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.
We were so inspired by the Disney Pixar’s movie Up, that we decided to recreate the cast. We have seen the movie so many times and thought the ultimate tribute would be to dress up as the characters for Halloween. With Mr. Frederickson, Russell and Kevin the Snipe, all of the characters are represented in … Read more
I started out wanting to be BoPeep and so I started making my costume, and found that I wasn’t much for sewing, so inevitably I gave that task to my mom. She made my daughter’s costume with clearance fabric from Walmart ($10). I got a cane and wrapped it with pink ribbon for the staph. … Read more
Once upon a time, there was a 47-year-old man who wanted to have some fun for Halloween. So, on a whim and a prayer, he decided to dress up as Alice in Wonderland. He had some help from his mother and because the poor sewing machine broke down, she had to hand sew this blue … Read more
My Homemade Mad Hatter Halloween Costume was inspired by Tim Burton’s new movie “Alice in Wonderland” due for release in 2010. I love the twist that Burton puts on all his characters in his films, which is one of the reasons I chose to model my costume on his version of the Mad Hatter. My … Read more
I fitted and painted the jacket and added frayed cording around the lapels and fancy trim around the cuff. All the buttons are mismatched. I added dragonfly applique and silver pendants on left breast of jacket. Tied ribbons to extra large safety pin an pinned by left pocket and pleated and sewed on purple satin … Read more
This is the coolest homemade Red queen costume! It was very time consuming! This is my version of the actual Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland suitable for a little girl. I first made the top of the dress, it is made from Blue and Gold satin material, then I sewed red ribbon for the … Read more
My boyfriend and I wanted to come up with a cool couples costume that we could make ourselves. We brainstormed with a bunch of different Disney movie ideas and eventually decided on making a Homemade Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat Costume. First of all, we went to a bunch of different thrift stores and searched … Read more
I have always loved the Disney Princesses, and Beauty and the Beast is my all time favorite. I made this Beauty and the Beast/Belle Costume from a set of drapes my daughter found at a thrift store. These drapes are very old, rubber backed and heavy. The entire dress weighs about nine pounds, plus the … Read more
This jacket started off as a tablecloth from Goodwill. The pants came from a pants suit at Goodwill as well. I wanted to get a really close fitting jacket, so I used Simplicity pattern #3628 as my base. I am a pretty novice seamstress but since I could make this w/o a collar, sleeves, or … Read more
It took quite a bit of studying of the movie for our Homemade Hocus Pocus Group Halloween Costume Ideas, but we tried to get every detail of the Sanderson sisters down to a tee and I think we were pretty successful. The Sanderson sisters are from the Disney movie Hocus Pocus. My friends and I … Read more
Our Green Plastic Soldier Costumes, “myself and my husband” were made out of real military clothes. My boots were my son’s worn out army boots and my husband’s were a pair of his own work boots. We used plastic hand grenades and attached them with Velcro. Our guns were my son’s old Airsoft rifles. The … Read more
My daughter announced at 7pm that she had to dress up as a pirate the next day!!! Of course I had nothing prepared and it was too late to buy anything, so thanks to sites like yours on the internet I was able to get some great ideas. First off I found a denim skirt … Read more