I can admit it, sure.  I am a magazine junkie.  There, I said it. 

I love magazines, I love reading them, opening them and flipping through for the first time, taking the time to read and sometimes re-read articles, even taking clippings and adding them to my inspiration book (a composition book with all sorts of things taped and pasted in to it).  I read all sorts.  Photography (Photo Life and LensWork are my favorite), Design (Dynamic Graphics and HOW are my 2 must haves in this category), Craft (Somerset Studio and Cloth Paper Scissors, among others) Home (Living ETC, Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion, Country Living, Country Home and Domino are all most haves).

Well, imagine my delight the other day when venturing into the local book shop to find not one, but TWO new premier issue magazines!

Blueprint (a Martha Stewart Living publication) and Junk Market Style (which I believe is affiliated with Country Home).

Blueprint covers all the bases - ideas, fashion, inspiration, beauty, home, style, design, how-tos, books & movies... they really won me over with a 4 pages spread/article about paper products, and was pleasantly surprised that a number of smaller paper lines were mixed in the with big name brands. I do not own a house yet, but when I do, I have a great resource on how to personalize my house number, and even a supplemental buying guide about sofas!  All in all I was pleased with this magazine when I was not sure I would be... I mean a little bit of everything can at times be too much - but I found Blueprint to have a nice mix that kept me interested and impressed, not to mention that the $3.50 price tag made it a bargain.'

I had heard about Blueprint and knew what it was when I saw it... but I had no idea about Junk Market Style  I quickly snapped up my copy before heading the register.  Now, Junk Market Style does say it is a premier issue, implying that there will be more, but I was disappointed last summer to come across another new Country Living magazine that was a premier issue and never had another, County Living Collecting (I still have it, I thought it was quite good, but I only happened upon it by chance, it really did not have a firm place on the magazine rack, which may have had something to do with its downfall).  Junk Market Style is of course a magazine based around Junk Market and Ki Nassauer and Sue Whitney, the original Junk Masters.  If you enjoyed the book Decorating Junk Style, you will love this magazine!  Lots of great ideas, articles and pictures.  And for those lucky ducks living in or near LA, there is a whole article about a weekend junk shopping trip Ki and Sue went on.  For those of us not in LA, there is a great little map with information of flea markets around the country.  They also have 'Make This' badges around items that have directions on how to in the back of the magazine.  Definitely worth the $5.99 cover price, I recommend that you check it out!

So that is it for now, Magazine Junkie Hope Wallace, signing off!  (Please feel free to share with me your favorite magazines - I can never get enough!)