#gingerbread houses

[1lifeinspired]

~ Fantastic Gingerbread Houses ~

[dress-this-way]

~ Gingerbread Village ~

[seasonalwonderment]

~ Christmas Gingerbread House ~

[ashestoshadows]

CaN wE hIt OnE bIlLiOn LiKeS?

[gwydionmisha]

By deKoekenbakkers

By Catherine Beddall Edible Art)

[adarkrainbow]

As a last Hansel and Gretel post for now, after the long analysis of the Katsuhiro's manga, I want to share with you a little webcomic I didn't know existed until @svnrise-parabellvm shared it with me.

This is, like Katsuhiro's manga, a dark take on Hansel and Gretel... But not a fun one.

Called "Gingerbread Houses", it was created by Alexander Danner (with art by Edward J. Grug) and posted on five chapters, with the explicit goal of the story being to explore the aftermaths of the original fairytale, with a focus on the kind of psychological trauma such an experience can inflict onto children. Yes, it is not a funny take on the story. And yet.. it does have a dry, dark humor to it.

If you want to check out the comic, the list of its chapters is here:

https://twentysevenletters.com/comics/gingerbread-houses/

The five chapters in total being...

"Place Settings", about what the parents did while the kids were away.

"A Full Belly", about Hansel's time while trapped in his fattening prison, and how Gretel pushed the witch in the oven

"Table Manners", about what happened when the kids returned home

"Crumbs", about the aftermaths of the woodman's wife's death

And "Cornucopia", about... Well let's not spoil it

[acaseforpencils]

A Case for Decorations.

Hi everyone! I realize it's been a second since the last interview was posted on here—I've been taking a break from Case (hopefully, I'll get back to it after the holiday season!), but I haven't been taking a break from working on little projects. I have been having so much fun making holiday crafts, that I thought I'd share some of my work, and give some tips in case anyone else was interested in making their own little treats!

I had been coveting gingerbread houses that I had been seeing at places like HomeGoods, but wasn't feeling the prices. However, I saw plain wooden LED houses at Michael's for $4.99, and I had already been making little gingerbread ornaments, so I figured I could easily make my own gingerbread house, for relatively cheap! I first layered on brown acrylic paint, followed by a glittery acrylic paint top coat. After that all dried, I used a hot glue gun to build up the larger areas of "frosting." Then, I used puff fabric paint to cover the glue and do the more intricate designs.

The gingerbread tree (far right in the picture) is a florist's cone that I got with a 60% off coupon at Joann Fabrics. That required a lot of layers of paint, even though I used a sealant before hand! I already owned the mini plastic candy canes from a previous project, but I could see being able to make them with hot glue and paint!

With this project, I found that you should never try to do the fine details when the paint bottle is more than half full, if you want more control. I also recommend doing multiple houses at once, because you want to allow half the house to dry (which takes hours!) before doing the other sides. I had originally intended to do three, but it didn't seem quite like a village, and my mom kindly gave me two more of the houses, which was a treat!

These little metal ornaments were fun and fairly simple to make! I had been seeing dozens upon dozens of cool little folksy ornaments being made out of scrap metal (such as pie tins), and had to try it myself! All you need is metal, something like a knitting needle (to draw designs), scissors, and an ornament hanger! I used hot glue to put together the flower. I really enjoyed this project, and hope to make more sculptural projects with metal soon!

So for my birthday in October, I asked my twin brother for a gift card to Michael's, which has fueled a great many of my holiday projects! I saw these snow globes that you can fill yourself, and decided to make a holiday terrarium! You can make your own for very cheap—buy some holiday stems at Joann's or Michael's (or wherever you can find them), find a cheap glass receptacle at Goodwill, and add a short length of led fairy lights (with a timer setting of course) and you will have a beautiful centerpiece for less than $10!

I found all sorts of blank wooden ornaments for decorating for 79 cents at Joann Fabrics, so I I have been having a lot of fun painting them. i designed my dream wreath, though it might be a bit expensive if I were to make it full size!

I have always loved dried oranges, so I decided to make them in my oven this year! Word to the wise, they take FOREVER, so don't start them at 7pm on a weekday if you are hoping to get them done before 1 am! I attached them to a garland that I got at Joann Fabric's for ~$3 during their holiday sale this weekend!

I had been seeing wreaths similar to this for years, but the ones I liked best seemed to be over $200, so I thought I'd take a crack at it myself! The little houses I had bought a while back, as Christmas tree ornaments, but I thought I'd paint them (with an extra glittery top coat), and use them on this wreath instead! Many of the trees I purchased at The Dollar Tree. The base of the wreath (not visible!) was less than $5 at Michael's (though I attached snowy boughs to cover it). If you find yourself with bare spaces, use cotton battiing (with glittery acrylic paint on top) to cover them up for a fun snow effect!

I had made a gingerbread garland out of felt and fabric paint last year, and still had plenty of materials, so I decided to make a fun wall piece with what I had left over. The spoon was my mom's idea (a baking sort of thing)!

I hope to make more little holiday crafts in the upcoming weeks, and recommend you do the same. A lot of times, artists make a lot of art for others, but I think (if you can find the time!) that it's important to make little keepsakes for yourself, that you'll get to cherish for years to come. I was thinking about how holiday decorating is often not just something you do for yourself, but a way to bring joy to others as well. I can't tell you how many times I have seen a house with beautiful lights that just made my day!

I know that this hasn't been the easiest couple of months for most people, but I hope things brighten up soon, and that everyone has a happy holiday season! I've been doing this blog for close to ten years now, and I really appreciate your continued support! I plan on working on some cross-stitching next—you can keep up with me on my Instagram here!

—Jane

----

If you enjoy this blog, and would like to contribute to labor and maintenance costs, there is a Patreon, and if you’d like to buy me a cup of coffee, there is a Ko-Fi  account as well! I do this blog for free because accessible arts education is important to me, and your support helps a lot! You can also find more posts about art supplies on Case’s Instagram and Twitter! Thank you!

[mirriorball]

some cozy pink vibes while it's still winter ❆

[emeraldspiral]

Hot Topic should sell a gingerbread house kit of Zim’s house during Xmas.

[dress-this-way]

~ Special Holiday Times ~

[falloutconfessions]

“Out of pandemic boredom I used console commands to enlarge the Gingerbread House from the "Holiday Pack" about 20 times. Now I want an entire mod that lets me make homes like this for my settlers.”

Fallout Confessions

[ashyfly03]

Dtqk gingerbread houses 🎄

[a-winter-wonderland]

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Aqua and Pink ~

[soymimikyu]

Making gingerbread house kits for the peeps and I’m honestly really impressed with myself. The recipe for structural gingerbread from SugarGeekShow is fantastic. My big concern was the icing. The putty like royal icing worked great for structure and then diluting with a bit of water makes it great for decoration. The stained glass effect made by melting jolly ranchers was also a solid move. There are 4 other kits for peeps—just need to make enough icing which is easy :3.

My decorations are very minimal intentionally — don’t want to break into the peeps, other m&ms, candy canes, construction and origami paper — for the peeps. (Thank you target clearance noms….). It was a successful structural test.

None of that is also really edible. So I’ll have to supplement with regular gingerbread cookies and gingerbread cake for noms.

[shellyreneef]

What a GORGEOUS gingerbread house display!!

Source: https://www.nikkisplate.com/30-gingerbread-christmas-decor-ideas-you-will-love/