best old-stylers magazines

ChocClare

Martha Stewart's ones are usually good - I hung on to old ones for ages just because they were so lovely to look at. Do have loads of adverts though. Have you visited martha stewart online? A lot of the things in her magazines are on there, and it's free, plus you can sign up to things like daily recipes, workshops to get ready for Christmas, craft ideas etc. Have a look here if not...

rosy

ChocClare wrote: »

Martha Stewart's ones are usually good - I hung on to old ones for ages just because they were so lovely to look at. Do have loads of adverts though. Have you visited martha stewart online? A lot of the things in her magazines are on there, and it's free, plus you can sign up to things like daily recipes, workshops to get ready for Christmas, craft ideas etc. Have a look here if not...

Ooohh thanks, there's so much lovely stuff on there! - I was meant to be tidying the kitchen cupboards this afternoon but I'm going to sign up for some of the newsletters and have a good browse through the site instead

Hadley

I use Newstand alot if fact I am due a magazine today.I get foodnetwork ,Everyday food and Martha stewart living.If you like Martha Stewart Living you may also like Real Simple magazine.

rubytuesday

Country Living and Good Housekeeping are the best in my opinion.

curlytop12

woman and home is good too.

Caterina

I love Yours, even though it is aimed at people much older than 50. But at least as someone else said, there is no nastiness, no "an alien married my sister then cheated with my brother then killed the rest of my family" type of article. Just very gentle, pleasant stuff and good tips.

Prima and Woman and Home are also favourites of mine, although I find Woman and Home aimed at the better-off end of the market (have you seen the prices of some of those clothes?!?).

Floozie

Essentials and Prima are what I consider down to earth magazines with usual info/tips on topics such as cooking, garderning, moneysaving tips, housekeeping tips, gardening etc.

scottishminnie

I holiday in the US or Canada a couple of times a year and every trip I always bring back a Family Circle and usually something like Canadian Living or Womans Day. They are passed round numerous friends and the recipes copied many times over. Of course all the recipes need conversions but we don't mind, the articles are good and there are plenty ideas.

It's a shame we don't have anything similar here now - I also have a look at the US websites now and then for ideas.

Gigervamp

I like the Japanese craft mags, but they're very pricey-usually £15-20 on ebay, :eek: so I only treat myself to one occassionally. They have patterns included though and the instructions are usually fairly easy to follow as they have lots of diagrams.

Vaila

i love japanese mags (especially the gothic lolita bible) as they have lots of ideas and patterns. although i love my sunday times, vogue and interior magazines ive probably found my mums old prima's the most informative