Happy Mardi Gras to all the glue gun wielders and DIY costumers in New Orleans. Here are a few that caught our eye. The members of Krewe des Fleurs make their own flower costumes every year.

“Mardi Gras is all about having these moments ... Thousands of revelers sporting beads and outlandish costumes filled the streets as New Orleans prepared to celebrate just ahead of bad weather.

It's *** great day in New Orleans ... Mardi Gras is the best thing for world peace. It really is. It really is. I mean this is the one day out of the year. Everyone comes together as one, costumes ...