Gingerbread house decorations diy

The holiday craft experts at HGTV.com share simple steps to build your very own gingerbread playhouse out of cardboard.

Our last-minute gingerbread house project got a little out of hand; now I want to make ALL the cute giant sweets! We're nearly done, though, so let me show you some fun DIYs: 1) Giant Wrapped Candies: These are cheap and easy to make, but pack a HUGE punch. I love them so much. Everything you need is at Dollar Tree: foil wrapping paper (1 roll = 2 candies), small zip ties, and these plastic containers: Put the lids aside, you won't need them. Wrap your container lengthwise with the foil…

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Happy Friday, my festive Festers! Ready to get your gingerbread house on? This project has had a lot of ups and downs since we last spoke. Or downs and ups, as things kept falling off, hehehe. That's the slightly unhinged chuckle of a woman who is one more mishap away from renting a flamethrower, btw. BUT WE MADE IT. And so far, knock on gingerbread, the Gingerbread House still stands. Our battlefield of candy carnage. So now that we've learned absolutely everything the hard way, let me show…

Mark Christmas or other occasions with a mouth-watering gingerbread house. Tasty and sugary, our compiled designs and ideas will help you craft the best dessert!

Looking to make your gingerbread house a showstopper this holiday season? These creative gingerbread house decorating ideas will turn your holiday baking into a fun and festive masterpiece! From whimsical candy roofs and frosting icicles to mini candy cane fences and gumdrop pathways, these ideas are perfect for adding a personal touch to your gingerbread creation.

Make your house extra-festive this holiday season.

This post may contain affiliate links, but all opinions are 100% mine! Sometimes I think I am kind of crazy with the things I take on, but then it all works out and I remember, once again, that crazy is okay. Like when I made sixteen gingerbread (okay, graham-cracker) cottages and had fourteen children over to decorate them...at first I thought I'd lost my mind. But then we had such fun that I can hardly wait to do it again next year! To pull this off, I pre-assembled the cottages the day…