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Craft Your Own 18” Doll Mini Italian Restaurant, Table & Food

At one of our recent  Cupcakes and Lace summer camps here in Northern Virginia, we taught the girls how to make tons of mini pretend restaurant cuisines, food and furniture for their 18” or American Girl doll! In our own 5 day camp we taught the girls a different country and cuisine each day and […]

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DIY Harry Potter Golden Snitch Craft! Great party craft idea!

Here at Cupcakes and Lace in one of our recent badge workshops we crafted all things Harry Potter…our favorite was this Golden Snitch! Are you looking for fun craft ideas for a Harry Potter party?  This DIY tutorial is super fun and inexpensive!  Kids will LOVE making this and they will especially enjoy playing Quidditch when […]

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Recycle Men’s Dress Shirts & Ties Into Purses!

At one of our recent summer camps-Eco Chic Fashionista Sewing Camp-the 6th-8th grade girls learned how to turn mens dress shirts and ties into adorable purses! Here at Cupcakes and Lace we LOVE recycling, re-using and re-purposing items and turning them into something unique and exciting!  This Eco Chic Camp is all about recycling items! […]

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DIY Easy Kids Craft-Make Your Own Mini Bed For Teddy Bear

In one of our recent Cupcakes and Lace camps in Northern Virginia, we made tons of mini items and furniture for the cutest little teddy bear!  This is a great birthday party craft idea, Girl Scout project to do as a troop, summer camp activity or rainy day craft! Do you have a favorite little […]

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DIY Kids Flip Flop Tutorial-Reuse Fabric Scraps!

Here at Cupcakes and Lace, in one of our recent summer camps the girls sewed summer skirts and decorated flip flops! Want to fill the hot summer days with a fun activity to do with your young girls?  This is a great summer crafting project or great idea for a birthday party!  This is also […]

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DIY 18” Doll Craft- Make Mini Hot Dogs & Pickles

Learn how to craft mini hotdogs and pickles for your American Girl doll! This is the season for grilling hot dogs, and hamburgers and we have the cutest doll size hot dogs just for you!  Follow the directions below to make a yummy summer dinner for your American Girl or 18” doll!     18” […]

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DIY Harry Potter Butter Beer Edible Recipe!

We have an upcoming Science Wizardry Camp for Girl Scouts (in Northern Virginia!) coming up in August…and we are going to make tons of  fun Harry Potter crafts including Butter Beer! We have done this class theme before and the girls loved it!  The best part about it is that the Girl Scouts get to […]

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DIY T-Shirt Necklace Craft—Eco-Friendly Way to Recycle Old T-Shirts

Here is a quick and easy eco-friendly way to re-use old t-shirts and turn them into necklaces! This is a great Girl Scout craft idea, summer camp craft, or a fun birthday party idea!  Here at Cupcakes and Lace we have done this activity with the girls many times and they love it!  This fun […]

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Turn A Pomegranate Juice Bottle Into An 18” Doll Fashion Dress Form!

In one of our recent summer camps in Northern Virginia, we made mini Fashion Design items for our 18” dolls including a dress form! At our 18” Doll Fashion Designer summer camp we showed the girls how to turn empty pomegranate juice bottles into mini dress forms.  They are just about perfect height for the […]

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Eco Friendly Recycled Craft! Make A Cute Brown Cow Craft/Toy! Dairy Delights Girl Scout Badge!

At one of our recent summer camps in Northern Virginia, the Girl Scout brownies earned their Dairy Delights badge! During our Dairy Delights Badge Camp we helped the girls earn their badge by making cow crafts, learning about dairy cows, and even making homemade milk paint and homemade ice cream! This special Wisconsin council own […]

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