We are celebrating our new sewing & crafting studio location grand opening in historic Aldie, Virginia on September 27, 2015 from 1-4pm! Local Northern Virginians please join us for a fun day full of crafts and cupcakes! Girls and Girl Scouts in 1st grade and up can come enjoy some fun miniature crafting for your […]
A very merry unbirthday to you! This mad hatter miniature version is such a cute idea for an Alice and Wonderland themed birthday or tea party! You can make this craft for your American Girl Doll, Build A Bear Teddy, or yourself! Supplies: one small top hat (we bought these for about $1.50 from JoAnn […]
Lets make part two of the American Girl Doll Disney Ariel Little Mermaid inspired outfit! You will need: two sea shells (you can get them at the beach or buy them from Dollar Tree or craft store) purple paint (we used one shimmery purple on top of the solid purple) paintbrush hot glue gun (with […]
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 […]
Hey everyone! Cupcakes and Lace is moving our studio to historic Aldie Virginia in September! We are super excited about our new location in such a cute little town. Located right near the Aldie Mill we will be in an beautiful Victorian house with a wrap around porch. This will give us endless possibilities for […]
Lets craft an awesome American Girl Doll Beach lounge chair! This craft is super fun, eco friendly and only take a few supplies! Supplies: big box! We used a cucumber or pepper sized Costco box. Anything that is at least 18” long will work Duck tape or just paper to cover the sides stickers, gems, […]
We recently cooked rainbow pancakes in one of our summer camps here in Chantilly, Virginia! What fun! This is a fun twist to traditional pancakes. This is also a great activity to use when working towards your Junior Girl Scout Simple Meals badge. Ingredients: box of pancake mix food coloring (we love the Wilton […]
Hey Everyone! If you don’t already follow us on all of our social medial outlets then you are missing out! We have tons of free kids crafting projects, sewing inspiration, Girl Scout projects, pictures and tutorials on all of our pages. For locals we put up cute photos of your girls having a blast in […]
In one of our recent Girl Scout badge summer camps here in Chantilly, Virginia we helped the Junior girls earn their Simple Meals Badge. They really enjoyed these easy egg cups so we wanted to share with you! See below to make them with your troop for the Simple Meals badge or with your kids […]
Summer is a great time for kids to explore some of the creepy crawlers in the ground and in the air! We have a few fun craft and cooking idea for your Girl Scout Brownie troop to work towards your Bugs Badge. You don’t have to be a Girl Scout to enjoy these activities. And […]