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.
This is the first year I decided to make my boys’ costumes. This website was so helpful in getting me started on this homemade Russell and Kevin the Bird kids couple costume. For “Russell”: 1. I took an old white button up shirt and dyed it a tan color 2. I bought brown felt for … Read more
My daughter loves Jessie from Toy Story, so when she wanted to be her for Halloween I looked at the store bought costumes and wasn’t thrilled with them so I decided to make my own Homemade Child Jessie Costume. Went to the Fabric store bought cow print (for the chaps) yellow (for the shirt) and … Read more
Our 7 yr daughter loves the movie UP and came up with this Girl’s Up! Costume idea all on her own. She had wanted to do something with balloons (who doesn’t like balloons? :) and after watching the movie she shouts “I know, I know” and off we went. She had a blast shopping for … Read more
This homemade Little Bo Peep and sheep costume was made to be funny. Normally, Little Bo Peep would be a girl and the sheep the boy. But in our case, we decided switching roles – would make it that much better. Ben plays the role of Little Bo Peep, strutting a pink skirt and hat … Read more
This is how the Alice in Wonderland group costume was put together: The Mad Hatter-shirt and pants are from the closet and I dyed an old lab coat orange (store-bought shoes and hat, wig and bulb nose). Alice’s dress is from a pattern (store-bought wig and shoes). March Hare pants are from the closet, shirt … Read more
Halloween has always been a family favorite and we tend to go all out, and every year we have a Halloween costume contest and since Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors I decided to go once again with one of his many characters. Last year I was Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the … Read more
This Mad Hatter DIY Halloween Costume is a mix of all kinds of things, striped sock and old shoes from Thrift store. I really studied the costume to get little details like the silk scarf and the ribbons. I made the thread belt from old wooden spools and the jacket from scratch. My favorite was … Read more
Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, we decided to make the new Johnny Depp movie come to life. I (Jamie) personally made and/or assembled the costumes of the Red Queen, White Queen, Mad Hatter, Alice and Cheshire Cat. Here is how I made this Homemade Alice in Wonderland Group Costume. Red Queen: enjoyed picking out the … Read more
This Mad Hatter Costume was made from striped trousers, waistcoat and blazer which were all bought at the Thrift store. White shirt worn underneath. Plain top hat was bought and spare fabric, peacock feather and the 10/6 sign were added with a glue gun. Crochet doilies were bought, cut in half and sewn into the … Read more
I made this Johnny Depp Mad Hatter Costume myself for Halloween. I bought a normal plain black hat from a costume shop. I made all the accessories from assorted items form hobby lobby. Then used my girlfriend’s old jacket which I cut off the collar and added some fabric from hobby lobby. I made the … Read more
We dressed as the Sanderson sisters from the 1993 classic Halloween movie Hocus Pocus. We are Winifred, Sarah, and Mary. Everything was handmade. We bought things from the thrift store and cut up the fabric as well as just made dresses and cover ups with fabric bought from the fabric store and sewn together. Mary’s … Read more
One of my favorite movies of all time has to be Heavyweights! I watch it quite often and seeing it recently gave me the idea of a homemade Tony Perkis from Heavyweights costume, the new camp director at Camp Hope. If you don’t know who he is, or haven’t seen the movie, I suggest you … Read more