I decorated my first gingerbread house yesterday! Bake it? I did not. You may remember that I bought a Candy Cottage at the Shopping Spree back in October. It’s basically a gingerbread house that you decorate and re-use every year. No slaving in the kitchen all day baking gingerbread or buying a kit only for the roof to cave in. It’s already put together. All that’s left to do is the fun part! And since it is re-usable, the possibilities are endless…Valentines House, Easter House, Haunted House.
So I cranked up the Christmas tunes and began building. Man, was it fun to decorate! Ashley will have a blast decorating it with me every year! She wasn’t feeling well, so I waited for her to take a nap before I conquered my little creation. Plus, there wasn’t much she could do to help this year anyway, except sneak away with the candies and possibly choke. So I opted to do it while she was napping and surprise her when she woke up. It was pretty time consuming (since I had NO IDEA what I was doing), and you basically had to envision what you wanted to do before you did it, to ensure you had enough candy pieces. But I guess that only matters if you are OCD like me and want all the sides to match 
Anyway, here are some pictures of a tradition in the making!
Wow! Your gingerbread house turned out incredible! I love it! I want a bite (oh, that's right...it's not edible). Darn! Maybe I'll lick off the top or something. LOL! I can't wait to see what you and Ashley create over the years. What a fun tradition to start!
Wow! Your gingerbread house turned out incredible! I love it! I want a bite (oh, that's right...it's not edible). Darn! Maybe I'll lick off the top or something. LOL! I can't wait to see what you and Ashley create over the years. What a fun tradition to start!
That looks wonderful. You and Ashley will have so much fun with the gingerbread house. Can't wait to see it in person.
Hi Kendall,
Yes, feel free to put a link back to my site on your blog. That would be great! Your blog will be a perfect platform for people to showchase their Candy Cottages! I will definitely check that out so I can get more ideas for mine.
Take care,
Niki