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Mardi Gras Mambo Day 8: Krewe of Bacchus

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The Krewe of Bacchus parade was founded in 1968 by several New Orleans business leaders whose dream was to revitalize Carnival.

Owen Edward Brennan, Sr., a New Orleans restaurant owner, realized that tourists in town for Mardi Gras, who were not part of Mew Orleans’ society circles, were largely prohibited from taking part in Carnival balls. In the late 1940’s, Brennan spent an enormous amount of money to appease his clientele an created the Krewe of Bacchus, open to both locals and tourists.
For several years, Carnival in New Orleans had been losing its luster. In 1968, Owen “Pip” Brennan, Jr., son of the late Brennan, held a meeting at Brennan’s Restaurant to address this problem. The solution was to revitalize the Krewe of Bacchus by staging a parade where the floats were bigger and more spectacular than anything seen in New Orleans before. They decided to also add a celebrity king to lead the parade, breaking ranks with 113 years of Carnival tradition.
The Krewe of Bacchus has become a Super Krewe with more than 1,350 members and 33 animated super-floats. This year’s theme is “Creatures of the Imagination” and King Bacchus is Val Kilmer.

Bacchus, in Greek mythology, was the god of wine and vegetation. He showed mortals how to cultivate grapevines and make wine. So to show our love of wine and Bacchus, the folks over at d’Pholk designs has offered to sponsor this giveaway.

They are generously offering one lucky reader a Wine Bottle Serving Tray.
Their eco friendly serving trays are made from recycled wine bottles. They carefully clean each bottle and remove the label before placing them into a kiln. Once flattened, each tray is individually decorated and comes with its own cheese knife which is tied on with raffia. Perfect for use in your home or as a gift.
This tray is made using a green glass wine bottle and is decorated with a lovely round focal bead. It comes with a white cork cheese spreader. They follow strict fusing and slumping techniques to give you an original, one of a kind functional and decorative art.
If you would love to have one of these to use at your next party, just enter below.
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1. Head on over to d’Pholk Designs and tell me one other item you would love to have!

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Contest ends at 11:59 pm CST on February 21st. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.
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120 thoughts on “Mardi Gras Mambo Day 8: Krewe of Bacchus”

  1. Woooo-eee, that red and amber drop ring vase is soooo pretty! That’s a definite “would love to have.” I really like that bottle tray, too – fantastic giveaway! Thank you!
    klownmom[at]gmail[dot]com

  4. I would love to have the “Large Fused Glass Pot Melt Bowl” with the yellow, green, and orange. It would go well with my kitchen.

  13. Large Eco Friendly Wine Bottle Serving Tray is neat. Talk about recycling. Very unique idea.
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  25. Everything is beautiful! I would love to have the Fused Glass Rainbow Pot Melt Bowl. So pretty!
    Thanks for the review and giveaway!

  29. Wow – what stunning work! I’m drooling over the Fused Glass Fishscale Serving Tray. asthenight at gmail dot com

  34. What great products! I really like the Fused Glass Star Suncatcher – Lavender with copper wire. Very beautiful!

  51. What a great idea, reusing wine bottles like that. It’s very appropriate for wine and cheese too.

    I also love the Red and White Fused Glass Bowl – Antique Lace Design.

  59. Oh I love the shop. I especially like the Fused Glass Pocket Vase – blue and fuschia. It would look wonderful hanging in my kitchen window above the sink.

  70. What a fabulous shop I also like the Red and White Fused Glass Bowl – Antique Lace Design.
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  73. Colorful Large Fused Glass Serving Tray – 11 Inches … absolutely gorgeous. I’d display it all the time.

  78. I like the Fused Glass Blue Flower Ornament and the Corona Bottle spoon rest!
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    proudyaya04 {at} yahoo {dot} com

  83. LOVE the Large Fused Glass Pot Melt Bowl. The colors are amazing! What a cool website…bookmarked as there are some really cool gift ideas here.

  95. The Small Blue and White Fused Glass Bowl – Antique Lace Design
    would look great in my dining room

    sharonaquilino at hotmail dot com

  97. The Fused Glass Red and Amber Drop Ring Vase is unique and would make a perfect gift for my mother – along with flowers for her birthday.

  101. Fused Glass Star Suncatcher – Lavender with copper wire is so cute!

    It would be like lays chips~ I would have to have more than just one!

    I love stars & I LOVE PURPLE!

    So prettyyyyyyyyy!

  104. The Fused Glass Pot Melt Bowl – Light Blue and Pale Pink is so pretty! I’d love to have that in my kitchen with some fruit in it.

  120. My favorite is the Fused Glass Rainbow Pot Melt Bowl! I would love to win this giveaway! Thanks so much for the opportunity!

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