Category: DIY
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Here Are 5 Disney Pumpkin Carving Stencils for Halloween
One of the most fun activities during the Halloween season is the carving of pumpkins. For Disney fans, this gives a chance to get creative in a magical way. To help with some of that spooky and magical creativity, Disney has shared 5 stencils for carving Jack-O-Lanterns this Halloween. These stencils can be seen and…
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Celebrate Halloween the Disneyland Way With This Main Street, USA Mickey Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin DIY!
Every so often, Disney Family posts a how-to of a craft that makes me think, “I could make that!” When the Disneyland Main Street Mickey Pumpkin DIY was posted last week, I looked over it and knew I wanted to try it, but in a more simplified fashion. I decided to just do the pumpkin…
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Gumball Fish Tank: DAPS Crafts
Looking to geek out over a unique craft (without breaking the bank)? This fun project may be just the ticket. With limited experience necessary, you too can make this unique (and downright sweet) aquarium. Want proof? Well, a couple (semi-un-handy) folks from the DAPSmagic team (@mr_camjaxn and @mounenii) were able to make this… and quite…
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Dressing Up for Disney: A Guide for Guys Who Waited Until the Last Minute
It’s fun to dress up and go to your favorite Disney Park. Whether it is a special event, a date, or just a Sunday in the park, there is some added magic to putting on your best and strolling through the park. However, if you are like me, I often forget to pre-plan and find…
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DIY Holiday Mickey Ears Under $10 – Walk-Through
With the holidays fast approaching, I realized I was lacking any fun holiday accessories! I was thinking about snagging the new Mickey ears headband but was quickly reminded of the headache they would give me, and how expensive they would be! I then realized I could make my own, unique ears, with no large price…
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DIY Disney Halloween Costumes
With Halloween a little over a week away, it’s possible you may not have a costume planned out yet. I’m here to give you a few tips to help you put together a last minute costume, which may resemble more of a Disney Bound. I don’t particularly like to spend money on costumes, as I’ll…
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Ursula Disneybound – Caitie Creates
There is no better way to celebrate the kick off of the Halloween season at Disneyland than with a delightfully devious Disneybound! I pulled in my favorite Disney villain, the conniving sea witch Ursula, as inspiration for this outfit! Ursula Disneybound Black Swing Dress – Unique Vintage (discontinued, but similar dress here) Purple Petticoat –…
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Cinderella Disneybound – Caitie Creates
It’s always been a dream to spend a night dancing away at an elegant ball, only to be carried away by pumpkin coach. With no fairy godmother around, you can achieve the look of Cinderella all before you can say “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo”! Cinderella Disneybound Vintage Halter Cocktail Swing Dress – Amazon White Vintage Petticoat – Amazon…
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Guardians of the Galaxy Disneybound – Caitie Creates
Today, fellow DAPs magic contributor Veronica and I took to Disneyland in full Guardians of the Galaxy Disneybounds, ready to take on the Summer of Heroes! Our bounds were fairly simple, but got an incredible amount of compliments! We were often stopped and asked about various pieces of our outfits. The most important thing to both…
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DIY Guardians of the Galaxy Mickey Ears – A Walk-Through
It’s been nearly a week since the second volume of Guardians of the Galaxy hit theaters, and we’re only two weeks away from Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! opening in Disney California Adventure! What does all this mean for me? Planning a Guardians-inspired Disneybound and making ears to match, obviously! If you have some extra…
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Inside Look at Film Accurate Costuming
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As we gear up to the D23 Expo Aug 14th-16th, I’m looking forward to not only attending the panels presented, but also the creative costuming Disney fans have been planning and creating specifically for this event. So much work goes into getting a cosplay or “look” together for conventions such as the Expo. I had…
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Stylish Comic Book Storage
Recently I have worked on a small project of both sorting through old comics and finding a new way to store them. The common way of storing comic books is to get boxes from a local comic book shop and throw them all in by whatever organization that seems fit. It is a good way,…
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Make A Cart/High Chair Cover – Batman Style [DIY]
Originally posted on My Mom’s Geeky So, we can all agree that germs are bad and without fail when you go to the grocery store you will get the cart the most recently had the snottiest kid ever made with the parent that is getting over the flu who was sneezing and coughing all over…
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Big Hero 6 Party
There are two things in this world my husband loves almost as much as Geek Baby and myself: Disney and Robots. So, the release for Big Hero 6 resulting in a bit of a nerdgasm for my engineering husband. We saw the movie the day it came, we wanted to see it so badly we…
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6 Months of Baby Cosplay
I have a hard time believing that I have been a mom for six months. It seems like forever and hardly at all at the same time. But here I am mom-ing it up and teaching him all the important things by watching Star Wars Clone Wars and Rebels, cloth diapering and making my own…
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26 Captain America Crafts
Veteran’s Day is a special day to me. My husband is currently active military and my dad was a Marine for 10 years. It has been a great life and a has provided to us in more ways than we could ever have hoped for. This Veteran’s Day, I started to think of how we…
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Do You Disneybound?
Disneybounding. What started out as a fun way to dress on a Disney vacation has blown up into a whole Disney fashion movement both in the parks and in real life. Have you ever been in a Disney park and seen someone dressed inspired by a character? That’s the very definition of Disneybounding. Creating inspired…