Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Sweet Home






This is my very first gingerbread house (kit). It looks completely different than the picture on the box. Surprise. I wanted to make my own house from scratch and thought it wise to pop $10 in order to experiment with a kit on the first go around. I was a little disappointed when I opened the box and the house was pre-assembled and only awaited decoration. My favorite things are the gum drop trees and bushes I made to animate the flat space on the house's little acre of snow. Even though the house was pre-assembled this sweet little house took me many many many hours to create. And it is now waiting for tomorrow in order to go outside and get sprayed with glitter and sealant.

5 comments:

Kindred Spirits Photography said...

Oh my goodness, it is amazing!!! You are one of the most creative people I know. I love how you used the jelly beans for christmas lights on the house.

Leisha Camden said...

Nice!!

But ... glitter and sealant?? Aren't you going to crush it and eat it after Christmas??

The Cog said...

Crush and eat it? Never crossed my mind. I have a salty tooth but not much of a sweet one. The plan was to bring it out again next year and work on fresh ones for family and friends...to crush and eat :)

Leisha Camden said...

Ah, I see ... you are restraining yourself now in order to harness your energies to create greater gingerbread mayhem in the future ... ;-)

Charity Larrison said...

round circle windows! truly a gingerbread house of taste and distinction!! I love it!