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18” Doll Crafting Kits For Kids: Great Virtual Birthday Party Idea!

If you love American Girl Dolls or any 18” doll DIY crafts then check out our original 18” doll crafting kits for kids! We have several crafty themes for our doll kits:  breakfast in bed, tea party, birthday party and pizza party! Each kit comes with all necessary supplies, clear instructions with photos and some […]

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Kids Recycled Box Craft: American Girl Doll Grace’s Parisian Bakery

Do you love crafting mini items for your American Girl Doll?  Love Grace?  We have some awesome inspiration to get you started on making a Grace themed Paris bakery stand for your 18” doll! You just need a box that has an open back so it looks like a bakery stand, a good imagination, some […]

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Girl Scout Sew For Service Project: DIY Dog Heating Pads For Animal Shelter Donations

We recently hosted a really fun animal themed sewing and crafting class for a local GSCNC Daisy Girl Scout troop near our studio here in Aldie, Virginia! The girls learned how to hand sew and each made themselves a small kitty cat stuffed animal to take home.  Since the girls are working on their animal journey […]

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How To Make A Minion Stuffed Animal!

In one of our recent sewing classes in Aldie, Virginia the kiddos learned how to make a minion stuffed animal! If you know how to hand sew or machine sew (or have someone who can teach you!) here are some ideas and inspiration to make one of your own. We hand sewed this cute minion stuffed animals […]

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Mini Mad Hatter Tea Party Hat: Alice In Wonderland Tea Party Craft Idea

A very merry unbirthday to you! This mad hatter miniature version is such a cute idea for an Alice and Wonderland themed birthday or tea party! You can make this craft for your American Girl Doll, Build A Bear Teddy, or yourself! Supplies: one small top hat (we bought these for about $1.50 from JoAnn […]

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Felt Foodies Hot Dog & French Fries Kids Hand Sewing Project Idea

In one of our recent sewing camps for kids in Chantilly, Virginia we taught the girls to sew some cute food stuffed animals! Want to make a pretend and delicious hot dog meal?  See below for some sewing inspiration! If you know how to hand sew or have someone who can teach you this is […]

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Current Girl Scout Council Own Brownie & Junior Badges Available—Such Fun Ideas Here!

Hey Girl Scout leaders!  I am always on the search for the unique (retired or current!) council own badges in the US! Sometimes I am scouring Ebay for the really neat ones that are unfortunately now retired! However, I wanted to compile a list of the currently available council own badges we found to be really fun. […]

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American Girl Doll Craft: Make A Beach Lounge Chair For Your 18” Doll

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, […]

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How To Make Mini Chairs For Your Mini Stuffed Animals/Dolls

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 […]

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DIY Teddy Bear Craft: How to Make A Mini Fleece Teddy Bear/Doll Hat

In a recent crafting workshops here in Chantilly, Virginia we showed one super fun Girl Scout Brownie troop how to make mini hats and scarves for adorable mini teddy bears! You can purchase these mini teddy bears or any similar small plush teddy bears, easter bunnies, St. Patricks Day bunnies (basically tons of different kinds […]

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