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Guest Curator: Not Martha

Megan Reardon studied costume design and construction in college before being distracted by making websites. After moving to San Francisco she found herself building a website about all the projects and inspirations she was obsessing over while building websites for other people. After moving to …

How-Tuesday: Headless Marie Antoinette Costume From Makezine

Okay, people, it's crunch time. There is only one weekend left between now and Halloween, and if you've been a delinquent with purchasing your Gaga hairbows or spider wings, Makezine's got you covered. Today's How-Tuesday is a Headless Marie Antoinette Costume from Nicole Magne. I love how this ensemble is …

Loopyboopy Wins the Halloween Poll

We asked our readers to nominate their favorite Halloween costumes and decor items. You voted and now we have a winner. (Drum roll, please...) We're excited to announce loopyboopy as the spookiest maker of the incredibly creepy Clara the Ghost of Burgundy art doll! Congratulations! This seller, along with some …

Etsy Finds: Culture Vulture

When it comes time to assemble a Halloween-worthy costume, I worship at the altar of the visual bon mot. Zombies and sexy nurses — I can take 'em or leave 'em. The costumes that get my attention tend to be elaborate puns ("Freudian slip," anyone?) and clever pop culture references. There's something so thrilling …

Etsy Finds: Shop Live With ReadyMade Magazine

Hi there! My name is Katherine Sharpe, and I'm ReadyMade's Online Editor. I hope you're as excited about tonight's Shop Live event as I am! Join me in the Virtual Labs, Etsy's online meeting space, today, October 7 at 4 p.m. ET for a live (and spooky) shopping event. I'll be showing off my favorite Halloween finery (with my …

Etsy Finds: Sticks and Stones May...

A shiver runs up my spine (and through my many other bones) when shopping this time of year. Skeletons and skull motifs are a crucial spooky element in Halloween and Day of the Dead celebrations. Leave it to the creative genius of Etsy artisans to imagine sinister, cute, realistic and humorous takes on the …

Keep it Weird: Zombie Jamboree

Does the Halloween spirit possess your soul? No other holiday values the tradition of eccentricity with quite as much enthusiasm. So splatter some blood on that evening gown, bake up a feast of sinewy desserts, and embrace the undead monster you face each morning in your bathroom mirror. This edition of  …

Shop Live with ReadyMade: October 7, 2009

As a child, I used to debate earnestly with my friends about whether Halloween or Christmas was the better holiday. Christmas had superior presents, but Halloween was somehow, undeniably, cooler. It’s an assessment I’d still stand by. There’s just something so right about a late fall holiday that’s dedicated …

How-Tuesday: Frog Suit From Wacky Baby Knits

Well, I'm not sure I really need to say anything once you've seen this baby in a frog suit. The cutie patootie inspires me not only to knit, but to reproduce. Since Halloween is only a month away, we picked this week's How-Tuesday according to our early childhood indoctrination program. Alison Jenkins' lovable …

Innocent Corset Wins the Oktoberfest Vote

Cheers to aNGrYGiRLGear who, with her "Innocent Corset" (uh, "innocent" — really?), won the Oktoberfest vote (clinking of beers)! We asked our readers to nominate their favorite Bavarian-inspired items, and then you had the chance to vote and determine which was the beeriest of all. I really loved a lot of the items …

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