For this Little Mermaid Costume you will need blue training bra or bathing suit top, two iron on sea shell patches (or make your own), about two yards shimmer blue fabric, one yard different fabric to contrast fins, thin batting to make fins “poofy” and realistic one zipper for back. Make the fin trunk like … Read more
Erin loves the Little Mermaid and so I made her an Ariel mermaid costume. The general pattern I got from the store. I altered it to make it warmer and better quality. The body is a teal satin with a metallic dress material for the tail and waistline. The flesh-colored long sleeve top is lycra … Read more
My daughter, Heidi, has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair. One thing she really loves to do is dress up at Halloween time. She goes to a dance for disabled people, a church Halloween party, family parties and she dresses up for work. For 2 years I thought about making her a Little Mermaid … Read more
For Halloween, I decided I wanted to be my favorite all time Disney Princess, Ariel from The Little Mermaid. I didn’t want one of the store-bought, not-as-cool looking costumes, so my mom and I came up with this creation for our Little Mermaid Costume. For the “tail”, we made a skirt using green fish scale … Read more
My little princess decided this year she wanted to be her favorite princess, Ariel the Little Mermaid. We looked at all the costumes ready made, nothing really looked like a true mermaid. Being the somewhat crafty Mommy, I decided to make my own Homemade Ariel the Little Mermaid Costume from the image I had in … Read more
I was able to make this Mermaid costume in four days. I made the rock and the bra with paper. The tail is a fabric triangle that I put on the rock. The top is nude stretch swimwear material to look like skin and the bottom is a stretch metallic to give the appearance of … Read more
This Little Mermaid Town Dress Costume was a great costume for a cold Ohio Halloween. An attractive alternative to sleezy and revealing outfits that are too common. About 3 yards of blue fabric, deep pockets on both sides and a zipper back. A long brown skirt underneath for fluff and warmth. The shirt was done … Read more
My friend’s five year old daughter wanted an Ariel the Little Mermaid Costume for Halloween, but did not like any of the Ariel costumes on the rack at any of the stores. I told my friend that I would see what I could do about making a costume she might like. I got some green … Read more