Most Popular Books by Better Homes

Step-by-step instructions for dough crafts, including more than 40 projects for home decorations, holidays, and gifts.

Presents twenty-seven woodworking projects with step-by-step instructions for building children's toys, furniture, and outdoor play equipment.

Introduces the tools, techniques, and materials of carpentry, and shows how to build boxes, hang shelves, frame walls, and install paneling.

Triangles are the featured attraction in the projects illustrates in this book. As with other books in the series, each quilt offered here is accompanied by a color work section containing inspirational illustrations of component blocks in different colors.

Cross-stitcher's guide to letters and alphabets.

What could be nicer for Christmas than handmade decorations? Better Homes and Gardens' designs will brighten every home with the unique charm of cross-stitch.

A collection of 100 standard patterns with clear instructions and color photographs.

This book is filled with designs to make in 20 minutes or less; it includes 140 exclusive borders, papers, and cutouts. All papers are acid and lignin free.

An all-new section showcases 100 winning recipes and contest favorites from "Better Homes and Gardens" recipe contest. More than 1,400 mouthwatering recipes and 800 beautiful photos provide ample inspiration for the home cook.

Our Christmas wish is that this book will delight you with inspiring projects to make and share with your family and friends. And by creating that perfect holiday all through your house.

Provides instructions for making afghans in a variety of patterns and demonstrates basic crochet and knitting techniques.

Bring the beauty and sensations of gardening into your home This book shows how gardeners, designers -- everyone -- can use indoor spaces, plants, furnishings, art and accessories to express garden style year-round wherever you live. The first book to distinctly identify and define garden style as a decorating approach with staying power. Helps you create garden rooms in every room of the house and bring the outside inside year-round. Special attention to porches, patios and decks. Includes five inspirational before-and-after makeover projects. Over 400 colour photographs illustrate living with garden themes.

This book contains helpful information on the latchkey arrangement, whereby a youngster shoulders much of his or her responsibilities without parental aid. Anticipated problems, safety and first aid, rules, and other topics are discussed.

For the crafter with an interest in Victorian-style decorating, this book includes 78 projects for the crocheter, cross-stitcher, embroiderer, knitter, needlepointer, and quilter. Clear and concise instructions for all skill levels are included. Full-color photography enhances each project.

Features 26 of the year's best country homes in America from the 1992 pages of Country Home magazine. The homes are showcased with inspiring full-color photographs of furnishings, antiques, collectibles, and architecture bound in a beautiful coffee table volume.

Collects articles on home decoration and remodelling from the previous year's issues of Better homes and gardens