{"id":9924,"date":"2016-03-24T13:36:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T20:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/?page_id=9924"},"modified":"2021-08-10T17:48:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T00:48:40","slug":"gingerbread-gallery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/?page_id=9924","title":{"rendered":"Faux Gingerbread Houses &#8211; Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <a href=\"\/blog\/?tag=faux-gingerbread-houses\">on my blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t#foogallery-gallery-9910 .fg-image {\r\n        width: 300px;\r\n    }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t#foogallery-gallery-9910 .fg-image {\r\n        width: 300px;\r\n    }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-gutter-10 fg-center fg-default fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-small fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom fg-ready\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-9910\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" data-fg-common-fields=\"1\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread70.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.\" data-attachment-id=\"9919\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread70\/4061514790.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread71.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.\" data-attachment-id=\"9916\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread71\/3990577708.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread72.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.\" data-attachment-id=\"9923\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread72\/3345419430.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread73.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.\" data-attachment-id=\"9921\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread73\/2439997183.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread74.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.\" data-attachment-id=\"9922\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread74\/2715923298.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread75.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.\" data-attachment-id=\"9920\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread75\/4159297851.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread76.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.\" data-attachment-id=\"9918\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread76\/2492691426.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread65.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"Here&#039;s a close-up on some of the embellishments. Almost everything on this house came from Michaels.\" data-attachment-id=\"9912\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread65\/2430577498.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Here's a close-up on some of the embellishments. Almost everything on this house came from Michaels.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread55.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"Close-up on the front door. The &quot;snow&quot; on the porch is a product named Snow-Tex, with glitter sprinkled over it.\" data-attachment-id=\"9911\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread55\/2467908379.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Close-up on the front door. The \"snow\" on the porch is a product named Snow-Tex, with glitter sprinkled over it.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread77.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"The faux gingerbread house on display next to my Christmas breadbox.\" data-attachment-id=\"9917\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread77\/2338184680.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The faux gingerbread house on display next to my Christmas breadbox.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread45.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"This is the house my mom decorated, another Michaels puzzle house.\" data-attachment-id=\"9915\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread45\/1784122519.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This is the house my mom decorated, another Michaels puzzle house.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread46.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"This is the house my mom decorated, another Michaels puzzle house.\" data-attachment-id=\"9914\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread46\/1144077623.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This is the house my mom decorated, another Michaels puzzle house.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/gingerbread47.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" data-caption-desc=\"This is the house my mom decorated, another Michaels puzzle house.\" data-attachment-id=\"9913\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" title=\"Faux Gingerbread House\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/gingerbread47\/1558524642.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22300%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20300%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Faux Gingerbread House<\/div><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This is the house my mom decorated, another Michaels puzzle house.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":8369,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9924","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9924"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9927,"href":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9924\/revisions\/9927"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}