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Welcome to the CraftyPod, a craft podcast all about making stuff.
In this show:
- All about making gingerbread houses, with Pam Harris (My mom!)
- Notes on how to bake it, how to build it, and how to decorate it.
- Cautionary tales from our family’s Gingerbread Disasters.
G-Bread Links:
- Martha’s gingerbread house gingerbread recipe.
- Martha also has this awesome cookie house project – smaller scale, less work, similar results!
- Here’s a giant photo gallery of gingerbread houses, for inspiration.
- Some nice detailed instructions from About.com.
- Another great tutorial, at Simply Recipes.
- Lifehacker has a nice tutorial, too.
- Recipes, blueprints, tips, and photos at Celebrating Christmas.com.
- Okay, just go look at this little modern gingerbread house.
- Or, you can just enjoy this awesome decorate-it-yourself online gingerbread house at Allsorts.
- Or, make one from felt!
- OOh, or, there’s Lion Brand’s cute little Crochet Gingerbread House.!
Oh yay! Your mom! And gingerbread houses! My mom and I have wanted to do this for YEARS. Years. Maybe we’ll finally do it this time. :)
Oh yay! Your mom! And gingerbread houses! My mom and I have wanted to do this for YEARS. Years. Maybe we’ll finally do it this time. :)
im not much for ginger bbread cookies. dont get me wrong i do love them but after slaving away over a house i dont want anything thats hard or crunchy.
today i ventured to make some ginger bread.
its really cakey but for some reason i didnt want to mix all the ingredients.
i took a box of carrot cake mix
and just sorta messed with it with molasses spices orange zest, baked it in mini loaves. and it turned out sooo delicious.
im not much for ginger bbread cookies. dont get me wrong i do love them but after slaving away over a house i dont want anything thats hard or crunchy.
today i ventured to make some ginger bread.
its really cakey but for some reason i didnt want to mix all the ingredients.
i took a box of carrot cake mix
and just sorta messed with it with molasses spices orange zest, baked it in mini loaves. and it turned out sooo delicious.
I am SO JEALOUS! I love gingerbread houses! I’m going to work on this right after the holiday cards, the inchies, the altered Christmas tins, and having a meal.
Thanks for all this candy!
Chris
I am SO JEALOUS! I love gingerbread houses! I’m going to work on this right after the holiday cards, the inchies, the altered Christmas tins, and having a meal.
Thanks for all this candy!
Chris
I loved this episode. And thanks for sharing the pitures with us.
I loved this episode. And thanks for sharing the pitures with us.
This was such a special podcast. I enjoyed it very much. What treasured memories you have with your Mom. Great job!
This was such a special podcast. I enjoyed it very much. What treasured memories you have with your Mom. Great job!
That was great. I’m a little envious of your years of gingerbread house making. My mum’s cookbook had a picture of one and I agitated for years to make it but could never persuade her. My mum is a good baker but can’t be bothered with that much fuss – and to be fair, considering that I had three younger brothers, I can kind of see her point.
That was great. I’m a little envious of your years of gingerbread house making. My mum’s cookbook had a picture of one and I agitated for years to make it but could never persuade her. My mum is a good baker but can’t be bothered with that much fuss – and to be fair, considering that I had three younger brothers, I can kind of see her point.
Oh my gosh, your little santa-guys are SO cute I could scream! =c)
I have never posted on your site before so Hello! and let me say that I absolutely love your podcast and website. I listen to your podcasts at work (which is not a good idea sometimes because I want to go home and craft stuff when I need to be working!).
Oh my gosh, your little santa-guys are SO cute I could scream! =c)
I have never posted on your site before so Hello! and let me say that I absolutely love your podcast and website. I listen to your podcasts at work (which is not a good idea sometimes because I want to go home and craft stuff when I need to be working!).
It was such a lovely interview! You are very lucky to have such a crafty (and funny!) mom. :-) I never made Gingerbreads houses as I don’t think this is a well-known craft in here, but it was so fascinating listening to how it is done. It looks like a lot of work but very rewarding and whimsical. :-)
It was such a lovely interview! You are very lucky to have such a crafty (and funny!) mom. :-) I never made Gingerbreads houses as I don’t think this is a well-known craft in here, but it was so fascinating listening to how it is done. It looks like a lot of work but very rewarding and whimsical. :-)
This is an amazing podcast. You guys are a hoot! :) My favorite part was your mother explaining how she made book stacks (with cardboard tops) to support the drying roof and commented that there may be a more scientifically accepted method. For a tiny moment, I imagined Gingerbread Scientists in their white lab coats making emphatic notes about improper roof support techniques. :)
I must say, I got a little teary-eyed at the end, too. You guys are so sweet. :)
This is an amazing podcast. You guys are a hoot! :) My favorite part was your mother explaining how she made book stacks (with cardboard tops) to support the drying roof and commented that there may be a more scientifically accepted method. For a tiny moment, I imagined Gingerbread Scientists in their white lab coats making emphatic notes about improper roof support techniques. :)
I must say, I got a little teary-eyed at the end, too. You guys are so sweet. :)
I haven’t listned yet, but thanks for the great links. I’m planning to make houses later this month, something like these perhaps?
http://www.getcrafty.com/blogs.php?user=evenstar&entry=5949
:-)
I haven’t listned yet, but thanks for the great links. I’m planning to make houses later this month, something like these perhaps?
http://www.getcrafty.com/blogs.php?user=evenstar&entry=5949
:-)
I loved the podcast with your mom. It was so swwet and charming – and reminded me of crafting time with my own mother. Thanks for sharing.
I loved the podcast with your mom. It was so swwet and charming – and reminded me of crafting time with my own mother. Thanks for sharing.
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What fun! How fortunate you are to have such a wonderful tradition. Thank you for sharing your experiences- you made me all teary eyed too!
BTW, we make gingerbread houses and we LOVE to eat them. That’s the best part! I’ll try to get photos to you this year.
What fun! How fortunate you are to have such a wonderful tradition. Thank you for sharing your experiences- you made me all teary eyed too!
BTW, we make gingerbread houses and we LOVE to eat them. That’s the best part! I’ll try to get photos to you this year.