Gingerbread House

Decorating By leah_s Updated 6 Dec 2009 , 7:54pm by BooBooKitty

leah_s Posted 4 Dec 2009 , 11:37pm

I rarely post pics here but I'm pleased with how this one came out.
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BooBooKitty Posted 4 Dec 2009 , 11:41pm

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I love it..

JanH Posted 4 Dec 2009 , 11:55pm

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You're too modest, that's a great gingerbread firehouse!

Bijoudelanuit Posted 5 Dec 2009 , 3:27am

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It's great!!! I love your firehouse!

BooBooKitty Posted 5 Dec 2009 , 6:44am

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An homage to Engine Co. No. 7 which was closed earlier this year in spite of neighborhood protests. It was the longest continually operating firehouse in the country until it's closing. 1871 - 2009

WOW it was open for that long and they closed it down??? How sad

I wish I could work Bake gingerbread, just to much trouble for me for things we not gonna eat.. lol.. Im just slow at it and have to cheat with the prebaked..

I do love your firestation.. And those trees? how did you do that is it fondant? took another look.. no way is that fondant.. lol. what is it? Did they come like that? Hope you don't mind me asking so many questions. lol..

alliebear Posted 5 Dec 2009 , 6:55am

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those are candy cane trees! i have seen them in my local dollar store. just a regular candy cane twisted into a tree shape.

Cathy26 Posted 5 Dec 2009 , 2:03pm

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Leah that house is absolutly amazing, i havent worked with gingerbread before and that is so clean and perfect!

BooBooKitty Posted 6 Dec 2009 , 4:59am

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Originally Posted by alliebear

those are candy cane trees! i have seen them in my local dollar store. just a regular candy cane twisted into a tree shape.

Thank you.. That was driving me crazy.. lol.. I am going to have to look for those trees to use around our preboxed gingerbread houses.