The love we have for Disney Princess costumes is a tale as old as time. No longer just waiting for their Prince to come, recent Disney Princesses have a much tougher core. Being a princess means people might underestimate you under that sparkly dress costume, but they’ll learn their lesson. We’re looking at you, Hans.
Take your love of Disney Princesses to the next level by creating their outfits as homemade costumes. Store-bought costumes cannot compete with the magic captured in the DIY costumes below. Even if you can’t sew, don’t be discouraged. Learn the tips and tricks for creating a true showstopper for your Halloween costume.
Tailor-made just for you, once you create a DIY costume, you will never go back to buying one. In addition, creating homemade costumes with your family is a true bonding experience – even more than watching Moana of Motusi together.
So, if you think there’s more than this provincial costume life, get inspired here and create your best homemade Halloween costume this year!
I’ve always loved Disney, but what made me love it 100x more was doing the Disney College Program in the fall of 2012. I truly got to experience the magic of Disney and gained a greater appreciation for Walt Disney himself. He truly made his dreams come true! Having the Disney spirit, and being one … Read more
I have always had a love for The Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid, or Ariel, is my favorite from the Disney princesses and last year I knew I really wanted to be her for Halloween. I got a really early start because I knew what I wanted to do was going to take a bit … Read more
Halloween is my favorite time of year! I love to get creative with costumes and really wow everyone. Making your own costume makes you unique and not look like the typical “party city” costume. It’s always awkward moment when someone buys the same typical Halloween costume as you and you are in competition on who wore … Read more
My wife and I wanted to dress up as a couple for Halloween, but we didn’t want to do your typical couples costume. Everyone has seen the typical Aladdin and Jasmine, but have you ever seen Aladdin and Carpet? We made a trip to the local fabric store and found the right colors for Aladdin’s … Read more
I am a true Halloween junkie. I spend months deciding what costume to make and what events to attend. No matter who or what I decide to be for Halloween, the costume is always “pretty.” I refuse to be scary or gory or funny. I prefer to be glittery and fabulous and as pretty as … Read more
My boyfriend and I met on the Disney College Program so we wanted to be something Disney related but nothing too cheesy. The bra top was made by just buying a cheap bra from Ross ($3.99) and some shells, beads and glitter from Jo Ann’s (About $10). I lined the bra with glitter and then … Read more
This year I decided to create my very own mermaid costume. It was totally worth it and super fun to work on. The hardest and funniest part was walking in the fin! I pinned a sparkly green sheet of fabric tight around me and made my fin out of painted green cardboard (the floppy fin also … Read more
I decided to be Rapunzel for Halloween because I have really long hair. I found the corset randomly on a website and I thought it was perfect for Rapunzel. I made the tutu myself by using a ribbon and tying tulle around it. Since I had two colors, I tied two purple colored tulle to … Read more
So I really wanted to be Princess Tiana for Halloween, but I just wasn’t finding the right costumes for it. I decided I would try to make it. I decided I would use a tutu, but make it a long tutu. You will need elastic band, tulle (I used 9 rolls from Wal mart $2.99 … Read more
Growing up Ariel, the Little Mermaid, was by far my favorite Disney princess. I remember dressing up as her for at least four halloweens in a row. Since I’m now eighteen, trick or treating and all that fun is kind of out of the question, unless I take my little sisters around. But just because … Read more
I spent couple of Halloweens in the Stated before but I never bothered to dress up. This year I decided to put my creative side to use and make a Halloween costume from scratch! My inspiration was Little Mermaid! I bought the fabric for the mermaid tail at International Silk & Woolens, located at 8347 Beverly … Read more
These are my mermaids, photos were taken some 11 yrs ago. It was raining that day, everything around them was wet, it looks they just came out from the sea :) Little Mermaids How To Make I don’t have a tutorial, but I belive there should be no problem making this costume. I used plastic … Read more