• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Free Instant Pot Recipe Guide! download now!

FREE 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 Minutes E Course!


Thank you for subscribing!


Formerly Your Homebased Mom

  • About
  • Latest
  • Contact
NEW! Watch on youtube!

Your Homebased Mom

Leigh Anne Wilkes

  • Recipes
    • Course
      • Appetizers
      • Beverages
      • Bread
      • Breakfast and Brunch
      • Dessert
        • Bars and Brownies
        • Cake
        • Candy and Treats
        • Cookies
        • Ice Cream
        • Pie
      • Main Dishes
      • Salads
      • Sandwiches and Burgers
      • Sauces and Dressings
      • Side Dishes
      • Soup
    • Cooking Method
      • Crock Pot
      • Grilling
      • Instant Pot
      • One Pan
      • Oven
      • Quick and Easy
      • Recipes for Two
    • Ingredients
      • Beef
      • Eggs
      • Pasta
      • Pork
      • Poultry
        • Chicken
        • Turkey
      • Seafood
      • Vegetarian
      • Gluten Free
    • Cuisine
      • American
      • Asian
      • European
      • Indian
      • Italian
      • Mediterranean
      • Mexican
    • Holiday
      • New Year’s Eve
      • Valentine’s Day
      • St. Patrick’s Day
      • Easter
      • 4th of July
      • Halloween
      • Thanksgiving
      • Christmas
  • Travel
    • Europe
    • United States
      • New York City
      • Portland
    • What To Wear
  • Life
    • Home
    • Party Ideas
    • Empty Nesters
    • Church
      • Activity Day
      • Relief Society
    • Organizational Tips
    • Recommended Reads
  • New? Start Here
  • Subscribe for weekly recipes

    FREE 5 Instant Pot Meals in 5 Minutes E Course!


    Thank you for subscribing!


Recipe Finder

  • Course
    • Appetizers
    • Beverages
    • Bread
    • Breakfast and Brunch
    • Dessert
    • Main Dishes
    • Salads
    • Sandwiches and Burgers
    • Sauces and Dressings
    • Side Dishes
    • Soup
  • Cooking Method
    • Oven
    • Crock Pot
    • Grilling
    • Instant Pot
    • One Pan
    • Quick and Easy
  • Ingredients
    • Beef
    • Eggs
    • Pasta
    • Pork
    • Poultry
    • Seafood
    • Vegetarian
    • Gluten Free
  • Cuisine
    • American
    • Asian
    • European
    • Indian
    • Italian
    • Mediterranean
    • Mexican
  • Holiday
    • New Year’s Eve
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • 4th of July
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
Home / Latest Posts / Holiday Ideas / Halloween / Popeye & Olive Oyl Couples Costume

Popeye & Olive Oyl Couples Costume

Share
Share on:
By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 10/31/13Updated: 8/19/21

This post may contain affiliate links. Please see disclosure policy here.

popeye and olive oyl couples costume

With a trip to Goodwill, a few Amazon finds and several things from my own closet we quickly put together this Popeye and Olive Oyl Couples Costume.

Popeye and Olive Oyl

Couples Costume Idea

One of the positive things about being an empty nester is that I now have time to put together Halloween costumes for Jim and I.  Dressing up for Halloween has become a fun tradition for us the last three years.

We never dressed up when the kids were home. Now that I don’t have to make and put together costumes for four kids I can do it for us!

I think half the fun for me is deciding what famous couple we are going to be and then putting the costumes together.  The majority of our costume comes from Goodwill so the hunt is half the fun.  I also like keeping who we are going to be a secret from our friends and neighbors.  It is fun to show up at our neighbors Halloween party each year and have everyone surprised!

Popeye and Olive Oyl

This year we (or I guess I should say I, as Jim isn’t really allowed much input!)  decided to go as Popeye and Olive Oyl.  Although I have to say I definitely prefer myself as a blond!

Popeye and Olive Oyl

Olive Oyl Costume

I lucked out and found the perfect Olive Oyl wig at Goodwill on my very first trip there to look for costume pieces.  I also found my skirt and red sweater at Goodwill along with Jim’s royal blue pants and navy shirt.   We purchased his yellow belt, corn cob pipe and Sweet Pea’s outfit on Amazon.  The baby doll was borrowed from a friend and Popeye’s muscles were also borrowed.  A bit of yellow ribbon sewed along the bottom of the skirt was the perfect Olive Oyl touch.  We already owned the sailor hat and my white ruffle blouse.

Popeye and Olive Oyl

About an hour before the party I realized I had no white ruffly socks or red earrings so I made a quick run to Target and found the ruffly socks in the children’s department.  Good thing I have little feet and I bought some round gold earrings and ran home and spray painted them red real quick! I may still have a little red paint on my ear lobes!

Popeye and Olive Oyl

The night of our neighbors party Jim and the boys were at a Duck football game so I had to recruit my teenager neighbor to be my stand in Popeye!  He was so kind to oblige me and he looked so cute!  He was such a good sport!

_DSC0858

So I’m already thinking about next year  and what famous couple we should be – have any suggestions for me?

Find all our other famous couples Halloween costumes here.

So who should we be next year??

Previous Post
Bumble Bee Shower Theme
Next Post
Pottery Barn Knock Off Glitter Letter Ornament

Reader Interactions

Leave a Review Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Made this? Rate this recipe:




  1. Ginnie says

    Posted on 11/1 at 4:19 pm

    I love the cute costume, and all of them, actually! So creative. I have to admit that I thought that was a really baby at first … ha ha;)

    Reply
  2. Lisa says

    Posted on 10/31 at 1:07 pm

    Love it!!! You have such wonderful costumes!!

    Reply
  3. Erin says

    Posted on 10/31 at 12:34 pm

    I love seeing your costumes! So cute and fun.
    How about Charlie Brown and the girl in the blue dress….totally just slipped my mind what her name is…

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne says

      Posted on 10/31 at 1:03 pm

      Erin – love the idea of Charlie Brown and Lucy!

      Reply
Older Comments

Primary Sidebar

Seasonal Posts

small batch carrot cake sliced

Small Batch Carrot Cake

cheesy ranch potatoes on a spoon

Cheesy Ranch Potatoes

hamsteak on a plate

Glazed Ham Steak

broken pieces of easter bark

Easter Bark

Most Popular Posts

chicken cooked in the microwave

How to Cook Chicken in the Microwave

texas sheet cake for two in a baking pan

Chocolate Sheet Cake for Two {Texas Sheet Cake}

Crock Pot 5 ingredient Pork Roast sliced

Crock Pot Pork Roast

baked riblets

Easy Oven Baked Riblets

Opens in a new window Opens an external site Opens an external site in a new window

Trending Now

overhead shot of cinnamon rolls

One Hour Cinnamon Rolls

plate of smashed potatoes and a fork

Crispy Smashed Potatoes

overhead shot of bowl of almond chicken

Almond Chicken

baked riblets

Easy Oven Baked Riblets

No knead bread in a pan

Instant Pot Bread

Tomato tart pieces

Easy Tomato Tart

spoon full of mac and cheese

Crock Pot Mac and Cheese

Almond Torte

  • Crock Pot
  • Instant Pot
  • Chicken
  • Breakfast
  • Appetizers
  • Bread
  • Salad
  • Dessert

Order my Cookbook, Holiday Slow Cooker!

Buy Now!
Back to Top
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclosure
  • Contact
© 2013–2023 Leigh Anne Wilkes Site Credits Designed by Melissa Rose Design Developed by Once Coupled