Category: Gingerbread Houses

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Vintage Teacup Gingerbread House Worlds

Here is a great way to use up your dinged and chipped teacups and what a better way to recycle and repurpose your vintage and flea market teacups. You can create your own Gingerbread Christmas scene or as Mimi Kirchner, the individual that created the ones pictured here calls them “Gingerbread House Tiny Worlds”.  I could not find a pattern (so these might not be simple to create) but someone with some crafting and sewing skills could probably make one in a couple hours. Just think, a Gingerbread House Tiny World in a heirloom vintage teacup would make such a thoughtful handmade Christmas gift and would make an amazing hostess gift especially if you know the hostess’s china pattern of choice and create a Gingerbread Tiny World for her in that her own china pattern. Charming and sweet!!

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Gingerbread House Winery Vineyard

We have been in Sonoma and Napa Valley, Wine Country in Northern California and it is as gorgeous as you might have heard or seen in pictures. Everywhere we look we are surrounded by vineyards and the rolling hills and Chateus are stunning. There is a contest each year in Sonoma where the local wineries creat their Gingerbread Houses and (just think, a Gingerbread House winery vineyard) and here are some pictures of the 2010 winner that is designed by the Larson Family Winery. Below is an excerpt from Sweet Treats, the company that created this masterpiece and it will give an idea of what it entailed. Have you thought of making a Gingerbread House Winery?

  • Approximately 12-13 pounds of gingerbread
  • 9 pounds royal icing
  • Other ingredients: rice crispy treats, fondant, gum paste, and lentil beans
  • individual pieces were formed by hand
  • Signature wine bottles and grapes were formed using a “break away” sugar recipe using a    custom mold
  • The Larson Family Winery labels are printed on frosting sheets with food coloring
  • Everything is edible
  • Grape vines are made up of rice crispy treats molded to resembled grapevines and draped in chocolate fondant
  • Total Hours involved……..VERY LONG!

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Sew Sweetly a Gingerbread House Pincushion

Sewing  and sewing related goodies are making a really big comback especially the “pincushion”. Crafting pincushions is really an art in itself everything from felted creations of little mice, elephants, and Santa’s to decorative and collectible pincushions like this amazing Gingerbread House pincushion. When we saw this one on Flickr we knew right away we had to share it with all our Gingerbreadfun.com fans. For the holidays, why not craft up some sure to please Gingerbead House and Gingerbread Boys pincishions, these will surely be treasured as a delighful handmade gift. I would so love to recive a handmade Gingerbread House pincushion and would treasure it… I would keep it up in my craft room/sewing room always. Visit here for lots of Pincushion patterns. The pictured Gingerbread House pincushion can be seen HERE

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First Ever Reusable Gingerbread House

So, you want to make a gingerbread house this Christmas but you find that you simply do not have time to bake, re-bake and bake some more. Also, perhaps baking isn’t your speciality and you much rather decorate as it’s the decorating of the gingerbread house what really interests you. Now, there is a no bake, pre-made, re-useable gingerbread house that you can decorate apparently year after year after year and continue re-using. Interested? Read More Here about The Candy Cottage and their Re-Useable Gingerbread Houses.

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Eco Friendly Green Gingerbread House

Called the Earthship Lollipop, this delightful home by Khai Foo & Elise Young of Solus Decor and Eastside Design has a rammed-icing English Mint wall with high Cocoa-mass qualities to mitigate sweet-loss. Even cooler? The design was submitted to a competition to raise funds for Architecture for Humanity. Details Here.

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Gingerbread For Prince William and Kate’s Royal Wedding

With this week’s upcoming Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton we are loving all the Royal Wedding themed Gingerbread creations you are all making!! There are so many creative folks out there making William and Kate Gingerbread Cookies, Royal Wedding Gingerbread Cookies, Prince and Princes themed Gingerbread and so much more! Please send us more of your Royal Wedding Gingerbread creations!! We are waiting to see who can make a Gingerbread House Westminster Abbey church – Cheerio.

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Carrots, Rabbits, Eggs & Gingerbread?

How are your Easter/Spring Gingerbread Houses coming along? Maybe you are still looking for ideas or not sure how to make Gingerbread House creating a reality. Well, here we have some neat ideas for you! You can make Easter/Spring themed goodies out of Gingerbread and can transform the typical winter themed Gingerbread House into a “Carrot” Gingerbread House or a “Easter Bunny” Gingerbread House and while at it why not make some Gingerbread cookies using cookie cutters that are bunny shaped or egg shaped etc.. Williams Sonoma currently has a bunch of tool and kits to help you out!  Please send us your creation!!

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Spring Easter Gingerbread Houses

Spring is in the air! Easter is just around the corner and we are loving all the Gingerbread Spring/Easter goodies that we can make! There are so many pre-made Gingerbread House kits on the market today and it really makes it convenient to celebrate most occasions with a particular theme. Wilton makes pre-made Gingerbread House kits in bunny rabbit themes – Bunny Hutch and they are super cute. You can find kits that are pre-baked and pre-assembled and all you have to do is decorate! I think it would be amazing to decorate a giant Easter Egg Gingerbread House!! Visit here for details.

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Making Valentine’s Day Gingerbread Houses

Here you go! We promissed you some Valentine’s Day themed Gingerbread Houses. How are all your Valentine’s Day Gingerbread Houses coming along? Decorating with “hearts” and colors of reds and pinks for sure says “LOVE” and Valentine’s Day!! No need to use fancy decorations; gum drops and M&Ms work too as do heart-shaped cookes and regular sugar sprinkles and adding some pink and white frosting and your house is sooooo sweet! Send us your pics!!!