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.
The main construction of the Buzz Lightyear costume is in a garbage can turned upside down. I then marked up the garbage with the desired shape. Once that was done I proceeded to cut the shape out. I cut out holes on the sides for my arms and a hole on the bottom for my head … Read more
We were going to Disneyland for Halloween night and we wanted to make his stroller into something so we decided on the Nightmare Before Christmas and his stroller would soon be transformed into the Mayers car complete with flashing lights, interior exterior lights,”zero” the dog floating along the car, lit up a speaker coming out the … Read more
This year (2012) my girlfriend and myself decided couples theme as Beauty and the Beast! We bought our costumes from a Cosplay site, but I handcrafted the beast head-which is clearly the most important part. I had to re size a few things on the costume that was sent, such as the sash on my … Read more
This was my Buzz Lightyear Halloween Costume for 2010. Buzz Lightyear was something I always wanted to do, but didn’t know how I would do it. I was working at a paint store and I grabbed a one piece painters cover-all, and realized it would be perfect for the space suit. Buying more foam core to … Read more
This Is Halloween 2009’s costume. I watched Wall-e 3 weeks before Halloween and it instantly made me decide that this needed to be my costume. I started by getting a large cardboard box for the body, and buying about 3 sheets of foam core for the head, arms, wheels, and panels. Using paint I had … Read more
Great minds think alike. In the 10 years since I made this Magic Carpet Ride Costume, I have seen about one or two others who make this costume every year. I created this costume for a Broadway producer who was working on an off -Broadway production. He was in the area visiting his mother and he … Read more
Each year for the past 11 years my group has dedicated hundreds of man hours designing, creating, brainstorming, and scouring stores of all kinds; thrift stores, craft stores, hardware stores, online stores, and all stores in between. We search for just the right pieces and ideas to help our characters come alive! Dozens of cans of … Read more
My daughter was dying to be Ursula the Sea Witch for Halloween this year. After searching the web for a costume to buy, I realized that there wasn’t one out there. So I decided to make it. It was a bit overwhelming to come up with every aspect of the costume from scratch, but the … Read more
Woody was the easier costume to make out of the two Woody and Buzz Lightyear Costumes. I just went out and bought a cowboy hat and a vest. My little brother had a sheriff’s badge that we used, as well as a holster with a gun. I also bought the red bandana from Hobby Lobby. … Read more
This is how I made my homemade Dopey the Dwarf costume from Snow White: Shirt: Took my green Snuggie®, flipped it backwards and sewed the front to make Dopey’s over sized shirt/tunic type thing (I used sticky sided yellow felt to make the two large buttons and sticky sided brown felt to make his elbow patches). … Read more
I’m from Brazil, so here we don’t have halloween. But we have those costumes parties and I was tired of those typical costumes like cop, nurse, and others. One day I was watching the original Alice on Wonderland and I always loved the Cheshire cat and his face and I already had a pink dress, so I … Read more
I asked my 3 year old son what his 1 year old sister should be for Halloween. He said, “A monster.” Which makes sense since she tends to make a lot of growling, monster-like noises. Their aunt happened to be with us that day, and she suggested that I make a Boo Costume from Monster’s, … Read more