Finally my mission to make a gingerbread house is completed...:)! But I have to say it was a LOT of work of several days. I am nevertheless happy with the result of my first gingerbread house ever. Well..., it's actually not really my 'first' gingerbread house, I tried to make one last year on Christmas Eve and thought I would be able to do everything in one night (template, baking, decorating, etc), but after one of the roofs broke and fell apart, I gave up completing the house. This year I was wiser and gave myself several days to complete the gingerbread house project.





The gingerbread house in the making...



The house after I added some sugar icing, sweets and muesli for the chimney.


Bilbo's house from The Hobbit, German Fachwerkhaus and of course Hansel and Gretel's candy house came into my mind when I decorated the gingerbread house.



Can you see why? Does the round 'oreo' cookie door remind you of Bilbo's little house? - at least a little bit... ;)


Hopefully the handpainted timber makes it look like a Fachwerkhaus.


And the candy-covered roof like the witch's house in Hansel and Gretel....



I will not write much as I am at the moment in my MIL's house. But I want to wish you all a lovely Christmas time with your family and friends.


And one more time, in German, Frohe Weihnachten, lovely readers :)!




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41 comments:

Swathi said...

Beautiful ginger bread house, last time when Imade them they remain only for a photo shoot and collasped after that.

jose manuel said...

Que arte madre mía, esto es una verdadera joya.

Felices fiestas. Besos

j3ss kitch3n said...

oh my oh my! this is such a gorgeous handmade gingerhouse CG!

Anncoo said...

Perfect job! The ginger bread house looks very beautiful.
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays :)

hanushi said...

Wow... This is a superb ginger bread house... Looks like pop-out from story book!!!

Jean said...

you go girl! that's a lot of hard work! Love the colors and it looks so fairy tale like :)

Shirley @ Kokken69 said...

When I was in US a few weeks back, our office had a gingerbread house contest. If you had submitted yours, you would have won hands-down! Great job! Happy Holidays to you and your family!

Esther said...

This is beautiful! I love all the decorations you so carefully put on it. What a cute house! Merry Belated Christmas and Happy New Years!

Kitchen Corner said...

Wow! That's very fun ginger bread house!! Happy Xmas to you and have a blessed new year!

Jess @ Bakericious said...

CG, the gingerbread house is gorgeous, you have done a perfect done! Merry Xmas and Happy New Year!

Jen (Tastes of Home) said...

wow what an ambitious and gorgeous project! Love the round cookie door hehe..Happy Holidays to you and your family!!

Veny said...

astaga akhirnya Ginger Bread HOuse jadi juga , lucu n cakep banget .. g mau donk (minta mulu) hehehee
Merry Chritmas & happy New Year yah ...

My Little Space said...

OMG, I'm so proud of you! You did such a fantastic job here. I'm so wanna to take a bite on those sweet little stuffs around the candy house. lol! haha.... Wishing you a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year. May all the good things coming to you in year 2011. Have a great holiday!
Blessings, Kristy ((hugs))

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...

That looks brilliant! I love the little details like the wreath too and the attic window details too! :D Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Little Inbox said...

Wow, it's so amazing! You've done a really good job!

Mochachocolata Rita said...

wowwww top bgttt n happy holidayzzzz

MaryMoh said...

Wow...what a beautiful gingerbread house!!! Well Done! I thought it but never tried to make it...too challenging! I think I won't eat it if I ever make one :D Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Anonymous said...

Salutations to you on your patience and probably long hours of hard work.

Happy New Year to you and your family !
melanie

Christine Wu said...

AWESOME! You should be an architect too ;)

eatgreek.net said...

I love these houses! they are so lovely!
you have done an excellent work! (^_^)

Jeannie said...

That is so gorgeous! I love it very much! So charming! Happy New Year to you:D

Mary said...

What a wonderful creation. You did a really terrific job with the house. It adds a really festive air to the holiday. Have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary

Charmaine said...

Amazing! I love the chimney.

jen cheung said...

lovely piece of art work! I did one last year but it failed :(


Have a lovely day up ahead.
jen @ www.passion4food.ca

Madhura Manoj said...

Beautiful...1st time here.U r having a lovely blog.Happy to follow u.

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Treat and Trick said...

It is really worth your hard work, beautiful and fantastic! Happy New Year..

Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets said...

What a lovely gingerbread house! All the details are really great. Maybe I'll try to make one next year. Never been brave enough yet 8).

Ellie (Almost Bourdain) said...

What a lovely gingerbread house! Love the attention to details.

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Belzy said...

OMG!!! Gileeee keren banget sin......bused dehhhh salut oyyy bisa ampe bener2 detail gitu plus rame gingerbread house nya :). Kerennnn.....:).

ehiya btw, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year yah sin :)

tigerfish said...

It is just too beautiful! I can keep that forever :)

Happy New Year

Smita Srivastava said...

A very Happy new year to you n ur family , loved going thru ur wonderful blog !!!

- Smita
www.littlefoodjunction.blogspot.com
(fun foods for little eaters

ken bakes said...

Wow! Hard work paid off but could you bear to eat it after that? It's an artwork!

Cooking Gallery said...

@ Ken - No, I can't bear to eat it, it's just to much work...;)!!

Les rêves d'une boulangère (Brittany) said...

I am gasping over your gingerbread house. It is absolutely ADORABLE and a really beautiful piece of work. I am so impressed.

Happy New Year! Look forward to seeing what other creations you make in 2011.

Selba said...

Wow!!! That's a really awesome gingerbread!!!

It's a bit late.. but it's OK to say: Frohe Weihnachten! :)

Manja said...

Wow fantastisch, wie vom richtigen Konditor...viel zu schade zum essen^^

retete- ina said...

very nice,super,You did such a fantastic job here

Xinmei @ Pudding Pie Lane said...

WOW!!! I'm going to make a house type cake for a friends birthday soon, I've now got my insipration, I hope to make something as good as this! :)

Kath (My Funny Little Life) said...

Oh, wow! My mom and I used to make Gingerbread houses every year for Christmas when I was little, and sometimes we fixed some translucent red paper in the windows and put fairy lights (?) - you know, these chains of small electric lights - inside so the windows were glowing. Hänsel and Gretel usually were two gummibears fixed with icing in front of the door. My mom would also make gingerbread trees, and then we fixed everything on a big plate of baked gingerbread (half of a big baking tray just for the ground) and had the house and the garden with fence and gingerbread firs on there. The best part was of course garnishing everything with plenty of colorful Smarties, gummibears, and sugar pearls.

Ah, childhood memories ... :)

DV said...

WOW!!! This is so awesome!!! Lovely and gorgeous Gingerbread house! :) Makes me nostalgic!

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