Making A Gingerbread House-Assemble The House

I'm ready to assemble the house.
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I made this batch of frosting
extra stiff, that way I have
no trouble putting my sides
together.  Truly, this frosting
is like super glue!
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I needed more frosting.  I added
the saved frosting, when I
started adding the powdered sugar
to the new batch.

I made a big fat log along one side

and the back of the bottom piece.



On the side piece, I made a log on

the edge that will butt up to the

back piece.

I put it in place and added the back

piece.  I then took a picture,

thank goodness for cement frosting!

This is how the outside looks.

This is called gappyosis.

I made a big log around the remaining

2 sides of the bottom piece and a

 log on the edge of the second side piece

 and butted it up against the back

piece.

I made a log along the exposed edges

 of the side pieces and attached

 the front section. 

To fix gappyosis, just make

snowballs or logs and fill in.

The inside doesn't look very

decorative.

So, I squiggled some logs along

the sides

and bottom edges.  This part really

isn't necessary, but hooray for

small hands.

I almost forgot to put the Santa

and tree inside. 

I let this dry a few hours.

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Patience!

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Time to attach the roof pieces.

I looked around for something just

the right height for propping the

roof pieces in place.  A can of Green

Giant corn with 4 napkins folded is

just what I need.

I squiggled logs on the 3

edges of the roof

put the roof piece in place.

Same thing for the other side.

I used Libby's spinach and

4 napkins.

Severe gappyosis.

I made a big wide squiggly log

all across the top.

I gently flattened it out with

 my finger.

The doorways are already

 set up, so I did a bit of

scraping.

I put a small log in the doorway

and a few blobs on the back of

the door 

and set it in place.  I did the other

door too.

Use your pastry brush to sweep

away wayward cinnamon, scrapings

or nonpareils.  The frosting on the

base is hard and dry.  I decided to

shorten my out building

to make a little dog house. 

I used a serrated knife to saw the

 bottoms off.  Not recommended

for the wee ones.

I assembled it the same way

 as the big house.

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"Well, Watson, we can but possess

our souls in patience and see

what the hour may bring."

Sherlock Holmes

I let them dry overnight.

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Now that the buildings are

rock hard, no need to worry

about knocking them over.

I have switched to my star tip.

I made a large squiggle on one

side of the roof.

The other side and bottom too.

I did the same to the other side.

The sides.

The eaves.  Anywhere I

thought it needed frosting!

This parts fun.

I made a big squiggle all across

the top.  Oops, that drooped.

Some little stars around the door. 

With the circle tip I made snowballs

around the edges of the sides.

I added bushes and shrubs

all the way around.  Corners too.

Then I made snowball drifts all around.

I wanted stoops for my doors.  I cut

candy cane sticks in the size needed.

and glued them down.

More snow drifts.

This corner is finished and ready for

a tree. 

The tree peels right off the foil.

It's so hard I don't even break a

star tip.

 This corner is very close to

the edge, so I made sure to save

room for my candy cane fence.

I did the same thing to the

to the dog house, except my

hubby couldn't resist the big

gumdrops so it has mostly

snowdrifts.

Out of frosting again.