Sunday was the Second Annual Gingerbread House Making Contest. We had a change of venues and it was held at Erin‘s house. It was very generous of her to hold it at her house as my apartment was very tight last year. Once again, it was very last minute and so there were several disappointed people who could not make it, but next year I’ve already announced it will be held on the friday after Thanksgiving. I’m also thinking of renting a space so no one has to worry about hosting. Above was the invitation I designed and emailed out to guests. I totally lifted those sample gingerbread houses on the invite from flickr users without asking, so shhhhh, don’t tell anyone.
Here are a few pictures from the event and you can view more here. There are two sets one from this year, one from last. I had a great time, although my house wasn’t quite finished by the time we started wrapping up. The fact that it stood on it’s own was a feat of astonishing proportions. While most of the construction I had to use a box of candy canes to prop it up.
Erin was a great host and made real gingerbread men, big and small. I forgot to get a picture of them so if you have one Erin, send it on over. Oh, and just like last year I didn’t take the greatest pictures. They are pretty blurry, but you will get the idea. The winner got a gift certificate from Panera and I made little buttons for everyone else.
