I just finished cleaning up after making our Christmas Candy House (2011)! Our neighbor friends showed up at the door just as I was getting the roof on and Anna was arranging the candy. So they helped us decorate, it was a little nerve wracking for me as the first thing they did was push licorice ropes into the roof seams that were still a little tender, but I'm glad they were there.
Our Mission Statement was "More is More"
FAQs:
Q: Is that a kit?
A: No it is not. For the first time ever, I designed and built a fancier-type gingerbread house based on one I found in a book. I made the dough, cut it out, baked it and built it with my own two little sticky hands. It is about one foot tall and 14 inches long. None of the angles meet and there is a wall awkwardly sticking out in the front.
Q: How long did that take?
A: 3 days? One for making dough and designing, one for baking, one for assembly and decorating.
Q: What about the icing?
A: I made the icing, that is primarily what made my hands sticky. I do not like the recipe I used. I wish I could remember what recipe I used for our Halloween house, it worked much better. This house used all of 2 batches of icing.
Q: Did you make the candy too, smarty pants?
A: I did not make the candy, but I did take my 2 kids to the grocery store in the middle of the day to buy candy, which is never really a good idea. Eliza had a death grip on the M&M bag.
Q: Is that a mirror?
A: Yes, I put the whole thing on a mirror because I couldn't find a board strong enough but light-weight enough to hold it. I think it looks nice.
Q: What's with the windows?
A: If you crush up some hard candies (jolly ranchers) then put them in the window cut outs with 5 minutes left to bake, they will melt down and make some killer colored windows. I think this is the coolest part, and the part I was most worried about, but it was no problem.
So, that's the deal. Fun times!
5 comments:
I love the window touch. And, I am completely amazed that it took you three days to do the whole deal. We stuck with a store bought train this year.
Love it all! I am so impressed...you have mad skills!
So impressive! I love that you did the whole thing from beginning to end. Kudos!
You're basically my hero
That is AWESOME! And that you didn't freak out when two four year olds took the helm is especially inspiring for a type-A like me.
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