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.
Rapunzel Sewing this Disney Rapunzel costume was my first attempt at sewing something on a machine. I used a lavender purple matte polyester fabric for the body of the skirt, with a satin panel in the front. The skirt was trimmed with pink edging, that was sewn on by hand and the entire bottom was … Read more
Since the first Disney Planes movie came out, my son, Talen, has been obsessing over all airplanes, especially Dusty Crophopper’s character in the movie. So, I decided to build him a Dusty airplane to accompany his pilot costume for Halloween this year (2014). After determining the size of airplane based on my son’s size, I … Read more
This is our family trick-or-treat – for the local food pantry every year to help out those families in need (we have been doing this for many years). Each year I come up with a new theme and then I hand sew each of the costumes we wear because its just another way of saying thank … Read more
This Jack Skellington costume is completely homemade. It took over four months of design and planning for one of my favorite screen characters of all time to come to life in a costume. It has always been a recurring thought of mine to do Jack every year. This year I was finally afforded with enough … Read more
Ok guys, (or should I say Gal’s) ;) here are the amazing yet quite simple ingredients for this FIERCE, FUN, RIDICULOUSLY COLORFUL costume: white long sleeved dress $13 from Forever 21, kids wing pack $19.99 @ Party City, white toe-in ladies tights $6 from Target, and bright green Tutu $6 from the amazing Amazon.com (be … Read more
The reaction we got from the Maleficent costume was great. I took her to the store before Halloween in her costume and people were stopping us every couple steps to either take a picture or ask where I got it and they were amazed when I told them I made it, I had a couple … Read more
Like many of you, we were excited to see Disney’s new movie Maleficent this summer. We loved the effects and costuming of the movie. Our family has always loved Halloween, and every year we have a fun family tradition of making our own DIY Halloween costumes. Our oldest teenage daughter has a real interest in … Read more
I’ve wanted to create an Ariel costume for a while, so I’m glad I finally did it this year! It wasn’t the type of costume to stand out in a crowd because Ariel is done so much. I still enjoyed wearing it and I really was pleased with the way it turned out! Wig: I … Read more
Since my husband and I got married and had children, I have always wanted to do a group Halloween costume, and this year, I finally got my wish, family Nightmare Before Christmas costumes! It started out with my son wanting to be Jack Skellington and then my husband decided he wanted to be Oogie Boogie. … Read more
This year, we chose to create Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head costumes with the added fun of making them interactive. This is how we created the Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Costumes: Make potato shapes with brown material mounted on batting (we spray mounted micro suede to it!). All the parts were made of felt, … Read more
This toy soldier’s costume idea was perfect for the family and getting everyone involved. We had a Halloween wedding to attend and needed costumes for it. We talked of a group Disney costume and in the search, my husband found the toy soldier from Toy Story. We started by going to the Goodwill and Salvation … Read more
Was amazed to find that there were no off the shelf Sanderson sister costumes, so put together as follows: Skirts – Purchased plain skirts and used old bed linen and remnants to sew in to the skirts to give layered look. Capes sewed in ribbons. Corset sewed in gold hoops. Brooms added, watching outfit ribbons … Read more