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Shelf Sitters & Mini Gingerbread Houses

Gingerbread Dreams Deborah Milne Grace Publications Contents Let's Get Started Roof Designs Edible Gingerbread Houses Gingerbread Recipes Grandma's Gingerbread Sugar Cookies Royal Icing 2 Story Shelf Sitter Small Shelf Sitter Patterns Wide Shelf Sitter Gingerbread Chalet Harry's Express The Snow's House Santa's Sleigh Birdhouse Ornaments Cookie Ornaments Mine Houses Card And Napkin Holder Table Accessories

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Ouakef Gr.y and Whit, acrylic: paint. Squeez. somt SCnbbln Shiny White paint into the gaps between the shingles. Use a toothpick to spread paint around In ttle gaps. Do not fi� gaps. Finish dec:orflting ttl. roof as specifted in the individual project instructions.

ROOF DESIGNS Candy Roof Ptiak, Mool of1t1e houses have candies gtued aJoog lop 01 roof peak. Cui roof pieces and glue es shown In Oiagram3.

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$Ize 01 the gingerbread house. make a lingle or double recipe 01 "Royal Icing" (�oo page 8). I(eep the icing cowred at aD times. WINDOWS" c...t windoYt' shapes Irom

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MAIN HOUSE· Paint one side 01 roof pieces with White acrytic paint. When dry. glue the main house pieces toge1t1er. making sure the white side 01 roof pieces are facing up when you glue Ihem in place.

Paint the trim under the maln house's roof eaves using 1t1e 'Star Trim' lectmique. attad'lirlg silWlr beads wtllkl the paste is still wet. 7.

HOUSe AOOInONS . Paint one 6io'e of all roof pieces with White acrylic paint. When dry. glue 1M house add;�on, l(!ge1t1er. making sura Ihe wtllte ,ide 01 roof pieces are facing up when you glue them in place. Glue a house addition to each side 01 main house.

Decorata Rool, MAIN HOUSe· Slarting with groan and a1lernating with red. glue thlrleen 112' round gumballs along lop of rool peak. Gille a 3/4' pepperminl at roof peak on front and back 01 house, \hen glue 3/8"1181 gumballs in place .Iong the edges of roof (a"emato green lind red).

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HOUSE AOOlTlONS - Starting with red aoo altemadng with green, glue bur 112" round gumbal. along top 0I1OOf peak 01 eadl house addition, Glue a 318" peppermint atlront 01 roo peak on each addition, then glll6 t/4" flal gumballs In place along Ironl edge of rOO (alternate green and red). SNOW ON ROOFS - Place the chimney on rool 01 main house (do nol glue). When you get it positioned properly, draw a pencil line IIfOUfId the base 01 chimney and Mt It aside. Using I apatuia and Deeoratiflg Pastl,

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COYer area where chimney wiQ be glued. Work lillY careluly around the candies on peaks and lront edges 01 roof .

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MAIN HOUSE - Press seven 318- red flal gumballs into snow on chimney side 01 rool and nine on the other side 01 roof.

HOUSE AODITIONS - Press two 318" red Iial gtJmballs into snow on each ollha side rools. 8.

Decorate Wood Balle Use the lf4" plywood piece lor the base. Painl the top of base with White acrylic paint. GllJB the house to base. Using Decora�ng Paste and a spatula, apply. 31IS" tt-kk Iayef of "snow". Immediately press the trees. bushes and sidewalk pieces into the SIIOW. Aller the snow has dried. loosen Ind remove trees and bushes, then gtlJB back in place.

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WOOD NEEDED Train - �ar

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FLAT GUMBALLS 114" i1;miture buttons - 20 green, 4 red 31S"lurniture buttons - 12 green, 12 re d

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ENGINE · Glue roof pieces in place. Paint the trim under rool eaves (p.4). Glue the 1 114" 00weI sideways to the lronl ot engine. Paint holly leaves and berries. Glue a 3/4" peppermint to the front 01 eoglne. Encircle the peppermint with eight '14" lIat gumballs, alterna�ng green and red. Paint "Round Ball Trim' between each Ilat gumball, attaching silver beads wt1ile paint Is still weI. Cut a t ' and t 318" long piece of peppermint stick., glue to engine lor smoke stacks, !hen gtue a round green gumbal on top 01 each smoke stack. Glue twelve 318' Ital gumballs around top edge ot engine rool, alternating green and red.

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Open up :3 of the screw eyes usirlg a pair 01 needle nose pliera Scfew the 'open' screw ayes Inlo the center lront of base 00 Car 2, Car :3 and the caboose. Screw the 'unopened' screw eyes Into the center back 01 base on engine, Car 2 and Car 3. Attach cars, then use your needle nose pliers 10 close Ihe open screw eyes.

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CABOOSE · Glue .oof pieces in place. Paint the Irim under the roof eaves (p. 4). Glue 3/8' Iial gumbatls around lop edge ot osboose rool, alternating green and red. All CARS · Pail'll trim around bottom 01 each car USing 'Round Ball Trim' technique, attaching silver beads wt1ile paill Is still wet. S.

Apply Snow Apply Fantasy Snow to the rools oj the engine and caboose, on !he front pa.1 01 the engine and to !he top edges and down the sides ot Cars 2 and 3. WOtk vary carelully around the 'osndies' - you don't WlnllO COYer !hem up completely.

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CUi eight 3 114" long pieces of 114" dowel. Glu8 8 114" green flat gum08ll lO the cel'ller hole ot each wheel. then attach a wt1&e1 to each end 01 dowel pieces. ENGtNE · Glue on8 wheel ll&Sembly to lhe bottom ot base about 3/4' from bad< edge. Glue the second wheel assembly about 2' apart from the fitSl. CABOOSE, CAR 2 & CAR 3 . Glue one ...meel asserrtlly to the bottom 01 baH about 3/4' trom front edge. Gtue the second wheel assembly about 2" apart from the tltst. 7.

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WOOD NEEDED HoU$e Poplar •

114' x 8" x 2' pieces · 2 Base . Plywood 114' x 14' x 14' pillCe BITS lie PIECES l ' WoocIe! S!a, . 1 3/4' Wood Fumlture 6oJ11ons · 24

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Preparation Transfer patterns to poplar wood. Cut. sand end stain all pieces. Transler the locatioo of windows and the decorating details to wood pieces.

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Paint as followS WINDOWS - Black WOODlET STAR · Antique Gold PEPPERMINTS

314" furnilure buttons - Design of yom choice ROUND GUMBAllS: 112" wooden balls - 1 2 green, 1 2 red PEPPERMINT STICK - 5/16' dowel (581 aside) SIDEWALK · 3 of lhe 1

112' wooden nickels

mEES 3. BUSHES - 2' prim�ive woodlet hearts and the 1 114' and 314' woodlel hearts

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Refer to color picture " pattern, as YOII work. Glue the peppermints to the front of house and the woodlet star to the back of house. Paint the "scalloped" design on front and back 01 housa following 'Eave Trim' inSln.Jctions. Use the 'Round Ball Trim'techniqua, attaching pearl beads while painl is still wet. Add trim around woodlat star using 'Round Ball Trim' techniqua. Paint the holly leaves and berries on ttle front and sides 01 house.

4. Door & Window TrIm Glue the door in plaoo 011 frQl1t 01 house. Peint the 'Cross-Buck Design & Wreath' on the center . front of door. Paint the trim eroond outside edge of door end windows using the 'Round Ball Trim' technique, attaching pearl beads while Itle paint is still wet. S. Assembly Glue the house pieces together. Lei dry, then glue rool pieces in place. Meesure, cuI end attach a peppermint s�ck to each corr.er of house.

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continued 6. Decorate Rool Shingle the roof using 40 wooden nickels. Cut lour of the nickels in naH. Starting with green and alternating with rad, glue Iourleen 1/2" round gumbaJis along top of roof peak. Glue a peppermint to Iront of roof peak at !rorl! and back of house, then glue peppermints in place aloog 'roo! and back edge of roof. Apply Fantasy Snow to oot!om of each shingle and up to gumballs and peppermints. Apply Sparkle Glaze to the en�re roof. Paint the trim urlder roof eaves and dowrl front edges of flIlPpermint sticks (p. 4). 7. Snowpeople Paint the doll bodies with While acrylic paint. Blush the cheeks using makeup blush and yoor finger. Dip-dot both people's eyes, buttons and the snowman's mouth wiltl Black. Paint snowlady's mouth Cardinal Red. Paint the eyebrows and eyelashes Black. SNOWMAN · Make a tiny carrot from the orange Fimo clay and bake. GIUB to snowman's face. Glue a 3/8" wide strip of fabric aroond black fall hal for a hatband.

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head. Glue a 1/2" wide strip of plaid fabric aroond sroowman'S neck for a scarf. CUI a small "V" at each end Of scarf. SNOWLA DY · Orill a 1/16" hole iro her faca, lI1ero glue a 1/4" piece of toothpick iroto hole for a nose. CUI a triangle of plaid fabric and �e it around her head lor a head scarf. Set sroowpeopte asida. 8. Decorate Wood Base Use the 1/4" plywood piece for the base. Glue the house to base. Using lI1e shaat rock compound or plaster, apply a 1/4" to 3116" thick layer of .snow".

Immediately press the trees, bushes. snowpeople, gumballs and sklewalk pieces into the snow (refer to color picture for

placement kleas). After lI1e snow has dried, Ioosero and ramove trees and bust1es, paint lI1e ·sroow·CQ\ltlred" base Wh�e, then glue pieces back iro place.

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Transfer panerns to poplar wood. CuI, &.Inti and Slain II pieces. Transler the location of 1hII 1'I'indow$ and the 0Iea'11ng details 10 wood pieees.

2. PIIIn1 as follow. WINDOWS - 81ack FLAT GUMBALLS 1/4' furniture buttons - All 10 red 318' /urniture buttons · 12 graen, 14 red

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ROUND GUMBALLS 1/2" wooden tlalls - 4 green, 3 red

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4. Door & Window Trim GhJe door in place on Iront 01 house.

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WINDOWS · Black

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SALT & PEPPER CAODY$10ES

Paint the trim around outside edge 01 door and windows using "Round Ball Trim" technique, attaching pearl beadS While paint is s1il1 wet.

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S. Decorate Roof Starting with green al roo! peak and alternating w�h red. glue flat gumballs along front edge of roof. Make a 'Snowy Roof with SilVer Beads'. Paint the trim under the

roofs' eaves (p. 4).

7. Decorate Wood Base Use the 5' " 3 1/2' poplar piece for the base. Glue house to base, about !)ftS' tram back edge. Cut one to th ree 2 7/S' x 1 3/8' spacers from poplar (depending on height of salt arld pepper shakers) and glue inside caddy to raise shakers. Apply Fantasy Snow behind area where trees and gingerbread boy and girl will be placed, then glue pieces in place. Finish applying Fantasy Snow over top of base. Press silver beads into the snow.

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