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Faux Gingerbread House

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Hi friends,

Have you checked out the #MerryBlogmas link parties yet? There’s some awesome creativity happening over there! To celebrate Blogmas in my own way, and continue with my Holiday Hootenanny, I’ve decided to post once a day leading up to Christmas! This week’s party is all about decor so get ready for some awesome Christmas decor posts headed your way!

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Last year was my first Christmas in my new home and I worked on transitioning my decorations to match the color scheme. My old Christmas colors were a traditional red, white, and silver, but my new colors are, what I like to refer as, “Candy Coated”. Think the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker; lots of pastels.

I love gingerbread houses as part of anyone’s Christmas decor, but I hate how they’re only good for one season. Sure, you could purchase a faux gingerbread house for a couple hundred dollars, but why not DIY it? I wanted one to match my Christmas theme and colors, so that’s exactly what I did!

Supply List

  • one piece of 24″ x 36″ foam core
  • x-acto knife
  • gingerbread house template
  • brown spray paint, flat finish
  • hot glue gun & glue sticks
  • paper straws
  • white puffy paint
  • round beads, various pastel colors
  • small, faux candy
  • a piece of white foam

Instructions

1. I first created a template for the house itself. I can be downloaded for free here.

2. I cut out the template pieces, traced them on a piece of foam core, and cut them out with an x-acto knife. I’ve found the best way to cut foam core is to score it 3 times. Once all of the pieces were cut, I spray painted them brown. Let dry.

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3. Time to put the house together! I used hot glue to attach the front, back, sides and roof together with paper straws. Let dry.

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4. Now it’s time to decorate! I went to a couple different craft stores to grab various items that I liked.

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5. I started with the roof. I used the white puffy paint as frosting and created “shingles”. Let dry. I then took round beads in pastel colors and applied them to the edges, alternating colors.

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6. I then worked on the front since it would have the most decoration. I first used the puffy paint to create some “architectural” features of lines and dots. I also drew a door and 2 windows on either side. I glued some faux mini donuts and candy canes to the top as well. To finish, I did a couple doodles to fill in the empty space.

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7. Next came the sides. I didn’t want a ton of fanciness there, so I just did a simple, square window with some swirls for the shutters.

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8. For the back, I recreated the “architecture” that was in the front as well as the candy and doodles, but only in puffy paint. I added a window as well.

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8. I planned on displaying it on my great grandmother’s cake stand, but I didn’t want it directly on it. I cut out a circle of white foam to place on top.

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I’m absolutely crazy about this! I love that this is completely customized to my decor theme and colors! Now I’m craving gingerbread… ;)

Be sure to stop by the #MerryBlogmas decor link party and link up your most festive posts!

<3 Chelc 

Comments

  4. This is such a cute idea !!! I love it!
    Coming from the Raising Homemaker Link-up.
    Thanks for sharing. :)
    Sarah (www.sarahefrazer.com)

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