DIY and Crafts — gingerbread

I told you I was adding glitter to everything this holiday season! These DIY mini glittered house ornaments are so cute and remind me of mini versions of these Studio DIY Christmas Village Houses. They are cute as all get out and take no time to make at all to make. But even better, just like most of the crafts that I do, you can customize the colors to match your decor. While I am a color loving gal, I could see these in black and white or a deep forrest green too! I mean, can you even with this cuteness?!...

This post, DIY Colorful Gingerbread House Advent Calendar, is sponsored by How Life Unfolds. Thank you for supporting the brands and organizations that keep me crafting all day long! Today I wanted to share this simple idea for a rainbow of colorful gingerbread houses turned into a DIY Colorful Gingerbread House Advent Calendar with you. Using white paper bags, just paint them any colors you choose, then use a white paint pen or chalk pen to draw on doors, windows, and snow. Add some number stickers to the doors for each day of the month. Then simply fill the paper bags...

It is our family tradition to decorate gingerbread houses every year. I still have yet to try making my own gingerbread houses, but why would I when I have found the best gingerbread house decorating kits out there?! Bakery bling has so many good kits. Everything from Santa’s surf shack, or a Moose lodge, to a cozy cottage. Plus the kits come with everything you need to decorate to your heart’s content. This year we went out of the normal and got the Santa’s surf shack kit. I had in my mind to do a palm beach inspired gingerbread house with pink...

Are you as obsessed with the bow trend as I am? It seams most people are as I can’t turn a corner without seeing bows on all the things. These gingerbread bow printables that I designed are the perfect way to partake in the bow trend for the holidays on the cheap. You can just print, cut and assemble. Then you can use the gingerbread bows to decorate gifts, create a garland, or hand on your tree! Just look bow cute they are! You would never guess seeing them how easy they are to make. Just print out the gingerbread...