Mollie Makes...

It is my poor judgement, or "good taste", or both, that brings me to always favouring the much more costly, international magazines. Grrrr. They aren't always easy to find, a store will get one issue but not the next, a subscription costs 'an arm and a leg', and certain mags have a large percentage of info that simply does not apply in Canada (eg. gardening, permaculture, home design).
...And yet...
They are always the more attractive covers, more DIY, more beautiful photographs, and, not to mention, all the deliciously tempting items unavailable to you for purchase and often impossible to get (Perfect case in point). Ah yes, the unattainable, that must be the draw.

Anyway, once again, an extremely beautiful, slightly expensive magazine has revealed itself to me. I picked up a copy in Scotland for 4 pounds, and have found a couple older, random issues here (NOT 4 pounds).

The four words found on every cover - Making, Thrifting, Collecting, Crafting - Too perfect.

Remember this magazine? The one I could not justify spending the crazy amount of money required for a subscription? At the time I thought that no mag could justifiably cost this much... I was wrong.

I did it. I subscribed. My first (via mail) issue just arrived.

Yummy.

Frankie Magazine

When we were living in Australia I fell in LOVE with this mag. It's a great mix of tunes, artsiness & craftiness, photography and fashion among other things. Unfortunately it is unavailable in North America, and a subscription is SO not do-able at over 100 bucks per year, and that's only for 6 issues!!

After looking ALL over for a copy, I finally discovered that I could subscribe to it digitally through a site called ZINIO. Now, I know, it is not the same as being able to physically hold your magazine in your hands, fingers flipping through the pages, tearing out the goodies for your wall o' inspiration. For those reasons I was hesitant to subscribe, but for 15 dollars for 3 issues it is well worth it to still be able to check out this great mag. You can flip through, while zooming in on each page. Another big plus is the paper-saving factor. I also love that I can download my copies and read them while offline. Plus, plus, plus!

*image borrowed from Frankie Magazine