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For Christmas 2013, I made my first 2 gingerbread houses. I had so much fun making them! Then in November 2014 I posted the pics from last year and ended up with 9 people wanting them for Christmas. I had an extreme amount of fun! Bring on Christmas 2015! This series of pictures is my gingerbread village from start to very end….
I have a time lapse video on YouTube of the decorating process…..well worth watching!

More info: youtu.be

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    Let’s start with the basics

    Boards, piping bag, pure icing sugar…just the very start

    Still getting ready!

    All gingerbread made from scratch. I ended up having to make 9 lots of gingerbread

    Only SOME of the lollies I needed!

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    I actually used about double this for all 7 houses and 2 sleighs

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    Baking begins!

    I baked every night after work for almost a week!

    Still baking!

    I’m telling you, having to make your own everything for a construction is quite fulfilling!

    Reindeer

    I made some reindeer for the sleighs, turned my back to open the oven, and the thought of going into the oven, they pooped themselves!

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    It’s a construction zone!

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    Oops, looks like I’m missing some pieces! Better bake some more.

    Ohhh look! An IKEA flat pack gingerbread house!

    All I need is an Allen key!

    Construction begins

    Took me a while, but I finally found a good use for my wine glasses.

    Village takes shape

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    Stage one of construction complete!

    Still building

    And some tenants have moved in. My houses are like mini piñata’s.

    Some more construction

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    Each hous is different!

    Tennants

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    Oh lookie! Lollies on the inside too!

    Sleighs also taking shape

    Santa carries a lot of candy!

    Gardeners have a job too

    Before my very expensive gardeners got to the construction site

    Amazing

    My gardeners are worth it! All completely edible.

    Starting to take shape

    The village is beginning to look presentable!

    Safety first!

    When working on a construction site, one must always be safe!

    Sleigh number one

    Sleigh number two

    House number one

    House number two

    House number three

    House number four

    House number five

    House number six

    Oops…Santa is stuck in the chimney!

    House number seven

    My little village is complete!

    The very proud builder!

    Ready to deliver

    All packed up ready to deliver!

    Just in case

    I had this sign in the back window of my car. Precious cargo on board!