In one of our recent sewing workshops we helped the Junior Girl Scouts earn their Sew Simple badge! Before the badge change a year or two ago we stocked up on all the fun retired badges! We love the Sew Simple Junior badge! During the Sew Simple workshops we teach the girls how to use […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace we get inspiration for our kids crafting classes from everything around us! One thing we are inspired by is animals! We created this adorable zebra skirt the other day and wanted to share it with you! Have a young daughter who is interested in sewing? We have a few Skirt […]
The air outside is getting warmer and spring is all around us…that inspires us to start sewing some spring dresses! We found Alexander Henry’s new “Home Sewing is Easy” fabric in black and white and had to grab it! After thinking a little bit about what pattern we should use we decided on this awesome […]
This Saturday at Cupcakes and Lace we will have our 18” Doll St. Patrick’s Day Accessory Workshop! We will teach the girls how to make tons of mini items and accessories with a green theme! The girls will make some clothing items for example a cute green Snoopy mini skirt, fleece poncho, clover necklace and more! The […]
On a recent trip to Disney World we became inspired by all things Disney, fun, magical and creative! One of our favorite things was this amazing Belle dress made from Belle dolls! It was such a fun piece of artwork…so imaginative and magical! We immediately were inspired to start designing and sewing more of our princess inspired […]
In one of our recent after school sewing classes we taught the girls how to make mini snowmen stuffed animals! If you know how to hand sew or machine sew (or have a Grandma, mother, or teacher who can help show you! ) then this is a fun project for you! Cupcakes and Lace Snowman […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace at one of our recent Girl Scout workshops, we helped the girls earn their Making Hobbies badge! We spent a fun Friday night filled with learning about the craft business, making tons of crafts, and even completed a hand sewing project! We taught the girls about Cupcakes and Lace and […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace at one of our recent sewing classes, the girls enjoyed a day off school filled with sewing Valentines stuffed creatures! The girls started the morning off with learning how to hand sew. We showed them to thread needles and knot the end of the thread. Then they got right into […]
These yummy sugar cookies in the shapes of mustaches are super fun for kids to make! Sugar cookies are always a fun recipe to make with kids especially when it comes to the decorating part! This is also an inexpensive and delicious edible craft. You can use sugar cookie mix from the grocery store or […]
Here in the Northern Virginia DC area, we offer tons of fun crafting and sewing classes for young girls! We have a few festive themed classes coming up inspired by Valentines Day! The first class starting back up after the holiday season will be the Valentines Sweet Treats, Sewing & Crafting Workshop. The girls will […]