6 Unique and Quirky Gift Ideas: Handmade masks to give as gifts

January 20, 2010 – 5:17 pm

This weeks quirky gift ideas are all about hat’s and masks that are not only unique and offbeat but also handmade.  So if you’ve been looking for a quirky gift for a skier or snowboarder, or a night owl who needs a new sleep mask, take a look at what I found. Warning: If you’re looking for out of the box L.L. Bean, Banana Republic or the gap style stuff then this may not be what you need.

Quirky Hats For the Slopes

Fleece Gas Mask Hat and Ski Mask

$80

I can’t decide if this fleece gas mask hat and ski mask is cute or disturbing. It’s definitely clever and much more interesting than the  dread lock hats  I have seen some folks wearing while snowboarding or skiing on the slopes. A seller on Etsy.com is making these to order.  For$80 dollars you can give this quirky mask as a gift too.

Knitted Bearded lumberjack hat

This is another one for the skier or snowboarder friend who likes quirky one of kind gifts. It’s a little hard to describe It but i’ll try anyways. It’s a hand knitted hat with a crocheted beard attached to it. Um, ok, you just have to see it.  Still, it’s pretty clever and quirky.  Cool if your a guy, but I’m not sure a woman would want to be seen wearing this.  It’s not exactly the most feminine thing I’ve seen around. On second thought, maybe you have a female friend who lives in a bad part of town.  She could wear this for the night she’s unaccompanied.  Maybe no one  would mess with her because she looks like she’s  some big scary bearded lumberjack guy.
You can pick one of these made to order hat beards from a seller on Etsy for $39.  click on the picture to be taken to the store.

Knitted Cat Ski hat pattern

$5

Ok, this one does disturb me a lot!  I think it might be the mannequin and not the actual knitted hat.
The seller is only selling the pattern in PDF format for this hat and not the actual knitted cat hat itself. Great if you know how to knit. Awful if you really really want this and don’t know how to knot. Maybe you can ask grandma or your great aunt to knit it for you.  Pretty funny though.

Perfect for the Mardi Gras or Costume Party

DIY owl mask kit

Price Unkown

It’s an owl mask kit that comes with everything you’ll need to make it including the patter, fabricl and embroidery thread. I’m a little bummed that the seller has no more of these left. She’s on etsy though. Maybe she’s in the process of putting some more kits together. Let’s hope so, after all Mardi Gras is right around the corner.

Sleep Masks: For cat and owl lovers

Blue Night Owl Sleep Mask

From the Le Neko Noir Shop
$19.95

I love owls. I’ve loved owls even before I knew that I loved owls. Here’s is a super soft and super comfortable owl mask from my own shop Le Neko Noir.  I hand sew these on my Pfaff sewing machine and then hand embroider the eyes with White embroidery Floss. These Adorable Quirky owl masks are the perfect gift for the night owl who needs some rest. Also makes a great travel gift for the person who travels alot.  Either way, it’s the cutest thing you’ll ever wear to bed. Besides your birthday suit.

Knocked Out Cat Sleep Mask

Get more than a cat nap with this adorable sleep mask. You’ll be knocked out. From the Le Neko Noir Shop

$19.95

You will be purrfectly rested with this soft fleece sleep mask. Here’s another quirky sleep mask from my shop.  Complete with pointy ears and hand embroidered X’s for eyes. Get them while you can. I’m not sure how much longer i’ll be making these for.

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Annie André is an emerging indie designer who runs a charming and quirky boutique called Le Neko Noir. It’s filled with unique gifts & unusual handmade lifestyle products inspired by dark fairy tales, forest creatures and wanderlust fashion. She designs and makes everything herself in California. You can visit her shop at www.lenekonoir.com. Read her Blog at www.lenekonoir.com/blog And become friends on Facebook www.facebook.com/lenekonoir