A Gingerbread Cottage Christmas

One thing we look forward to at the holidays is Family Gingerbread Night. I buy the houses at the after Christmas clearance sale stacking them up to use for the next season, and we save up sugary decorations for years.

Literally, years.  No one is even tempted to taste any of it, the candies have been around so long.  We like to mention as we are using the pieces that some are older than Dewdrop.

Especially the bright colored, hard, coated pieces.  Those never die.

This was the year that Sugarwings’ house design grew up.  We started making them together back when the kiddo was about two, and would work on the house throughout the month of December, glopping layers upon layers of goo and goodies over it until you’d never know there was a structure underneath.

 That continued every Christmas, with the goal being to get as much stuff on the house as you could.

But this season?  The grand fairy really put some thought into the styling, and even added a snowman party to the creation, with a tub filled with soda pop as refreshments.

Avahni’s was a crazy cat lady’s house.

And we had a Pokémon hospital.

My favorite might be my son, the carpenter’s.  His is the one on the left corner.  A pile of lumber waiting for the the house to be built.

We leave the supplies out so the work can continue as needed, I put them on a light weight folding table that we can shove out of the way if we have to.

But maybe pushing the table in front of the stairs wasn’t the best idea?  It became a doggie buffet.  

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Gingerbread wasn’t our only edible art. (Well, technically, we do not ever eat the gingerbread, but as far as media goes, I think the houses are in the “edible art” category, right?)

Thia brought over supplies to craft fruit and chocolate bouquets that were delicious, vegan, and lovely. Plus, the shape cutters and other items needed were gifted to me, so I can make my own bouquets in the future!  Thanks, Thia!

And then there is this cottage creation.  We started work on transforming my husband’s office.  Fresh paint, new floors, blinds, light fixtures, and furniture are all in the works.  Photos to come, for sure.