Christmas is right around the corner… and your American Girl 18” doll needs her own mini Christmas tree to decorate and put presents under! We made the cutest trees complete with decorations and presents at one of our recent 18” doll crafting workshops in Chantilly, Virginia. See below for directions on how to make one […]
In one of our recent kids sewing classes in Northern Virginia, we taught the girls how to sew fleece pajama pants! The girls learned how to work the sewing machine and completed cozy and cute fleece PJ pants. We love to see their expression and enthusiasm once they have completed a sewing project! If you […]
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 […]
In one of our recent badge workshops for Girl Scouts we celebrated birds by making crafts, learning about bird calls and habitats and so much more! In this workshop we taught the Brownies how to earn their Feathered Friends badge. This is a super fun ‘council-own’ badge from the GS Wisconsin Badgerland council. You can […]
Hey GS leaders! Here are some fun craft ideas to work towards your Brownie Girl Scout Bugs Badge. We came up with this colorful and fun caterpillar craft idea! You will need: (this is for one girl) 8 big size pom poms (OR you can always make a mini version of this and buy the […]
We are super excited about our upcoming Halloween inspired sewing class here in Northern Virginia! Our Fall schedule is packed with tons of fun girls sewing classes, crafting and doll accessories and badge workshops for Girl Scouts. Our Frankenstein Fuzzy Friends Sewing Class is one we are especially excited about! We conducted this class last […]
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 […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace we LOVE anything fun, colorful and especially for kids! This fizzing science experiment we discovered through a couple of different Pinterest finds. We then decided to put our own spin on it! We had the girls do this experiment for a recent Harry Potter Wizard Science class! We gave them Harry […]
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 […]
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! […]