The Process
Before Unveiling
It all culminates the week it goes on display to the public. The Tuesday through Thursday before the village goes out, are three straight 18 hour days with non stop tweaking, decorating, and set up. The night of the unveiling, I go behind the curtains one last time, with more icing and more candy, looking for anywhere there is a blank spot, anywhere there is a crack, any missing shudder, any wreath out of place, any crease that needs sealed. Then one last look, a photo shoot, and then it is what you see.
After the actual unveiling, I go 4-5 times a week and touch the village up. Some nights, I spend 15 minutes re-assembling. Some nights, I spend 3 hours fixing it. The saddest part of GingerBread Lane is that too many people can just not touch. But I cannot stand to let it come apart, so almost nightly for 7 weeks, I have to put candy canes and shudders back on. Even the week after Christmas, I go back and touch up.
