Creative Halloween Costumes

Martha loves Halloween. And that sentiment is reflected in the many costumes our editors have created throughout the years. From ghoulish to sweet, here are some of our favorites.

Become a haunting young ghost with a veil made of white face paint, a bouquet of silk flowers, wedding dress made from lengths of tulle.
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In this Madame Butterfly costume, you'll have a flurry of winged beauties at your beck and call. Hair combs and thin wire anchor the brightly colored butterflies to hair; additional insects can alight on your hands and arms via lengths of coiled seam binding.

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Ghostly Equestrienne Costume

Recreate Martha's haunting equestrienne look with dramatic makeup, a taffeta cape, and a top hat veiled with black netting, gray ribbon, and an ostrich feather.

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Spider Shades

You needn't be disguised from head to toe: one mischievous piece is enough to get you in the spirit of the evening. Try a making creepy, crawling sunglasses with our spider template and black pipe cleaners

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Glampire

Martha's dramatic costume has a black silk cape and satin gloves to complement her pale face, dark eye makeup, and -- fittingly -- blood-red lips.
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Bird's Nest

Invite a creepy bird to make its nest on your head and lay a few mysterious eggs. To create the nest, use a hot-glue gun to affix Spanish moss, found in crafts stores, to a cotton skullcap. Next, arrange feathers in the moss, using hot glue to secure them as necessary. Then glue on some miniature plastic quail eggs. To attach the bird, first place the hat on your head, and balance the bird on top (you may need to remove its legs for proper fit). When you're happy with the arrangement, carefully remove the hat and secure

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Feather and Felt Raven

A bib, a bustle, a beak, and thou: This plumed raven is poised to swoop all night.
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Leg Crawlers

Vermin-clad legs are all the rage. Affix rubber cockroaches with eyelash glue or peel-off skin adhesive squares. To remove, follow the package directions
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Medusa

Create squirming braids reminiscent of the mythological reptilian-haired woman
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