Hello,
This repository has some useful SharePoint applications that I put together and used.
The "Application Page" is essentially a way to add a .wsp without using the command line, through the Central Administration UI.
The "SPDCustomWorkflowActions" is a template for a sandboxed solution that adds an action to SharePoint designer to create a site.
There are blogs of this type of functionality available but none of them actually work properly without some necessary tweaking.
This solution has the necessary files to perform a custom code operation in SharePoint designer with no need to deploy to the GAC.
Enjoy!
-Philip Stathis
@philipstathis