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Too excited to announce that submissions are open for the first issue of @clublovesick magazine!! 💛🖤 woohoo!

There will be theme each issue because I love exploring different facets of the human experience ❣️ I thought I’d begin with the beg

These are paper flowers crafted by one of my forever faves @bertievalentinelondon 🌼 aren’t they just gorgeous!!

Speaking of paper, did you know it’s the traditional gift of your first wedding anniversary? I love that each year and mile

So over on my @wayoutwedding Insta I’ve been talking about my DIY Kits + online courses gift guide that went live today and one of the participants is @amylordartist with her make your own book kit. I absolutely LOVE it and I’m definitely

You already know I’m in love with magazines, zines and print media in general &hearts;️ but you might not know I’m also in love with love and modern romance and weddings 💒 I’ve run @wayoutwedding since 2013 and seeing modern, cool,

Every month, I get the little ray of sunshine ☀️ through my letterbox that is @theprocrastinationpaper so I can 'waste some time offline', which is @zabbyallen's mission for all of us so we can get some respite from the constant pull of the Internet

I’ve been away, eh?! I wanted to share with you that the amazing @thedelicaterebellion has created a directory filled with @inthecollective members and those creatives outside our group who fit the vibe. Read below to find out from Hannah all a

Because I apparently love to make life difficult for myself, I’ve changed the way the next gift guide works. 😂 You may have seen previous posts but they’re gone now!! THIS is how the next gift guide works 👇🏻

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Learning new things is always a bit tricky for me (lack of time, ADHD, etc.) but I’m DETERMINED to keep going!! This has taken me two hours and I still don’t know how to move that bastard text up a bit 🤣

I WILL be a magazine maker and I

On the playground is where I spend most of my days 🎵

I’m looking forward to dedicating a block of time to @clublovesick and @indiepublishersclub next week 💛

Even though I’m an Xennial, I’ve sold my soul to the multi-hyphenate l

For a big while now, this has been the holding screen for @clublovesick, my magazine about LOVE. And today it is no more as I was brave and pressed publish so now you can all see my loveably scrappy and imperfect website. Obvs lots to build on but I

Just one of the approx 64278643 piles of magazines I have lying around &hearts;️ My constant battle is make scrapbook collages out of them or keep them as a part of history...

All hail the dreamers ☁️ 🌼 I joined @inthecollective founded by @thedelicaterebellion last year and I’ve just joined again. I honestly can’t say enough great things about this wonderful group of creatives and how it feels to be a part of

I sat in a pub in Camden a couple of years ago, absolutely fawning over @glamouruk magazine. The feel of the paper, the matte finish, the cool design and layout. And the smell of it - yep I’m that person who smells books and magazines!! Sometim

I wanna hear all about your amazing magazine or zine or whatever you publish - in print or online! Comment below and feel free to share this post. I’m ALWAYS looking for mags and zines to steal my heart 💓💓💓💓💓

Two totally different wedding looks - which steals your heart? An editorial shoot called ‘Boundless’ from the first, last, only, ever issue of @wayoutwedding magazine. Pre-orders opening up soon... To be announced on Way Out Wedding subsc

Start imperfectly ~ my new affirmation. I’m one to procrastinate for EVER and launch when I feel ready. But I never feel ready, thanks to an overthinking brain with a side of crippling perfectionism!! Sometimes it’s better to get somethin

Why yes, yes I do!

Can’t wait to dive into this wee gem from @counterprintbooks (stockists of so much printed beauty I can’t cope 😭&hearts;️)

I’ve long been a fan of magazine queen @esmerosemarsh’s collage work (check out @hook.magazine and also the work she does for @restlessnetwork 😍) and last month I got one of my very own!! Using a photo taken by my lovely @lakeysophphoto,

I’m winding down my old business (that I LOVED but it’s time to do something new) and this platform will be about the wonderful and interesting technicalities of self publishing, but in the interim I’ll be sharing the actual content

Erin Balfour is a copywriter, specialising in the wedding industry. She publishes her own print magazine Dream Lovers Weddings, and runs Indie Publishers Club as a resource for fellow print media enthusiasts.