Mardi Gras Tree

In years gone by there were no Mardi Gras tree decorations as such, one had to use what could be placed on the tree.  Small masks, especially the comedy and tragedy masks, bows of purple, green, and gold, the Mardi Gras colors, and whatever other decorations one could find that represent Mardi Gras were used.  Often large bows were added to cover much of the otherwise sparsely covered tree.

Now, some ornament makers have began to make nice ornaments that could be used for both Christmas and Mardi Gras.  The key is to have the dominate colors of the decorative scheme be purple, green, and gold.  These are the colors of Mardi Gras.

Kurt Adler has some quality Mardi Gras pieces. 

In addition to Masks, the Fleur de Lis is a popular ornament.  One can even find an angel tree topper dressed in purple, green, and gold.

Clear lights can work, and if your tree has LED lights with both colored and clear settings you can just leave the lights on the tree and set them to clear.  For a more Mardi Gras look strings of lights in purple, green, and gold are readily available.  These are also becoming popular for those who decorate outdoors for the Mardi Gras season.

There are an amazing number of Mardi Gras tree skirts available.  Yes, it is still necessary to cover the unsightly tree stand. 

Changing out the Christmas tree skirt to a Mardi Gras tree skirt is easy, especially if the location of the tree changes. 

Christmas trees need not be once a year decoration.  The same tree can support ornaments for other holidays.  In the United States the Fourth of July is another occasion for Christmas tree usage, but there is a time gap that does not allow for continuous display.  With Mardi Gras the tree does not have to be placed in storage before the next use, making it a much nicer transition.

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