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Sewing & Crafting Kits For Girls: Birthday Party Gifts, Girl Scout Craft Project Ideas

If your daughter is into anything crafty you will love our Cupcakes and Lace original crafting, sewing, and patch kits for girls! Here locally in Northern Virginia we have an adorable sewing studio where we offer year round classes, summer camps, birthday parties and private sewing lessons…all focuses on sewing, art and crafting. We developed […]

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St. Patrick’s Day Kids Craft: Mini Green Drink: Girl Scout SWAP Idea Too!

St. Patty’s Day is coming up and we have a very fun craft for you to make!  This miniature green pretend drink is perfect size for your American Girl Doll.  It also doubles as a fun SWAP idea.  Hot glue a safety pin on it and you are good to go!   Supplies: small cup […]

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Cupcakes and Lace Video Center: Blueberry Pie SWAP, Pet Rocks, and AG Doll Crafts,

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. […]

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Awesome Girl Scout Leader Resource: Retro Badges, Memorabilia & Unique Finds! Check out this shop!

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 […]

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DIY Teddy Bear Craft: How to Make A Mini Fleece Teddy Bear/Doll Hat

In a recent crafting workshops here in Chantilly, Virginia we showed one super fun Girl Scout Brownie troop how to make mini hats and scarves for adorable mini teddy bears! You can purchase these mini teddy bears or any similar small plush teddy bears, easter bunnies, St. Patricks Day bunnies (basically tons of different kinds […]

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VIDEOS: Kids Crafting Video Tutorials & Girl Scout Badge & SWAP Ideas

Cupcakes and Lace Video Center is a super fun page packed with some really neat kids crafting tutorials. If you have not already done so be sure to check out the page right here! Are you a Girl Scout or Girl Scout leader?  We show you a quick video on how to make pet rocks […]

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How to Make Miniature Frozen Anna & Elsa Dolls! Easily Made Into A Girl Scout Frozen SWAP!

At one of our recent summer camps for Girl Scouts in Chantilly, Virginia we celebrating the Disney Frozen movie by crafting all things Frozen! The girls made sparkly Elsa ice castles, sewed an Olaf and Anna cape, and crafted these cute Anna and Elsa wood dolls.  Check out the tutorial below to make one for yourself! Supplies: […]

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DIY 18” American Girl Doll Camping Tent Craft Tutorial (Good Build A Bear Size too!)

At one of our recent summer camps in Northern Virginia, we crafted up tons of mini camping themed items for our 18” dolls! The girls had a fun crafting day camp full of all things mini and camping themed!  The girls made tents for their doll along with mini sleeping bags, campfire, sit-upon, and smores!  They […]

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DIY Snowman Craft-Made From $1 Store Materials!

Want to beat the winter blues with a super fun DIY snowman craft? We have a very inexpensive dollar store craft that any kid would love. Snowman supplies: 3 different size styrofoam balls (you can find these at Dollar Tree or craft store) about 5inch by 5inch styrofoam square or circle piece (sold at Dollar […]

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VIDEO: DIY Mini Lollipop Craft For Your 18” AG Doll!

We have a super special crafty treat for your and your 18” American Girl Doll or teddy bear! Below is a DIY video where we show you how to make miniature lollipops only using two supplies…Crayola model magic and a mini straw!  Check it out and see how you can make one.     Cupcakes […]

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