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

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.

Ideas

BIRTHDAY CALENDER

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

“PIGLET NOTICED THAT EVEN THOUGH HE HAD A VERY SMALL HEART, IT COULD HOLD A RATHER LARGE AMOUNT OF GRATITUDE.”

COUNTRY ROMANCE • This modern farmhouse is a great mix of new and second-hand items. The end result for restaurateurs Diantha and Bruno Lima and their son Xavi is a romantic vintage home with just a touch of Scandi.

GREEN SPACE • Indoor plants are good for you in so many ways. They improve concentration and productivity, clean the air and reduce stress levels.

SSSSO COOL! • Make these stackable wooden mambas to house a favourite pot plant.

EARTH FRIENDLY • Make your kitchen kinder to the environment by keeping the four R’s in mind - reduce, reuse, recycle, review. Here are a few easy-to-make items to help you get started.

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SURE. I CAN MULTITASK. I CAN EAT BREAKFAST AND THINK ABOUT LUNCH AT THE SAME TIME.

RISE AND DINE • WITH MORE PEOPLE WORKING FROM HOME OFFICES AND A FOCUS ON HEALTHIER EATING, BREAKFAST IS GETTING THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES

Today is a good day to smile

ADVENTURE AWAITS, BUT FIRST COFFEE.

ART TO EAT • This cheesecake tart with its beautiful berry panna cotta topping is sure to be the crowning glory on any tea or dessert table. Our no-bake version is so easy - just follow these quick steps.

MERMAID SPOONS • Bring a bit of holiday home with you in the form of these dainty shell spoons.

CREATE WITH CLAY • If you can roll out dough and bake biscuits, you can work with air-dry clay. Make these decorations for your Easter table.

‘ONE CAN SPEAK POETRY JUST BY ARRANGING COLOURS WELL.’

CANDLE CRAFT • PLAY AROUND WITH THE CANDLES YOU HAVE AT HOME AND USE THEM TO MAKE NEW ONES. HERE ARE THREE FUN AND AFFORDABLE IDEAS.

FOREVER FLOWERS • Make this lovely tray with dried flowers and resin. It’s perfect to use as a perfume display plate.

FRESHEN UP! • Go out into the garden and pick some flowers and herbs to freshen up the house.

BEESWAX ROOM FRESHENERS • The aromas of natural oils and beeswax make wonderful room fresheners, and this is also a perfect, thoughtful gift.

BOHEMIAN SWEATER • This is the perfect project to bring colour and happiness into your wardrobe.

SNUGGLY BUNNY • Head over to that stash of vintage fabrics in your linen cupboard and make a sweet, soft bunny for a loved one.

FROM PLAIN TO PRETTY • Turn a plain T-shirt or shirt into a showstopper with a bit of fabric paint and your embroidery needle.

BEAUTIFUL LIKE CORAL • Autumn is a season for reflection and its colours constantly remind us to pause for a moment.

SAVE YOUR COLOURS

‘YOU’LL NEVER FIND RAINBOWS IF YOU’RE LOOKING DOWN.’

COLOUR YOUR LIFE • The healing power of colour has been used and studied for centuries. It restores the balance between body and mind and is increasingly being recognised as a way of...