11 Gingerbread Houses To Make You Drool
Buckle up, Sweets fans, 'cuz I'm about to show you the best gingerbread house creations in all of the interwebz - and you're going to want all of them.
(By Goodies By Anna)
Sugar glass windows, candy cane porch pillars, and teeny-tiny chocolate sunflower seed flowers. These are the things dream homes are made of, my friends.
Or maybe you're more of an urban high-rise type?
(Baker unknown)
FACT: Baby deer make the best doormen.
Or how about a spin on the open seas?
(Baker unknown)
In my mind, of course, the seas are made up of hot cocoa. MMMMM.
I've seen a couple of cookie vignettes before, but this one just blows me away:
(By Jeziba)
Look at that picture-perfect piping! And I love - LOVE - the tea light cut-out in the middle. Makes for such a gorgeous display.
Of course I had to include the gingerbread bakery, now, didn't I?
(Also by Goodies By Anna)
Check out the goodies in the windows! And the roof cresting on top is STUNNING. I assume it's made with royal icing, but to get it all installed without cracking? That's gotta be insanely hard.
Ok, time for a geeky side trip:
(By Debbie Ruff)
... to Hobbiton! (It's all about that round green door, am I right? Although I'm also loving the snow-covered trees.)
I am completely enamored with these colors...
(By Paradox Pastry)
...and that swirly chimney "smoke."
This gingerbread cottage looks straight out of Disney's Fantasyland:
(By Mary E. Found here)
Love.
See, now, I want to live in that cottage, but I want this one on my desk so I can stare at it all day:
(Also by Sassy Beautimus)
The girly squees are strong with this one.
Seriously, pastel rainbows and gingerbread brown are a match made in heaven.
And finally, the perfect traditional gingerbread house, with a heaping side of cozy goodness:
(Baker unknown. Anyone know?)
COZY GOODNESS, YOU GUYS.
So, who else is off to buy a gingerbread house kit now? :)
Happy Sunday!
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P.S. I did a ton of research to find the best Christmas lights last year, and I think you're going to love these:
BrizLabs Color-Changing Christmas Lights
This is a 115 feet of LED lights, which you can change from warm white to multi-color to any combination of the two! They have 11 different settings like "slo-glow" and "breathing," a remote control, and even built-in timers. All for $22 Prime! This is BY FAR the best price for the most features I've found, plus they have over 1,900 positive reviews.
John & I installed 3 strands of these lights on our friends' house last year, and they're back up again this year on our new Gingerbread House design:
We lined a pathway, made an 8-foot light tree, and trimmed the house, all with 3 strands! Highly recommend. (Also we made all the gingerbread things ourselves! You can see how - plus lots more cute photos - over on Epbot.)
