Mrs. K sharing her sewing and crafting project ideas, 18” doll crafts, Girl Scout ideas, DIY crafty projects and more!
The Emoji craze seems to never go out of style these days! Here at Cupcakes and Lace in Northern Virginia, we recently crafted up fun Emoji pendant necklaces at a Jeweler Junior Girl Scout Badge Crafting Class. Check out the supplies and directions below to make your own. Supplies: Beads (we loved these fun polka […]
Here in Loudoun County Virginia at Cupcakes and Lace, we love teaching Girl Scouts how to earn their badges! We love the new spin we put on the Brownie Painter badge…cake themed! Below are some ideas you can use to help your troop earn the painter badge with a fun cake twist! Teach them about […]
We LOVE making Jeweler here at Cupcakes and Lace in Loudoun County Virginia, especially for the Jeweler Junior Girl Scout badge. Make this super adorable (and totally wearable for adults too!) necklace when working towards your Jeweler badge…or just for fun! Supplies: Bead Landing brand Value Pack Pastel beads (you can really use any […]
We often get asked what sewing machine we recommend for our kiddo students (and adult students!). In our classes here in Northern Virginia, we use the Singer Styist 7258 sewing machine. We would strongly recommend these little work horses for any beginner or even intermediate sewer wanted to purchase a new machine. There are many […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace we love teaching crafts inspired by the past! Clothespin dolls are one of our ultimate favorite! You can use this craft at school when learning about the prairie days, Laura Ingalls Wilder, or when working towards a Girl Scout badge or Journey. Think Playing the Past Junior badge! Also to supplement […]
Have you seen the awesome new partnership and licensed fabric that Girl Scouts USA and JoAnn Fabrics has?! We love it so much! As a GSCNC Premier Program Partner with our local council here in Northern Virginia we offer sewing and crafting classes just for Girl Scouts. We have been teaching them for many years […]
Mrs. K has a few friends getting married in the next few months. She is in charge of the decor for her one friends bridal shower and is hosting it at Cupcakes and Lace. You can easily turn this props and decor into your childs Peter Pan or Neverland themed birthday party or event! Here […]
We love unicorns and we REALLY love this unicorn bark. I mean how pretty is this! Make this at your next birthday party! Supplies: 3 melting chocolate packets (you can buy this easy melting chocolate or grab some white chocolate chips) food coloring spoons sprinkles fruit loops or any fun topping! baking sheet preferable with […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace in Loudoun County, we love helping our local GSCNC Girl Scouts learn new things and earn their badges! We really love the painter brownie badge. We recently held a summer camp where the girls did tons of painting and earned this badge…but with a fun twist! If you are a […]
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 offer crafting and sewing classes in the Northern Virginia/DMV area. Come check out our super cute studio!