Popular Crafts

Popular Crafts is my favourite craft magazine. It is absolutely jam-packed with ideas. - Advantages: Very inspirational, Projects for all ages/skills, Reasonalbly priced - Disadvantages: Only comes out monthly!

I really enjoy reading this magazine and look forward to each issue. It is packed full of fantastic craft projects that you can try out. I am the sort of person who will try anything and usually do. My house is filled with different items crafted by me. There is sometimes a free gift attached that is very useful, such as a stamp (not the postal kind). Of all the crafts that have featured in this magazine I favour the eggcraft and glass painting the most. At the back of the magazine there is a list of regional suppliers that are listed under the relevant craft types. I have found this very useful as there are very few places that supply egg ...

Whenever I look through the crafts magazines in WHSmiths I feel disappointed that most of them seem to be aimed at artists and professionals. That is why I like Popular Crafts as it is designed for the amateur (or semi-amateur) crafter. I think it costs about £2.60 which is not too expensive compared to a lot of the cross stitch magazines on the market. Each issue features a large variety of projects including ones aimed at youngsters. The instructions are easy to follow and the projects are suitable for beginners and the more experienced. The news pages are interesting and there are competitions too. I also find the classified section at the back useful as there are no ...