Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Friday, January 9, 2009

Gingerbread House Tip


Here's another belated Christmas post...

I decided this year it would be fun to make our traditional gingerbread house from scratch...usually we just by the kit and put it together. So, it really wasn't that hard. I found a template on Martha Stewart and baked the pieces and some gingerbread boys. Then I made some royal icing and attempted to put it together. Well, 2 hours later it still wasn't staying together so I called my sister for some help. She gave me a great tip she got from her friend...she used straight pins to put her gingerbread house together. I was skeptical that it would work but literally five minutes later I had an assembled gingerbread house! The straight pins made great nails! I called my sister back and told her to tell her friend that she is a GENIUS! It was a very helpful tip and one I will definitely use next year! Try it out too and let me know what you think!

Homemade for the Holidays

I love making homemade gifts for the holidays. However, I must say that I went a little over the top this year and by the end of December was quite crafted out! I even ended up with a few unfinished projects which is not like me. Anway...here is the crazy list of projects from the holidays:
30 Christmas cards
25 hair bows
20 sets of "JOY" blocks for friends and family
6 "Santa's Cookie" plates and recipe cards
1 Jedi Robe
2 "no-sew" tutus
3 woven headbands
2 flair skirts
18 treat bags for my Nursery darlings
6 batches of cookies
2 batches of English toffee...the 1st one burned
1 batch of chocolate covered pretzels
1 batch of crock-pot peanut clusters
1 set of "FAMILY" blocks for my mom
1 homemade gingerbread house
5 magnet boards
1 vinyl lettering sign for Ben's teacher Mrs. Craven
...and 1 fruit basket!
Whew!
Here are some pics: