Coolest Popeye Halloween Costume

Popeye the Sailor Man!

Each year I look for costume ideas that aren’t the latest trend or fashion. I like for my son to have a unique costume and this year was no different when I decided that he would have a Popeye Halloween costume. As I searched the internet for ideas I came across this site and based … Read more

Coolest Charlie Brown and Lucy Couple DIY Costume

Homemade Charlie Brown and Lucy Couple Costume

We had the idea to be Charlie Brown and Lucy because my boyfriend is bald and someone mentioned to him that he looked like Charlie Brown! His costume was easy. I bought 2 t-shirts, one yellow and one black. The black t-shirt, I ripped up and used as the zig-zag for the yellow shirt. I … Read more

Coolest Homemade Spy vs Spy Couple Costume

Homemade Spy vs Spy Couple Costume

We don’t have the best picture of this Spy vs Spy Couple Costume, but it really did rock. My husband and I dressed up as some of the coolest characters ever for last Halloween. Our Spy vs Spy costumes we super easy to make. We used some large pieces of white card paper and rolled … Read more

Coolest Peanuts Halloween Costume

Accounting Department - Peanuts Gang 2008

This year our department opted to go with the Peanuts Halloween costume. We started with the ideas on this site to create large heads out of paper mache. We followed simple paper mache directions using 3-4 coats of paper mache letting each layer dry completely in between. Each head was created using flesh spray paint, … Read more

Coolest Charlie Brown Halloween Costume

Good Ol' Charlie Brown Halloween Costume

Charlie brown has always been a childhood favorite of mine and I decided to search for a Charlie Brown Halloween costume from the internet by searching the internet. I got the paper mache idea from this site and other paper mache how to info from the internet. This was a two part process, first the … Read more

Coolest Homemade Popeye the Sailor Man Costume

Homemade Popeye the Sailor Man Costume

This Homemade Popeye the Sailor Man Costume is Popeye in his spinach can. I purchased the Sailor outfit on Etsy. It is a vintage Cracker Jack outfit. The Spinach can was all handmade. The can is made with a laundry basket from Target, and felt. I cut the bottom out of the can so that … Read more

Cool Spy vs. Spy Costume

Homemade Spy vs. Spy Costume

My son wanted to team up with a friend for a Homemade Spy vs. Spy Costume from Mad TV show and old Mad magazines, but I thought, why not be both – half White Spy and half Black Spy. I went to Goodwill and got two large turtle necks and sewed them together. The pants … Read more

Coolest Homemade Snoopy Costume

Homemade Snoopy Costume

When I asked the youngest nephew what he wanted to be for Halloween, there was no hesitation, a Homemade Snoopy Costume. At this point, I realized I was being overly brave to give him an open ended choice. For the body, I cheated a little and bought a pattern for a jumper, but altered it … Read more

Coolest Popeye and Olive Oyl Halloween Costume

Popeye and Olive Oyl Halloween Costume

My husband is in the Navy and was able to re-enlist on Halloween, (in costume!), so we made these Popey and Olive Oyl Halloween costumes for the ceremony, and well, for Halloween. Here’s what we did: Popeye. We patterned the top after the US Navy’s dress blues jumper. I used black, red, and blue twill. … Read more

Coolest Spy vs. Spy Costume

Homemade Spy vs. Spy Costume

He and I both subscribed to MAD Magazine as children so when he suggested SPY VS. SPY for our costume this year I said YES! without hesitation. It’s funny how quickly we agreed on our costume with how little we agree on everything else. Which makes being enemies for Halloween even more perfect. The first … Read more

Coolest Homemade Peanuts Gang Costume

Homemade Peanuts Gang Costume

We fell in love with the California group’s Peanuts gang pictures on here and no matter how hard we tried, we couldn’t find a better idea for our group. Thank you very much for your detailed plan. We, too, were a huge hit in our Homemade Peanuts Gang Costume!!! We used punching balloons (as beach … Read more