The Ford Barn

jagnweiner · 12-19-2016, 08:38 AM

Apologies in advance if this is prohibited, but I thought some of you might find this interesting/amusing. Every December, my teenage son and his girlfriend design, bake and build a gingerbread house from scratch. He's an architecture student and she's an art student, so they're pretty creative. This year's effort is a mid-century modern, that has a garage with rooftop deck. (Pardon the Chevy coming out of the garage; we didn't have a suitably sized EFV8)

Charlie ny · 12-19-2016, 08:45 AM

jag,
I'm down.......thanks for sharing. I'll be looking next year for a'48 Merc to be
peeking out !!!
Charlie ny

3quarter32 · 12-19-2016, 09:05 AM

Pretty creative stuff there. Lots of work for Ole Dad.

flatford8 · 12-19-2016, 09:57 AM

I like it!!....looks great!!!....but when can we eat it?????.....Merry Christmas.....Mark

jagnweiner · 12-19-2016, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by flatford8

I like it!!....looks great!!!....but when can we eat it?????.....Merry Christmas.....Mark

I've had a few people ask that. The decorations are the only really edible part. Given that the gingerbread is meant to have the structural properties of plywood, it's baked to the consistency of, well, plywood.

I did eat a few extra panels of the Hershey bar garage door.

Jeff/Illinois · 12-19-2016, 10:29 AM

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Next year enter this in the downtown window displays of the Geneseo Christmas Walk!

Neat!

jagnweiner · 12-19-2016, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

Next year enter this in the downtown window displays of the Geneseo Christmas Walk!

Ah, someone familiar with our peaceful little hamlet.

TomT/Williamsburg · 12-19-2016, 10:45 AM

Love it - thanks for posting this ....

JM 35 Sedan · 12-19-2016, 01:57 PM

Very cool, thanks for sharing. Our grandchildren have been doing Gingerbread Houses for the last several years, but not from scratch. They get kits with cookie panels already made, and put those together. Then add the decorations. Still pretty cool Christmas time projects. Our 3 year old twin granddaughters made one this year, but they ate more of decorations than they put on the house

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mfagan · 12-19-2016, 01:59 PM

Super talented!!!

r_reed · 12-19-2016, 04:00 PM

very nice, what a great tradition.

flathead48 · 12-19-2016, 04:45 PM

Very creative, Merry Christmas

Vic Piano · 12-19-2016, 04:51 PM

Very cool

Have a Merry Christmas.

12-19-2016, 08:45 AM	#2
Charlie ny BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3,019	Re: OT--New Garage Project for Christmas jag, I'm down.......thanks for sharing. I'll be looking next year for a'48 Merc to be peeking out !!! Charlie ny

12-19-2016, 09:05 AM	#3
3quarter32 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Posts: 147	Re: OT--New Garage Project for Christmas Pretty creative stuff there. Lots of work for Ole Dad.

12-19-2016, 09:57 AM	#4
flatford8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lyman,ME. Posts: 2,623	Re: OT--New Garage Project for Christmas I like it!!....looks great!!!....but when can we eat it?????.....Merry Christmas.....Mark __________________ I'm thinkin' about crankin' My ragged ol' truck up and haulin' myself into town. Billy Joe Shaver

12-19-2016, 10:29 AM	#6
Jeff/Illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,789	Re: OT--New Garage Project for Christmas Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Next year enter this in the downtown window displays of the Geneseo Christmas Walk! Neat!

12-19-2016, 10:45 AM	#8
TomT/Williamsburg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Posts: 2,654	Re: OT--New Garage Project for Christmas Love it - thanks for posting this .... __________________ Run to the LA Roadster Show - 2016 My Run to Bonneville - 2013 My 32 5-Window Build My Run to the LSRU

12-19-2016, 01:57 PM	#9
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,858	Re: OT--New Garage Project for Christmas Very cool, thanks for sharing. Our grandchildren have been doing Gingerbread Houses for the last several years, but not from scratch. They get kits with cookie panels already made, and put those together. Then add the decorations. Still pretty cool Christmas time projects. Our 3 year old twin granddaughters made one this year, but they ate more of decorations than they put on the house . __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein*

12-19-2016, 01:59 PM	#10
mfagan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kaufman, TX Posts: 822	Re: OT--New Garage Project for Christmas Super talented!!! __________________ Marvin Fagan 214-697-8430

12-19-2016, 04:00 PM	#11
r_reed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: east glenville NY Posts: 158	Re: OT--New Garage Project for Christmas very nice, what a great tradition. __________________ 1949 F-1 Flatrod II (flat paint, flat motor) Keeping one more flathead alive It smoked, but gave it up 7/26/2013 East Glenville NY

12-19-2016, 04:45 PM	#12
flathead48 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 1,110	Re: OT--New Garage Project for Christmas Very creative, Merry Christmas

12-19-2016, 04:51 PM	#13
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: OT--New Garage Project for Christmas Very cool Have a Merry Christmas. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.