Santa’s little Girl Scout elves earned their 1960’s retro Toymaker Junior badge at one of our recent winter classes in Chantilly, Virginia! Since Christmas is right around the corner we decided to put a whimsical holiday spin on this Toymaker badge. We discovered these awesome retro 1960’s Girl Scout badges from Ebay. This badge is […]
In one of our recent Girl Scout Badge Workshops here in Chantilly, Virginia we helped the Brownies earn their super fun retro Indian Lore badge! Since we stocked up on some of the really unique ‘council own’ badges before the GSUSA badge change we decided to have a “Pioneers and Native American Day”! The first […]
Are you looking for a fun Halloween craft or party activity for your daughter to make for her dolls? At one of our recent 18” Doll Accessory Workshops here in Chantilly, Virginia, we taught the girls how to make mini trick or treat tables with pretend little candies and goodies! You can make […]
Halloween is just around the corner and we have tons of fun kids sewing classes lined up here in Chantilly, Virginia! We have Frankenstein’s Fuzzy Friends sewing class and Monsters Inc. stuffed animal sewing class too! The girls will be learning how to hand sew and create tons of fun Halloween and monster inspired stuffed […]
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” […]
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 […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace we offer tons of fun sewing, crafting, doll accessory and Girl Scout badge classes regularly in the Northern Virginia area. We are now starting to offer more classes in the Northern New Jersey area…specifically the Scotch Plains/Fanwood area and surrounding towns! We have two fun classes coming up in NJ […]
In one of our recent after school crafting classes we taught the girls how to make mini kitchen items, for the cutest 5 inch teddy bear! In our newest after school class called ‘Mini Teddy Bear Home Decor Accessories’ we provide the girls with a really cute GUND teddy bear. Then each class a new […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace we love to teach mini accessories make for American Girl dolls! Winter is here and your doll definitely needs to keep her little ears warm! See below for instructions on how to make these: 18” Doll Earmuff Materials: tacky glue (or glue gun with adult help) scissors 4 sticky foam circles (about […]
These yummy sugar cookies in the shapes of mustaches are super fun for kids to make! Sugar cookies are always a fun recipe to make with kids especially when it comes to the decorating part! This is also an inexpensive and delicious edible craft. You can use sugar cookie mix from the grocery store or […]