Behind the scenes:
Christmas Cathedral
The blueprints
The blueprints
The original idea sketches
The original idea sketches
Most details require multiple iterations and lots of practice
Most details require multiple iterations and lots of practice
The small details
The small details
The best laid plans shift to cardstock for making patterns to roll out and cut
Those Gingerbread Men Sprinkles helped make the deep doors sing
Melted Ginger Candy windows for that soft candlelight glow!
Designing the path of the labyrinth
The rose window
The rose window
I hand drew the pattern, then piped it onto the cooled isomalt window.
I hand drew the pattern, then piped it onto the cooled isomalt window.
Using the tiniest paintbrush I could find, I colored each cell using gel food coloring.
Using the tiniest paintbrush I could find, I colored each cell using gel food coloring.
The finished product!
(and that is one of the Mayan symbols for 'heart' as the center design!)
The finished product!
(and that is one of the Mayan symbols for 'heart' as the center design!)