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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We know many Girl Scout troops are getting ready to finish off their Girl Scouting year before summer starts! When you are planning your end of the year events, bridging ceremonies, and parties don’t forget our original patch kits! This would be an excellent way to celebrate the end of the Girl Scouting season and […]
Today is Earth Day! At our after school class at Arcola Elementary in Aldie, Virginia we showed the girls how to sew the cutest globe pillows. We used a pretty blue cotton fabric for the circle globe shape. We cut a circle about 12 by 12 inches. Then the girls sewed the globe right sides […]
Easter is just around the corner and we have a super fun American Girl doll sized craft for you to make! We purchased these cute little Easter baskets from Oriental Trading in a big pack of 12 for $4.50. They come in several fun colors and are perfect 18” doll size or you can use […]
We love crafting miniature items here at Cupcakes and Lace! Here is a fun springtime themed kids craft that you can make for your mini Easter bunnies, stuffed animals or dolls! We chose to make these little stools for adorable Easter bunny stuffed animals we found at Oriental Trading! They also have several other varieties of […]
A few years ago I came across a really cool Ebay shop called Girl Scouting with Annelies that sells very unique and rare Girl Scout treasures! I want all of our readers to be aware of all the cool Girl Scout artifacts, memorabilia and badges that they sell. Annelies is a Girl Scout Historian with […]
Every year in March at one of our 18” Doll Accessory Classes we hold a St. Patrick’s Day themed crafting class! The girls make tons of mini pots of gold, pretend drinks, green ice cream sundaes (check out the DIY tutorial to make some of your own), shamrock themed items and more! The doll table […]
We have a fun mini craft project for you to make for your American Girl Doll, Build A Bear or any stuffed animal! This little green craft only take a few supplies and is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day coming up! Check out the tutorial below to make one. Supplies: Mini cup (these are communion […]