Icing Church

by Jana
(San Francisco)

Royal Icing Chuch

Okay, it's not Gingerbread but I just made this Icing Church for my Holiday centerpiece that will go with my Gingerbread Swan I'm working on. Anyway, I found this pattern in a woman's magazine about 25+ years ago and I haven't made it since the 1980's. Finished it today and forgot how fun and easy it is to make. It's made totally out of Royal Icing, piped flat on wax paper and then assembled with more Royal icing. I melted candy (Jolly Rogers) for the windows though you can also use fruit leather. I pipe to little rows of pews for inside.

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Mar 05, 2015
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Recipe
by: Anonymous

Hi. Your work is amazing. Can u share the recipe of the royal icing that making for the church?

Nov 22, 2013
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Pattern Size?
by: Jana

You can print out the pattern from my link below and take it to a copy center. Enlarge or shrink the pattern to any size you need. Does that help?

Nov 21, 2013
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finshed size of church
by: what is the finished size of the roal icing church?

I would like to know how to adapt the pattern of the church so it is correct

Dec 08, 2012
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New Location for Icing Church Pattern
by: Jana Keeler

I've been updating my website. You can find the Icing Church pattern and instructions (as well as some other old patterns from Woman's Day, Ladies Home Journal, and Good Housekeeping) here:

http://costumepastimes.com/gingerbread

Thanks for all the nice comments.

Mar 25, 2012
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great
by: Anonymous

ace sikk wrk its great5 the way u made it ;)

Nov 30, 2011
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Made for Anniversay
by: Anonymous

I made this church in July of 1983 for my parents anniversary and put it on top of a sheetcake with tapers, small evergreen trees, and a bride and groom in front. It was very pretty. The day after their anniversay, I went into labor and gave them a better gift though :).

Nov 08, 2011
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i have the pattern
by: Anonymous

happy to pass it on join my facebook handmade by kay http://www.facebook.com/pages/Handmade-by-Kay/145648525497730
and i will send you the pattern x
Kay
Greenwichwitch

Dec 15, 2010
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still looking for the pattern
by: Anonymous

Sadly the url is no longer valid. Does anyone know of another place to find the pattern or the year it appeared in Woman's Day magazine?

Nov 29, 2010
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Gingerbread Church Pattern Now Available
by: Kelly

I finally finished up a gingerbread church template for sale on this site (after many requests). You can find it here:
http://www.gingerbread-house-heaven.com/gingerbread-church.html

You can use this pattern to make an icing church by laying the cut out pattern pieces under waxed paper and then piping icing to fill in each pattern piece. Then, assemble the church with more icing as you would a church made out of gingerbread.

Nov 20, 2010
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pattern available?
by: Anonymous

I remember making this church for my children 25 years ago It was beautiful. I have lost the pattern is it available anywhere?

Oct 12, 2010
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Excellent In Every Aspect
by: Bertie Gros

Jena, I know the Woman's Day you are speaking of. My! That is a long time ago. I think that you did an excellent job on making this church. I never tried this one myself, but I was tempted to. I'm so happy that I saw something from my younger days. Family Circle and Woman's Day were two of the most popular magazines that were around. May God be with you each and every day.

Nov 28, 2009
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I also made this!!
by: Anonymous

It is not as hard as it looks. Just a steady hand and a place where you can work secluded. Beautiful!!

Dec 14, 2008
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Sure, we'll allow URLs
by: Kelly

As long as the URL is not self-promotional and offers value to our visitors, we'll allow it. It's all about helping each other build better gingerbread (or icing or chocolate...) houses and have more fun doing it!

Dec 12, 2008
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Pattern for Icing Church
by: Anonymous

Don't know if they allow url's on here but you can find the pattern for the Icing Church on my website at: http://costumepastimes.com/pages/cakes_more/gingerbread_patterns/gingerbread_patterns.htm

Then scroll down and you'll see the picture of the Church with link to the pattern.

Thanks!

Jana

Dec 12, 2008
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Love It
by: Anonymous

I love this so much. Is there any chance you have the pattern? I would love to try and mske this. Thanks.

Dec 11, 2008
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WOW
by: CJ

What a beautiful Church! It looks like it takes days to complete! I bet it was a very pretty center piece!

Dec 08, 2008
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wow
by: Anonymous

wow,wow wow. nice work!

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