GINGERBREAD HOUSE WITHOUT THE GINGERBREAD
I have several old birdhouses that I pick up at yard sales. Most of them only cost about one dollar. I was thinking...hummmmmm Maybe I can use it to replace the gingerbread and decorate it with candy. Saves so much time, no baking, measuring, cutting or gluing! It's not the ones you can eat but you can have a blast with the kids decorating them. With all the different birdhouses out there I bet you can make many different wonderful looking houses. After your finished you can spray with a clear lacquer paint then coat with a liquid polyurethane lacquer. Extras tips & ideas below Enjoy!
Provided by Janet Scott @JanetLeeScott
Categories Other Non-Edibles
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Here's what the house looked like in the beginning. The top was missing so I cut two pieces of cardboard and glued it on top.
- Cut your board to the size you want to decorate, make sure not to use one that bends.
- paint the board and house white. Glue the house in the position you want it. Lucky for me the board I picked had a hole in it, made a tree there! ****You may want to paint your house brown to resemble gingerbread, but be sure to paint it white first so your colors are even.
- Start decorating! You may have to stop and let the glue dry before you put more on. (I used pretzel rods broke in pieces for a stack of wood) Right here is where I stopped and will finish when the glue drys.
- Another angle....
- After your glue is dry, mix up your royal icing. start adding your snow. If it seems too thick add drops of water until it works for what you want.
- After the next day and it's good and dry spray your house and decorations with the urethane spray.
- This is after it's sprayed
- Another view.
- Tips and ideas: I have glued a windup music to the board, cut a hole in the door for the key to come out. It plays music! You can also cut a hole out through the bottom of your base board and put in a tiny light bulb (night light size).
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