Christmas gingerbread house display

Step 1

Back your whole board in brown sugar paper. 

Step 2

Cut out a piece of cardboard box to create the upper window and cover in brown sugar paper to match. Attach to the centre of the board. 

Step 3

Use striped paper to create the roof with stripes running vertically. Edge the roof and board with white border placed back-to-back to recreate icing. 

Step 4

Add white border to the upper window and cover the roof of the window in cotton wool to create the snowy effect

Step 5

Paint polystyrene balls in pastel paints and dip in glitter. Add to the roof of the house and save some to add over the door later. 

Step 6

Cut out the windows from the white card (@displaylady used a digital cutter for this) and stick iridescent card behind to give the windows the shine.  

Step 7

Cut the door out of red sugar paper and accessorise it using sweets (@displaylady used smarties) and the polystyrene balls from earlier, working largest to smallest

Step 8

Create a snowy base using more cotton wool. Unroll and stick it along the bottom in strips.

Step 9

Using holly and painted polystyrene balls, create a holly wreath and matching accessory for the upper window. 

Step 10

Add sweets to the front of the house under the windows and near the door for those final touches.