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 second year that I made my daughter a wheelchair costume. I made her Lilo’s rocketship and she had her little stitch along with her for the ride. To make the spaceship I created the frame from pool noodles and gorilla tape. Then covered it and shaped it with upholstery foam. Third I … Read more
Two weeks before Halloween, my 5 year old son decided wanted to be WALL-E. After searching the Internet for costumes, I decided it was impossible to buy one (as the movie was older) and so construction began. After trial and error it started coming along nicely. WALL-E was made paper mache, cardboard, lots of ductape, … Read more
Our Toy Story costume was a challenge with the time crunch I was given by the creators (my little ones). Luckily we have plenty of craft/sewing/paint scraps from various projects. My girls were bumming about Halloween being cancelled for 2020 where we live, coupled with eLearning daily challenges that have dragged their holiday spirit down. … Read more
So, I’m a Halloween baby. In 2014, I went to the party at Disneyland on Halloween night. I wore my birthday pin and my Evil Queen costume – the first costume I made almost completely by hand and had so many people telling me “happy birthday!” The best part was meeting the characters, especially since … Read more
The inspiration for my scary Mickey and Minnie Mouse couple costume came when I was brainstorming what to be for halloween. I like to take a well-known, usually cute, character and make them scary. While I was trying to think of a character, I saw a snippet of Ratatouille, which made me think of mice, … Read more
This Emperor’s New Groove couples costume is one I’ve been wanting to do for a while now, but I was a bit intimidated by the project and wasn’t really sure where to start. It required quite a bit of creativity to craft a feathered collar and feather plume for Yzma, but I was able to … Read more
I created my favorite character, Davey Jones from the Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man’s Chest movie. I created the costume by sculpting from clay and making a slush mold to pour liquid latex into. The costume tentacles were created individually and added before air brushing. I am currently wearing the costume, and Davey’s heart … Read more
Hi my name is Diavion and I chose to do this costume because URSULA is the prettiest FAT girl in the sea, so I thought this would be fitting. #plussizerepresentationmatters I had a BLAST creating this costume and I hope you got a kick out of this like I did :)
This dress was mostly finished a couple years before I thought to make it my Halloween costume, but the addition of my dog Loki’s costume is what definitely brought the heart to this project. Since both costumes are sewn from scratch, they had to start with patterns. I used a commercial corset pattern for my … Read more
The wings of this Maleficent costume are cardboard with about a thousand feathers attached with spray adhesive. The shawl was a large piece of fabric and I hot glued on a feather boa.The dress was out of the closet. We had fun making this Maleficent costume.
In 2019, I saw a viral Oogie Boogie gown and completely fell in love with the idea as Oogie Boogie is my favorite Nightmare Before Christmas character! I decided that for my 2020 costume, I would do the dress with my own design and spin on it. Towards the end of August, I gathered all … Read more
I am totally obsessed with crocheting and making beautiful outfits for birthdays and holidays. I have been crocheting for the last 6-7 years and it has become a tradition for me to make costumes for my kids every Halloween. I am always amazed at the different characters I can recreate using just a bag full … Read more