Photograph info: These photographs were taken at the beginning of December. We made this gingerbread cottage as an 8th grade German language class assignment and our commitment was to make everything edible. (Not that I'd eat it!) It took approximately 15 hours to build & decorate.

The gingerbread and five pounds of royal icing were made from scratch, and many different candies & sweets were used for the details: non-pareils for the roof & walkway, red rope licorice for the door & garland, ice cream cones for the trees, caramels for the chimney, gum drops & pretzels for the wreath & windows, marshmallows & chocolate for the snowman, a graham cracker for the "Wilkommen" mat. Everything is held together with royal icing.

Camera settings and post-processing: "Gingerbread Cottage (Right Side)" shot with the Canon EOS 5D and the Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L lens with at 25mm, ISO 400, shutter speed 1/100s, aperture f/4, basic curves adjustment; "Gingerbread Cottage (Left Side)" shot with the Canon 50mm f/1.4 at 50mm, ISO 400, shutter speed 1/250, aperture f1/4, basic curves adjustment.

Thank you for visiting Durham Township!

-- Kathleen

Yummy!

I can almost taste it.

Gluten tag, Kathleen! A nice seasoning-opener at the Calorie Gallery? I realize a photo blog has it's tech-e side, but when examining these artifacts, who cares which camera, lens, speed, ap,etc.. Let us not talk DOF, Let us talk D E S E R T!
.......so that's a three marshmallow snowman with pretzel arms and a Playmobile bucket for a hat, right?.....you do windows? Like sweet, mushy, fattening windows? Was there a surplus structure?....could go UPS Ground?...Fedex?...jus sayin'...

Beautiful, as usual. Thank you, as usual!

I can say our ginger bread cottages doesn't look that nice and detailed. Beautiful.

When my kids were little they loved to make Gingerbread houses. I always had to have some extra candies because they somehow would magically disappear! They aren't so into making them anymore. Oh well.

These are really pretty. The color is so very wonderful.

Oh, this is just beautiful and makes me want to run and make one too. Well, maybe...well, maybe not. Too much work!

A house beautifully decorated for the season.
That it is edible makes it all the more pleasin'.
Treats of candy, all colors of the rainbow
All held in place with white icing snow.
It won't last the month and then I fear
We'll be off to the dentist in the New Year.

Perhaps you should try studing art better than German...? It looks beautiful and testy.

Such a lovely festive shot! Love it!

Lovely composition, the colors just pop. Perfect for the season.

Beautiful work! The festive colors are so appealing at this time of the year. Your snowman looks like a guide ready to give us a tour of the building.

Lovely! I like the 2nd shot especially. One tiny problem though? I save your pics to use as desktop/backgrounds for my computer. I can't save anymore! I promise I don't use them for any other reason. Any way of doing this now?

Our home is where we feel safe. It is a place of spiritual comfort. A place where you change your clothes and your attitude. A place to relax and enjoy the company of loved ones. A place that nourishes the soul. Enjoy the feast!

Aaah... I'm hungry now. ;) Happy new year !

Beautiful photos! Love them! Happy New year to you and yours!