2019 GBD On-line Holiday Gingerbread-Smackdown
The results are in and we have the winners of the 2019 Gingerbread-By-Design On-line Holiday Gingerbread-Smackdown! We want to thank all of our talented participants for sharing their gingerbread creations with us.
The voting was intense, and the competition was tight, but the people have spoken! We want to give everyone who participated a well-deserved round of applause! We appreciated everyone's hard work, dedication, and creativity. Until our next Gingerbread-Smackdown, happy gingerbreading!
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Click here to view photos album with all the entries!
2019 People's Choice (Structure)
Andrew Forman (and his daughter) win the People's Choice Award for the best structure, with their Candy Cane Estate gingerbread display. Andrew (and daughter) created a stunning estate that contains sugar glass windows with LED interior lighting. The Candy Cane Estate is from the St. Andrews Template available here. Andrew tells me the yearly gingerbread house is a tradition that he's done with his daughter for 15 years now. She is now the sole decorator and creative director. Andrew bakes, pours sugar glass, and assembles the structure - and his daughter does the decorating! Looks like a great team!
2019 People's Choice (Non-Structure)
Barb Amabile wins the People's Choice Award for the best non-structure, with her American Ginja Warrior gingerbread display, Barb entered a holiday obstacle course inspired by the tv sports competition American Ninja Warrior! Gingerbread family members have been cast as Ginja competitors and fans, and the entire display is made from edible materials. Structures are made from colored gingerbread and the figures are made from fondant.
2019 Best Holiday Spirit
Frances Evans wins the Best Holiday Spirit Award with her Merry Choo-choo-mas gingerbread display. Frances uses homemade gingerbread dough, royal frosting, Oreo cookies for wheels, black licorice rails, and assorted candies in box cars. The landscape is filled with waffle ice cream cones decorated with royal frosting for trees. This train is from the Santa-Express Train template here.