The Partiologist: Gingerbread House!

Gingerbread House!

What do you do with a gingerbread house that was never decorated for Christmas?

I don't know what you do, I turn it into a gingerbread LOVE SHACK for Valentine's Day!
 
Love Shack
 
 
While everyone is heading somewhere warm, I'll be heading to the LOVE SHACK!
 
 
 
The flowers are blooming and grass is growing, so I'm pretty sure it's in the tropics.
 
 
 
And LOVE is written all over it!
 
 
So many reasons to go...
 
 
Even the roof is full of love!
 
 
The grass is surrounding the cobblestone walk to the front door.  It's a Love Shack for sure.
And I'm going.  You want to come too?
 

This is where I started and then three days later, I was finished.
Yep, that's the tutorial.
 
Love Shack, Baby Love Shack!
 



26 comments :

  1. I can totally believe it took you three days to decorate this house. OMG, it is absolutely beautiful. It's so neat and everything is perfectly piped. I'm in awe of your skills. Wow! Pinning.

    Beth @ Hungry Happenings

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    1. Thanks Beth, I'll confess, I didn't work on it all day each day but I did work on it for three days. The sides kept falling apart when I was building it. I almost quit and ate it!!

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    2. What cutters did you use for Love?

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    3. I just added the link to the cutters! :)

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  2. I think that I can hear the B52's singing in the background! This is waaaay too perfect to be called a 'shack' ;) Absolutely adorable and I bet it smells good too!

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  3. Adorable and perfect. LOVE everything about it!! from,twobeautifulgirls

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  4. I've done the same thing before with cheap gingerbread houses that we bought after the holidays. But, yours is the most gorgeous Love Shack I have ever seen!! It belongs in a magazine! Really stunning! Love your tutorial, too :)

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    1. Thanks Michelle - Ha ha - so happy you love my tutorial! :)

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  5. Well, I have two gingerbread houses in my cupboard that didn't get decorated...Now I'm so excited to use your idea and give it a try for Valentines Day! Thanks for thinking outside the "house" !!!
    Annette

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    1. Good luck and thanks, I think outside the house most of the time! :)

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  6. aww c'mon GET OUT! SHUT UP! this house absolutely and totally belongs on the cover of a magazine. aw heck YOU should have your own magazine Kim. i would buy an infinity subscription!!! :>O

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    1. Well, it makes me so happy you think it belongs on the cover of a magazine! :0

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  7. Absolutely love your Love Shack! Great work :)

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  8. I love this! I just packed away the gingerbread houses we didn't get decorated at Christmas time and now thinking I should go unpack them and let the kids decorate them for Valentine's day! Thank you for such a great idea. It is absolutely beautiful and I totally agree that it should be featured on a magazine cover!

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  9. This is so cute! Now the love shack song is stuck in my head! I love the colors, hearts on top and the heart shutters! Pinning now!

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  10. DARLING!
    I just love gingerbread houses and probably could just have a website full of them! (Sharon) Thanks for sharing with us on Simply BeBetsy - so much fun - hope to see you again real soon.
    Sharon and Denise

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    1. I can't wait to link up more, thanks for stopping by!

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  11. The details are amazing and everything looks so perfect! Also love the grass - is it just colored sugar smoothed out? Pinning this to my Sweet Houses board:) Thanks for linking to the Craftastic Monday party at Sew Can Do!

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    1. You're so sweet! Yes, the grass is colored sanding sugar, thanks for pinning!

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  12. hey Kim! i picked you as a fave for the valentine link party i cohosted! YAHOO!
    http://www.designdazzle.com/2014/02/valentine-link-party-favorites/

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    1. WOO HOO - Thank you so much Lisa -that is the best Valentine Treat EVA!

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