This fan-fold edging is an extremely easy way to finish off a blanket's edging.

Making a Baby Blanket

I gave a baby shower to my daughter-in-law back in February. I thought that as part of the activities in the shower we could tie a baby quilt. When I was shopping for the fabric, I found some soft, pretty fleece. (I LOVE fleece material!!) The fabric store had a […]

Fabulous Sugar Cookie Recipe

One of my children’s favorite activities to do on holidays (especially Valentine’s Day and Halloween) was to make holiday shaped sugar cookies. We had great times mixing, (and snitching tastes of the dough), rolling out, cutting, baking, frosting, and decorating the cookies. The recipe that I use is a favorite […]

Easy hot chocolate recipe on Grandma Ideas

Super Easy Hot Chocolate Mix

We’re having a breather in between snowstorms. About two weeks ago, a storm dumped between 1 to 2 feet of snow on some of the nearby cities. A college, two elementary schools, and a junior high school were closed. (I’m sure those students were elated!) We got a measly 2 […]

Make lacy snowflakes -- it's all in how you fold the paper. GrandmaIdeas.com

How to Cut Snowflakes

When I was a freshman in college (back in the Mesozoic era), there were two things that I learned that I have used throughout my life. Did I remember anything from zoology? US History? I didn’t take much in my brain out the door of the classroom from those subjects. […]