Mad Hatter Costume

If you're a fancy dress fan or fanatic, the new Alice in Wonderland film starring Johnny Depp is bound to inspire you to new costume creativity. You can learn how to make your very own Mad Hatter hat and costume at this wonderful Squidoo lens by ComfortDoc, and get some great how-to tips in this Thread Banger video

Mardi Gras Fancy Mask

Need some ideas for a fancy Mardi Gras eye mask? Here's an elaborate design you can use as is for a small face,  enlarge to make a base for your own fancy masquerade mask or use the pictures as clip art for your Mardi Gras party invites.

Pirate Paper Craft Hat and Eye Patch

Here's an easy to make pirate hat and eye patch printable craft sheet from the printable masks collection at Picture This! Lee Hansen Graphics.

One sheet with instructions - print on card stock, cut it out and add some elastic or ribbon ties, then get ready to party for Mardi Gras, Halloween, Talk Like a Pirate Day or just because.

Penguin Mask

Chilly weather masquerade fun - make a quick and easy penguin face mask for New Year's Eve and First Night celebrations. Cool, man!

Printable penguin mask is free for personal or classroom use.

Geek Halloween Chic

Fly on over to Geek Tonic to find a huge collection of Halloween Printables - masks, banners, toys, 3D paper crafts and a really impressive Halloween hologram how-to.

If you're into glam for Halloween, try making an elegant tatted Halloween mask. It's like wearing a black cobweb encrusted with crystals ...

I really like these folded paper Werewolf claws ...

Knit Witty - Make a Mask

I've seen some pretty funny masks this year made with yarn. If you can knit or crochet, you might want to try making a swine flu knit mask (pig nose, in pink yarn) or try your hand at whipping up one of the masks like this green frog-like helmet featured at Halloween Knit and Crochet projects.

If you don't have the time to knit yourself a mask and you want to dress up for Halloween or Mardi Gras , you can put together a last minute costume from old clothes and other stuff you have around the house.

Green Crochet Mask Photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/thirteenofclubs/ / CC BY-SA 2.0