The enchanting magic of Disney is undeniable. The list of movies that have transported generations seems never ending. As far as costume choice goes, if you want to make an indelible impression, Disney costumes will take you there!
With so many store bought Disney costumes available, why would you need to create your own? After perusing this extensive collection, you won’t be asking that question anymore! The level of detail and love that went into making these, is apparent. These costumes look and fit better than anything you can purchase. In addition, the act of creating costumes for a family member is incredibly bonding. The journey adds so much to the destination.
As a result, you can recreate the magic of Disney with these fantastic Disney costumes. Use your imagination to augment your favorite characters. Be inspired by the DIY costume designs here that are truly magnificent works of art.
I could not find my baby a pirate costume that would match with the ones our family was wearing. Actually the smallest one I could find was for a 1 year old; my son is five months. I decided to give it a shot and try to make a Homemade Baby Pirate Costume myself. I … Read more
This costume was used for Halloween and for Savannah Rose’s 9th birthday party which was themed UNDER THE SEA. The Mermaid tail is a special home made tail from Merfolks of FoxMoon Productions. They specialize in making Realistic (swimming) mermaid tails and fins according to your measurements. The shell and pearl in the picture was … Read more
My son is 2 years old and hates anything on his head but his cap hat. His favorite movie is Disney/Pixars Cars. He had received this cap hat for his birthday so I thought I would make a Lightning McQueen costume to work around the hat. I made him a car mechanic costume and cross … Read more
Having seen pictures of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head DIY costumes on this site, I decided to give it a try. I used about 2 1/2 yards brown felt for the bodies and various colored felt squares for the parts. I sewed the top and sides of the bodies and then used Velcro to secure … Read more
Homemade Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head couple costumes, all created by using fabric, felt, and some construction paper. For Mr. Potato Head: the hat can really be any type of black hat. I didn’t own one at the time, so we had to make one out of construction paper. The fabric used to make the … Read more
My mom loves the song under the Sea So I was downloading the song when I suggested she should be Ursula – she didn’t like the idea but I stated Googling images of costumes and seeing hideous no where close store-bought Ursula costumes. I decided that I was going to take on the project. This … Read more
I am currently enrolled with an internship at Disney World in Florida, so I thought that for this year’s Halloween I’d stick with a Disney theme! After deciding to be Cruella, I had to figure out a way to make her come to life. The wig was originally an Einstein wig that I teased and … Read more
I made my zombie homemade Cruella DeVille costume as part of a themed fancy dress of horror Disney outfits. I simply wore a black dress and stockings, red gloves and fur coat. For my hair I cut off pieces of a blonde wig, back-combed them and gripped them into my hair, then sprayed the whole … Read more
My daughter is 7 and decided that this year she wanted to be Cruella De Ville for Halloween. Since they don’t make this costume in her size, I knew that it would have to be homemade, even though I am not a good sewer. She was very excited throughout the preparation and thrilled with her … Read more
This Do it Yourself Jack and Sally Couple Halloween Costume was inspired by my favourite movie of all time, “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. The head of Jack was made by paper macheing a large rubber playground ball, then popping and carving the face. After that a piece of sponge and some straps were added inside … Read more
Our family has an annual Halloween Party, this year was inspired by a Sully costume purchased from a local Goodwill. We have a family of five. The obvious Monster Inc. costumes with Sully are Boo and Mikey. My husband was Mikey, my youngest was Boo. My son chose the CDA which left me with little … Read more
For Halloween 2008, our sons chose “Monsters, Inc.” for their costumes. Our older son (age 5) had a Sully from Monsters, Inc. Costume. We live in Phoenix so we were a little nervous about making a furry costume (could be VERY uncomfortable for him if the night was warm) so I chose a light-weight fleece … Read more