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Decorating gingerbread houses with fondant is a quick way to add some color to your house, and because it's made from sugar, it's another edible element in your decorating toolbox. What is...

Gingerbread house kits weren't around when I was a kid, but they're all over the place now. I hadn't used them before I started this website, and I learned pretty quickly that they can be improved....

Making clear windows for a gingerbread house is a cute detail, and it also allows you to put things inside the house or to add lights to illuminate the windows. There are a couple of ways to make...

When you're decorating your gingerbread house, it's the little touches that make it more fun for the people who are looking at it later. Doing landscaping and adding miniature details will also let...

The classic way to glue a gingerbread house together is to use royal icing, which is a decorator icing that dries hard and acts as an edible glue. Royal icing isn't the same as regular cake icing, so...

There are a few ways to glue a gingerbread house together, but if you want a solid bond and you're not concerned with keeping everything edible, you might have thought about using hot glue. Can...