Happy Halloween 2009 from Gingerbreadfun.com!
Villeroy & Boch Ginger Village Tableware Collection is Here!
I was recently at the Villeroy & Boch fine china boutique and they were starting to setup their Christmas displays and I spotted the MOST adorable Gingerbread Houses decorations. These Gingerbread Houses are part of the new 2009 Villeroy & Boch Ginger Village Tableware Collection and consist of the Pretzel House, Heart House, Witch’s House, and Almond House all display decorative icing and nuts so realistic they look good enough to eat! A tea candle placed inside illuminates a house beautifully at night. One house alone brightens a table or corner, while all four may be arranged in an enchanting village setting. Two green porcelain trees in different sizes add ambience. Villeroy & Boch creates gorgeous dinnerware and their Holiday pieces are truly exquisite works of art. These are certainly going on my “Christmas Wish List” You can find items here.
Lollishop Gingerbread House Challenge
Gingerbread Houses made from glitter, fabric scraps, angora, and more! These are from the Lollishop Gingerbread House challenge.
Dylan’s Candy Bar Gingerbread House Kit
It’s almost November and already Gingerbread House kits, Gingerbread ornaments, Gingerbread decorations, Gingerbread body scrubs are everywhere to be found. Dylans Candy Bar also has a Gingerbread House kit.
Pre-assembled Gingerbread House comes ready for you to decorate with the included green and white mints, mini gumdrops, jelly beans, Christmas candy corn, multicolor non pareils, mini candy canes, and mini lollipops. House is 11.25″W x 9″D x 12″T. From Dylan’s Candy Bar®.
About Dylan’s Candy Bar
Dylan’s Candy Bar has elevated the candy shop to a world-class destination. Founded by Dylan Lauren, daughter of legendary designer Ralph Lauren, this “candycopia” offers over 5,000 types of candy in unique pairings that speak with a playful wit. Jellybean birthdays, white-chocolate weddings, honey-drizzled holidays—any occasion becomes much sweeter when topped with the technicolor treats of Dylan’s Candy Bar.
Scented Gingerbread Man Ornaments – Kid Crafts!
Here’s a gingerbread man that won’t try to escape from your oven. This gingerbread man is a very simple, fun project for kids to make. It’s a great sensory experience too!
Things You’ll Need:
* Sandpaper
* Gingerbread man cookie cutter or stencil
* Ribbon
* Cinnamon sticks
Step 1: Using a gingerbread man cookie cutter or stencil, trace the gingerbread man shape onto a piece of sandpaper. (If you don’t have a cookie cutter or stencil, see the resource section of this article for a printable stencil).
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Batman Themed Gingerbread Men Cookies
When you’re baking a fresh batch of gingerbread men from the holidays, you can put a little twist on the classic creation by making them Batman and/or Joker gingerbread men. Most of the steps involved in creating these unique treats are performed after baking, but a few preliminaries are necessary to ensure that your edible figures come out looking like the Caped Crusader and the Clown Prince of Crime. Read more here for tips and instructions!
Hungarian Kalocsa Gingerbread House
The Hungarian holiday season starts with Advent. Advent wreaths can be seen in stores, schools, offices, and in almost every home. Candles are decorated with red and gold ribbons symbolizing life and brightness. Most children get Advent calendars with a small gift or candy for every day before Christmas. Christmas trees are decorated on Christmas Eve by the family who stays at home to wait for the birth of Christ. Traditional Hungarian folk decorations like Kalocsa embroidery are made into ornaments and dinnerware and more. Read more about Kalocsa here. Also, one can make a unique Gingerbread House – a Hungarian Gingerbread house complete with Kalocsa decorations and folks art figurines. Gingerbread Houses are international, so why not get creative and create some amazing Gingerbread Houses based on European or South American etc…decorations and colors. Have Fun!
Baking Gingerbread Boy Cuties!
Makes
50 Gingerbread boy cookies!
Ingredients
• 150g butter, chopped
• 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, sifted
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger, sifted
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, sifted
• 3 cups plain flour, sifted
• milk chocolate bits, to decorate
• Royal icing
• 1 eggwhite
• 1 1/4 cups pure icing sugar, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
Obama’s Daughters Bake Russian Gingerbread
MOSCOW, July 7 (RIA Novosti) – The daughters of U.S. President Barack Obama visited a Moscow museum complex on Tuesday where they were taught to bake Russian ginger and honey cookies, called pryaniki.
Michelle Obama and her daughters accompanied U.S. President Barack Obama on his official visit to Moscow. Obama met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin earlier on Tuesday. Read More.
Magical Gingerbread Castle Cake
Transport kids to dreamland with a castle pan that takes the cake! Decorating is sweet and candy-simple. Include your kids, nephews, and nieces too to help decorate this magical Gingerbread castle cake. Great kids craft this one is when supervised by an adult. Recipe and how-to here,