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 decided to be “Ursula” from “The Little Mermaid” because I wanted to be a character not many people would think to dress up as. I’m a college student, and most of the girls my age tend to go for the more “sexy” character for Halloween. I told my friends about my idea and they didn’t think … Read more
My best friend and I decided this year that we wanted something original and creative for Halloween so we decided to make costumes and be Buzz Lightyear and Woody from Toy Story. We found a lot of inspiration from this website and some from just looking at pictures of the characters. Woody For Woody, I … Read more
For Woody, I found a yellow shirt at Goodwill for $3.00 and drew red lines on it to make it look flannel. I cut up an old white t-shirt I had laying around and colored in “cow spots.” I actually had a lot of fun doing this because I could make it look just how … Read more
I have never had a store-bought costume in my life. My mom always made my costumes when I was younger and since then, I’ve crafted my own, sometimes still with some maternal help. My junior year of college, some of my friends wanted to do a group costume. One had bought a cheap kid-sized Buzz … Read more
Buzz: Making Buzz’s jet pack was the difficult part of the costume. I used cardboard poster board and cut out the shape. From there I drew/painted the exact design from the movie onto it. Waiting for the paint to dry took the longest. The paint was Martha Stewart All purpose paint (even waterproof). I cut holes into … Read more
Back in September my friends and I decided to do a Disney theme for Halloween. I was excited and my first reaction was to choose Minnie & Mickey for my boyfriend and I. When I broke the news to my boyfriend Anthony he was a lot less enthused. As a matter of fact, he was … Read more
Our Jack costume came about with my second to oldest 11 year old son going to Disney land this summer and coming back obsessed with Jack. So naturally when Halloween came around he asked his father for a Jack costume. We waited with anticipation for the box but, when we opened it there was the … Read more
Here is the Roger Rabbit costume we made and made and remade until it finally turned out like this! The outfit is made out of red material and a white long sleeve t-shirt, and the head is made out of white and red material, red tulle for the hair, hangers wrapped in material for the … Read more
My daughter wanted to be the Mad Hatter but we never get store bought costumes. We may buy accessories but we put together our own costumes. She found most everything she needed at the Goodwill but we had to go to the Halloween store for the hat. We looked on the internet for ideas on her makeup … Read more
I already have naturally reddish hair, so I decided to do a costume that would play that up a little bit. Obviously, the little mermaid has red hair so I just latched onto that idea. Preparation 1. I got onto ebay and bought a $3 green cotton maxi dress from some place in Europe. Took … Read more
Shopping in my local mall looking for ideas, I stumbled across the scarf of the perfect color (and sparkle!) for my favorite little girl’s Halloween costume. Ariel is her favorite character of all time and it just made her life to wear this Little Mermaid costume! All it takes is two large square scarves, fabric covered wire, accent fabric (I got shimmery purple/green at Fabric … Read more
My best friend actually convinced me of this Jessica from Roger Rabbit Costume or I would have never had the nerve to actually do this. He purchased partials of the Roger and Jessica Rabbit costume and when I learned that he had done it, I couldn’t back out. He had the red dress. I had to … Read more