Just let me say this was the cutest set of costumes I have done yet, not necessarily the most difficult but just so adorable when it was all finished…I really wanted Sweet Pea the baby too, but of course my oldest son was not having any part of that! I did a lot of research … Read more
My husband was not going to dress up for a 50th bday party on a party bus themed “cartoon bus.” Everyone was dressing as a cartoon character. I took one look at him and said “you have to be Brutis from Popeye.’ He ended up loving it and I was surprised everyone knew he was Brutis. … Read more
Popeye has always been my favorite, so it was an easy choice for Wy ‘s first halloween last year. Here’s what I needed: 1 black onesie 1 pair of light blue pants 1 pair of dark brown socks yellow felt red felt black thread 1 toddler sailor hat white thread sewing needle Instructions: Cut 2 … Read more
I wanted to make a Popeye and Olive Oyl couples costume. I wanted to make a fun, sexy version of Olive oyl. All of the materials for this costume (except the shoes) were from the thrift store. The skirt was a skirt bought from the thrift store. The yellow band around the skirt was from … Read more
Luckily, my brother in law snagged some FREE foam from AM Foam in KC to make this Mr. Peanut costume. Firstly, I decided where my face would go (for the mouth/opening) on the foam to make sure I had enough room top and bottom, and enough foam. So I actually outlined my body with a … Read more
We made these costumes for a Christmas parade in Mt. Pleasant Tennessee. We also made Snoopy’s Dog house, Lucy’s Psych booth and Schroeder’s Piano. We won first place overall and first place for a church. The heads are papier mache, Luc’s dress is a XX-large T-shirt with a ruffle sewn to the bottom and buttons … Read more
This Snoopy homemade costume was really cheap and easy to make. I had only 4 days to make it and it turned out pretty good considering my limited time. First of all I bought those really big balloons (the ones you can fill with candy). When it was big enough to fit a head, I … Read more
I got so many compliments on this Charlie Brown and Lucy costume I decided I needed to share my idea even though it was 4 years ago. For Lucy we used a simple girls dress pattern and altered it slightly and added scallops to the neck to look like Lucy’s dress. We found four large … Read more
I made the head of this Homemade Charlie Brown Halloween Costume Idea out of paper mache and let it dry, then painted it and then drew the face on it. I bought a shirt and with marker made the zig zag on the bottom of the shirt and just got black sweats. My daughter loves … Read more
Myself and nine other friends have created these Peanut Characters costumes. The heads are all made from paper mache and our costumes are hand sewn. It took us nearly three weeks from start to finish! We attend a huge party every year in our community, and there are only three to four groups of 6 … Read more
My brother asked me to make him a Homemade Popeye Halloween Costume! So I brainstormed and came up with some really good ideas! We bought blue scrubs pants and I added a black trim to the bottom with hot glue. We bought a black polo shirt to which I added a red felt collar with … Read more
My wife and I decide on a Charlie Brown and Lucy Couple Costume for Halloween. So I started off by going to buy a balloon for the base to make the heads and newspaper for the paper mache. I started by mixing flour and water to make the paste for the paper mache. I ripped … Read more