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Reading Room:  Favorite magazines?  |
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blessedhomemaker
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Tina
West Virginia
USA
106 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 18 2011 : 4:20:14 PM
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Besides MJF,what are some of your other favorite magazines?I am a self-admitted "magazine addict" and am always on the look-out for new favorites.
~Tina
My food blog~
http://mysimplenorthernkitchen.blogspot.com
Psalm 62:5~ Find rest, O my soul, In God alone; my hope comes from him.
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Jan 18 2011 : 4:47:22 PM
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Romantic Country , Romantic Homes, magazines like that. Those besides MJF are my all time favorites. Unfortunately they are not available here. I still have a few old ones from when I visited the USA in 2007 and a few my friends sent me. Not the new ones. But I still read the old ones lol
OH reading all your faves makes me wish they were ALL here 
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
http://pinkprincessdecorating.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me, my home and my crafts
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Edited by - dutchy on Jan 19 2011 05:03:13 AM |
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Lady Woodworker
True Blue Farmgirl
259 Posts
Karen
Chamberlain
Maine
USA
259 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2011 : 4:54:17 PM
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Besides MJF:
I recently picked up Hobby Farm. I like some of it.
I subscribe to Fine Woodworking magazine and WoodenBoat magazine. I'll never stop unless they do.
I like most of the Taunton products (Fine Woodworking magazine, Fine Homebuilding magazine, Threads magazine, Fine Cooking, Fine Gardening) as well as their how-to and lifestyle books.
It may not be a popular thing to say here but I also like Martha Stewart Living magazine very much. She has some wonderful recipes and the magazine is very pleasing to look at and to read.
Speaking of unpopular, I also subscribe to History of Invention and Technology. It has wonderful stories about things like the first washing machines, how monorail systems work ...really nerdy but I love it. Sometimes I buy Popular Mechanics too. Not as often as I used to but sometimes...
I recently picked up a copy of Country Living after giving up on them several years ago. They have a new format now and I like what I see there too. I doubt that I'll ever subscribe to CL--but I still like leafing through it while waiting in the grocery line.
Once in awhile I pick up Victoria. It can be really nice. I mostly like Victoria for the fine furniture inside (and I build high-end furniture) but sometimes it also has marvelous destination stories, charming accessories and it always has some very pretty pictures.
I like The New Yorker too. I often like their choices in short fiction and I always love the cartoons.
Yah Tina--looks like I'm a magazine addict too!
Karen
Farmgirl Sister # 2419 |
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woolgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
901 Posts
Elizabeth
Great Lakes
IL
USA
901 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2011 : 5:09:25 PM
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I love magazines too. They are my little indulgence. I like Country Sampler, Create and Decorate, ReadyMade, Martha Stewart, Better Homes and Gardens, Mother Earth News, Country Woman...geez...I guess I am a magazine-aholic too!
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1503 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
1503 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2011 : 7:57:39 PM
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My favorites are Create & Decorate, Crafts n Things, Country Living, Cottage Gardens, and Organic Gardening.
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - Jan 18 2011 : 9:30:42 PM
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Sew Beautiful, Piecework, Spinoff, Interweave Knits, Victoria, Artist Magazine, & fine woodworking.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2011 : 04:08:09 AM
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I don't watch TV so reading is my addiction--books and magazines. My favorites are MJF (of course!), Hobby Farms Home, British Country Living, Victoria, Romantic Homes, Where Women Create, and a great British sewing magazine that I have much difficulty finding called Sew Hip! I'm not even sure it's still published but I have a friend moving to London for 3 years, so she'll look out for it. I don't care for MSL, Country Living or BH & G anymore and I used to love Country Home, La Vie Claire, Mary Englebreit's Home Companion, Adorn (indie sewing and craft)--but they are no longer published. I'm sure I've even forgotten a few! Dianne in the Hudson Valley
Sister #749
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2011 : 04:09:23 AM
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Oh, I forgot Stitch, published by Interweave. Not many great affordable sewing magazines out there, but Stitch is one of them. Dianne
Sister #749
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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HollyG
True Blue Farmgirl
214 Posts
Holly
Hamburg
Arkansas
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2011 : 08:42:15 AM
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I have let most of my subscriptions go in the past year in favor of more "healthy" solutions. I have since subscribed to Mary Jane's Farm, Hobby Farm Home, Mother Earth News, and Life Beautiful. At one time Hallmark had a magazine - yes, like the card company - that I really enjoyed, but it was expensive and I let my subscription lapse. Haven't seen it on the newsstands, so it's been out of sight and out of mind. I have a friend who passes along her Southern Living - which is a find for Soutehrn gardners. Lots of good ideas there and always the most fabulous recipes.
Thanks for listing your favorites - I've gotten some new titles to check into!
HollyG
Farmgirl #2513
www.mydeepwoodslife.com |
Edited by - HollyG on Jan 19 2011 08:43:57 AM |
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rhondacate
True Blue Farmgirl
234 Posts
Rhonda
Janesville
CA
USA
234 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2011 : 6:44:24 PM
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I loved Hallmark. They actually quit making it and the rest of my subscription was replaced by Family Circle or some such magazine. I also miss Mary Engelbreit's magazine. I subscribe to Country Living, Mother Earth News, National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Ready Made, and I often buy Martha's magazine, so I should probably just subscribe.
~Rhonda
http://rmfo-blogs.com/rhonda |
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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl
478 Posts
Judy
Jackson
Michigan
USA
478 Posts |
Posted - Jan 20 2011 : 04:22:56 AM
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I love any quilting magazine, Country Woman, Hobby Farm Home, Organic Gardening and Crafts-n-Things.
I subscribe to Quick Quilts, but McCalls Quilting, Quiltmaker are all good. I subscribe to a different one each year to get the full spectrum of creativity.
Judy
Farmgirl 932
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
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RaspberryBee
True Blue Farmgirl
291 Posts
Karen
Montrose
Michigan
USA
291 Posts |
Posted - Jan 20 2011 : 07:34:47 AM
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http://www.stampington.com/magazines/
I am in love with these magazines. They are like buying a small book of inspiration. They are a bit pricey but if you use your joann's coupon it makes it a little better. I only subscribe to MJF and Herb Quarterly so buying one of Somerset's every now and then is ok. I usually get the Where Women Create and try to get a different one each time I head to the big city (not very often). Recently got SEW - just a little bit of sunshine when opened on dreary Michigan days :-)
Y'all take Care- Karen
Farmgirl Sister #918
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
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Catherine L
True Blue Farmgirl
408 Posts
Cathy
Newton
Texas
USA
408 Posts |
Posted - Jan 20 2011 : 07:53:18 AM
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My two favorites are Mother Earth News, and Back Home.
~Catherine~
Farmgirl 2428 |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Jan 20 2011 : 08:34:05 AM
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Magazines are my weakness. Trying to downsize since retiring. So, besides MJF: Piecework, Herb Companion, Hobby Farm Home, occasionally a Stampington.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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Lindsay C
True Blue Farmgirl
117 Posts
Lindsay
Rogersville
AL
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - Jan 23 2011 : 06:19:53 AM
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I recently discovered Romantic Country and love it!! I wish someone from their magazine would come decorate my house. I also really like Hobby Farm Home and Organic Gardening. And I always end up reading my husband's Mother Earth News.
Lindsay
Farmgirl Sister #1452 |
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vermont v
True Blue Farmgirl
194 Posts
Victoria
Chester
Vermont
USA
194 Posts |
Posted - Jan 24 2011 : 2:38:19 PM
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I have a little magazine problem too. I love all the magazines put out by Somerset; like their Home magazine, Studio; Where Women Cook and Belle Armoire, Prims.I also love Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine. I love to read about crafting and maybe someday I will actually do some crafting! |
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vmfein
True Blue Farmgirl
247 Posts
Valerie
Dale City
VA
USA
247 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2011 : 8:52:23 PM
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| I get about 5 different quilting magazine and I get all of the taste of home mags as well. I also get Country Women, Country, Country Extra, Living the Country Life, MJ magazine of course, Farm and Ranch. I also recently subscribed to a primitive country magazine but can't remember the name of it (I am still waiting for the first issue). |
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2011 : 04:57:50 AM
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Yikes! Did I say Stitch was affordable? It's $14.99 and is published a few times a year, but worth it. It has so many full-size patterns, so I justify the purchase by dividing the number of patterns into the price...LOL! Dianne
Sister #749
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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vmfein
True Blue Farmgirl
247 Posts
Valerie
Dale City
VA
USA
247 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2011 : 7:53:28 PM
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| I have purchased one issue of Primitive Place and it is really good. Only thing is that it only comes out 4 times a yr and is $32 for a yr. So not sure if I am going to get more. |
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2011 : 03:53:31 AM
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Forgot to mention that AC Moore will accept coupons for magazines, so I try to buy the expensive ones there. Michael's will not accept coupons for magazines or books and Joann's puts its magazines on sale for 10% off so you can't use a better coupon. Dianne
Sister #749
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9392 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9392 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2011 : 04:46:46 AM
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I know these aren't crafty or decorating magazines but I really enjoy Good Old Days and Reminisce.
farmgirl sister#43
O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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vmfein
True Blue Farmgirl
247 Posts
Valerie
Dale City
VA
USA
247 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2011 : 08:02:50 AM
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mndreamer
True Blue Farmgirl
191 Posts
Vicky
Popple Creek
MN
USA
191 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2011 : 08:28:55 AM
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I used to subscribe to 10 different magazines...now I'm just down to MJF (the budget, as always). Occasionally I will still pick up Reminisce and Good Old Days, I love them both. I so miss Country Home. Country Living is getting better than it used to be...it was awesome when it first came out. Hobby Farm and a few others when they have something I am interested in. If I could afford it I would have subscriptions to all of them.
~Vicky~
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. ~~Ronald Reagan
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idcityrose
True Blue Farmgirl
202 Posts
Rose
Idaho City
Idaho
USA
202 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2011 : 7:16:07 PM
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Well of course MJF is my most looked for but I also subscribe to Mother Earth News. I have issues dating back to number 1, I am that old, lol, Family Handyman, great projects with instructions, Country Living, Birds and Bees, Real Simple, Country Home (which they discontinued) Garden Gate and others I can't remember since they are not my favorites.
Now I can't actually afford to subscribe, but no matter how broke I am I always renew my Mother Earth and my MaryJanesFarm. The others I get at yard sales, thrift stores (we have one that sells all the magazines for 10 cents each and I just picked up 12 Real Simple, 3 Marie Claire and 1 Oprah magazine). Found 26 Mother Earths at a yard sale for $5..the woman selling them said they were her husbands and he didn't know she was selling them but if he got the price of a six pack he would be OK...I kind of doubt that knowing how much my old Mothers mean to me, anyway they were the early issues before color and on newsprint paper so I gave the duplicates away to a couple of farmgirls.
I never throw any away though, I take them to our 1 laundra mat or offer them to my fellow farmgirls at our meetings.. The more people that get to read one the better we are all.
Whew, but I do love to read!
We are never alone in the forest of Sisters! We "Mountain Farmgirls" are outstanding in our field! |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13641 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13641 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2011 : 9:19:52 PM
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My ALL-TIME favorites are, of course, MaryJanesFarm, Scottish Life, Ireland of the Welcomes, Papercrafts and Country.
I also enjoy Sunset, and Health but am letting these subscriptions go for now because of expense.
Like some of you other farmgirls, Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion was one of my most favorite but is no longer published . . :( Loved the paper dolls in them!!!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665
From my Heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
From my Hands - www.cjscreations-ceejay.blogspot.com
From my Hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
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Jessi Lynn
True Blue Farmgirl
144 Posts
New York
USA
144 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2011 : 9:56:06 PM
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Mary Janes Farm of course!
I too get Hobby Farm but I love Hobby Farm Homes-it has a little bit of everything. Some of the things in this month's issue that caught my eye: farmhouse chedder, homemade ravoli, braiding garlic, an article on fiber and an article on creating a scrapebook record of your poperty to pass down the generations.
Backyard Poultry and Farm and Ranch Living- photos and people writing in about remeber whens. And they feature different farm and ranch families who provide a journal of their days.
These are my favorites.
Other magazines I get , Grit, Dairy Goat Journal, Herb Companion and Mother earth News.
Then other people get: Field and Stream, Bow Hunting (I think there's another bow hunting magazine too), Primitive Archer, Deer and Deer Hunting, Turkey and Turkey Hunting and also Young Rider and Horse Illustrated. |
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