Greg Cole
11-27-2007, 9:24 AM
I'll start this by saying I grew up in a house with a Martha Stewart kind of Mom.... hand sewn quilts, baked goods from scratch, weaving baskets and numerous other old school, traditional or "antiquated" ways of doing things.
A couple years ago she mentioned me maybe not remembering some of the things we used to to this time of year as we were talking about Holiday festivities etc..... baking gingerbread men & decorationing them (and yes putting them on the Christmas tree), making cookies-cookies & more cookies, home made candies & making gingerbread houses.
Well Mom, I remembered every single one of them fondly & vividly. And decided we'd make one for our house.... so the little dude and I have mode one for our house for the last few years.
LOML has been after me to make one or 2 to give away since I started making them a couple years ago.... which isn't exactly a small request (each one is 12-20 hours of time each, and yes I bake the gingerbread from scratch). Anyway, long story short I decided to build one to give to my "kiddygardeners" class to have as a Christmas decoration & LOML decided the other one I was making would be given to Childrens Mercy Hospital's Ward for Children here in Kansas City. I have yet to finish the one for Childrens Mercy, but I hope to get it done tonight. Ya could say I've glued on alot of "shingles" in the last few days.....
FWIW, the finished one is @ 10"W x 7"D x 9" H, I baked in some "stained glass" windows that are light up from the inside via a short section of "rope light". ;) The unfinished one is 12" W x 9"D x 10" H....
Cheers and Happy Holidays.
Greg
A couple years ago she mentioned me maybe not remembering some of the things we used to to this time of year as we were talking about Holiday festivities etc..... baking gingerbread men & decorationing them (and yes putting them on the Christmas tree), making cookies-cookies & more cookies, home made candies & making gingerbread houses.
Well Mom, I remembered every single one of them fondly & vividly. And decided we'd make one for our house.... so the little dude and I have mode one for our house for the last few years.
LOML has been after me to make one or 2 to give away since I started making them a couple years ago.... which isn't exactly a small request (each one is 12-20 hours of time each, and yes I bake the gingerbread from scratch). Anyway, long story short I decided to build one to give to my "kiddygardeners" class to have as a Christmas decoration & LOML decided the other one I was making would be given to Childrens Mercy Hospital's Ward for Children here in Kansas City. I have yet to finish the one for Childrens Mercy, but I hope to get it done tonight. Ya could say I've glued on alot of "shingles" in the last few days.....
FWIW, the finished one is @ 10"W x 7"D x 9" H, I baked in some "stained glass" windows that are light up from the inside via a short section of "rope light". ;) The unfinished one is 12" W x 9"D x 10" H....
Cheers and Happy Holidays.
Greg