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.