Martha Stewart Halloween — Spirited Celebrations — 2009 Special Issue

A wonderfully spooky special issue of Martha Stewart Halloween: Spirited Celebrations, published for the 2009 Halloween season and featuring Martha Stewart as the Ghostly Equestrienne alongside her dark steed, Rutger, on the cover. Packed with 125 ideas for parties, pumpkins, tricks, treats and ghoulish getups, this substantial seasonal issue is filled with the elaborate Halloween styling and creative projects associated with Martha Stewart.

Inside are ideas for Halloween decorating, costumes, entertaining, baking, party food and seasonal crafts, accompanied by richly styled photography. Photographed examples include ghost-topped cakes, a dramatic spiderweb pumpkin-chocolate tart, butterfly-inspired costumes and styling, skeleton and spider décor, spooky stationery, pumpkin projects and plenty of other Halloween inspiration. Period advertising and design throughout also make it a fun snapshot of late-2000s seasonal style.

With its richly photographed Halloween imagery, seasonal designs, illustrations, decorative details and period advertising, this issue is also an especially interesting source of paper material for collage, gluebooks, junk journals, scrapbooking and other arts & crafts projects.

Condition

Good pre-owned condition. Magazine shows general light handling and storage wear, including some edge wear and storage-related curling/curvature visible in the photos. The binding appears intact, and the interior pages shown appear clean, bright and colourful. Please review all photos carefully for condition details.

From a smoke-free home. Magazine has a clean, age-related magazine paper scent, with no noticeable musty odour.

Details
Publication: Martha Stewart Halloween
Special Issue: Spirited Celebrations
Year: 2009
Issue Code: H9003
Cover: Martha Stewart as the Ghostly Equestrienne with Rutger
Contents: 125 ideas for parties, pumpkins, tricks, treats & ghoulish getups
Topics: Halloween, crafts, costumes, decorating, entertaining, baking, party ideas & seasonal inspiration
Approx. Dimensions: 8.5 × 11 in
Approx. Thickness: 0.4 in
Format: Softcover special-issue magazine
Condition: Good

A great piece for a Martha Stewart collector, Halloween enthusiast, seasonal magazine collection, crafter, decorator, or anyone who loves elaborate spooky-season inspiration.

SKU: MG-HL1