This costume was super easy to make! Supplies needed: *10 adult size natural color hula skirts *full or queen size flat sheet in a cream or light tan color *safety pins (medium to large size) *bowling hat *sunglasses I began with putting the flat sheet over my body to cover me (as if I were … Read more
We decided to go as the Addams Family for Halloween. I talked my 10 year old daughter into being Cousin Itt. A Cousin Itt costume is REALLY hard to find, so I decided to whip one up on my own. I had a black bowler hat already, so I just needed everything else. I spray … Read more
This year I wanted to pick a costume for my family of four. One of our favorite movies is The Addams Family, and it was a perfect fit for us, and very easy and inexpensive. This is how I made our Addams Family Halloween costume. Morticia- that’s me. I bought a cheap, long black witch’s … Read more
I used an old velvet black gown I wore to a wedding. It had a low-cut back so I wore it backwards. I bought lacy black material and sewed it on as sleeves. My husband had a gray pinstripe suit and I added the gold chain watch and mustache. I wore a long black wig, … Read more
I made this Uncle Fester costume for my brother after he caught wind that I was making my daughter Wednesday Addams. For his costume I just sewed a simple brown shift with a fake fur colar and bought the light up light bulb at a joke shop. My daughter’s Wednesday dress was a black velvet … Read more
Making the Gomez and Morticia Adams costume was fairly easy. For Gomez, we went to a thrift shop and bought a dark suit, and found a thin dark tie. We colored his hair black with spray, and attached a fake mustache that we cut to be like Gomez’s. And of course…we bought a cheap cigar. … Read more
My daughter thought of the idea at the beginning of the year. Could not find a costume so we had to make one. We bought two 5 foot long wigs and one 3 foot long wig. I fitted it to her head and sewed the wigs together. Then you add a black derby hat and … Read more
My dress was purchased at the local thrift store. It was a witch and I added the bottom. The necklace from Wal-Mart kids Halloween items. Morticia took a bouquet of rose stems for the party host. Gomez’s suit is also from the thrift store. His hair was craft fur, a little sewing and a lot … Read more
The idea for this Homemade Cousin Itt Halloween Costume actually came to me after last year’s Halloween. When I was 14, I made a wig for a Halloween costume using the same technique. Not that I’m 14 any longer, not have been for many years. It is made using Sisal Baler Twine available from a … Read more
While searching for easy to make costumes, we decided that my son Joshua would make a good Uncle Fester. I bought several yards of brown burlap and my sister sewed the robe together. We salvaged a fur collar from an old coat and attached it to the top. The final step was shaving Josh’s head. … Read more
This is a Cousin Itt Costume that I had the idea for that my mom helped me make. First we got some hair colored discount fabric and a tan knit hat from the dollar store. Then we got some yarn that was close to the fabric color. It took four 8 ounce skeins for a … Read more
With a last minute Party, we were at a loss for cool costume ideas for Halloween. We hunted through the closets and came up with a lot of black so Wednesday from the Addams Family came to mind. We simply used: A long Black shirt dress, black leggings, black boots/shoes will do. I baby powdered … Read more