Gingerbread Men and Women and Houses too
Isn’t this a lovely Christmas Gingerbread House Tapestry Throw? The colors are gloriously warm and inviting. This one would look stunning hung on your wall or over your favorite chez lounge as it is so festive with candy canes and suckers and a beautiful border of Christmas goodies! Visit here for details.
Linens ‘n Things is ready for the holidays and has a lot of neat Gingerbead items already displayed and ready to go home with you. We found these totally awesome cookie cutters that will turn your Gingerbread cookies into “Ninjas” and you will have Ninjabreadmen cookies. These are sure to be kicking good!! Visit here for details.
Here we have another fun crafting projecting and this is for making a unique Gingerbread man ornament that is half eaten!! This one would make a great tree decoration or stocking stuffer. You can get the free pattern here for making a Half Eaten Gingerbread Man Ornament Decorations.
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!!
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?
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
I know it’s July but can you believe Christmas will be here in just a few months and you’ll want to make sure you are ready and have al your Gingerbread goodies. Check out these super cute measuring spoons in the form of little Gingerbread boys. These are so darn cute!! Imagine baking those Gingerbread Houses with these cute kitchen spoons to help measure the ingredients. Details Here.
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.
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.