Masquerade Costumes and Masks
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Cool Costumes, Masquerade Masks, Face Paint and Fancy Dress
Halloween, Mardi Gras and New Year masquerade balls and parties are the perfect occasions to wear a costume or a fancy mask. Many folks wear fancy dress and historic costume or a mask or face paint for holidays, sporting events or parades. Theme parties, masquerade costume balls, and historic re-enactment events offer plenty of opportunities to dress in costume or wear a mask.
Masquerade and costume parties are popular with adults, teens and children - even pets can wear costumes these days. You can immerse yourself in history or a holiday by wearing a mask or costumes or taking part in re-enactment events where you dress in character. You can also wear costumes for cos-play, masquerade parties, conventions and parades.
Need a costume tonight? Check out this list of Last Minute Costume Ideas for adults, kids and couples.
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Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Hat
Alice Mad Hatter Hat Halloween Costumes and Accessories
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Mad Hatter Adult Costume
Electric Mad Hatter Adult Costume
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A fabulous fantasy costume from the Alice in Wonderland story!
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Where to Buy Mardi Gras Masquerade Supplies
Costumes, decorations, table ware, beads, favors ... shop for the best Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday goods here, and Let the Good Times Roll! Throw a formal or informal masquerade party!
Great party supplies for Fat Tuesday! Shop Century Novelty's Mardi Gras section now!
I Love Masquerade and Fancy Dress
Do you lust for scaring the willikers out of the neighbors, long to break out of your work-a-day conservative style, or perhaps secretly desire to become a mysterious exotic guest behind an elaborate mask? Or, you just want to express your artist/fairy/Goth/manga side once in awhile with all-out CosPlay.

Venetian Nights Masquerade Mask
Go for it! Let yourself go and experiment with fantasy a bit - all it takes is a fabulous costume or really cool mask! You can even deck yourself out in wacky party lights. If you don't want to wear makeup or a mask, you can make a mask on a stick (fan mask). Personally, I like to dress up for no reason at all - the child in me loves wearing unique costumes and I collect masks of all types. Mardi Gras Costumes are great for many costume occasions including Fat Tuesday parties and parades.
One costume shop online where I've found Costume Makeup and & Accessories at discounted prices is CostumeDiscounters.com.
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Masquerade Costumes and Masks
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Last Minute Costumes for Adults and Children
Need a costume tonight? No problem!
When you suddenly discover you or one of your kids needs a masquerade costume within a few hours and you have no time or money to shop, you can pull off a creative masterpiece and possibly even devise an award winning costume. Here are dozens of ideas and instructions for making last minute costumes.
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Make a Mask in Minutes
Recycled Album Cover Mask
Give New Meaning to the Phrase #1 Fan
You can make a fast and fabulous stick mask (or is it a fan?) from old record album slip cases. If you've got a collection of vinyl 33rpm records sitting in the garage waiting for the tag sale, drag them out and make the slip cases into fan masks.
All you need to make this recycle craft mask is an album cover with a large portrait of your favorite musical artist, a bit of glue or duct tape, and a wooden paint-stirring stick or ruler.
Photo credit: Rotogravure by Epiclectic, on Flickr
You can find more detailed #1 Music Fan Mask Craft Instructions here.
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Printable Masks You Can Make
Easy masquerade - print, cut out, wear instant masks
- Groovy Goggles Eye Mask
- Printable masquerade craft sheet star shaped wacky eyeglasses free mask to cut and paste.
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- Mustache Collection - 8 different mustaches
- Mustache masks printable craft sheet for halloween, rodeo makeup, masquerade, mardi gras or scrapbook fun.
- Princess Tiara Craft Sheet
- Princess tiara crown, free paper craft hat for dress up on Halloween, fairy tea party, masquerade, mardi gras. Print on photo gloss paper for best results.
- Shrek the Third 3D masks (en espanol)
- Shrek y sus amigos. Recrea tu parte favorita de la película con estas máscaras de Shrek the Third.
- Mardi Gras Masks for Kids
- Kids Mardi Gras Mask Craft - easy, creative and uses recycled cardboard!
- The Spider - kit printable
- Vintage printable kit in PDF format for The Spider, a dark avenger from 1930's pulp fiction!
- Guy Fawkes Paper Craft Mask
- Mask to print, cut and assemble for Guy Fawkes Day.
- Dracula Mask, the Vampire in 3D
- Dracula the Vampire 3D Halloween Mask in paper to cut out, shape to fit.
- The Regency Town House Printable Theatrical Masks
- 19th century theatrical masks, woman and man half masks, printable faces.
- Make Your Own Beaver Masks
- Printable animal masks, beaver masks.
Exotic Masquerade Masks
Venetian Masks - Favorites for Costume Balls, New Years Eve and Mardi Gras
Venetian masks are elegant eye masks that often include ornate decorations made of satin, lace, feathers, velvet or jewels. Suitable for men or women, these fancy masks can be worn as eye masks or attached to a small handle to hold in front of the face without being constantly worn.
Elegant Venetian masks and lavish feathered eye masks are favorites at fancy dress costume balls, New Year's Eve parties, First Night and Mardi Gras celebrations.
Feathered Masquerade Eye Mask
Feather Masks are a Mardi Gras Favorite
Lavender Butterfly Peacock Masquerade Feather Mask
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This elegant hand made feathered mask measures 12 inches from top to bottom of front and 14 inches side to side when flat - stretchable up to 24 inches in circumference. Includes black cord to secure mask around head.
Wear a Wig and Makeup Instead of a Mask
Masquerade Disquises: Paint Your Face or Cover Your Hair
- Creative Do It Yourself Prize Winning Costume Ideas
- Ideas for make at home DIY costumes. Win best Halloween or Mardi Gras costume awards at your masquerade costume party with the ideas and tips in this article.
- Leopard Face Make Up
- Step by step instructions for making your face look like a wild leopard - just add ears and snarl!
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- Step by step - authenticity counts in this project to make your own swaggering Pirate Hat.
Long Hair Wigs for Women
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Very Cool DIY Costumes & Masks
Hand Made Masks You Can Create
- Marie Antionette - Headless Royal Lady
- The royal lady carries her own bloody head in this DIY costume!
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- Easy pirate costume, pirate vest and eyepatch, to make. Paper Pirate hat to make.
- Tinfoil Masks
- A collection of imaginative marker techniques decorates this mask shaped from layers of aluminum foil.
- Funny Knit Patterns
- Wild and wacky hats, beards, and other costumey things to make with needles and yarn - yes, knit costumery and funky stuff. Viking hat with horns, red bears, crochet white beard, pink pig snout, monster hats (with TEETH), shark head cover - arrrgggh.
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- How to make a kids Halloween costume; easy to make fancy dress costumes for playtime, dress up or masquerade costume parties.
- Twig and Toadstool: Mardi Gras Masks!
- Really fun and fancy felt masks embellished with sequins, feathers and flower petals - designed for kids, but I want to make one for myself.
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Masks, Costumes, Face Makeup, Body Paint
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Masquerade and Costume Blog News Updates
- Mardi Gras San Francisco Style and 6th Annual Masquerade Ball Kicks Off at ...
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- AMMC Auxiliary holds fundraiser
- ... selling costume jewelry to raise money for the AMMC Auxiliary. The Auxiliary raises about $35000 annually to supplement the hospital, according to group president Pat Dowdy. She said Jewelry Express and Masquerade of West Plains, Mo., ...
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- Masks come out for Venice carnival Updated: 10:19, Sunday February 12, 2012 The Italian city of canals has been transformed into a giant masquerade party for the opening weekend of the Venice carnival. Despite the cold weather gripping Europe, ...
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Masquerade and Costume Lovers - Leave a Comment
Do you make masks or costumes for yourself or your friends and family? What's your favorite occasion or reason (excuse) to dress in a costume or to wear a mask?
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Edutopia
Jan 15, 2012 @ 12:32 pm | delete
- Great lens. Mardi Gras is a great time to go wild but that is no excuse to not take your time to dress up a little too!
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Lifeboost Oct 28, 2011 @ 12:04 pm | delete
- Wow, some brilliant ideas - really great idea to include the suggestions for the last minute ones as well! :)
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moonlitta
Oct 28, 2011 @ 1:31 am | delete
- Gorgeous designs! Blessed!
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moonlitta
Oct 28, 2011 @ 1:29 am | delete
- Gorgeous designs! Blessed!
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moonlitta
Oct 28, 2011 @ 1:29 am | delete
- Gorgeous designs! Blessed!
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parwathy
Oct 21, 2011 @ 1:03 pm | delete
- I love the beautiful eye masks. Great lens which gave me a lot of ideas for halloween this year.
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John
Oct 31, 2011 @ 6:23 pm | delete
- Wow you are pretty ! Love girls wearing cat and ventian masks. ;)
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ErHawkns7100
Oct 20, 2011 @ 3:05 am | delete
- Beautiful masks. Except for the watermelon one, yuck.
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JoyfulReviewer
Oct 18, 2011 @ 10:17 am | delete
- Lots of clever ideas. Thanks for the fun lens!
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andreaberrios
Oct 10, 2011 @ 11:44 am | delete
- This is a great idea for Halloween. amazing lens.
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howdoyouspellstupid
Oct 1, 2011 @ 5:04 pm | delete
- Awesome lens!! I love dressing up for parties, and masquerades are awesome!! If I was invited to a masquerade, I would definitely paint my face in a mask.
Nice lens!! Blessed by a SquidAngel!! :)
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tordon
Sep 28, 2011 @ 8:05 am | delete
- Love the exotic masquerade mask!
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lisaremmick
Sep 27, 2011 @ 10:41 pm | delete
- I love the Melon Helmet... too funny. You see them at football games quite often and they're usually quite intoxicated.
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Performancecars
Aug 28, 2011 @ 8:28 am | delete
- Carved Melon is the best helmet ever lol
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Momsbusy247 May 11, 2011 @ 7:25 am | delete
- Great costumes! they are beautiful and indeed very festive. I just gain new ideas for the next costume party I will be attending. Superb lens!
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Props-n-Frocks-Fancy-Dress
Apr 11, 2011 @ 10:56 am | delete
- You have some great masquerade eye masks here, well done!
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Big_Joe Apr 1, 2011 @ 9:16 am | delete
- Easy to see why this lens got awarded a Purple Star.
A Like, A Lensroll with the Headpiece Costume lens and A *Blessing by Big Joe*
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capriliz
Mar 9, 2011 @ 5:21 pm | delete
- Fun for Mardi Gras! Loved the photos on this lens. Here’s a virtual string of Mardi Gras beads for you!
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capriliz
Mar 9, 2011 @ 4:43 pm | delete
- Loved the photos on this lens. Here’s a virtual string of Mardi Gras beads for you!
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Kimbesa
Mar 8, 2011 @ 4:33 pm | delete
- Brilliant photos on this lens...Thanks! Here’s a virtual string of Mardi Gras beads for you!
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stargazer00
Mar 8, 2011 @ 4:20 pm | delete
- Love the Venetian Masquerade Mask. Gorgeous! Here's a string of virtual Mardi Gras Beads.!
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ukgreetingcards
Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:12 pm | delete
- Really good lens some of the masks look really good. It reminds me of USA designer Katherine' Collection I have done a lens on her
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ukgreetingcards
Feb 19, 2011 @ 3:10 pm | delete
- I love lens like this!! I have done a lens on katherine's collection. I must say some of the masks look really good hope you can checkout my lens soon
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StaciJansma Feb 7, 2011 @ 5:06 pm | delete
- Neat lens!
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LensbyLisa
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- The watermelon mask is definitely unique! Who would've thought...just when you think you have seen everything!
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Masquerade and Costume Index
A table of contents for this masquerade lens
- Mardi Gras is Coming!
- Mask or Face Paint?
- Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Hat
- Mad Hatter Adult Costume
- Mardi Gras Party / Carnivale Celebration
- I Love Masquerade and Fancy Dress
- Last Minute Costumes for Adults and Children
- Make a Mask in Minutes
- Recycled Album Cover Mask
- Find Record Album Covers on eBay
- Printable Masks You Can Make
- Exotic Masquerade Masks
- Masquerade Instant Masks
- Feathered Masquerade Eye Mask
- Wear a Wig and Makeup Instead of a Mask
- Long Hair Wigs for Women
- Very Cool DIY Costumes & Masks
- Kiddie Face Paint
- DIY Costumes and Masks
- Featured Masquerade and Fancy Dress Lenses
- Carved Melon Helmet Mask
- Twitter: Masquerade Masks - What's Hot
- How to Make a Mardi Gras Papier Mache Mask
- Masquerade and Costume Blog News Updates
- Masquerade Party Invitations
- Countdown to Mardi Gras 2012
- Masquerade and Costume Lovers - Leave a Comment
- Pastiche Loves Masquerade and Fancy Dress
- CosPlay Lenses
- Funky SuperGreen Face Makeup
- Funny Animal Noses!
- Lenses for Costume and Mask Lovers
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