what is an easy way to make gingerbread houses using clay?

Question

HELP!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

it's not a gingerbread house if you are using clay... it's a clay house

Answer 2

There's loads of info on making "gingerbread"-type houses with polymer clay on this page of my site:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/houses_structures_gingerbread.htm
(... click on the subcategory *Gingerbread Houses, etc*...)

and a bit more on this page:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/Halloween_etc.htm
(... click on *Scenes, Dioramas & Houses* then scroll down a bit...)


(many of the ideas could be used for other types of clay too)


The fastest, easiest way might be to make it over a box armature... use a milk carton or other box cut down to the size you want; then just leave it in after baking. There should be instructions on one of those pages... or look on the page called Vessels, then click on Boxes > Forms Left In)


Have fun!

Diane B.

Answer 3

Use patterns for real gingerbread houses.

Answer 4

make slabs of clay that can fit together, then mix some clay and water, make little slits along the edges of the slabe and put the water mixture on there and fit the pieces together, it works my mother was an art teacher and taught my how to do this when i was a kid.

Answer 5

you cant make it out of clay then its not a Ginger bread house besides Ginger bread houses is eatable and ya cant eat CLAY get frosting gram crackers and candy and more or what ever ya wanna put on there but not CLAY something sweet like candy or whatever or make a pool out of candy or gram crackers something sweet then put milk or water or juice don't make the pool out of CLAY to go with your house let me just put it like this make a house with sweets do not use CLAY repeat no CLAY and decorated OUT OF SWEETS you can pick the sweets out ok my hands are tired and lazy i wanna go bye remember NO CLAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Answer 6

The only thing you really need to worry about is the sag from the clay.
Use tooth picks over windows and doors to keep them from sagging.
Also, tooth picks to support the roof.