The editors had already been planning a story inspired by classic fairy tales, so a fairygodmother character came to us naturally. (Some years I want it to be dark and mysterious.) I met with crafts director Marcie McGoldrick and told her that, this year, I wanted my costume to be something sweet and nice. The notion of a “Fairy GrandMartha” first came about in March, when our special-projects group was planning the Halloween issue. I thought you might like to go “behind the scenes” to find out a little about how we dream up these costumes. Martha Stewart Living: 15 kitchen shortcuts that will change the way you cook In order to have this edition available in time for the holiday, we create costumes, carve pumpkins, bake treats, and make all manner of scary and unusual and bewitching decorations months in advance. In addition to whatever I wear on October 31, I also undergo a complete transformation for our Halloween special issue (on newsstands now). I love getting dressed up in fantastical costumes for Halloween-and luckily for me, most years I get to do it not once but twice.
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