Treat your friends to a floral tea party, low-fat recipes that are packed with flavour, make fragrant glycerine soaps for bathtime bliss and how to add floral designs to glasses.

A charming Free State farmhouse and an equally appealing little ‘barn house’ conversion. Crochet snowflake placemats using T-shirt yarn. Create a décor focal point with ornamental key holders.

Back to basics: we show you step by step how to make the perfect Christmas meal. Under the tree: choose a few of our ideas to decorate your Christmas tree. DIY crackers – choose your own paper and the contents.

Our gift guide-presents for you to make- get started now. Step by step - fruitcake, jam and dainty biscuits. Sew handbags, swan and chair covers. 

In this issue of Ideas: Garden delights - Clever plans with indoor plants, Invite your friends for a 'chicnic', record the seasons in a garden journal and Why being outdoors is good for you; Embroider blooms - Decorate with needle and thread.

What can you make with a ball of dough? Six mouthwatering recipes. Make a pallet bench for the patio. Celebrate with a party menu inspired by cocktails. Crochet a blanket with colourful patchwork squares.

Huis, paleis... sowaar uit ’n varkhok! Bly knus teen die koue – hekel ons warm tjalie of brei ’n poncho. Verf ou kaste, kratte en bokse om by jou dekor te pas

In this issue of Ideas: Creative plans for DIY kitchen projects; Warm up with one-pot comfort food; Spectacular cake for your bridal shower and Paint yourself happy, whether or not you're artistic.

In this issue of Ideas: Light it up, make your own lovely lampshades; Take the bite out of the air and put it in your pots - 6 Delicious chilli recipes; Take a tour of this creative house - find heaps of crochet and woodwork inspiration.

In this issue of Ideas: Preserve your family recipes with a food journal like ours; Treat yourself to a beautiful bathroom; Yes, you can still travel and include a creative course and Surprise mom with a special breakfast and make the tray too.

Decorate your own candles and crochet a colourful blanket, Transform a wendy house into a she shed ... And Beautify your windows with nursery finds.

The Old Masters on your mantel - make these fine-art vases in a half a day, Crochet rainbow trims for your tea towels and make cup candles

DIY Vintage: add character with a few quick tricks,  Product packaging - a crucial detail for successful sales and Churros with coffee-flavoured dulche de leche sauce.

Trousseau series: add an attractive crochet border to a curtain or bedcover, Impress your family and friends with show-stopper dishes and clever culinary tricks - It's easy with our step-by-step instructions.

DIY Christmas - Choose from 3 Themes for your table, Advent calendar, gifts and tree, Delicious berry desserts (And they're beautiful) and 6 Recipes for lip-smacking pork and crackling!

Coffee finds it way into beauty products, Decorate a cake with two types of elegant borders and Oils are the new trend in skincare.

Shopping savvy: nature-inspired ‘green’ products, Cook pub food for your rugby guests, Crochet a vintage-style handbag, necklace and bracelet, For your trousseau: make beautiful linen with hardanger work.

Pretty Easy - Design your own shopping bag, Illustration Inspiration: Turn spring blossoms into petal pictures and Make your world beautiful with Ideas.

Quick & Easy - Mince recipes, crochet a nostalgic handbag and use crates for down-to-earth decor, Take your Time: Dig up your family stories - history that you can all research together.

Create a cosy home with natural elements, warm colours
and a few easy-to-do styling tricks, Weave a lattice pastry crust and Exploring the appeal of committing to a 365-day project.

Make a raised food bowl for your pampered pooch, Bake scrumptious beer and biltong muffins – ideal for sporty afternoons and Vintage fever: fill your home with old-world charm.

Have your own fabric printed and sew a dress, skirt and blouse, Embrace pink and create a restful space in your home and Knit a pretty V-neck top to add style to your weekend wear.

Brighten up your home and clothes with a bit of bling, Lace decorations for buttons, collars and biscuits, Entertain with our creative brunch - Pretty plans for your Easter eggs.

Entertainment series: Turn up the mambo music and
muddle the mojitos – it’s time for a taste of Cuba! Embroider a delicate frame around a favourite picture and Specially designed paper printables.

Be your own boss: Advice for creative entrepreneurs, Talk to his heart with our romantic dinner and Cook your food from scratch - it's good for everything!

New Year, New Ideas! Creative projects to kick off 2015, Rearrange your kitchen until it works - three ways with one set of cupboards and Invite your friends for a braai with style!

Creative Christmas: 7 themes to inspire you, 5 festive menus to choose from and make your own tree, wreath and advent calendar.

Make gifts for everyone: Festive ways with fresh lavender, Bake the prettiest biscuits and Christmas cake, also tags for you to cut out.

Creative inspiration from Japan, Make your summer shabby chic and Sign up for a course to learn to bake en brew.

Start a party - use our invitation templates, stencil special napkins (and fold them) and brighten up your home with flowers.

Crochet a vintage mat, Sew a comfy bean bag, Decorate glass jars with
your glue gun, Make a cute apron dress with pretty smocking and Make our house bookshelf this weekend.

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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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