In the spirit of home improvement and macramé, Better Homes and Gardens Live will be rolling into Melbourne this weekend, with 250 exhibitors, live cooking and craft demonstrations and six stages upon which the Better Homes and Gardens talent will be spruiking the DIY message and signing autographs.

As a tie-in with the show, The Good Guys is offering consumers the chance to win one of ten double passes to the show through its blog, while Whirlpool, Soniq, Kenwood and De’Longhi have all signed up as sponsors to the event.

UnderCurrent is always keen for a TV-show-turned-exhibition-turned-autograph-signing, but aside from giving consumers the chance to choose their next refrigerator, coffee machine or mixer, it’s the creatively named hands-on sessions that are the most exciting.

Why not try “Enchanting Embellished Stamping” or “Make a Swishy Tassel Key Ring” with Julia Matthews? Head over to the Make & Take Workshop for “Just Bead It – How to Make Dazzling Earrings”. And if chef Karen Martini’s “Egg and Bacon Celebration” cooking class doesn’t take your fancy, there are almost ten separate keynote talks on herb gardens.

Better Homes and Gardens Live will run from Friday 3 May to Sunday 5 May 2013.