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We are moving! Kids Sewing Studio in Historic Aldie, Virginia! Crafting, Sewing, Girl Scout Classes, Camps & Birthday Parties Northern Virginia

Hey everyone! Cupcakes and Lace is moving our studio to historic Aldie Virginia in September! We are super excited about our new location in such a cute little town. Located right near the Aldie Mill we will be in an beautiful Victorian house with a wrap around porch. This will give us endless possibilities for […]

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Compilation Of American Girl Doll DIY Kids Crafts: Play Food, Furniture, Accessories & More For 18” Doll

We are always coming up with American Girl Doll crafting ideas so we decided to compile a bunch of our favorite projects into one post! Doll Tent: Summer is the perfect time for your doll to go camping with you. Learn how to make this doll tent with just a few supplies and a cardboard […]

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American Girl Doll Craft: Make A Beach Lounge Chair For Your 18” Doll

Lets craft an awesome American Girl Doll Beach lounge chair! This craft is super fun, eco friendly and only take a few supplies! Supplies: big box! We used a cucumber or pepper sized Costco box. Anything that is at least 18” long will work Duck tape or just paper to cover the sides stickers, gems, […]

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Rainbow Pancake Kids Cooking Recipe: Simple Meals Junior Girl Scout Badge Idea

We recently cooked rainbow pancakes in one of our summer camps here in Chantilly, Virginia! What fun! This is a fun twist to traditional pancakes. This is also a great activity to use when working towards your Junior Girl Scout Simple Meals badge. Ingredients: box of pancake mix food coloring (we love the Wilton […]

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Craft A Beach Scene For Your AG Doll Or Teddy Bear! Using Real Sand!

This summer time doll craft is such fun! Make these scene using real sand and shells! You can make this for your American Girl doll, teddy bear or stuffed animal and use it when you make the Beach Lounge Chair. Supplies: Blue poster board (one sheet per girl) shells (you can purchase the shells and […]

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Follow Us For Free Kids Crafting, Sewing & Girl Scout Badge Ideas!

Hey Everyone! If you don’t already follow us on all of our social medial outlets then you are missing out! We have tons of free kids crafting projects, sewing inspiration, Girl Scout projects, pictures and tutorials on all of our pages. For locals we put up cute photos of your girls having a blast in […]

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Kids Crafting Contest Alert: Win Our American Girl Doll Craft Kit or Paper Doll Craft Kit!

We have a fun kids crafting contest for your this month! If you participate you can win our 18” Doll Party Crafting Kit or Paper Doll Crafting Kit. Check out the rules and requirements below to participate! Complete one of our crafts from our blog page! It can be any post! Comment on the blog post […]

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How to Craft Mini Smores For Your American Girl Doll or Teddy Bear

Who loves smores? We do and we bet your 18” doll or favorite stuffed animal does too! Learn how to make mini pretend smores below. Supplies: Tan craft foam or tan felt cotton ball or 2 small white pom poms brown craft foam or brown felt tacky glue scissors How […]

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Playing the Past Junior Badge Girl Scout Craft Idea: Recycled Denim Jean Purses Eco Friendly Craft

In some of our recent Girl Scout crafting classes here in Chantilly, Virginia we started making these adorable denim jean recycled purses! This is a great project to work towards your Girl Scout Playing the Past Junior badge! Brownies this could be a fun idea for Its Your Planet Love It. I am sure it […]

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Our Favorite Online Fabric Shops For Kid and Adult Sewers!

Here at Cupcakes and Lace we are always buying fabrics for our year-round kids sewing classes and summer camps! Many times the girls and parents ask where we get our awesome fabrics so we wanted to share with you. We have includes some of our favorite fabrics shops in this post. We also love to […]

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