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.
I’ve always thought Jessica Rabbit was hot, and this was a very easy and comfortable costume to make and wear. I just purchased a slinky red dress from a thrift store, then bought red spray glitter (2 cans) from craft store and sprayed it so it would be sparkly. Then ordered the stuffed Roger Rabbit … Read more
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair! Here’s my version of Rapunzel from the movie Tangled. I also made a version of Pascal, her pet! Rapunzel starts off with the prettiest pink cotton for the skirt and bodice inset. Then, a beautiful lavender cotton for the bodice and puffy sleeves. The sleeves have pink, satin stripes … Read more
My son doesn’t have many influences in his life, so when I asked him what he wanted to be for Halloween this year, I am sure that his mind had few options. He said he wanted to be Buzz Lightyear and the first thing I thought of was “great.. armor. I can’t do armor”. The … Read more
Wall-E was created with the intention of being able to use my arms while still being able to roll around as much like Wall-E as possible. In order to do this I decided to use an office chair and build the Homemade Wall-E Halloween Costume around it, while using my feet to guide myself in … Read more
I love to make my daughter’s costume every year and this Halloween was no different. Although this Homemade Toy Story Jessie Child Halloween Costume Idea was not a unique costume idea it was however hands down the best two Jessie costumes out there. I made 1 for my daughter, Olivia, complete with red hat and … Read more
This is my Homemade Buzz Lightyear Costume. Every year in the Umass Minuteman Marching band we have an event called Bandoween where we have band rehearsal in costume. A couple years ago I made a Mechwarrior Madcat costume (can be seen on youtube) and was the Brawny paper towel man before that. This year I … Read more
This is the Homemade Buzz Lightyear Costume I made for my son for Halloween of 2009. ITEMS: White pants white shirt white A-line undershirt white gloves foam Board hot glue gun and sticks neon/lime green ribbon gray/silver ribbon black fabric clear film (from over head projector) red ball/beads Buzz Light figure (very useful as a … Read more
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