Pretty much every girl we come across loves Disney’s Moana! We wanted to share this super fun Moana inspired headband we made at a recent Moana summer camp here in Northern Virginia. Supplies: Fake flowers (craft store or Dollar Tree!) Green card stock or thick paper (half sheet) scotch tape or duck tape hot glue […]
We recently bought a bunch of new sewing machine for our sewing studio here in Aldie, Virginia and the Singer Stylist 7258 is our new favorite! For my personal sewing I love my Bernina I bought about 15 years ago, as well as my Grandmas Singer Featherweight from about 60 years ago! But for beginner […]
We recently hosted a super fun American Girl Doll Yoga & Spa themed crafting class! The girls loved doing yoga poses alongside their AG dolls so we wanted to share the idea with you. AG Doll Yoga Mat: Real adult size yoga mat cut to about 18 inches long by 12 inches inches wide (we found […]
Does your American Girl doll need a little relaxation? Craft her an awesome bath tub! Supplies: silver baking tray (we found ours from Dollar Tree) gems/stones (from Michaels in a big tub) assorted craft materials for the bath accessories: craft foam, Crayola model magic, mini plastic baggies, sponges, washcloths, mini clear containers/bottles etc. scissors, tacky […]
We recently hosted a spa class at our studio in Aldie, Virginia and the girls loved making these bath salts! Check out our recipe below to make some of your own! This is an easy recipe to use at a spa birthday party or spa themed Girl Scout event. Grab some paper bags or plastic […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We have just put up the Northern Virginia summer schedule for camps 2014! Do you live in the Northern Virginia, Washington DC, Loudoun County or surrounding areas? Well we tons of fun in store for your daughter! If your daughter is a Girl Scout, or likes to sew and craft or has a love for […]