20 Amazing Gingerbread Scenes

It's the Christmas season, and nothing is more fun and sweet than home-made gingerbread houses and scenery. Here are 20 awesome selections to inspire and amaze you. Some of the details are amazingly sweet. I hope they add some inspiration to your own gingerbread projects!

1. The Fisherman's House

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The banana candies lining the roof, the fake candy fish, and the decorative candies on the roof make this an amazing and scrumptious piece of Christmas art.

2. Miniature Gingerbread Houses

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Sorry, these are not edible. Only such whimsy could come from a jewelry designer ( the awesome Stephanie Kilgast, of PetitPlat, in France. However, there's a certain consolation in knowing you can buy from her, or create your own replicas using her website tutorials.

3. The Copenhagen Bakery

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A beautiful, over-stuffed gingerbread house complete with a snowman is sure to melt your heart as the marshmellow-puffs simulate a winter wonderland! The chocolate bells are fun to eat at the end of the holiday season.

4. The University of Michigan Tribute

Flickr: snre

Not a lot of bells and whistles, but surely an apt display of school spirit mingled with holiday spirit!

5. The Log Cabin Settlers

Flickr: snre

A bit realistic with the signs of deforestation, however, the pretzels as logs are a really cool touch to this gingerbread scenery.

6. Bakery Diorama

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This artistic panorama required some sculpting and a ton of icing, to create an enchanting little storybook scene. Note the mini Reese's used as legs for the tables, and icing essentially as paint.

7. The Colosseum

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This beautifully crafted arena ruin relies on a steady hand and painted-on icing. The tree is a waffle ice cream cone painted with food dye and topped with a peppermint.t

8. The Cathedral

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Hard to believe it's edible, but here it is - an amazing replica cathedral with tower roofs made of ice cream cones.

9. The Memorial Church

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Admittedly, this is a grand creation and what it lacks in color, it makes up for in clean, realistic aesthetics.

10. The Gingerbread House of Love

Flickr: rieorie

Santa and Rudolph welcome you to their happy home.

11. The Gingerbread Foreclosure

Flickr: asirap

Ok, maybe this creation is for sale, maybe it's a foreclosure. Whatever the case, it's a simple piece of real estate in the suburbs that looks good enough to occupy... But maybe not for that price tag.

12. Noah's Ark

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This charming creation is the best of fantasy and of course can inspire some spirited religious debate. How did Noah get all those various animal breeds on an ark? And why does it look shipwrecked in the snow?

13. Minecraft Gingerbread

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Here's one for the under 18 crowd -- a Minecraft mini-world baked up with love.

14. Santa's Victorian Chimney

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Santa needs a chimney, so why not give him a Victorian-inspired one?

15. Christmas Elves Hideout

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There's an elf on top, guarding the presents for all the good boys and girl.

16. Surreal Pink Mansion

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It could be a schoolhouse, but I like to imagine it's the happy home of a 1%, filled with Christmas goodies for all the poor kids.

17. Ginger Birdhouse with Birds

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Bird have Christmas celebrations, too. Love the accents on this one -- fill it with nuts and other goodies.

18. The Homestead

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This realistic-looking bungalow has plenty of color and gumdrops to welcome you home.

19. House with Nutty Gazebo

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This house has a handsome yard, complete with an almond-topped gazebo.

20. The Three Year Old's

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Nothing is more fun than the creations of little kids, it's the best part of Christmas, sharing wonder and creativity with your little ones. Get together with the youngsters in your own life to create beautiful gingerbread houses, and lifelong memories.