Ideas

Ideas is the ultimate guide to fresh, modern living for women with creative flair and a passion for life. These women care for their families and the people around them and cherish them by expressing their own individuality in everything they do. They love to entertain and decorate their home with their unique style. The magazine provides an outlet for creativity and offers readers practical, creative content that transforms the mundane into the extraordinary. It’s a source of inspiration for craft, decor, entertainment and food. Ideas readers are stylish, sophisticated, modern, educated, balanced, creative, warm, caring and passionate.

FROM THE EDITOR

BE A SEEKER OF everyday magic

THINGS TO DO

IN SEASON IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER

BOOKS TO READ in September/October

GORGEOUS ON INSTAGRAM

WHAT’S NEW • HERE IS OUR LINE-UP OF WHAT’S NEW ON THE BLOCK AND ON THE SHELF.

COLLECT BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS

YESTERDAY'S TREASURES • Create your own pretty vintage home with items you probably already own but have forgotten about.

COME ON OUT! • For a family who love spending time in the fresh air, an outdoor kitchen overlooking the colourful garden is the way to go.

PICNIC PRETTY • In this issue, Tjhoko welcomes spring with a charming, nostalgia-inspired table.

DON'T BE EYE CANDY, BE SOUL FOOD

BAZAAR TREATS • Everyone has special food memories from the church fete, from bobotie to pancakes and bowls of sweet puddings. We’ve given a twist to a few of our favourites.

PACKAGE IT • Are you taking part in a fete, or do you have a stall at a market? Package your products beautifully.

TAPESTRY TREATS • Create a beautiful display of ‘embroidered’ biscuits.

NO WINTER LASTS FOREVER; NO SPRING SKIPS ITS TURN

The renaissance OF SCENT • IN A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE IS SEARCHING FOR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS, THE ROLE THAT FRAGRANCES PLAY IS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT AGAIN. OUR SENSE OF SMELL DOES SO MUCH MORE THAN TRANSPORT US BACK TO NOSTALGIC MEMORIES.

SEE THE BEAUTY • The ability to perceive detail is one of the best ways to capture beauty in your soul. Little touches of loveliness peep out from the most unexpected places every day. We just need to learn to see them.

BASIC SKETCH • Danielle Jordaan shows in three steps how to draw anything from a mountain to a tree. You can work from a photo or with the object in front of you.

LAST WORDS • A subject that no-one wants to discuss, but which has a huge impact on our happiness, is how we approach the end of our lives. It has become a talking point worldwide. Let’s join the conversation.

WRAPPED IN MEMORIES • Few things are as therapeutic, or bring as much comfort, as crafting by hand. Create a memory blanket to keep your loved ones close to your heart and your body.

SKETCHING THE ANCESTORS • In line with the current trend of connecting with our roots, artist Teresa Truda has found a wonderful new way of creatively revisiting the past.

Smell the FLOWERS • Seasons come and go, but for us South Africans, this time of colour and scent feels like our true new year.

EVERY EXPERT WAS ONCE A BEGINNER

LET’S PLAY! • Bring some cosy playfulness home with these cute makes for your child and her room.

LET’S CROCHET • Come and join the Ideas team in Cullinan for a weekend of crochet and creativity.

BOHO SUMMER • Get ready for sunshiny days with this easy crocheted top.

OOH, TATTOO • Create a temporary tattoo from your favourite design.

COLOUR & JOY • This fun Colour Me Joyful bag is ideal for an outing to the shop or to the beach.

MOSAIC MAKEOVER • Give an old tray a lovely vintage look with mosaic tiles made from patterned porcelain plates.

MOULD...