2008 Gingerbread House Competition

The People had a pretty busy weekend of shopping and stuff, mostly leaving me at home to think my thoughts. Since I don't have a whole lot of thoughts that need thinking, I just slept most of the time, trying to find some new thoughts to think. Sleep is good for that.

On Sunday, the People went to the Grove Park Inn for lunch and to see the annual Gingerbread House Competition winners. The rules are that everything used in construction of the house must be edible. Let's have a look at some of those scrumptious houses!

This is one of Woman's favorites, because it has little people soaking in their own little hot tub.



Sadly, one of the little people has a broken leg and cannot get in the hot tub. I wonder if this in some way mimics the artist's real life experience. Woman also likes this house because it makes good use of beans as rocks for the chimney and rock wall. So cool!



Woman really liked this castle too, because the colors are so soothing and very fairytale-like.



Check out the detail on the roofs and the glitter in the snow. Magical! There should be a unicorn somewhere in this setting. Maybe that's why this house didn't win.



The tree for this house was carved from a big block of chocolate! I bet it cost a fortune!



The artist added a little squirrel building a snowman to her design. Pretty cute, but I think a pug would have helped boost this creation into the top three.



Woman's favorite entry was the third place winner. She said it reminds her of moonglade in World of Warcraft.



The painting effects are quite lovely.



And that gold paint is a nice accent.



This entry was the second place winner.



It was very complex and had a jolly little scene inside.



The artist even included a greenhouse outside. She must be a gardener.



The first prize winner was a bit of a let down to Woman, because it is actually a cupboard and not a house at all. It's nice and all, but Woman doesn't think it really qualifies as a gingerbread house as no one actually lives in it. Yes, you can argue that mice could live in it, but come on, that's a pretty weak argument.



You can check out more photos here if you're interested. I'm not in any of them though, so I can't imagine you care to view them.