St. Patty’s Day is coming up and we have a very fun craft for you to make! This miniature green pretend drink is perfect size for your American Girl Doll. It also doubles as a fun SWAP idea. Hot glue a safety pin on it and you are good to go! Supplies: small cup […]
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, […]
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 […]
Hey! If you have not yet checked out our Cupcakes and Lace video center it is a great resource for Girl Scout leaders and moms! We have a video showing you how to make Pet Rocks to work towards your Playing the Past Junior Badge and also how to craft a mini blueberry pie SWAP. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace we love all things mini and cute! At one of our recent summer camps we crafted up a mini puppet theater and sock puppets! This is a great craft for a Girl Scout troop, after school activity, birthday party, or even turned into an 18” doll puppet theater! This puppet […]