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 […]
Christmas is right around the corner… and your American Girl 18” doll needs her own mini Christmas tree to decorate and put presents under! We made the cutest trees complete with decorations and presents at one of our recent 18” doll crafting workshops in Chantilly, Virginia. See below for directions on how to make one […]
Are you looking for a unique Christmas or Hanukkah gift for that little American Girl doll lover in your life? My grandmother and I make these adorable 18” doll outfits! My 86 year old Grandma (who taught me to sew when I saw about 8) makes the cutest doll clothes. She used to make […]
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 […]
At one of our recent kids sewing classes here in Chantilly, Virginia we made the cutest Monsters! We taught the 1st and 2nd graders how to sew a cute and cuddly Mike Wizowski and Sully from Disney’s Monsters Inc. We then crafted up mini beds for their new friend. We used recycled materials for the […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace we love to recycle, re-use and invent new crafting projects using everyday materials! At one of our recent Halloween themed sewing classes in Northern Virginia, we taught the girls how to make the cutest monster stuffed animals! We purchases assorted size socks from the $1 Spot at Target (or you […]
Are you looking for a fun Halloween craft or party activity for your daughter to make for her dolls? At one of our recent 18” Doll Accessory Workshops here in Chantilly, Virginia, we taught the girls how to make mini trick or treat tables with pretend little candies and goodies! You can make […]
In one of our recent kids sewing classes in Northern Virginia, we taught the girls how to sew fleece pajama pants! The girls learned how to work the sewing machine and completed cozy and cute fleece PJ pants. We love to see their expression and enthusiasm once they have completed a sewing project! If you […]
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 […]
In one of our recent badge workshops for Girl Scouts we celebrated birds by making crafts, learning about bird calls and habitats and so much more! In this workshop we taught the Brownies how to earn their Feathered Friends badge. This is a super fun ‘council-own’ badge from the GS Wisconsin Badgerland council. You can […]