the tour of the house next door, the
garden, and met the dogs. It is always
pleasant to have friends visit, especially friends that you don’t see on a
regular basis.
Sorry for such a short edition but work has to be
done.
J
Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler
J
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Mardi Gras Mask
Found at http://www.favecrafts.com/Holiday-Craft/Beaded-Mardi-Gras-Mask#
Materials:
- Plastic eye maskTreasure
Tape dots
- Sequins
- Diamond Beadlets®
- Treasure Tape, 8" x
10" sheet
- Shallow pan or tray
- Kreinik #12 Braid in
colors to match your theme (we used 1223 Purple)
Steps:
- For a more elaborate
design, trace out a reverse pattern on the white backing of the Treasure
Tape sheet (we drew swirls). Cut out. Remove the white backing and lay the
design on the mask.
- Lay Treasure Tape dots
randomly on the mask. Remove the red liner to expose the sticky top, and
lay a sequin on each. Lay the mask in a shallow pan or tray and cover any
remaining sticky areas on the dots with Diamond Beadlets.
- Remove the red liner
from your larger tape areas, and begin decorating: add thread first, using
the #12 Braid to outline the area or make other designs
C’est tout, mes amis
Peggy Henshall
Cajun Stitchery
(850) 261-2462
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