Holiday Gingerbread House

Holiday Gingerbread House Ornament

created the Holiday Gingerbread House ornament after the success of the original one. However, I wanted to make a smaller version of the original. Since children are fond of little, tiny, mini, smidgen, bitty things. I envisioned tiny houses representing the different holidays that we celebrate throughout the year. Such as Valentine’s Day, Saint Patrick’s Day, Halloween, the 4^th of July, Christmas, and many more. As I contemplated the design, I remembered a wonderful gingerbread village my children and I had created years ago. Indeed, we had sprinkled little houses of all different shapes throughout rolling hills crisscrossed by rivers. That fond memory was my inspiration for this charming Holiday Gingerbread House ornament.

Holiday Gingerbread House Ornament Design Process

A Christmas Tradition

As I mentioned in the description of the Gingerbread House ornament, I made gingerbread houses all throughout my childhood. Even all through my teenage years. Thus, I continued this tradition with my children during the Christmas season. Usually, my children would invite their best friend to join in the fun. So, one day during the Christmas season, the laughs of four children would fill my kitchen. And candy of all sorts, and bowls of royal icing would appear everywhere. At the beginning, they would create the gingerbread houses out of a pint size milk carton. Which they would cover with graham crackers. As their dexterity developed, they built more and more elaborate houses.

Throughout the years, we have built enchanted castles and village houses. Also, skyscrapers, and Manhattan brownstones. Moreover, Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater, and the Space Needle in Seattle. Furthermore, during their college years, our designs became larger and more intricate. There was Santa’s North Pole with The Polar Express. Also, a battle scene between the Candy Canes and the Gumdrops. And a Christmas Tree farm run by twelve little elves. These precious memories will remain with me forever, as my own personal history of gingerbread joy.

The Design

Mainly, I used the boxes of old electronic tubes for the body of the houses. Additionally, I used travel size toothpaste boxes, hotel size soap boxes, and medicine boxes. If the boxes were little, they were simply perfect for these ornaments. Then, I used foamboard for the roofs. Subsequently, I decorated them with buttons, beads, lace, jewelry, and ribbons. As I had envisioned, I decorated the houses in different themes. Such as Valentine, Spring, Winter, Independence Day, Halloween, Christmas, and many more.

Collect this and all the ornaments in the Sweet Treats Collection. And create a spectacular Christmas Tree inspired on The Nutcracker’s Sugar Plum Fairy and The Land of Sweets.

Specifications

Year Designed

2019

Size

Actual sizes may vary, approximately 2.25” x 2.0” x 4.0”

Materials

Cardboard, small boxes, paint, trims, ribbons, beads, lace, plastic gems, paper, buttons, glitter, memory game pieces.

Note: Given the handmade nature of the ornament, all ornaments are different. The pictures depict just one sample of the ornament.