Better Homes and Gardens Magazine

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 7:14am on Monday, January 25th, 2010

Better Homes and Gardens has announced the winners of its second annual Best New Products Awards, which are the result of a shopper study.

New York (January 22, 2010) -- Conducted by independent market research firm BrandSpark International, the study surveyed more than 50,000 consumers and uncovered key findings in the areas of: recessionary shopping behaviour, healthy eating, future spending priorities, private labels versus premium brands, organic and natural foods, environmental accountability, money-saving strategies, and more.

The study is used to compile the winners of the 2010 Best New Product Awards where consumers voted upon 135 products, with 42 winners chosen from 55 leading manufacturers.

The Top 2010 Best New Product Award Winners are:

-- Best in Health & Beauty Category and Best in Show: Olay Professional
Pro-X Wrinkle Protocol
-- Best in Food & Beverage Category: Yoplait Smoothie
-- Best in Household Care Category: Cascade Complete All-in-1 Action Pacs

For a complete list of winning products, please visit www.BestNewProductAwards.biz

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 10:47am on Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Better Homes and Gardens Magazine and BHG.com Offer Tips for Wedding Planning

NEW YORK, January 21, 2010 -- January is when a bride's thoughts turn to her upcoming wedding in earnest. Better Homes and Gardens magazine and BHG.com are featuring all sorts of basic wedding planning tips, including wedding location tips, budget suggestions, registry tips and thoughts on rehearsal dinners. Knowing that restraining the budget is a big challenge in wedding planning, BHG.com lists 20 smart and easy ideas to get the most for your money.

"We think we have all the bases covered to help the bride, groom and their families to plan their wedding with minimal of stress," said Doug Crichton, BHG Network Editorial Director. "Some of the most popular content on our website, we were happy to discover, is the section on tips for planning an eco-friendly wedding. Our readers have also told us they love the content on budgeting - everything from skipping a Saturday wedding when prices are highest to creating your own invitations online."

One of the most important elements of a wedding is flowers. BHG.com has photos and videos of wedding flowers, including bridal bouquets, corsages, table decorations and tips on how to choose a floral designer. It even provides a short quiz to help you find out which wedding flowers will best communicate your style and personality. If you would like to try doing the wedding flowers with the help of your family and friends, BHG.com offers tips on how to make them look like they were created by a professional florist.

Anyone planning a wedding knows how important it is to coordinate wedding colors. The website has tons of photos listed by color, so you can choose the wedding color you are thinking of using and check out how it was used in other weddings.

Wedding cakes come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, from the very traditional to the most creative. There are tips for working with your baker on wedding cake designs and photos of unusual wedding cakes. Given that one of BHG.com's focuses is baking, there are photos and suggestions for making your own wedding cake, if you have the courage.

Mondo Times editors    Boulder Colorado USA

Posted at 3:45pm on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

'Tis The Season To Get Crafty

Better Homes and Gardens features hundreds of creative Christmas ideas, the magazine announced on December 2, 2009:

"Included are unique but simple Christmas tree decorating techniques and projects for the whole family to get involved in making Christmas ornaments.

"We know Christmas and the holidays are a very busy but special time for our readers, so we try to provide easy but beautiful solutions to everything that makes up their holiday," said BHG.com Senior Holidays Editor Debra Steilen.

"At BHG.com they'll find ways to make their homes come alive with the holiday spirit using their traditional decorations and adding a few new elements to create an entirely different festive atmosphere."

"Readers will find photos and how-to instructions on handmade holiday gifts, easy needlework pieces, gift tag and scrapbook ideas and holiday wreaths."

For more information:
http://www.bhg.com/

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 3:32pm on Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Better Homes & Gardens magazine has hired Katherine Pushkar to the newly created position of lifestyle editor. Pushkar moves to Better Homes from the New York Post, where she was features editor.