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 made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
Faux Gingerbread House
Faux gingerbread house made from a Michaels puzzle house, fake candy, and spackle frosting.
Faux Gingerbread House
Here's a close-up on some of the embellishments. Almost everything on this house came from Michaels.
Faux Gingerbread House
Close-up on the front door. The "snow" on the porch is a product named Snow-Tex, with glitter sprinkled over it.
Faux Gingerbread House
The faux gingerbread house on display next to my Christmas breadbox.
Faux Gingerbread House
This is the house my mom decorated, another Michaels puzzle house.
Faux Gingerbread House
This is the house my mom decorated, another Michaels puzzle house.
Faux Gingerbread House
This is the house my mom decorated, another Michaels puzzle house.