The last few years I’ve steered myself away from the pre-packaged sailor and referee costumes. With a little (okay, a lot) of help from my sister, I’ve been taking the homemade route. This year I went as Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family. I’m not usually one to pick favorites and it was a tough call compared to last year’s loofah, but after carefully considering all factors, Wednesday wins for best costume – hands down (mostly because the loofah costume didn’t provide for much coverage!)

My DIY Wednesday Addams costume itself was extremely easy to put together. A black dress (the key here is finding one that you like enough so that it’s a great addition to your wardrobe post-costume wearing), black tights (these fleece-lined tights would also work, especially if you’re planning to be out in the cold at all!), black lace up boots and the top of white button down collard shirt (that I picked up from the goodwill) was all it took. To eliminate the extra bulk of the button down underneath, I cut the top of the shirt into a dickey and then used safety pins to attach them to the dress. I threw a few braids in my hair, skipped the bronzer/blush and off I went.

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My friends and I celebrated Halloween this past weekend since it’s on a Thursday and we all know the dreaded alarm comes wayyy too early, but I’ll be rocking my costume at work for the Halloween Costume Contest!

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How cute was my sister as Willy Wonka? She’s so creative and totally fit the part. I’m a firm believer that I will never be too old to dress up for Halloween and this year was no different.

Hope you all have a Happy Halloween!