A few days ago Cupcakes and Lace participated for the second time at the Girl Scouts of the Nations Capital Annual Meeting and Maker Day for 2015! Cupcakes and Lace is an official program partner with GSCNC. We had a fun time meeting tons of leaders and moms during the morning event. We had a […]
For all you local Northern Virginia readers our Summer Camps for girls in Chantilly, Virginia are up on the website! We have tons of amazing camps lined up this year. If you are a Girl Scout come earn some badges like in our Junior Simple Meals Badge (cooking alert!), or our Brownie Stuffed Animal Sewing Camp […]
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 […]
This spring we have been hosting several Jeweler Junior Badge workshops here in Chantilly, Virginia! We wanted to give those of you who are not local (locals can benefit too!) the chance to use some of our ideas at your own Girl Scout meeting or Jeweler crafting time. See the ideas below to work towards […]
Janome Sew Mini 10 Stitch Color Sewing Machines are a great machine for any beginner sewer…especially kids! Here at our Cupcakes and Lace sewing studio for young girls in Chantilly, Virginia we have been using the Janome Sew Mini 2 Stitch Sewing Machine for about 8 years now! First off we would like to mention […]
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. […]
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 […]
What do Easter Bunnies enjoy eating? Yes, carrots! We have a mini pretend carrot craft here for you to make for a mini bunny stuffed animal or even for your American Girl Doll or Teddy bear. It only take 4 supplies! Mini Carrots Supplies: Crayola Model Magic Orange marker Green pipe cleaner scissors How to […]
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 […]