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Ideal Home for Mother's Day

Ideal Home Magazine

Lovely lifestyle blogger Lisa from Mathilde heart Manech talks treating your Mum and inspiring reads with Ideal Home for Mother's Day...

With Mother's Day approaching (pop March 26th in your diary folks) you may find yourself in a quandary as to what to buy your mum for a gift this year. She deserves to be spoiled but what do you get the person who already has everything? A bunch of spring blooms and a box of luxury chocolates? A fragranced candle or a bottle of her favourite bubble bath? Perhaps.
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7 Cars of 2017 (and the Ultimate Petrolhead Playlist)

Love cars? Here at magazine.co.uk HQ we're speeding into 2017 with eyes on the open road ahead of us and some of the sweetest releases to come. Here are 7 cars of 2017 to watch out (and save up) for:

1. Mazda MX-5 RF, as chosen by Car magazine

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3 Brilliant Valentines Day Ideas

drgf7doee-o-roman-kraftLooking for something easy and fun to do around the season of love? We've rounded up 3 brilliant Valentines Day ideas to do on the day or save for the weekend. It's time to do something sweet for your sweetheart! No one special? We say treat yourself - or invite your friends round. Galentines and Palentines is a thing, y'know! Continue reading

7 places to go in 2017

Plane Window photo by Freddy Castro on UnsplashLooking for the coolest places to travel and holiday hotspots for the new year? Here are the 7 places to go in 2017 you need to know about, whether you've got two weeks to explore or need a weekend escape...

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3 Christmas Crafts You Can Make from Magazines!

We all love a glossy magazine (some of us even collect them), but what do we do with them afterwards?  Here are 3 Christmas crafts you can make from magazines - we all have some lying around...!
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Our Top 5 UK Craft Bloggers

We're back again with our favourite round up of bloggers - this time, we're celebrating our top 5 UK craft bloggers! Now we don't know about you, but we like crafts that we can actually do ourselves. Our favourite craft bloggers make simple, fun and effective crafts and DIYs - here's a bit more about them and why we think they're fab:

Crafts on Sea

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7 Awesome Autumn Ideas

At magazine.co.uk HQ we're celebrating all things autumnal. There's a definite chill in the air, so grab your sparklers and toast your marshmallows because everything changes when the leaves turn from green to gold. Here are 7 awesome autumn ideas for the fall season...
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3 Cool Creatures to Craft Using Conkers

Love getting crafty with the kids? Child friendly DIYs can be hard to come by, but with a pinch of inspiration and a little help from Pinterest, you can make cool crafts for kids out of just about anything! We're focusing on Autumn craft using conkers - perfect for rainy weekends, or to stave off half term boredom! icreative conker snails Continue reading

Packing Our Summer Reads + Win a £20 magazine.co.uk Voucher!

Here at magazine.co.uk we don't go anywhere without our Summer reads, especially if we're jetting off somewhere hot and sunny. Whether you're keeping fit while you're away, looking for adventure or just wanting to lie on a sun lounger with a cocktail in hand, we've got the perfect packing inspiration for you.

For the... Inspired Explorer

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9 Women to Watch at the Rio Olympics 2016

On the eve of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, we've rounded up a group of women to watch for their sheer sporting prowess and undeniable talent. From home turf Brazilian talent in Volleyball to the first woman to ever wear a hijab in the Olympic games, 2016 is set to be an exciting year for this group of Olympic hopefuls...

Katie Ledecky, 19

Sport: Swimming

Odds to win a medal: 1/4

Team: USA

Why you need to watch her: She's tipped as unbeatable. Insiders have said it's not a case of whether she'll win, but by how much. Her speed is matched by her endurance too; she's just as fast swimming the 200m as well as the 800m. That's the equivalent of a runner winning a 100m sprint and a long distance 5000m run - and unheard of in the sport.

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