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.
Originally I was just going to dress my boy up as the old man from UP. He is 12 months old. Then I thought why not dress him up with his lady friend who is 9 months old. So we added her to the mix as his lady love as little old people and they … Read more
My grandson wanted to be Buzz lightyear and I set out to make him a Buzz different than most Buzz lightyear costumes. I didn’t want it to be just out of material, I wanted to have him feel like he really was Buzz so I decided to make it three dimensional which was by far … Read more
I have always wanted to do an elegant costume for Beauty and the Beast. I wanted them to look a little more historical, however, so I did some research on French court fashion from around 1800 and based the designs off of that. For the baby, we wanted to do Chip originally, but couldn’t agree … Read more
This year I decided to finally create this Mike Wazowski costume I’ve had in my head for years. I was always doodling what I imagined it’d look like and made prototypes to make sure it was made to scale. It is made entirely by hand. It is essentially a nursing pillow with foam pipe insulation … Read more
I had this idea for a Wall-E costume with moving parts for about a year and it ended up being pretty good and winning a couple of competitions. I’ve seen some Wall-w’s on here but none that moved their arms, hands, head and on wheels, so I thought I’d give it a go.. It comes in 5 … Read more
I really enjoy homemade Halloween costumes and this year decided to go with Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story. I decided to go with a plain white dress and put a green strappy top over this. So as not to completely ruin both these items, I sewed the top of the green top onto the top … Read more
Well, the idea for the Mike Wazowski costume with Little Sister Boo started months ago. I ask my grandson every year what he wants to be, he told me Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc. So I had to make it happen. I started it one month before Halloween. Starting with the shape of the body I made … Read more
I got my inspiration for this Malecifent costume from a purple dress at a local thrift shop. From there I added a men’s silk robe and then proceeded to cut the sleeves and hem in a jagged fashion. I then glued purple material to be longer than the black sleeves and hem to make it … Read more
My wife and I were thrilled at the chance for our first true family group costume. We were going to be all the “bouncy” characters from Winnie the Pooh stories! My wife and infant son would be Kanga and Roo, and I would be Tigger. We were lucky enough to find a commercial jumpsuit pattern … Read more
When I proposed the Sanderson Sisters to my best friend we knew we wanted to piece it together from scratch and not just buy the full dresses. We also knew that we would need to add as much detail as we could to create a true to the movie costume. I bought the crushed velvet, … Read more
I needed a costume for our Halloween day at the karate school and I have always wanted to make a newsies costume, but when it came time I never could find just the right stuff to make it happen. This year I was out shopping looking for just the right stuff to make some kind … Read more
This is how I made this Cute Last-Minute Buzz Lightyear Woman’s Costume: Top: Purple sports bra. I used scrapbooking star stickers I found at Hobby Lobby and most stayed the entire night Bottom: I found the shorts at Dick’s sporting goods Boots: I used rain boots and covered them with white and green duck tape … Read more