Ideas

Ideas is all about MAKING your world more beautiful. Packed with creative inspiration, fresh ideas, easy projects and step-by-step instructions, this magazine is the go-to guide for crafters, stitchcrafters, makers, cooks and DIY home decorators.

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Ideas

MID-COUNTRY MODERN • This stylish home in the Banhoek Valley, in the heart of the Cape winelands, brings together the owners’ love of colour, quirky collectibles and their passion for the outdoors in a showcase of their remarkable creativity.

Child's play • BE INSPIRED BY YOUR INNER CHILD AND CRAFT THESE PLAYFUL, COLOURFUL ITEMS FOR YOUR HOUSE.

ADD COLOUR • Bring happiness into your world with some creative and fun gel printing.

FOOD FUN • It’s time to relax the rules, take a breather and let the kids play with their food. Raid your baking supplies, pantry cupboard and the vegetable tray for simple and cost-effective ways to keep those young hands busy over the summer holidays.

Puzzles for you to ponder and solve

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! • Whether you’re playing cards, enjoying a relaxed lunch, watching a movie or sipping a sundowner, we have an easy recipe here for you.

BASIC GUIDE CLASSIC COCKTAILS • Make holiday entertaining even more enjoyable by serving your guests a home-made cocktail. They look impressive and there’s a choice of flavours to suit all palates. Here is a handy guide to making cocktails as well as recipes for a few of the cocktail classics.

PLAYTIME! • What could be better than making your own board games and everyone playing with them during the holidays? Here are three games full of nostalgia.

Puzzles for you to ponder and solve

SUMMER GETAWAY • Dress up your holiday home with a few pieces of fabric and these easy stitchcraft projects.

BRIGHT BEACH BAG • This tote is a quick project you can make while you're on holiday so you’re ready for those lazy summer days at the beach.

BOUQUET OF LOVE • You would never believe that stabbing a piece of fabric with yarn could result in the sweetest little bag, perfect to keep small items safely together, or as a gift for someone you love.

GOLDEN GLOW • Decades after the gold velvet curtains from an old school hall were ‘saved’, the fabric still has stories to tell – of unique style and the luxury of ‘recycle, repair and make over’. And it’s something top fashion designers are also starting to understand.

KNIT TOGETHER • The health benefits of knitting are well known, and the joy and peacefulness increase when you do it with other people, writes Elsa Krüger.

SEIZE THE DAYBREAK • The golden hour at dawn is invaluable, in the view of early risers. If you belong to this ‘5am club’, you take time in the morning to pay attention to your body, mind and goals. It’s also a time for special moments, writes Martie Swanepoel.

Puzzles for you to ponder and solve

BOOKS TO READ

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