Gingerbread Glass Roof

The dimension of the house is 10 inches by 8 inches and it is 8 inches tall at the highest point with the two roof panels meet.

Gingerbread glass roof.

The gingerbread is rolled out and cut into two peaked pieces two sides and two roof sections and then baked. Candy tiled roof candy glass look windows and royal icing details like scallops fleur de lis and dots make you the master builder and take this house design over the top. The detailing on this gingerbread is so intricate and the stained glass windows with the merging colors of candy are stunning. You can make the cut outs for the glass as wide or narrow as you like but keep in mind that the wider the glass panels the thinner the frame the more delicate it will be.

There are a few ways to make stained glass windows for your gingerbread house. This year i did a little walmart shopping and picked up my gingerbread house supplies. Two maraschino cherries are the only extra dercorating item that is needed. I used the second method which i ll explain in more detail.

Before rolling out your raw gingerbread figure out how thick you want each piece to be. This year was the first time i used it but i really liked the results. 5 out of 5 stars 6 686 6 686 reviews. This holiday season create a gingerbread house that stands out from all others.

Decorate your gingerbread house craft with the half balls that look just like candy. Either crush and melt the candy on parchment paper and then adhere those pieces on the interior of the gingerbread house window openings or crush the candy and melt it while baking the gingerbread pieces. The tiny delicate icicles and the precise piping around the windows would take patience and a steady hand but i don t think anyone would disagree that the results are entirely worth it. Sometimes we get extravagant with stained glass windows and a gummi santa coming out of the chimney.

Cut an assortment of white and colored styrofoam balls in half. 6 cocoa brown silk 12mm table cut coin beads picasso finish opaque roof beads czech republic glass beads monkeyshinebeads. Fold the roof in half along the center line of the template. Check out our gingerbread roof selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our shops.

Apply glue and attach your roof to the top of the house. The gingerbread greenhouse is plenty sturdy even without the base. Then find something. Edible glass windows recipe this is the recipe i use to make clear glass windows for my houses.

White icing holds the house together and adds some snow on the roof and on the tree at the doorway. I snagged 4 packs of wrigley s extra polar ice gum because i thought the gum would make for the perfect gingerbread house roof.