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 made this Homemade Ursula Costume for my daughter’s costume party. I asked her what she want’s to be and she said Ursula because she was watching The Little Mermaid cartoon. I’m good with hand sewing so I didn’t use anything else but my two hands, needle, yarn and old materials. First I started with … Read more
This is our Monsters INC costume. Our son was Sully (purchased costume), our daughter was Boo dressed in the monster suit, and our unborn daughter was Mike Wazowski. For Boo’s costume I found similar patterns of the purple snake body and grey octopus arms, white felt for the teeth, black sticky back felt for the … Read more
Jack Skellington and Sally from the movie ‘the Nightmare before Christmas’. The Homemade Jack and Sally Costumes are entirely handmade (except for the skeleton gloves). We wore them at the annual ‘Elf Fantasy Fair’ in the Netherlands and we were a huge hit. I tried to get the costumes as close as possible to the … Read more
I have 3 kids and like to do themes for Halloween and my son chose Mike Wazowski from Monster’s Inc. So the plan became Connor (3yrs old) would be Mike, Taylor (5yrs old) would be Celia and MacKenzie (2yrs old) would be “Boo”. For the Homemade Mike Wazowski From Monster’s Inc. Costume, my Mom took … Read more
I’ve loved the Monsters, Inc. movie for years and always wanted to make a Mike Wazowski costume. When I started to throw away a plastic salad bowl I realized it would make the perfect eyeball for Mike! I sewed the body out of lime green fleece with elastic at the top, bottom and around the … Read more
My name is April W. from Fort Worth TX.(I also made a coolest homemade Sally costume). I bought the woman’s suit jacket from thrift town for my job as a telemarketer but never got to wear it until this picture of the Jack Skellington Woman Costume. I love Nightmare Before Christmas! and I LOVE your … Read more
Our family decided to be the Incredibles Family. I started Bob, Helen, Dash and Violet’s costumes with a red unitard, and Jack Jacks’ with a red sleeper. Each costume needed a black collar (sewn on swimsuit fabric), black “undies” (ready made undies for adults, amended black leggings for kids) with orange trim (sewn on swimsuit … Read more
A plain white T-shirt, striped pants from the Thrift store and a borrowed pair of black coat tails. We purchased a $1 pair of skeleton gloves, a $1 Christmas hat and a $1 pumpkin. His tie was handmade out of black craft foam and white fabric paint. Black and white face paint finished the job … Read more
I have a 4 year old who has wanted to be Jack since last year, after watching “The Nightmare before Christmas”. I looked EVERYWHERE for a costume to buy one. I could not find one!! They are all for ADULTS. SO we had to make our own homemade Jack Skellington child costume. I came here … Read more
I had wanted to be Jessica Rabbit for Halloween a couple years now, and decided to finally do it. All of the costumes I had seen online either weren’t flattering, or were completely unrealistic. Thankfully, my mother loves to help me get creative when it comes to costumes. We picked up sequined fabric, as well … Read more
Last year my daughter was obsessed with all things WALL-E. So, naturally, she wanted a Homemade Wall-E Halloween Costume. I found a costume by Disney, but it was way over priced and not that cute. I figured WALL-E is just a box, so I found the right size, that was not too bulky and spray … Read more
This is a Homemade Pixar’s Wall-E Costume that was put together with easy to find items. Body: The main body is a plain old box covered in textured wallpaper then painted yellow. I used copper and brown paint to dry-brush some scrapes/rust onto the body. For a rusted-through-metal look, I tore the wallpaper and painted … Read more