I have never claimed to be a master crafter. As a matter of fact, I *stink* at crafting, but for some reason I still try to recreate things from Pinterest that I have absolutely no business attempting. My most recent Pinterest Failure is a Gingerbread House Village. I’ve seen some adorable, quaint Christmas Gingerbread House Villages on Pinterest and thought that by purchasing a pre-made kit from Joann’s I would be totally safe.
Purchasing a pre-made village would make up for my severe crafting deficiency, right? WRONG. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.
What we purchased and how the village is supposed to turn out:
What happens when Joanna & family do a Gingerbread Village:
See those little squares on the bottom? Those were supposed to be a house, but a piece dropped on the floor and the dog ate it before we could salvage it. Instead of the fourth house, we have Christmas Gingerbread RAFTS, placed in front of Gingerbread Sheds. Oh well.
That’s okay! I bet the kids had fun! 😉
They did Chrystal! 😀
Ours last Christmas eve looked worse! And the one we got together fell apart in 10 minutes! I think I might try graham crackers this year.
I think they look great! It is all about the fun activity…not necessarily the final outcome!! 😉
If you let kids help they will never look like the picture! I consider myself a great crafter and my gingerbread house last year was shamefull!
I have tried doing things from Pinterest but it’s always a failure. Haha that’s okay though, it still looks good! 🙂
As long as everyone had fun! We made them one year and I made sure everyone knew the kids made it. This year I’m going to try the Christmas trees I saw on Pinterest, looks easier.