the sisters have had to get creative to ensure their gingerbread houses don't fall apart, especially given the size of their ...

Sliced almond shingles form the roof tiles. A bricklike chimney is made from gingerbread ... of royal icing along edges and embellishments to further define your house front designs.

Piping with icing can make your gingerbread house look extra polished. Use different piping tips to add intricate designs to windows, doorways, and the edges of the roof. A simple scallop design ...

Once dried, Tylose glue is clear and thin, leaving only your designs and ... slabs of your gingerbread roof, you can use Tylose glue to place tiny decorations onto your house, instead.

That demands creative engineering and other solutions for some of her designs. Rorabaugh's gingerbread houses are elaborate monuments of sugar (that can hold 30 pounds or more), spices ...

This is one of those ideas ... Houses with mom when we were little. She would bake a sheet of gingerbread, then pull out stencils she had made from file folders to carefully cut the walls and roof ...

Here are some good ideas and suggestions ... She also uses royal icing instead of caramelized sugar because it's more forgiving. If you don't plan to eat your gingerbread house — as tempting ...