2010 National Gingerbread Competition Winners In Each Category.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSb9AlTpafzPISfCpOCSyFQllA5T299KO0o02Ar10iX4TGCAvNEogyM7y9CaCOeS-LoHGVzEq4SITFFRnne8aeOWqgWqL3dpxINmc_W05JTp6mmcwNoneQD-MnuR3fPw5UKwuWkilJc5Ea/s1600/NGC_Grand_Prize-Hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553325971233270146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSb9AlTpafzPISfCpOCSyFQllA5T299KO0o02Ar10iX4TGCAvNEogyM7y9CaCOeS-LoHGVzEq4SITFFRnne8aeOWqgWqL3dpxINmc_W05JTp6mmcwNoneQD-MnuR3fPw5UKwuWkilJc5Ea/s400/NGC_Grand_Prize-Hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 408px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: The Grand Prize winning entry in the National Gingerbread Competition featured Christmas-themed Russian Nesting Dolls by Heather Lewis.</span></span><br /><br />Many gingerbread competitions feature some very amateur creations - unimpressive gumdrop laden homes with leaning chimneys, doghouses and lighthouses with lame landscaping and the like. But not the National Gingerbread Competition, which celebrated its 18th annual competition this year at the <a href="http://www.groveparkinn.com/">Grove Park Inn</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcwDvo4_KXgw1ul2OOELi6eKCxwS8TmxoCJ8uKb1wS-I_wgE5rz0X80d3e5AtQrv_6eJxDkYYf5YAvexXaf003Qg8L6Z5Lt9Kd1hYRBL945Y951WGdem4gpnry9MCGWAxiyUk2IzLTIKI/s1600/ngclogo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553337570651196898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcwDvo4_KXgw1ul2OOELi6eKCxwS8TmxoCJ8uKb1wS-I_wgE5rz0X80d3e5AtQrv_6eJxDkYYf5YAvexXaf003Qg8L6Z5Lt9Kd1hYRBL945Y951WGdem4gpnry9MCGWAxiyUk2IzLTIKI/s400/ngclogo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />The impressive event garnered entries from 20 states and is not limited to "houses" but instead any gingerbread creation that falls within their guidelines. The competition is broken down into Adult, Teen, Youth and Child categories, all of which had several drool-worthy entries. These aren't for Gingerbread House kit-types, we're talking some serious gingerbread baking enthusiasts and fondant masters. Take a look at the winners in each category as well as the top ten adult entries.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADULT CATEGORY</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADULT, Grand Prize Winner </span>- Heather Lewis of Austell, Georgia (image at the beginning of the post)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADULT, 1st Place Winner </span>- Angel Adkins of Kodak, Tennessee:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC3gjcBE66v_KwIrMEjl3vHS_LbK8Dth6zWGkCqot_kNASxSW7pRYRHRdrur8NWQjGjdeNsJbfbKnn2pXS2uZSv-Af2br2fFcYkBKMpaj0oa8j6cDeQ6BXi47sCqm0FOugch4ez5YFyVB/s1600/Angel_Adkins_1st_Place.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553326540772010642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC3gjcBE66v_KwIrMEjl3vHS_LbK8Dth6zWGkCqot_kNASxSW7pRYRHRdrur8NWQjGjdeNsJbfbKnn2pXS2uZSv-Af2br2fFcYkBKMpaj0oa8j6cDeQ6BXi47sCqm0FOugch4ez5YFyVB/s400/Angel_Adkins_1st_Place.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 411px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADULT, 2nd Place Winner </span>-Barbara Evans of Edelstein, Illinois:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkWE36I85oP29NPtkIZr4bmTnLP79Mlr1C8KHZU3yNHl-Vg-8HWra6ztEIG-68DtVZZv97aLEu96kR04ehUnYf2AaEoPG_fa2wTJKfSu6ht33B7-8YvKgXZDQ4i6_HcovvNJARFl9wxmc/s1600/Barbara_Evans_2nd_Place.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553327026141956050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkWE36I85oP29NPtkIZr4bmTnLP79Mlr1C8KHZU3yNHl-Vg-8HWra6ztEIG-68DtVZZv97aLEu96kR04ehUnYf2AaEoPG_fa2wTJKfSu6ht33B7-8YvKgXZDQ4i6_HcovvNJARFl9wxmc/s400/Barbara_Evans_2nd_Place.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 421px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADULT, 3rd Place Winner</span> - Linda Carney of Asheville, North Carolina:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhYn4sD_z0cBUJURjqoILthaaAgbp_730tvefNqOVH2yVSDfCIwmPnTBL8M6TfITf1H5UDfaYsTTfNJcv6KmXkqcKcyTzyTl_cKC3z5iesaqEFsXo3_EHUN1ZxjaOzNVQ9LzEqWsdbU9d/s1600/Linda_Carney_3rd_Place.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553329140905224418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhYn4sD_z0cBUJURjqoILthaaAgbp_730tvefNqOVH2yVSDfCIwmPnTBL8M6TfITf1H5UDfaYsTTfNJcv6KmXkqcKcyTzyTl_cKC3z5iesaqEFsXo3_EHUN1ZxjaOzNVQ9LzEqWsdbU9d/s400/Linda_Carney_3rd_Place.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 524px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADULT, TOP TEN -</span> Ashley Howard of Winter Springs, Florida:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-vGUheuNkg8dAzmPiNwNK3L674Zbsd5gaCv6YVU9r_y199a7-nEpElVymRQbnhtWzVNbwFGVpEVP1Z9OTo8ocSPNJq2THznLa6Fb-sen4mdCIXeC2hYpI7eI5cyl1H3s9EU0JLcE4erg/s1600/Ashley_Howard.sized2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553332046458667026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-vGUheuNkg8dAzmPiNwNK3L674Zbsd5gaCv6YVU9r_y199a7-nEpElVymRQbnhtWzVNbwFGVpEVP1Z9OTo8ocSPNJq2THznLa6Fb-sen4mdCIXeC2hYpI7eI5cyl1H3s9EU0JLcE4erg/s400/Ashley_Howard.sized2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADULT, TOP TEN - </span>Tracy Navin of Franklin, Tennessee:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnup4JygX-jQzilnpoIaEThNjfcRnOJCKPbB4q5f2rwb_mfii4R66_ZkOZaOA3XuHeAEiath7uyLYWOPqQlfxt-TTcfxhqfIgCybHosYYYOd8FhLzmgn91y296mecPcaaWdH7X0__4l2I/s1600/Tracy_Navin.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553331805094489410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnup4JygX-jQzilnpoIaEThNjfcRnOJCKPbB4q5f2rwb_mfii4R66_ZkOZaOA3XuHeAEiath7uyLYWOPqQlfxt-TTcfxhqfIgCybHosYYYOd8FhLzmgn91y296mecPcaaWdH7X0__4l2I/s400/Tracy_Navin.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 466px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADULT, TOP TEN - </span>Suzanne Kanaly of Liberty Township, Ohio:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOHRPDyM0CtKIVR4QGkbcvZQrJ9bNpZY9TkW3CFAI9aFb_n9fU1TCS5BgX3OCJfhasWzACtWO2dR00if23ghyvYTnge80R0HByYCeWaiSGr9N4FU3YFHhybaza_y7ky8u_ekIvyTB0oFs/s1600/Suzanne_Kanaly.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553332363808508066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOHRPDyM0CtKIVR4QGkbcvZQrJ9bNpZY9TkW3CFAI9aFb_n9fU1TCS5BgX3OCJfhasWzACtWO2dR00if23ghyvYTnge80R0HByYCeWaiSGr9N4FU3YFHhybaza_y7ky8u_ekIvyTB0oFs/s400/Suzanne_Kanaly.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 420px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADULT, TOP TEN - </span>Ann Bailey of Cary, North Carolina:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzbmlaA6c0SgYcpDcG7GJ0i6U6WXy8aDdMxOFSkKxvNTXZDSWzrBmIzhFpPt5ejIoUADo4o1R10gM47kZ6Ov0hvz7invoTWAB9NpOI37iTW8QyPXKBTMxtirlA0e9HVC_5v4wCe3SEZvF/s1600/Ann_Bailey.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553332521024166098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmzbmlaA6c0SgYcpDcG7GJ0i6U6WXy8aDdMxOFSkKxvNTXZDSWzrBmIzhFpPt5ejIoUADo4o1R10gM47kZ6Ov0hvz7invoTWAB9NpOI37iTW8QyPXKBTMxtirlA0e9HVC_5v4wCe3SEZvF/s400/Ann_Bailey.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 410px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADULT, TOP TEN - </span>Cathy Christiansen of Gainesville, Virginia:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIvjBtO5QBzyPn-6uSBAI7jJM7Eh73SThm8ib4zClqi2faHjdzv20jTFf8As6r1TW0O_pbqRGpm2GNdF9PogDa3jUP_-iqp4w_H-IPnW9X-Lv9tWCuwh9sV6GoqTCv9Ek57oZoJ6KL6bL/s1600/Cathy_Christiansen.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553332929762971010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIvjBtO5QBzyPn-6uSBAI7jJM7Eh73SThm8ib4zClqi2faHjdzv20jTFf8As6r1TW0O_pbqRGpm2GNdF9PogDa3jUP_-iqp4w_H-IPnW9X-Lv9tWCuwh9sV6GoqTCv9Ek57oZoJ6KL6bL/s400/Cathy_Christiansen.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 471px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ADULT, TOP TEN - </span>Michael Billella of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAqZrOD77Mt2OCBp7htGOh_Xv7cgyfhdM8SZpOU79VMIEAUemHp3ZS5okzwyqb-qM5bi5kxCABeqvdgPkO1U1YhqC76FdCnDlWt0_T-YlV23mDR1o3SdAihwcpvjOZdqC3zEq14GPevfw/s1600/Michael_Billella.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553332750255578514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAqZrOD77Mt2OCBp7htGOh_Xv7cgyfhdM8SZpOU79VMIEAUemHp3ZS5okzwyqb-qM5bi5kxCABeqvdgPkO1U1YhqC76FdCnDlWt0_T-YlV23mDR1o3SdAihwcpvjOZdqC3zEq14GPevfw/s400/Michael_Billella.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 420px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TEEN CATEGORY</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TEEN, 1ST PLACE WINNER</span> - Skyla Delerme of Asheville, North Carolina:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis95Ffbw4-TDxCaD7tm9bPF-venft_U6SfEW15UBHLBAKocKCkeJ-GR4pI86P_hPgXwXwdIgMGBRLeMnQKx3xtbM-9dRkhGISOuH1fS6byW0hw-mZlF5EEd4JlxGQnzx30Zm2vmHHJoPus/s1600/Skyla_Delerme_1st_Place.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553333139524713538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis95Ffbw4-TDxCaD7tm9bPF-venft_U6SfEW15UBHLBAKocKCkeJ-GR4pI86P_hPgXwXwdIgMGBRLeMnQKx3xtbM-9dRkhGISOuH1fS6byW0hw-mZlF5EEd4JlxGQnzx30Zm2vmHHJoPus/s400/Skyla_Delerme_1st_Place.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 472px;" /></a><br />Teen 2nd Place - Carly Owens of Swannanoa, North Carolina:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYRVE-wyMx2r7KCm5bglBRhcTaPF8V4U20O60MI9ugXJmljhvbdcI_Eqhpw_dF3norTsZPAYrjiWUuW7lia3UELMPBucWjekFp0QvszGSBsUAAILY4eBQeOLW7iDMZ6hrEfCkZ3XeQteK/s1600/Carly_Owens_2nd_Place.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553333296752256242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYRVE-wyMx2r7KCm5bglBRhcTaPF8V4U20O60MI9ugXJmljhvbdcI_Eqhpw_dF3norTsZPAYrjiWUuW7lia3UELMPBucWjekFp0QvszGSBsUAAILY4eBQeOLW7iDMZ6hrEfCkZ3XeQteK/s400/Carly_Owens_2nd_Place.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 465px;" /></a><br />Teen 3rd Place - Laura Malanowski of Newton, North Carolina:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQo6ubr1RXVGR7Hp5iYjb9eXNvuubPirdNOGfDWeUhE88IvTJvxgiEnYveqXka-aU8LzFyJ9W4J-MPmUgdazyuFLDwLLCH7cnI09JVfD4-JGbAOVoV_ToYv9TV4va08qjt8qRQbr4YEcdJ/s1600/Laura_Malanowski_3rd_Place.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553329307314152898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQo6ubr1RXVGR7Hp5iYjb9eXNvuubPirdNOGfDWeUhE88IvTJvxgiEnYveqXka-aU8LzFyJ9W4J-MPmUgdazyuFLDwLLCH7cnI09JVfD4-JGbAOVoV_ToYv9TV4va08qjt8qRQbr4YEcdJ/s400/Laura_Malanowski_3rd_Place.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 373px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">YOUTH CATEGORY</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">YOUTH, 1ST PLACE WINNER</span> - Lydia Gentry of Hendersonville, North Carolina:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91Qgj5tKEVsGaLFdnf9GmWimOlxl5qxqghviJJIwXBgXZMKJ5zgbjBa09rv3DoMqoh7LvVQ0D6_CtgAf_-BDTpwtht7Z9ciRelIS3LwxAjkc2gtVLp-bjgNuXd-eQOQvT6rtTLGURDZjz/s1600/Lydia_Gentry_1st_Place.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553333724444410370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91Qgj5tKEVsGaLFdnf9GmWimOlxl5qxqghviJJIwXBgXZMKJ5zgbjBa09rv3DoMqoh7LvVQ0D6_CtgAf_-BDTpwtht7Z9ciRelIS3LwxAjkc2gtVLp-bjgNuXd-eQOQvT6rtTLGURDZjz/s400/Lydia_Gentry_1st_Place.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 349px;" /></a><br />Youth 2nd Place - Gabriella Arthur of Easley, South Carolina:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQEAekuIBPpOGbFtAIXy706Aj5UguMlUJP0K6-nIV0tXCMQJ5uK_gr6lysZT9gZsCoZO0jREpbI6BqdC9CaKhLJRJQruwy2OUllMOAYKsJRue0Tm4V84beqN9pLSt5veKkG6D142W7iZA/s1600/Gabriella_Arthur_1st_Place.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553333595056734482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQEAekuIBPpOGbFtAIXy706Aj5UguMlUJP0K6-nIV0tXCMQJ5uK_gr6lysZT9gZsCoZO0jREpbI6BqdC9CaKhLJRJQruwy2OUllMOAYKsJRue0Tm4V84beqN9pLSt5veKkG6D142W7iZA/s400/Gabriella_Arthur_1st_Place.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 419px;" /></a><br />Youth 3rd Place - Emily Spafford of Maryville, Tennesee:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jnjhkwFBfc4L4oiWLgGyKqjAv_PYhYVMcbFS_K_1hV-WiZeh6Rl8r43ip7jiRELPSPHHpmjPLv-P8sSxuNVKAyADQfWssR02GMpxslOqbjveF7-mq_pLgOHEBmI1g9Cq5mSoD39x1fTj/s1600/Emily_Spafford_3rd_Place.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553330303448705474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jnjhkwFBfc4L4oiWLgGyKqjAv_PYhYVMcbFS_K_1hV-WiZeh6Rl8r43ip7jiRELPSPHHpmjPLv-P8sSxuNVKAyADQfWssR02GMpxslOqbjveF7-mq_pLgOHEBmI1g9Cq5mSoD39x1fTj/s400/Emily_Spafford_3rd_Place.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">CHILD CATEGORY</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CHILD, 1ST PLACE WINNER</span> - Christian Ray of Charlotte, North Carolina<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qpmqQHJLnVNA0z-HPA6i4PpXcz-TtKRf5afJwP3hB1yMP62P_l12DWtN7dptutE9-mIJ-0wX0i0yI6EMRN8sQKM4FGnnOAGuQsEUeYxzbo93H-Yq4P6oXVTe9H_mjYILUs-6XNVl-wxw/s1600/Christian_Ray_1st_Place.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553333907789645762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qpmqQHJLnVNA0z-HPA6i4PpXcz-TtKRf5afJwP3hB1yMP62P_l12DWtN7dptutE9-mIJ-0wX0i0yI6EMRN8sQKM4FGnnOAGuQsEUeYxzbo93H-Yq4P6oXVTe9H_mjYILUs-6XNVl-wxw/s400/Christian_Ray_1st_Place.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 350px;" /></a><br />Child 2nd Place - Shan Patel of Asheville, North Carolina:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi1Xr-xSgERrRJbXo9VWrGJkXhuBED4fceijqZkTliY5U7UY9r8md96v1E5e6ZRGYM4KfpbMuLvtnsI0IY43gXhkb1NGe2oeL9Gv_dUe6fsLdKXk1H-_6Y8GnfV2PbiEZ6ZHmS-vGHyu2/s1600/Shan_Patel_2nd_Place.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553334365457215970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi1Xr-xSgERrRJbXo9VWrGJkXhuBED4fceijqZkTliY5U7UY9r8md96v1E5e6ZRGYM4KfpbMuLvtnsI0IY43gXhkb1NGe2oeL9Gv_dUe6fsLdKXk1H-_6Y8GnfV2PbiEZ6ZHmS-vGHyu2/s400/Shan_Patel_2nd_Place.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 348px;" /></a><br />Child 3rd Place - Grace Lebo of Nashville, Tennessee:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbB5vdGU9vujp7CJVCW6BY4SnEa_zsjVDOBu7jrxapOS5awbcutdGYj9rON3iul6n2kv-34EVcpYbjufL1VIfwBdCkGQJrTgxNKrje0j_lYP9a7-O5xso29M3xJg0pMFjyrF7C7FYGjZb/s1600/Grace_Lebo_3rd_Place.sized.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553334197199597842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbB5vdGU9vujp7CJVCW6BY4SnEa_zsjVDOBu7jrxapOS5awbcutdGYj9rON3iul6n2kv-34EVcpYbjufL1VIfwBdCkGQJrTgxNKrje0j_lYP9a7-O5xso29M3xJg0pMFjyrF7C7FYGjZb/s400/Grace_Lebo_3rd_Place.sized.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 348px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >above photos courtesy of <a href="http://wrightcreative.zenfolio.com/">Wright Creative</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br />Each year there are several Gingerbread House competitions that take place in various countries and cities. One of the more popular, but not quite as professional, is the one sponsored by <a href="http://www.thisoldhouse.com/">This Old House</a>. 2010 was their third annual competition and <a href="http://youroldhouse.thisoldhouse.com/thisoldhouse/gingerbreadhouse/index.jsp">you can view those 84 entries here</a>

2010 National Gingerbread Competition Winners In Each Category.

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Nibble Nibble Little Mouse, Who Is Nibbling On My House? $15,000 Gingerbread House.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgrbcvGVNP_-e-hD8UZ2uo9FW2JvKEhO5SqbGB1Suj4CSRY8wt9vp_OUgKgBqmBwin5OuWqK3MPQ1nItkd0aWbWRMzYFsAtOiAekz4mttKb3v2C3G3CO54FIebPz9yr1PkN8of-QZuJ_4/s1600/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554008448634366802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgrbcvGVNP_-e-hD8UZ2uo9FW2JvKEhO5SqbGB1Suj4CSRY8wt9vp_OUgKgBqmBwin5OuWqK3MPQ1nItkd0aWbWRMzYFsAtOiAekz4mttKb3v2C3G3CO54FIebPz9yr1PkN8of-QZuJ_4/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 498px;" /></a><br /><br />The Edible Gingerbread Playhouse by <a href="http://www.DylansCandyBar.com">Dylan's Candy Bar</a> is one of the more outrageous gifts in this year's Neiman Marcus Christmas Book. The full-sized playhouse stands 6.6 feet tall by 5.25 feet wide and 4.1 feet deep.<br /><br />It's handcrafted with 381 pounds of gingerbread and 517 pounds of icing and includes giant cookies, lollipops, gummies, mints, gumdrops, and a candy-encrusted roof. There's even a lollipop tree inside.<br /><br />CEO and self-proclaimed Candy Queen Dylan Lauren (daughter of fashion legend Ralph Lauren) was inspired as a child when she watched the classic movie Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. With Dylan's Candy Bar locations throughout the nation, she's made all our dreams come true.<br /><br />Edible Gingerbread Playhouse by Dylan's Candy Bar<br />Price $15,000.00<br /><br />For all the delectable details, call 1.877.9NM.GIFT.

Nibble Nibble Little Mouse, Who Is Nibbling On My House? $15,000 Gingerbread House.

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water In Gingerbread for 2010!

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Given that she graduated from <a href="http://landscape.byu.edu/Home.aspx">BYU in Landscape Management</a> a few years ago and more recently from <a href="http://matcmadison.edu/program-info/culinary-arts">MATC's Culinary School</a>, it does give her the perfect credentials for such a feat.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13RRxgBcb3AP2DWbCggomKby3cDRKvmxT5bX-RagS7qJhe1vZapwr6_GjcVChFf09ZV_ZOQPIUxtaVp8aWJOwmo5opf0X2oDzYxsyrmyPhNLBUI9tCA9E9Sn-LyYlMftzBmkTNgDlt_zp/s1600/IMG_4465.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553354645388686482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13RRxgBcb3AP2DWbCggomKby3cDRKvmxT5bX-RagS7qJhe1vZapwr6_GjcVChFf09ZV_ZOQPIUxtaVp8aWJOwmo5opf0X2oDzYxsyrmyPhNLBUI9tCA9E9Sn-LyYlMftzBmkTNgDlt_zp/s400/IMG_4465.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSW0-cl_3Ce2IVPgWbXXE3EQv9wIlemuHQbUo0ZUuJcNG_H8rt_OY9afjaeRA8vj5pGxdii3YKxFqbhKZWGJqshaJllULQXnCcJl9qLi93pWJBWZVfSy3JmOs93Mk1_QbiBetptcaEnRy/s1600/CIMG6364.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553589419417720962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSW0-cl_3Ce2IVPgWbXXE3EQv9wIlemuHQbUo0ZUuJcNG_H8rt_OY9afjaeRA8vj5pGxdii3YKxFqbhKZWGJqshaJllULQXnCcJl9qLi93pWJBWZVfSy3JmOs93Mk1_QbiBetptcaEnRy/s400/CIMG6364.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEINLfkxHOJ7kKCBGmsahra5IOP_88sZiPSy9qXtatbtqt_Hu4XUTgM4d5SaG_OJD3GvYE1h6Qd4s4Y9yPYx3tndm-QC8EWX0TJzlrFvXagyh0v5hZUJKT_a_KeFsuaXfUP_uI7YFgRSY/s1600/CIMG6412.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553355141241144402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEINLfkxHOJ7kKCBGmsahra5IOP_88sZiPSy9qXtatbtqt_Hu4XUTgM4d5SaG_OJD3GvYE1h6Qd4s4Y9yPYx3tndm-QC8EWX0TJzlrFvXagyh0v5hZUJKT_a_KeFsuaXfUP_uI7YFgRSY/s400/CIMG6412.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 394px;" /></a><br /><br />Melodie began the blog <a href="http://gardenmelodies.blogspot.com/">Garden Melodies</a> because she adores flowers and is hoping to expand into cake baking and catering. From the looks of this masterpiece - created with her friend Brenton for entry in the 2010 Gingerbread Festival in Orem, Utah - many people will be hoping she starts her cake business soon!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZOyV7LRRiwI4_8cfVWqHoTZs949lpUdZsb4LSvkdrvqkZIL-2_dtiL7yi_4tzPTyYCPp89B3esumicj2dWPIDCBDuPjMYUd33nyj73d9Vm-uafsNZrOYsb4OZMBThMaGVrKfwE39q02r/s1600/IMG_0362.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553357408566567378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZOyV7LRRiwI4_8cfVWqHoTZs949lpUdZsb4LSvkdrvqkZIL-2_dtiL7yi_4tzPTyYCPp89B3esumicj2dWPIDCBDuPjMYUd33nyj73d9Vm-uafsNZrOYsb4OZMBThMaGVrKfwE39q02r/s400/IMG_0362.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFytV7r1vFJv8Rz2to9y3YB9H7RSR_oUqWb0hHT5KKf2GfCB6BIo1KBocTu8XpnE6RkY7eWxUrEl6rML1P4GVbwfIRvlhbW8d91k12UjT3ljmQdH-TK0oIYSZi1iN_aPpCQpoJ_Qk2Q0EE/s1600/IMG_0367.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553588168387102354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFytV7r1vFJv8Rz2to9y3YB9H7RSR_oUqWb0hHT5KKf2GfCB6BIo1KBocTu8XpnE6RkY7eWxUrEl6rML1P4GVbwfIRvlhbW8d91k12UjT3ljmQdH-TK0oIYSZi1iN_aPpCQpoJ_Qk2Q0EE/s400/IMG_0367.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 350px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRRT9dnGHrqDHAjUIf-mreEKmtYKMMZRh_WDTXdj-2W-2x40SToPYPwm60cQJfdfF6ycoa8c0bMauk0ZeQE_-VfnsEIimKyrZb9h7U843NQ5nTKi8xB7pLp36hLtsXRn5qPGm3snHLVZF/s1600/IMG_4461.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553354971961940450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRRT9dnGHrqDHAjUIf-mreEKmtYKMMZRh_WDTXdj-2W-2x40SToPYPwm60cQJfdfF6ycoa8c0bMauk0ZeQE_-VfnsEIimKyrZb9h7U843NQ5nTKi8xB7pLp36hLtsXRn5qPGm3snHLVZF/s400/IMG_4461.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 354px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8VIdLKRA0QmyCHM8NjX6OMNKYxByF0MXaQp6npHRCekwwvzotR1TSDhSAnoDBqG_nOJV_Ye5wGXU2UktH1v3UGxaWVz2O0-oV5QSWCgEh310NuCK7hNfAXmgcrS5w0U2Wvx0aHeAsPPm/s1600/IMG_4468.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553354578468030338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8VIdLKRA0QmyCHM8NjX6OMNKYxByF0MXaQp6npHRCekwwvzotR1TSDhSAnoDBqG_nOJV_Ye5wGXU2UktH1v3UGxaWVz2O0-oV5QSWCgEh310NuCK7hNfAXmgcrS5w0U2Wvx0aHeAsPPm/s400/IMG_4468.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 256px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51vt1yZgxhm7tLjLEqVQQgo0fNL4bwIXrUNmVQA08NnZ2iM323biLjGO2JYTwd77pKLFufUeKCfhekELV2pyk7Mozs9YEmwrbs0xv3tq3OvmkoGsS2kGnFWZ17CIwJEUKQ89jXETdjfOs/s1600/Gingerbread+Festival+2010+003.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553361458822453586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51vt1yZgxhm7tLjLEqVQQgo0fNL4bwIXrUNmVQA08NnZ2iM323biLjGO2JYTwd77pKLFufUeKCfhekELV2pyk7Mozs9YEmwrbs0xv3tq3OvmkoGsS2kGnFWZ17CIwJEUKQ89jXETdjfOs/s400/Gingerbread+Festival+2010+003.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 394px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">all images courtesy of <a href="http://gardenmelodies.blogspot.com/">Garden Melodies</a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Model Statistics:</span><br />• It took over 12 hours to design<br />• It took Brenton and Melodie around 40 hours to build and decorate<br />• There are around 164 different pieces of gingerbread<br />• It took roughly 12 square feet of gingerbread dough (that’s four large batches) to make all the walls, floors and roof<br />• Over 8 bags of powdered sugar were used to make all the frosting<br />• It took over 40 sleeves of large Smarties which are used to simulate dry stack stone on the building exterior<br />• The river and water fall are made up of three batches of hard candy<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best gingerbread house cookie recipe (according to Melodie):</span><br />2 Cups light corn syrup<br />1 1/2 Cups packed brown sugar<br />1 1/4 Cups margarine<br />1 teaspoon salt<br />9 Cups flour<br /><br />Melt together the corn syrup, brown sugar, and margarine. Mix till smooth then add in flour and salt. Bake for 15 to 20 min at 350 degrees.<br /><br /><br />Unfortunately Melodie lost out to the entry Candyland (below) at this years' <a href="http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/view_homepage.asp?orgkey=2315">Gingerbread House Festival</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QcSoG1BJCATcu0T4pjFwz_hK4HLlQe8Yfj-nq-Cnyqnh3bER8XCHcf9rsAn6TQCc8wzrL-QvjHWnG06GInx_8VrlGdYbZQN5nmfVfpxwB0WF85c_pdOgvThD55Be81dLPb4CuiSSpDnU/s1600/Candy-Land-winner.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553364615504955090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QcSoG1BJCATcu0T4pjFwz_hK4HLlQe8Yfj-nq-Cnyqnh3bER8XCHcf9rsAn6TQCc8wzrL-QvjHWnG06GInx_8VrlGdYbZQN5nmfVfpxwB0WF85c_pdOgvThD55Be81dLPb4CuiSSpDnU/s400/Candy-Land-winner.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 389px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above image courtesy of the </span><a href="http://griersonfamilyblog.blogspot.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Grierson Family blog</a></span><br /><br />Want some pretty flowers or a fabulous cake? Or simply to congratulate her on this masterpiece? Melodie can be reached at <a href="mailto:garden.melodies@gmail.com.">garden.melodies@gmail.com.</a>

Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water In Gingerbread for 2010!

Fellow blogger Melodie blew me away with her version of Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Fallingwater home reproduced in gingerbread. Given ...

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The Hippest Gingerbread Houses Ever! April Reed's Farnsworth House & More

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCG_cp7gHB3tu1L9pylu7WrjmTsKtBQUkFtWhuxwnNu9cZ95R2uFZ17CLOMRlU-WAZhHOVwJIYX1ygav1CysTHcndMU2XRP0IGp3_OxmuMH8XSmYWWuNbPWLrv6DhIrJEdiIHzXPokSwZV/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277120234399625858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCG_cp7gHB3tu1L9pylu7WrjmTsKtBQUkFtWhuxwnNu9cZ95R2uFZ17CLOMRlU-WAZhHOVwJIYX1ygav1CysTHcndMU2XRP0IGp3_OxmuMH8XSmYWWuNbPWLrv6DhIrJEdiIHzXPokSwZV/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 461px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />This gingerbread version of Farnsworth House — Mies van der Rohe’s modern masterpiece in Plano, Ill. — is a (deep-pocketed) design lover’s dream. It took the elves at <a href="http://www.aprilreed.com/">April Reed Cake Design</a> several days of photo research and about 25 hours to construct the fondant-covered walls, poured-sugar ‘‘glass’’ windows and sugar-paste I-beams and staircases. The project was a natural progression for the Manhattan cake maven, who specializes in stylishly spare confections for weddings and parties. ‘‘I tend to pass on overly theme-y cakes, but I have a soft spot for commissions that are intriguing from a design perspective,’’ Reed says. The house costs $4,320, with 15 percent of the proceeds going to help repair the real Farnsworth House, which was damaged in a September flood.<br /><br />The actual Farnsworth house:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62K3gJi_3HO16ZLn2uMYtqFg0YYuH1vzCV6kSEd7foep3vkcJnXK3wU3LHizFoEwujWyKWONsaAt7YtWWinb4h59Z7h-rgl7cdiFmLdl0Ta9p-0Gyv0LWqVBkuwJ-VNGSjfOpe5WBF4sG/s1600-h/farnsworth_house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277124191078989042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62K3gJi_3HO16ZLn2uMYtqFg0YYuH1vzCV6kSEd7foep3vkcJnXK3wU3LHizFoEwujWyKWONsaAt7YtWWinb4h59Z7h-rgl7cdiFmLdl0Ta9p-0Gyv0LWqVBkuwJ-VNGSjfOpe5WBF4sG/s400/farnsworth_house.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 383px;" /></a><br /><br />Other mid century modern gingerbread houses worth checking out include this 1950's gingerbread house from Jeff Gates of <a href="http://outtacontext.com/">life outta context</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFVczQo3IwQgNtSpiqcK-MhStBZduT3yfwE-2mo0BrDVLWSOxXYqo0o1rbzhXIc8jlT8CH0ZXo-1leJEzYfbW2i3cIHolgoCd9l3tuZvWzTveAa8XC_lb3HBUoJcFMf3InFh0p-MvuKdQ/s1600-h/Picture+25.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277121735586522386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFVczQo3IwQgNtSpiqcK-MhStBZduT3yfwE-2mo0BrDVLWSOxXYqo0o1rbzhXIc8jlT8CH0ZXo-1leJEzYfbW2i3cIHolgoCd9l3tuZvWzTveAa8XC_lb3HBUoJcFMf3InFh0p-MvuKdQ/s400/Picture+25.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><br />Don't forget this customizable one I blogged about last year which is still available for purchase:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4C6Z5vHf1EqwC563goo0494WfWMbgT7vJ6CEsmUQOOFOTQnIo7-L34JlU4-ZvDbQ4BSbLg4tTQBwOIATpdPQHtdpF8K-yhTed3F-3UuOReIqCy6jjoi2WkxmHWWmbDcna2FrYHMz3eIPt/s1600-h/H07_199759_W.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277123103556782034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4C6Z5vHf1EqwC563goo0494WfWMbgT7vJ6CEsmUQOOFOTQnIo7-L34JlU4-ZvDbQ4BSbLg4tTQBwOIATpdPQHtdpF8K-yhTed3F-3UuOReIqCy6jjoi2WkxmHWWmbDcna2FrYHMz3eIPt/s400/H07_199759_W.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 535px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://gifts.redenvelope.com/flowers/personalizablemoderngingerbreadhouse-30001390?catid=ProductSearch">Buy it here.</a>

The Hippest Gingerbread Houses Ever! April Reed's Farnsworth House & More

This gingerbread version of Farnsworth House — Mies van der Rohe’s modern masterpiece in Plano, Ill. — is a (deep-pocketed) design lover’s d...

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