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DIY Disney Mickey Ears

There are a few things that you MUST have when you visit Disney and one of them is a set of Disney ears. You can make your own DIY Disney Mickey Ears! When we went we each got a pair from Disney Springs the night before we hit up Magic Kingdom. Disney Mickey ears come in all genre from Disney Princess to Star Wars and of course there are the classic Mickey and Minnie ears but did you know that you can also make them yourself?

Check out these DIY Disney Ears and you can make a set to fit your personality.

Great tutorial for DIY Disney Mickey Ears

Moms without answers has the perfect basic tutorial for you to make your own ears. You can change the fabric and make them however you want.

Chewbacca Mickey Ears

I’m a HUGE Star Wars fans and I got giddy when I saw these Chewbacca Mickey Ears over at Eclectic Mom Sense. They look pretty easy to make and I think I need a pair.

DIY Ariel Mickey Ears

All your The Little Mermaid friends will be “swimming” over these fancy ears from The Mouse for Less. All little girls dream of being Ariel at some point. Make their dream come true with these Ariel/The Little Mermaid inspired Mickey Mouse ears!

DIY Mickey Ears – Maui From Moana

Mommy of a Princess has made the BEST Moana Mickey ears I’ve seen yet. Moana is such a great movie and she made these for less than $10!

Maleficent Headband

Okay, so these aren’t exactly ears but you can wear them to Disney and get away with it. Who doesn’t love a good Disney villain? I made these for Maleficent 2 and you can believe I’m going to wear them to Disney, or at least Disney Springs!

Re-pin it!

Maleficent Cupcakes for your next Disney Party

Maleficent has always been one of my favorite Disney Villains. She’s such a bad girl but I have to admit that I loved it when she ended up good in the movie. I’m really looking forward to taking my girls to see Maleficent Two.

I really want to take them to the next Disney Villains after Hours Event.

Are you celebrating the movie too? Or maybe you are hosting a fun party? I have the perfect Maleficent cupcakes for you! These Maleficent cupcakes for your next Disney Party are PERFECT! Even great for Halloween!

Honestly, I’ll make any excuse for cupcakes and throw in Disney – yep, I’m in.

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How to Make Maleficent Cupcakes

I used to be really intimidated by fondant but the more you work with it, the easier it is to use.

Maleficent Fondant ingredients:

2 box of Black fondant

1 box of purple fondant

1 wilton fondant bow mold

1 2inch round fondant cutter

Google image cut out of Maleficent’s horns

2 C powder sugar

1 exacto knife or pairing knife

Rolling pin

Cutting board Decorating directions:

Lightly sprinkle powder sugar onto a cutting board, the rolling pin and onto the black fondant

Place the black fondant onto the middle of the cutting board and roll out the fondant to 1/8-1/4 inch thickness

Cut out your Maleficent horns and place the cut out onto the fondant

Use the Exacto knife or pairing knife and carefully run the blade along the edge of the cut out

Repeat steps and cut out 11 more Maleficent horns out of space that you have left of the rolled out fondant.

Lay out your 12 Maleficent Horn fondant pieces to dry

Roll out more black fondant and cut out 24 circles for the ears

Using the purple fondant and the bow mold, mold 12 bows

Allow fondant pieces to dry out for at least 6 hours to overnight

How to Make the Vanilla Cupcake for the Maleficent Cupcakes

Ingredients

1 Box of french vanilla cake mix

1 C whole milk

3 large eggs

1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened

Leaf Green gel food coloring

Cupcake liners

Cupcake Pans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pan with cupcake liners

Using a standing mixer or hand mixer, mix all ingredients together until combined

Mix in a few drops of the green food coloring until combined and bright green

Fill cupcake liners 3/4 way full and bake in the oven for 21 minutes

Allow to cool completely

Vanilla Frosting Ingredients:

1 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened

3 C powdered sugar

5 tbsp. heavy whipping cream

2 tsp. vanilla extract

Leaf green gel food coloring

1 large piping bag with large star tip

Frosting Directions :

Using a standing mixer combine the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, vanilla, and mix on medium speed until combined and smooth

Mix in a few drops of gel food coloring until combined

Scoop the frosting into the piping bag

Pipe frosting onto the top of the cupcake

Decorating Directions

Place the Maleficent horns in the middle of the middle of the frosting

Place the “ears” on either side of the horns

Place the bow in the front of the horns