As many of you know my 86 year old Grandmother is an amazing woman who sews beautiful handmade 18” doll clothes. Every summer my family and I travel to her cabin in Wisconsin (she lives in Wisconsin during the warmer months and Texas during the winter). I have been visiting the cabin every single summer […]
All of you local Northern Virginia parents we have an awesome new location (still in Chantilly!) to hold our crafting and sewing classes for young girls! This new space will give us more availability to do private sewing lessons and after school sewing/crafting classes. We recently added all the information and rates for our current […]
Do you need a new closet to store all your American Girl Doll clothes and accessories? If you love to craft and recycle this is a great project to make for your 18” doll or Build A Bear teddy! We recently crafted this in one of our crafting summer camps here in Chantilly, Virginia. All […]
Cupcakes and Lace Summer Camps are officially over for summer 2014! We had such a great camp season and are sad that it is over! We had Girl Scouts from GSCNC earning tons of badges throughout the summer such as: Dinosaur, Cosmic Adventures, Jeweler, Art in the Home, Dairy Delights, Science Wizardry and more! We […]
We recently had a foodie stuffed animal summer camp and the girls made pretend food monsters! They especially loved the pizza stuffed animals they made. This project would be great for an after school activity, or Girl Scout Daisy/Brownie/Junior troop event! Check out the directions below to make one for yourself. You will need: Red […]
Working on your Junior Girl Scout Jeweler Badge? Or just love making jewelry? We have an awesome DIY Jewelry idea for you! In one of our recent summer camps in Northern Virginia we made these neat yarn necklaces. Take a look below to make one for yourself. Supplies: Scissors Metal jewelry chain or you can […]
We recently had a Brownie Girl Scout Stone Age & Space Age Summer Camp here in Northern Virginia! The girls traveled back in the time of Dinosaurs then into the space age by playing games, making crafts and earning badges Dinosaur and Cosmic Adventures. The Dinosaur badge is super fun and is still being offered as a […]
In one of our recent crafting summer camps here in Chantilly, Virginia we celebrated the Kanani American Girl doll by crafting a shaved ice hut! Any doll lovers out there know that Kanani is the Hawaii doll! In the books her family owned a shaved ice stand/store. We re-created our own with a Tide detergent […]
Miss O’Neal, owner of Cupcakes and Lace is getting married in September! Here is a super fun DIY project she is doing for her wedding. Recycle old coke bottles and turn them into fabulous flower vases or decorations. This is a great idea if you really want that personal touch to your wedding, event or […]
At one of our recent summer camps for Girl Scouts in Chantilly, Virginia we celebrating the Disney Frozen movie by crafting all things Frozen! The girls made sparkly Elsa ice castles, sewed an Olaf and Anna cape, and crafted these cute Anna and Elsa wood dolls. Check out the tutorial below to make one for yourself! Supplies: […]