Better Blogs: 4th of July This weekend fireworks will be firing all around the US as they celebrate Independence Day. If you’re planning your own celebrations here, we’ve put together some great American recipes you might like to try out.read more...

Better Blogs: DIY Flower Making Tool Our luscious May cover was a huge hit, with its gorgeous crafts made up from green and purple flowers linked together with knitting and crochet.read more...

Better Blogs: Collecting cars Whether they fit in the palm of your hand, or need a special temperature-controlled warehouse to be stored in, there is no doubting the fact that collecting cars is one of the most practiced, admired (and aspired-to) hobbies.read more...

Better Blogs: Baking Bread The warm smell of freshly baked bread has got to be one of the nicest smells around. There’s a reason some people swear by baking bread before an open house, that welcoming waft may just be the deal-clincher a potential buyer needs to purchase your house. Well, that’s the theory.read more...

Better Blogs: Tool Care Whether they are for DIY or gardening, tools can be expensive, so it pays to keep them in tip-top shape. By following these simple tips, the money you invested in your tools will pay you back for years to come.read more...

Better Blogs: Pressed Flowers Pressing flowers has been a popular craft for many years. Whether as a way to preserve the flowers (for scientific reasons), as a memento (it was a very popular way of creating souvenirs for soldiers serving abroad during World War I) or to use in other crafts (decoupage etc) there are many different ways they can be used.read more...

Better Blogs: Talk of the town It’s no surprise that Manhattan’s most notorious blogger has found her way to our very own Better Blogs page! Gossip Girl has been XOXOing her way to everyone’s attention for some time now, and we at Better Homes are firmly on the gossip bandwagon.read more...

Better Blogs: August Better Homes and Gardens Believe it or not the year is more than half over. But time waits for no man and so we know you are all as busy as ever in the house and garden doing all of those little jobs that make a house a home and a garden a … well, a great garden.read more...

Better Blogs: Potato recipes Whether you say po-tay-toe or po-tah-toe, this versatile root vegie is the cornerstone of many great recipes.read more...

Better Blogs: Picnic Recipes The key to a successful picnic (other than nice weather*) isn’t great food. No, it’s great food that’s easy to eat.read more...