It's so easy to make these high gloss gingerbread cottages using just plain
ceramic houses and a couple of simple craft products! Watch my video tutorial
to see exactly how I decorated these sweet little houses.
During my Target run last week, I spotted these ceramic houses in the Dollar
Spot and thought it would be fun to transform them into gingerbread houses.
Last year I picked up some of the flat wood houses and turned them into a
gingerbread village
using just puffy paint.
To my delight, as I was checking out, these houses had been marked down to
$1.50 because they were technically
Halloween decor. I loved the shape and size of the houses as well as
the charming chimney and I knew they'd look adorable as gingerbread houses.
How to make thrifty glossy gingerbread houses
If I were you, I'd run to my local Target today to see if they still have some
of these clearance ceramic houses. If you can't find them, you can still pick
up
these $5 Target ceramic houses
and they'll work just fine. Or use this
ceramic village
that comes with trees!
Supplies: Other than the ceramic houses, you'll need
white puffy paint (it doesn't matter if it's glossy or matte), you'll need
nutmeg brown acrylic paint
and
pumpkin orange
to make the perfect gingerbread color, a small craft brush, and you'll need a
can of
Triple Thick Glaze by Rustoleum if you want that high gloss look.
Let's make some gingerbread houses!
Paint houses brown
I haven't found the perfect gingerbread brown color in a bottle, so I mix my
own. To get the perfect gingerbread color, add about 3 healthy squirts (approx
3 Tbsp) of the brown paint onto a paper plate. Next, add about 1 tsp of the
pumpkin orange paint and mix those together well. Adjust as needed and then
paint your houses. I needed two coats for the best coverage.
Add gingerbread trim
Using the puffy paint, embellish your house to look like a gingerbread
cottage. You can do as much or as little as you want! Add dots and lines and
scallops. You can't really mess this up! If you think you messed it up, just
add a lot of
snow!! You can get some additional tips by watching the video below.
Once the puffy paint was completely dry (I left it to dry overnight), I headed
outside to add the high gloss finish. This spray does an amazing job of
creating glass-like porcelain and I'm so impressed with it! Just check out how
amazing these
DIY porcelain pumpkins
turned out.
Follow my tips in
this video to get
the best results. Leave houses outside overnight to fully dry (or put them in
the garage).
That's it! Have fun decorating with your DIY gingerbread houses! I tucked some
copper fairy lights
inside mine and because the light are on a timer, I can enjoy the twinkle
without have to turn the switch on and off!
I've been moving the houses around my home, to find their best spot! I'm
loving this little vignette I create on my $20 farmhouse beaded wood tray but I'm not sure that's where they'll end up for good.
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I loved making these DIY thrifty gingerbread houses, and know they will be fun
to unpack every year!
Are you inspired to turn a few ceramic houses into these glossy gingerbread
cottages?
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Cindy,
ReplyDeleteThese turned out so cute. I'm going to share a link to your tutorial on my Dirt Road Adventures this week.
Thanks so much!
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