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Author Topic: Do you decorate the gingerbread pieces first or assemble it first?  (Read 1693 times)

Offline Flumpyjack

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Just seeing what the easiest method is :) thankyou!

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Offline debrafel

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Re: Do you decorate the gingerbread pieces first or assemble it first?
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2015, 01:53:10 pm »
l put my pieces on a lazy susan and decorate them put them aside to dry then assemble them. l find it much easier.

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Re: Do you decorate the gingerbread pieces first or assemble it first?
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2015, 11:53:44 am »
Yes!  Decorating the pieces while they are flat is much easier than decorating on the standing surface.  I do some of the decorating while the pieces are flat on the table, and then the remaining details after the structure is built.
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Offline annemarielaney

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Re: Do you decorate the gingerbread pieces first or assemble it first?
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2015, 05:37:51 pm »
i'm also a fan of decorating before putting it together.

 

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