Makes 12 Houses! Start a tradition of making Gingerbread houses with family or friends. This is a great kid craft too! The decorating is fun and easy enough for kids of all ages! Recipe here.
Making Green Grass for your Gingerbread House
A Gingerbread house does not have to be for the Holidays or just Christmas anymore. We make Gingerbread houses for all occasions and seasons. Did you see our Spring Gingerbread house or our Tree House Gingerbread house? When making and decorating a Gingerbread house, your creation can be just about anything you think up and dream up. You can decorate the Gingerbread house to resembled a summer time ranch, a glorious winter wonderland, and if you create some green “grass” your Gingerbread house will be kicked up to the next level as not everyone creates green “grass” for their Gingerbread houses. Visit here for details.
Gingerbread Decorating Tips
TIPS FOR DECORATING YOUR GINGERBREAD HOUSES , COOKIES AND CREATIONS
Decorate sides and let them dry before assembling.
If the Gingerbread components for your house are uneven, you can smooth off the edges using a fine grater
or trim according to your pattern while very hot. Use edible glue or freshly made Royal Icing for joining the components. Then simply dip the edges of the components into the thin consistency of royal icing and press them together.
Façade decoration: Brush the outer surface with dissolved sugar and stud with sweets. Decorate with cake icing piped decoration using icing sugar. Leave to stand for awhile; add more icing sugar if necessary. Stir until the mixture is smooth and thick. If you want to add color to your icing, add a few drops and stir well to thoroughly mix. For “snow” sprinkle edible glitter. Read more here.
Gingerbread Pac Man Arcade Game Cookies
Aren’t these so cool! If you were alive in the 1980’s then you remember how the video game Pac Man was the most popular! We played Pac Man like crazy at my house and had so much fun trying get Pac Man to eat up all the dots and out-smart the ghosts! Even Mrs. Pac Man was a blast. Well, for a real Blast-from-the-Past arcade style, here are the neatest Pac Man Gingerbread cookies! Mix up a batch of regular Gingerbread Cookie dough and you can use a tulip flower-shaped cookie cutter to make the ghosts. Whip up some colorful royal icing and use espresso beans or chocolate chips for the “eyes” and your set!
Primitive Gingerbread Cottage Fixins Potpourri
If you like placing potpourri around your home or office and are looking for something that smells scrumptious and has Gingerbread in the mix, you might want to try this Gingerbread Cottage Mix which includes 7 Dipped Gingerbread men Nestled in Dried Orange Slices, Apple Slices, Prim. Rosehips, Cinnamon Stix & more. All Heavily scented in “Sweet Warm Gingerbread” oil, at least 5 heaping cups. Details here.
Playboy Girls Next Door Bridget Marquardt Gingerbread Christmas Tree
Gingerbread House Scented Hot Pad
This one is great! This is a Gingerbread House Scented Hot Pad. Set a hot pan on it, and this Gingerbread House will scent your room with cinnamon and cloves. Heat-resistant 100% cotton 7 1/4″ x 9″ pad with polyester fiberfill. Spot clean. Imported. Visit here for details.
Gingerbread House Floral Bouquet
This would make a lovely gift for the New Year! This is a charming basket, shaped and decorated like an old-fashioned Gingerbread House….and the hand-painted detailing looks like real candy. The Gingerbread House Bouquet arrangement brings sweet memories of the holidays and the New Year and the bouquet is a perfect gift for all ages! Visit here to get yours.
Gingerbread Bedroom Mobile
A dreamy mobile, crafted from iced cookie cutouts strung from a painted embroidery hoop, is a simple, pretty lesson in the Scandinavian custom of decorating with Gingerbread throughout the holiday season. Use a combination of light- and dark-colored gingerbread cookies, but you can make them in a single shade. Decorate cookies with royal icing. Details here.
Gingerbread Ornaments & Gifts Handmade by YOU!
Polymer Clay Express has so many neat ideas for crafting Gingerbread Houses and Ornaments that are all handmade by You! You can find templates and design ideas as well as tips and tricks for working with Polymer Clay.
If you live in parts of the USA that are effected with snow and ice, it would be a fun project to do yourself or with your children to make polymer clay Gingerbread goodies! Visit here for details.