For Christmas 2015, my mom and I decorated two Michaels puzzle houses to look like faux gingerbread. I built the houses and painted them with gingerbread-colored paint that had mortar mixed in to add texture. We decorated them with fake candy and decorations and piped spackle through a frosting bag. The results look good enough to eat! Read more about the project on my blog.
![Faux Gingerbread House Faux Gingerbread House](https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/cache/gingerbread70/4061514790.jpg)
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
![Faux Gingerbread House Faux Gingerbread House](https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/cache/gingerbread71/3990577708.jpg)
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
![Faux Gingerbread House Faux Gingerbread House](https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/cache/gingerbread72/3345419430.jpg)
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
![Faux Gingerbread House Faux Gingerbread House](https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/cache/gingerbread73/2439997183.jpg)
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
![Faux Gingerbread House Faux Gingerbread House](https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/cache/gingerbread74/2715923298.jpg)
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
![Faux Gingerbread House Faux Gingerbread House](https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/cache/gingerbread75/4159297851.jpg)
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
![Faux Gingerbread House Faux Gingerbread House](https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/cache/gingerbread76/2492691426.jpg)
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
![Faux Gingerbread House Faux Gingerbread House](https://www.emilymorganti.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/cache/gingerbread65/2430577498.jpg)
Faux Gingerbread House
Here's a close-up on some of the embellishments. Almost everything on this house came from Michaels.