Turning this 5-FOOT Dollhouse into a Victorian Gingerbread House

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WOOO-EEE folks. Let me tell ya, I did NOT intend for this to be such a huge project, but when Nick and I pulled up to the marketplace seller's driveway and realized this dollhouse was 5 literal feet tall, I knew I was in for a doozy. But who would I be if I let that stop me? So HERE WE GO.
I've been seeing a lot of people online turning dollhouses into gingerbread houses, and I wanted a piece of that whimsical action. I felt like this Frozen Arendelle dollhouse would be PERFECT for a little Victorian twist. So I grabbed my spray paint, fake icing and pure determination to make this giant lady a SNACK.
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@rachelmaksy 6 ай бұрын

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@cynthiasalcha 6 ай бұрын

Love June's Journey, been playing it since last year.

@cynthiasalcha 6 ай бұрын

Really hope I can win one of those Diaries.... Greetings from México 🇲🇽

@susanforbes8251 6 ай бұрын

Necco wafers to tile the other patio

@ccoeurjoli 6 ай бұрын

Merci pour ce jeu ! Ce serait cool de gagner 👍🏻 🌸✨🌸✨🌸 😂mais où vas-tu ranger cette énorme maison-jouet ? 😂 Vivement la prochaine vidéo 🤩

@mynx_uk 6 ай бұрын

Your Child????? loving hugs.

@xingcat 6 ай бұрын

When you said, "What would Christine McConnell do," I thought, "She'd probably bake individual shingles out of gingerbread, each with a unique design copied directly from historically-accurate examples of Victorian wallpaper, but with her own spooky spin of including a bat or a mouse in the corner of each, only visible with a magnifying glass that she.cast out of poured sugar...." and then I got tired just from thinking about the work that goes into her (and your) projects and got a snack.

@nataliegarcia810 6 ай бұрын

She actually did a gingerbread house copy of the Winchester mansion. Utterly glorious.

@spinstercatlady 6 ай бұрын

Too accurate 😂

@AmazingFalcon276 6 ай бұрын

Accurate 😂

@hallowsdaybaby 6 ай бұрын

Where is the lie 😭

@naturalcambion3747 6 ай бұрын

I got tired half way through reading this.

@paulmaccaroni 6 ай бұрын

The idea of Rachel being like "ah yes I will do a small project! A little gingerbread house!" And then receiving a huge castle is so funny 😂

@mosingbubble 6 ай бұрын

As someone who is a baker but also does decoden, here's some tips: The icing tip goes inside of the bag lol. You cut the tip of the bag off, put the icing tip inside and then put your silicone in the bag. You can twist the top of the bag, rubber band it, zip tie it etc to keep the silicone from oozing out the top and it also gives you more control of the bag with applying pressure. If you ever want to add color to your silicone you can use mica or oil based paint, no water-based colors because it will cause the silicone to seize up and then you cant pipe it!

@kalieris 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the warning about water based paint!

@flaming6 6 ай бұрын

Nice!

@rollierollout 6 ай бұрын

"You took a DNA test and Bob is, in fact, your uncle." 😂😂😂❤ The gingerbread house turned out SO CUTE!

@lolabee5238 4 ай бұрын

I didn't get how it was related to parchment paper, could you explain it to me ?

@julian.amma97 2 ай бұрын

@@lolabee5238 "bob's your uncle" is a saying, kind of like a "and the next thing you know..." sort of thing at the end of a sentence

@hellyeah_ellajane 6 ай бұрын

My 2 year old just said, “That is a cute house.” You have the Toddler Seal of Approval 👌

@mirjanbouma 6 ай бұрын

Truly the highest praise any of us could hope for ❤

@zoescott779 6 ай бұрын

The kid running by and giving the seal of approval is one of my favorite things as a crafty parent 😂

@lauraleecreations3217 6 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤👏👏👏

@sarah-phillips 6 ай бұрын

Your toddler is very wise.

@fufu6578 6 ай бұрын

Kept an eye for a horse because I misread house for a horse 🥹

@abigailmckenna634 6 ай бұрын

I feel like this is the home of the queen to whom your lil mouse knight pledges allegiance ❤️

@moseyposey 6 ай бұрын

YES 🥹🐭🗡️🛡️

@DestructionGlitter 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for adding to the Maksy lore!

@mcmilge 6 ай бұрын

Love this idea ❤

@RangeGleasry 6 ай бұрын

To now make a little mouse queen 🙏

@makeda6530 6 ай бұрын

Yes, the deep lore~!

@thebatchild 6 ай бұрын

Tip if you ever find yourself doing icing like this again: cut a hole in the pastry bag/sandwich bag and put the tip inside the bag so the tip of it comes out the hole, then twist the bag above the icing/caulk and squeeze with your hand on top of the bulb of icing/caulk. You'll get more control this way and won't have to hold the tip in place! This is how I was taught to ice cake/cookies when I worked in a bakery. :)

@apriljk6557 6 ай бұрын

I imagine she tried it that way but had caulking come out around the tip because of it's thickness. Someone had the idea to double bag. Put the caulk in its own bag and then use another to hold the tip in place.

@annoyingkid48 6 ай бұрын

@@apriljk6557 Could also just duct tape the bag to the tip, then cut the tape off the tip once you’re done

@leannayovanov4490 6 ай бұрын

yes, i was going to comment the same thing.

@brujita_flora5527 6 ай бұрын

I love that Rachel does the same thing I do when trying something new. Dont practice on a blank piece, or start in the back/less noticeable areas. No, instead start right on the biggest most centered and eye catching area and just dive right in. 😂

@RTCPhotoWork 6 ай бұрын

Welcome to a Rachel Maksy video where we all ask ourselves, "What will she turn brown today?" (with the occasional green thing) 😆 It turned out great! Also, try putting the icing tip inside the baggie.

@amyeff7279 6 ай бұрын

Clearly you know piping.

@mdavis2271 6 ай бұрын

OR double bag! Put the tip on the outside of the caulk filled bag and then put those into another (maybe bigger) bag. This can help with the removal of the tip as well!

@AllTheButtons87 6 ай бұрын

Yes always brown or green 😂

@loreaimee 6 ай бұрын

Basically as soon as she started slapping some brown paint on the house I was like HERE WE ARE *chef's kiss*

@MissDarlaDeville 6 ай бұрын

Yes

@herelizasaint 6 ай бұрын

You could display your gingerbread house on your porch for the season. I think it would be cute. It turned out great, by the way. The appropriate amount of whimsy.

@luisahydrangea3783 6 ай бұрын

This was also my first thought :)

@lauramathews3151 6 ай бұрын

Or just in a [front] window.

@nataliafrateschi7854 6 ай бұрын

I have to admit that I save your videos for moments when I'm not feeling mentally well. You bring me comfort, thank you for your effort and love into creating ✨️whimsical✨️ content, and for sharing it with us. Much love 💌

@grittykitty50 6 ай бұрын

Yes, I use Rachel's videos as therapy, too.

@azrani2023 6 ай бұрын

Same here, but I watch them on both the good and the not so good days - she always brings me joy. wishing you guys peace and calm of mind this christmas! ❤

@piecesofstarlight 6 ай бұрын

I love that her content fully embraces the total jank of crafting. So many youtubers have the perfect set up and churn out perfect pieces. It is nice to see the journey and the learning going from doesn't know what one is doing to sort of knows what one is doing

@averyjeanne 6 ай бұрын

If Rachel and Nick ever chose to have kids, they are gonna have the most whimsical childhoods.

@luisabolado 6 ай бұрын

frrr, imagine the crafts! the costumes!

@tuckettk 6 ай бұрын

If you put the piping tip inside the snipped bag before you fill it with "icing" and then it stays in place while you pipe.

@valentinalima5642 6 ай бұрын

Came here to say the same 💕

@rebeccascheetz8843 6 ай бұрын

I was internally screaming that as she was struggling 😅

@terrim5713 6 ай бұрын

Came to say the same thing

@ravensilverwolf4893 6 ай бұрын

The former cake decorator in me was screaming. It still came out so cute though.

@barbaraferron7994 6 ай бұрын

Maybe attach the tip directly to the caulking gun

@missemgie7593 6 ай бұрын

If you ever get to the point that you have some of your projects you no longer wish to house, you could always do a sort of charity auction thing where you auction off things with proceeds going to a chosen charity! (By no means something you ever have to do, just an idea! ☺️) Also, the dollhouse is absolutely delightful 🤌🏻❤️

@pennymichaels7449 6 ай бұрын

This is a great idea!!

@maybee-not 6 ай бұрын

I just started watching and I am so filled with affection for Rachel, looking completely overwhelmed by the size of this monstrosity and yet also giddy with the prospect of gingerbreadifying it. Rachel Maksy, Patron Saint of Chaotic Crafters.

@jessicaclakley3691 5 ай бұрын

Dude, i need embroidered on a tee shirt, keychain and trucker hat! Lol

@rachelzacrep2968 6 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness, I am a Rachel Lynne myself! Indeed, there was something in the air in those early 90s. (Also, thank you, as always, for bringing such warmth and goodness into the world through being you!)

@mikakestudios5891 6 ай бұрын

"Yes.This is definitely for my, Child....😅" that is such a valid mood and I felt it deep in my soul.

@BigGrabowski 6 ай бұрын

Me, casually buying plastic dinosaurs and a DVD of the first season of Wild Kratts: "Yes, cashier! My nephew, my nephew that truly exists, will love these." Five years before I even had a nephew.

@m.maclellan7147 6 ай бұрын

@BigGrabowski the Kratts are easy on the eyes 😂

@DestructionGlitter 6 ай бұрын

Only the child is you. You are the child. Hashtag refuse to grow up 💜 To clarify: I have a child. I buy things with the excuse of "it's for my daughter". But really it's for me.

@BigGrabowski 6 ай бұрын

@@m.maclellan7147 Chris was my first crush as a kid, eyyyy. Edit: Back in yon Zaboomafoo days.

@Nikki-tx6kh 6 ай бұрын

Well, it is correct up to a certain point. It is for your child, your inner child.

@lindatrue3905 6 ай бұрын

You made a sweet gingerbread hostel for all of your felt creatures to slumber for winter! LOVE IT SO MUCH!!

@Marlenasewing 6 ай бұрын

I imagine Rachels future child discovering this at the attic. 😍

@tamieveslage9844 6 ай бұрын

I have often mentioned to my husband how amazing Rachel's videos and projects are, but I made him watch this one all the way through. He loved it and he has lived Nick's experience with things like this so many times. "Where are we going to put this ?" And yet they still encourage and support our crazy creative endeavors! I told him I had been thinking I need a Christmas House.... (I did a haunted house make over last year )

@miabuck5172 6 ай бұрын

"Old crone who lives in the woods" is also my winter aesthetic.

@bcgrote 6 ай бұрын

Mine is "sweet but idiotic princess with a thing for apples and... horny guys" 😂

@lynnecurran1787 6 ай бұрын

The old crone in the forest is my year round aesthetic, 😂.

@theheartofthestone 6 ай бұрын

I love it, that tends to be my fall vibe; in winter it wavers between vintage librarian and 80's mom (crazy sweater goodness 😂)

@TashieRags 6 ай бұрын

me too I literally just got back from foraging the park for pinecones and twigs LOL

@juliemiller9258 6 ай бұрын

Same, but our house by the woods is now in Hawaii. 😊😊

@PiskyOinker 6 ай бұрын

So stinkin cute! I want a felted gingerbread family to live in it.

@nataliegray8019 6 ай бұрын

A felted gingerbread mouse family!

@jtru0 6 ай бұрын

@@nataliegray8019yes!

@m.maclellan7147 6 ай бұрын

@@nataliegray8019OOOOOooo ! Rachel has many small treasures !

@hellyeah_ellajane 6 ай бұрын

Yes! Or a felted candy cane lady!

@garyraiche2388 6 ай бұрын

This is becoming such a cool trend! I drove to another province to pick up one of these houses with my friend back in October so she could make an awesome haunted house for Halloween. It turned out amazing!! I love how this is catching on 🔥

@yuantheblue 6 ай бұрын

I much prefer the earth tones of your modifications, so pretty. :) You could easily fit some small felted creatures in there if you were so inclined!

@Sonata-in-E-Major 6 ай бұрын

The transition from Sponsor Rachel to Spray-Paint Rachel deserves an award for “Most Serotonin-Inducing KZfaq Transition of All Time” 😂

@victoriazeccola 6 ай бұрын

Rachael's reaction to the size of the dollhouse was my reaction to every project I undertake. Super simple no problems at... OH MY GOSH. So relatable and delightful.

@patchworkpantsenjoyer 6 ай бұрын

omg I'm in love - later in the season I would love to see you decorate some of the inside!! Or make a gingerbread family that could live there!! I love this so much. I'm a huge nerd for miniatures and I'm feeling SO INSPIRED to do this to one of my older dollhouse builds. thank you for the inspo! lots of love from maryland!

@anastasiachristiansen9639 2 ай бұрын

"you took a DNA test and Bob is infact your uncle" is probably the funniest line ive ever heard

@MsMalM 6 ай бұрын

I would spray that bad boy with some sealant and have it be an outdoor decoration! It’s so cuuuute 😍

@victoriayirka6408 6 ай бұрын

Cute! Instead of Anna and Elsa’s house it’s now Hansel and Gretel’s 🤪

@kalieris 6 ай бұрын

“New addition to the Hansel and Gretel Cinematic Universe: First, they were Witch Hunters. NOW THEY ARE… HOUSE FLIPPERS!” (I couldn’t get that idea out of my head any other way than inflicting it on others, sorry…)

@meba444 6 ай бұрын

Tip for the windows: A lot of people will use sheets of gelatin as the glass in real gingerbread houses 🥰

@annoyingkid48 6 ай бұрын

Could also use clear sheets of mylar, or even windows removed from pasta boxes could work. Then paint over em or use an alcohol-based pigment like sharpies to tint/frost the windows

@AnnieBellet 6 ай бұрын

It's adorable. If you want to add white or silver glitter to it (I know, I know, glitter is cursed) it would give it more of a frosted snowy look. Definitely a good addition to your someday coffee shop :)

@TSIRKLAND 6 ай бұрын

The peppermint patty-o was a stroke of genius. Love it!

@mandolinember4360 6 ай бұрын

Rachel never fails to deliver perfect ✨chaos and whimsy✨

@joiedevivre2005 6 ай бұрын

So cute! I think the "Peppermint Patty-o" is my favorite part. Well done! As with most of your videos, I feel inspired to make my own.

@lilWonka1906 6 ай бұрын

ive been having such a tough time lately. watching rachel puts my soul back together piece by piece

@EllieBenson17 6 ай бұрын

I’m loving that you’re using the Frozen castle as the base for this project 🥰🥰 it’s so perfect and it turned out BEAUTIFULLY!!! So festive and creative too!

@moseyposey 6 ай бұрын

As our beloved Peter Jackson would say, "Bigature". Absolutely blown away by the whole thing and ridiculously delighted with your peppermint pati-o design ❤ Hope you get well soon!

@dancingpigmonkey 6 ай бұрын

Such a cute and fun project! I think a Christmas tree in the left patio would be perfect 👌 🎄

@lindaevans5044 6 ай бұрын

Love this! We think some garland wrapping the columns would help, as might a tree on the patio, and maybe a row of colored lights around the trim between the floors. Gumdrops work, too, 'tho!

@hopetn 6 ай бұрын

All the way through my daughter was saying "That's so cute!" "I love it Rachel Maksy!" 😊

@stephentepper976 6 ай бұрын

I was on hold with Joann Fabric customer service for 1 hour. I listened to 4 loops of crafting tips. To keep you hot glue from getting stringy, freeze your glue sticks. Only remove them as you need them

@royhampton3 6 ай бұрын

Wow it's a big house, you weren't kidding about that! I'm always seeing things I like at the thrift store but then asking myself that essential question "where am I going to put it?" And your gingerbread house turned out great! Just putting the initial brown coat over the plasticky colors did a lot for it. The way you did the icing and details maybe doesn't have the obsessive precision of Christine McConnell, but it gave this project a beautiful handmade aesthetic that really tones down the cold, mass-produced feel of the original dollhouse.

@ultimateskillchain 6 ай бұрын

This is amazing! It's so big, but now all your Little Guys™ have a place to live! The Frozen house was a good choice of base :D all the moulded details look wintery and Christmassy naturally! Even real gingerbread houses made by hand have these "imperfections", so it really really works. This was a joy to watch! Also, I will absolutely be stealing that line "you took a DNA test and Bob is, in fact... your uncle" 😂

@brianahawkins8124 6 ай бұрын

I do hope to find a dollhouse like that, give it wizardry or make it spooky for a Halloween haunted house.

@lynnecurran1787 6 ай бұрын

Look for Victorian houses from San Francisco. They have some great ones.

@SerenityVonSavage 6 ай бұрын

I hope to have the energy to do this one day and not just buy the doll house and the paint, then just have the doll house and paint laying around for the next few years

@donnaleach8119 6 ай бұрын

@@SerenityVonSavage : I hear THAT!! 😉😂

@AmandaNievi 6 ай бұрын

I love another episode of the "Rachel makes tiny wimsical things" series! But this time.... Not so tiny

@ColorwaveCraftsCo 6 ай бұрын

I never would have known that this started out as a Frozen castle if you hadn’t told me. So cute and whimsical ❤

@donnaleach8119 6 ай бұрын

I am in love with this project and this video!! My ‘aesthetic vibe(?), is ‘Grandma’s House meets The Addams Family’…also…anything in miniature ROCKS! 😉😂 Happy Gingerbread Christmas! ❤🎄🤎

@starsiadraws 6 ай бұрын

I love seeing Rachel make cute vintage things to build her cozy Victorian forest faery world

@squirrel_han_ 6 ай бұрын

Next step, make each room Victorian themed and make miniatures. ❤

@krose6451 6 ай бұрын

... no. Bad commenter. Bad. As someone who follows several dollhouse makers that is years of work to do right turning whats meant to be a fun easy project into a major time and energy eater. As awesome as it would be to see I would feel so bad for her.

@GeekeryMade 6 ай бұрын

@@krose6451 It could be a whole series though. A video each for each piece of furniture and then a room video. Long term project in smaller don't over do it chunks.

@janhenry9733 6 ай бұрын

True, though generally have to be comfortable with having a permanent UFO. They are rabbit holes of awesome ideas neverending. I have a 1/12 scale bjd in my dollhouse, who sits wrapped in a Kleenex for a dress in her sewing room with no electricity or finished floors, and occasionally I peer in to dream.

@rosiewhitmore8695 6 ай бұрын

I find it absolutely insane and inspiring how someone finds the time and energy to do projects this detailed on this scale on a regular basis and it always manages to end up Pinterest worthy. I enjoy your videos so much 🫶🏻💕

@DawnOldham 6 ай бұрын

When you said you needed a "simple" project in part because you have a cold... I was like......😮 That would be a huge project for me and it sure wouldn't happen when I had a cold. lol That's why you're so lovable. You do these things to brighten our days no matter what! ❤

@dreamhacker606 6 ай бұрын

The idea of gumdrops would be so cute to add little pops of color here and there. I already love it so much!

@IslandMarigold 6 ай бұрын

As a fan of dolls, vintage architecture, and whimsy, I ADORED watching this project come to life! Excellent work!

@SheHuntsZombies 6 ай бұрын

The respect to AC the bringer of our Candy tunes of the early 2000's was beautiful.

@Padoodlepiedolls 6 ай бұрын

I love it so much!!!! Heads up about the windows. I make doll rooms and accessories, and you can use clear plastic packaging or old clear take out containers for windows. To get a melty distorted effect you can add a tiny bit of paint to some mod podge or clear glue and paint it on the plastic in swirly patterns. When it drys is looks like tinted uneven glass. You can also do multiple thick layers for a water effect!

@noahhutchins5164 6 ай бұрын

Perfect timing! I get to watch Rachel turn a dollhouse into a gorgeous gungerbread mansion while I work on crocheting a gingerbread man pillow as a Secret Santa gift for a coworker!! 🎄🎅🎁🍪

@HomeandHearthHomestead 6 ай бұрын

This made my heart sing! I love doing playscale size dioramas, (Barbie) and my base piece for the main part of the house was this size. I went with the Addams Family theme and built a separate sections for kitchen, library, playroom and then on the other end, a complete graveyard with fencing, tomb and gargoyles. Finished out at 13 1/2 feet. 😂

@m.maclellan7147 6 ай бұрын

Yeah for Addams family ❤

@makeda6530 6 ай бұрын

Amazing 🥺

@calm_expressions 6 ай бұрын

I really appreciate creative projects that are more winter and cozy themed, and not Christmas. Thanks!

@raspberryitalia3464 6 ай бұрын

If you have a covered porch, that would be a beautiful outdoor Christmas decoration. Also I imagine displaying it in a window like one would a Christmas tree

@angelle07 6 ай бұрын

*Watches as everyone runs to find their own castle to make into a gingerbread home*. Love love love. That is so much fun and a cute home for all your little creatures. :-)

@lauramathews3151 6 ай бұрын

I love that it's reusable.

@caiti-christi 6 ай бұрын

I usually save your videos for my Saturday morning "cartoon" but I saw this notification and I couldn't wait 😍 also ALL YOUR LIL GUYS CAN LIVE THERE ❤

@junoantaresofficial 6 ай бұрын

Oh my God, can you imagine the little frog ready on the porch or the night guarding the door? Ahhhhh 😱

@FickleMamaVintage 6 ай бұрын

Or in a little Adirondack chair on the porch with his feet up and his hands behind his head relaxing! I'm dying! It would be so cute!

@mistymoon883 6 ай бұрын

I tried waiting until Saturday for a while, have myself a cozy moment with a snack so I could soak in all the loveliness….. but it was so painful not to click on the video and scroll past to something else. The thumbnail taunting me with the promise of whimsy. Now I just curl up in bed with some fluffy pillows, extra blankets and my kitty cat, letting myself enjoy as soon as the video pops up.

@sarah-phillips 6 ай бұрын

I'm the same! Quiet Saturday morning with my coffee and Rachel whimsy is my routine!

@Nonsequitoria2010 6 ай бұрын

I can't believe how the piping changes the look from Nordic to Victorian in an instant!

@heatherpedersen8209 6 ай бұрын

Hey Rachel - Piping tip when using a pastry bag. The zip lock bag is a great idea. Next time, cut your hole in the corner first, then put your piping tip INSIDE the bag with the tip wedged into the little hole you cut. Make sure it's snug. Hope that helps you with a future project!

@gwendolynrobinson3900 6 ай бұрын

I love watching dollhouses be repainted, you dont know how excited i was to see this pop up 😂❤

@m.maclellan7147 6 ай бұрын

I was blown away by how FAST she did it ! 😮

@Spiceyspiney 6 ай бұрын

I had no idea that I needed a gingerbread doll's house until today. *Opens marketplace... 😂 But seriously this is so stinking cute ❤ Hope you get better soon

@verbenalime9261 6 ай бұрын

Loved the video and "easier" break projects like this! Perhaps in the future some candy cane and/or gingerbread furniture could be made to continue to decorate it? Love you Rachel!

@MeganM616 6 ай бұрын

I think colored cellophane would also work for the windows. If you want more of a stained glass/old fashioned candy look. ❤

@lyraserpentine894 6 ай бұрын

Display it in your dining or living room for the holidays. Find a side table or stand to house it.Then wrap it in protective whatever and shove it into the closet or attic until next year. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. Because it's lovely and will make a precious decor item and conversation piece.

@bardlark 6 ай бұрын

That dollhouse is huge and looks so cool. I originally got into June's Journey because of the video you did with Bernadette Banner and Morgan Donner where you switched hairstyles in Boston. Still playing it, and the journal is very cool.

@m.maclellan7147 6 ай бұрын

That was the first video I ever saw her in ! (I live south of Boston) I've been following all 3 ever since, but Rachel is the favorite 😍

@becalexa 5 ай бұрын

with my experience of piping with both frosting bags and ziploc bags, i find that the zipoc plastic is a lot stretchier than piping bags which makes it harder to control the pressure when squeezing out frosting (or caulk, lol). the ability to easily close ziploc bags is nice, but a twist tie or rubber band works to do the same on a frosting bag. this was such a fun project to watch! what a perfect doll house for this style of gingerbread house. i love the dry-brushed white to bring it the extra mile of looking-like-a-cookie-ness while also bringing out the brick texture. gorgeous!!!!

@samaramorgan6681 6 ай бұрын

Hi Rachel, just wanted to let you know it's so nice seeing yourself be generous with yourself. Did I realise you were being a bit not-as-perfectionist about this project? After having watched your channel for years: probably. Is it still freaking adorable and absolutely beautiful? Definitely! I love your stuff when you go absolutely batsh*t crazy about the details and I love it just as much when you just let it be whatever it turns out and it makes me so confident to just try out stuff for myself without worrying about the outcome and just enjoy creating for the sake of it. So thanks for that I guess and sorry for the rambling!

@DeannafromDecember 6 ай бұрын

A house? Nay good sir, now it's a gingerbread chalet xD I absolutely love how this turned out and now I want to make one of my own (maybe a tad smaller though, just a smidge lol). The only thing I think I'd add is a little "snow" on the railings between the chocolate posts; just so that it stands out some, like your piping is wildly good and I'm surprised you didn't go ham with it lol 12/10 Rachel build, would recommend to a friend

@cyndiebirkner704 6 ай бұрын

So freakin' adorable!!! My hubby and I love watching your videos. Also, the frosting caulking will be a lot easier to apply if you put the decorative tip inside the bag so it pokes out the hole, but that the hole isn't so big that it pushes the whole way through.

@pokeflirt 6 ай бұрын

1:37 love the opera - rose duet, vienna

@ArtsyMario 6 ай бұрын

This is such a BETTER way to do gingerbread houses withoit having to assemble a house out of cookies that are hard to attach. I rather bake soft gingerbreadmen cookies to eat than make a house out of those hard to eat gingerbread house cookie kit you get at Target or Walgreens.

@moonbasket 6 ай бұрын

Did a full on happy flappy hands stim at the reveal. It looks amazing! I'm in awe. I love the handmade look. It makes it look more like a real gingerbread house!

@This_is_Ridiculous 6 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this! If you wanted to make windows that look like sugar but would keep I’d melt a thin layer of hot glue onto some wax paper then peel it off and cut it to size. You did such a good job that house is huge!

@lizabee484 6 ай бұрын

The fact that Rachel put makeup on, (let alone did a whole freakin project), while she had a cold, utterly astounds me. Girl put on a red lip with a runny nose, I could *never*.

@annakempenaar8201 6 ай бұрын

Quick tip: if you rub olive oil (or sunflower, doesn't really matter) into some normal paper, you can make it transparent! Made a lot of lanterns that way 😉

@rherhehope 6 ай бұрын

Needed something whimsy today thank you Rachel, my doggo got diagnosed with the big C today. Gonna love him for what ever time left we have him. Hug your pets people ❤

@m.maclellan7147 6 ай бұрын

Sending a hug. It's so hard when pet's get sick.

@claireandharlan 6 ай бұрын

OMG THIS IS TALLER THAN ME!!! oop im short.

@ChloeStrande 6 ай бұрын

Same lol

@unscdarknoblemedia9585 6 ай бұрын

Your not short your fun sized❤

@claireandharlan 6 ай бұрын

@@unscdarknoblemedia9585well I appreciate your support 😂

@nattamused9074 Ай бұрын

It’s huge because it was a designed for Barbie sized dolls. However, it would be a BEAUTIFUL fit for Maileg Minis, Mouses, and sz. 1 dolls. Perfection!

@HolisticHomemaker 6 ай бұрын

We need Victorian dolls now with outfits of their own🥰😍

@racheyrach_rach3548 6 ай бұрын

I stayed up to wait for Rachel to drop her Friday vid. Anyone else? I can now go to bed a "happy chappy." ❤

@abriewren3013 6 ай бұрын

for piping with an icing bag, it helps a lot if you twist the back end and then hold it by the twisted part so none of the icing comes out. theres also special bands for icing bags which help with this problem as well. hope this helps!!

@D.D.1963 10 күн бұрын

I DID THIS WITH BARBIE HOUSE. MADE IT IN TO A 🕸️HAUNTED HOUSE🕸️ 👻 CAME OUT AWESOME ! AND I HAVE GREEN LIGHT IN KITCHEN AND WHITE LIGHTS UP STAIRS ✨

@dianeloehr6203 6 ай бұрын

Definitely be kind to yourself, because the smaller-ish (time wise) projects are just as fun for us as the monster projects. I just love your creativity and your mega-talent.

@rufanacious 6 ай бұрын

Gorgeous!! I work in a museum and we have a couple of genuine Victorian dollhouses that are almost 6ft tall - the size just makes it ~authentic~ 🧐

@coryvan5645 6 ай бұрын

It's adorable! For the windows, I wonder if the old 90s elementary kid trick of coloring Crayola markers on a plastic surface, pouring on the Elmers glue, mixing it into a thin layer, and letting it dry would work. Once dry, peeling it off. It may be more transparent than you wanted though...

@camille_la_chenille 6 ай бұрын

This is the Sugar Plum Fairy's castle! No one can convince me she doesn't live in a gingerbread house, specifically this gingerbread house. You even have the knight mouse to go with the Nutcracker theme!

@ErenSlatcher-Burby-gf9pj 6 ай бұрын

Girl, I was so anxious that I couldn't sleep, and now I'm just happy I don't have to be anxious about my own problems. You've distracted me and helped me calm the f down. For that (and just simply being yourself) I thank thee

@NovaStella_ 6 ай бұрын

This looks so cool, Rachel! And I'm happy you're thinking better for yourself with the result of your projects. Honestly, I think the very fact that it exists overtakes the small mistakes that you see in it. It exists! And that's better than it being Conceivably Perfect but still an idea. :D

@Ohwhale79 6 ай бұрын

Holy crap girl! You put the pastry tip on the *INSIDE* of the bag. 😂😂😂😂 You poor thing.

@Fangirlorian 6 ай бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one who say "EVENTUALLY" like that! I always feel like I'm the only one who remembers! This turned out very cute!❤

@FrolleinMiez 6 ай бұрын

My god. You've outdone yourself yet again. It's absolutely beautiful and cute and whimsical. 100% would put that in my apartment, make it my new identity and and style me and my surroundings accordingly. 😅

@criticalmaz1609 6 ай бұрын

Put it by your Christmas tree! Omg, you could do an entire Christmas / Winter Wonderland scene! The possibilities... 🤩

@LaurenKozur 6 ай бұрын

I love it!!!!!! If you see this, you can split big projects into several videos!! I Will Watch All Of Them!!! Please don't feel so rushed to complete everything so quickly! If you take a year to make a dress I would watch every biweekly update ^u^

@shwoods 3 ай бұрын

This caulking application has the same energy as Martha May Whovier putting up her Christmas lights 😂 100% here for it!!! Ps, you could definitely pull out another old 4th grade art project if you still wanted those stained glass looking windows - use: cling wrap, with permeant markers in different colors and geometric shapes tape some tin foil behind it - works great. Happy crafting!