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.

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Ideas

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

GRATEFUL HEART IS A MAGNET FOR MIRACLES

CREATIVE CANVAS • Colour and creativity are the first words that come to mind when trying to describe the charming home of Martijn and Marije Zijderlaan.

CUTE AND CUDDLY • A delightfully quirky and easy project. With her itsy-bitsy shoes and sassy oversized bow, this little bunny will delight both young and old.

HONEY BUNNY • Knit this bunny and dress her up in some beautiful clothes and shoes, ready for town!

A BIT OF BOHEMIA • Bring colour and happiness into your world this autumn by crocheting this beautiful sweater.

INSPIRED BY NATURE • The inspiration for this jacket came from the sugarbushes (Protea repens) that grow in the Helderberg Nature Reserve. With this project you will do stencilling, painting and appliqué, plus some freehand and machine embroidery.

LOOSE AND LOVELY • This dress is ideal for summer. Play around with a T-shirt or pants underneath for an Eastern feel or as an option for the cooler months ahead.

WORK HARD AND AMAZING THINGS WILL HAPPEN

HIVE LIFE • This honeycomb inspiration board has place for all your notes and favourite images, and will brighten up a dull wall.

BZZZ-BROOCH • Make this cute little bee that you can wear as a brooch. The project is a fun mixture of beadwork and embroidery.

THE BEAUTY OF BEES • LIFE IN A BEEHIVE HAS ALWAYS BEEN FASCINATING AND EVEN MORE SO NOW THAT THESE HARDWORKING CREATURES ARE UNDER THREAT. NOT ONLY DO THEY SUPPORT THE FOOD CHAIN, THEY ALSO HELP TO MAKE US HEALTHIER AND PRETTIER.

BEE INSPIRED • Make a honeycomb collar to round off your next celebration cake.

Once upon a TIME • Take a trip down memory lane with delicious food inspired by everybody’s favourite fairy tales.

ECO-KITCHEN • In a world where we are trying to avoid unnecessary packaging and refined and processed foods, the new kitchen for health-aware cooks looks a lot like Granny’s.

KNOT & SHOP • Knot this pretty shopping bag and help the environment.

LEAN ON ME • Make this easy leaning shelf which can do duty in the kitchen, bathroom or craft room.

WHEN THINGS CHANGE INSIDE YOU, THINGS CHANGE AROUND YOU.

CAST IN STONE • This year we are simplifying our Easter decorations and giving them a whimsical twist with a few flowers and lots of bunnies.

FLORAL EGGS • Use eggshells to mould the prettiest floral egg-shaped decorations.

MOULDED PLATE • We show you how to make a quick mould of your favourite plate so you can make a plaster replica that you can use as a coaster, side plate or charger plate.

SWEETEST SUGAR TREATS • These beautiful lollies are a lovely treat and easy to make - simply follow our step-by-step guide. Isomalt is a type of sugar but it doesn’t crystallise like normal sugar, making it perfect for sugar work.

FADE TO FLORAL • This Easter we’re in the mood for something old, something new, something crafty, something we grew … Let your holiday celebrations be inspired by the natural bounty...