nuttiwebgal Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 My Christmas project is the Village...although I did not add any more houses to it I did collect a few more people and such for it.... Emily you have inspired me to do one of those....I did my first real Gingerbread house a few days ago and I kept thinking its a dern shame this will be tossed after the holidays so if I cant get the next village for next yr I will definitely find a kit that is sameish scale and do one....sooooo nice I love them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 I was thinking that the quarter scale villages would make good gingerbread houses, since the backs are closed in you wouldn't have to worry about putting furniture inside. (I'm not planning to put anything inside but still had to spend time and use up paint making the insides look decent...) The pastry bag we used is a disposable kind. It came with 20 bags and four different tips. (We didn't throw away the tips after use though!) The spackle is a lightweight type by Dap. I don't have the exact name handy but I'll post it later. The consistency is kind of like whipped cream cheese or CoolWhip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Thanks for the info....Im thinking some for the kidos as well...the grandson helped me do a gingerbread train and he loved it.... this would be better...I already have quite a bit of candy....I have duplicate cake tips I thought could be used...the kit I got had a outline tip...I was thinking I need a star tip!! and the quarter scales would be sooo much fun! I love my village but a real gingerbread house be kewl to add into it! next yr holiday project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra from Olde Cape Cod Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 What a great idea! I have one of those creatology houses...that is definitely going to be a gingerbread house! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckMouse Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I haven't done much in mini-decorating this year. Even the main decorations are skimpy. Don't seem to have the energy for it. I did get our PartyLite Olde World Village up, which is all "miniature" - complete with an ice-skating rink this time. But The Appleby Cottage is getting ready for Christmas - although I don't think I'll be finished until Christmas Day! Grandma has already arrived and is cooking up a storm, and wealthy Uncle Rodney has arrived from the Big City with his little daughter. I'll post pictures when it's ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Emily, I had one of those little hanging baskets and gave it to my boss one year when we had a gift exchange. I've regreted it ever since. She wasn't worth that darling hanging basket. I also notice the Hallmark stove there too. hee hee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 I finished my gingerbread house and went totally off the deep end with frosting. It looks okay but I might have been happier with it when it was less insane. It was fun though. More pics and details on my blog: http://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/?p=9659 On 12/21/2015, 12:26:22, rodentraiser said: Emily, I had one of those little hanging baskets and gave it to my boss one year when we had a gift exchange. I've regreted it ever since. She wasn't worth that darling hanging basket. I also notice the Hallmark stove there too. hee hee. The hanging basket isn't too expensive if you want to buy yourself another one! They sell for $10 or less on eBay. I made the Christmas roombox last year. It also has a Hallmark fridge and a few other small ornaments. More pics in my gallery: http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/index.php?s=064d87a0be0b46fd53e1daa49491e7f5&app=gallery&album=7109 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckMouse Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I decorated my Appleby Cottage for Christmas, and uploaded 8 pictures to my album. Only one "stuck". If I find a few extra hours of time, I'll try to redo the others. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 The Appleby cottage's Christmas looks very Victorian! The gingerbread house looks good enough to eat... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otterine Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 The cottage looks great! I set up a holiday scene in the barn today. Here on Greenleaf: http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=gallery&module=gallery&controller=browse&album=4448 And, my blog: http://www.otterine.com/blog/blog1.php/a-quiet-little-christmas 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 Love the scene, Brae! Great use of that Hallmark fridge (which I've found is slightly too small when you put it next to 1:12 kitchen stuff...) CJ - love it! Is the girl playing with a dollhouse she got for Christmas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckMouse Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 On 12/25/2015, 1:13:47, fov said: CJ - love it! Is the girl playing with a dollhouse she got for Christmas? No, this is the visiting cousin. Her dad is the gentleman downstairs. Emily, on the steps, had to come downstairs to see her uncle, and her cousin ran upstairs to see her aunt and the dollhouse - probably not in that order! (unfortunately, Auntie and Emily are permanently-seated resin dolls) This Christmas I realized that this is first actual "house" I have to decorate! My other builds are places of business. It was fun decorating it and adding people to it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueirishmoon Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Emily, I don't think you went insane with the "frosting"! And if you did, it just adds to the realism. Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otterine Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Thanks, Emily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriJohn Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 oh my, these gingerbread houses are totally adorable! I've used that snow tex product and I really like it. These are just great. I love the piped spackle! I've got to do that with my kids next year of course it won't look like those but we'll have so much fun. And then get it out each year and you could add to it each year! I love the Appleby Cottage too! What a cute name. You have it all arranged so perfectly, CJ. Brae, your scene is so cute. I love that fridge too - like what we had on the back porch at our farm. It was still running strong in the 80s and up until the day my grandparents unplugged it. Those little mice all snuggled in their beds! I'm working on some of those ornament boxes myself right now. They have been so much fun. I haven't put the bead ornaments in yet though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otterine Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Thanks so much! I know those mice are going to need their own house someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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