How This Woman Makes Epic Gingerbread Houses | Obsessed | WIRED

Emily Garland loves building gingerbread houses. As a gingerbread house builder, she's made stunning replicas of some of the most famous buildings in the world. Emily takes WIRED through her entire process, and shows us how one of her houses goes from a plan to reality.
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How This Woman Makes Epic Gingerbread Houses | Obsessed | WIRED

[@onalla]

i love that her hair is the colour of gingerbread. she looks like she smells like christmas ❤️

[@MR-nu2ew]

And her last name is Garland 😊

[@heesungchoo]

She also tastes like christmas.

[@soap5240]

@@heesungchoo ayooo?!!??!

[@shilpan2789]

Huh ? Taste’s?

[@remote7131]

Her dedication to craftsmanship, the artistry, and her attention to the flavor is astounding. She was so generous with her know how. What a nice video, nice to hear her pov

[@nlenazz9941]

the fact that she cuts the shapes out herself cooks it herself does the design herself and puts it together herself is insane and she only gets 1 break thats truly insane i dont even feel like an artist now

[@worldwide_cruising]

*That is true craftsmanship.* *Let's take a moment to appreciate what she creates every day with her bare hands.*

[@rurathn5534]

Why

[@nomnomnom3566]

@@crizz3716 a

[@your.local.dumbas-5662]

Yeah But like why tho guys

[@ferretappreciator]

It's so wholesome how much fun she seems to be having

[@ZiyandoingVids]

This woman is just a legend.

[@colinstu]

On this episode of House Hunters... "I'm Emily and I build gingerbread houses, my budget is $2.6 Million"

[@hkr667]

[voice over] "But with gingerbread spices in London being at a premium, she'll be lucky to get a bike shed"

[@kalipw0210]

😂😂😂 both of yous!!

[@deadfurydbf9647]

Her laugh is exactly how I imagined an epic gingerbread house builder absolutely wholesome and pleasant sounding

[@wendytube007]

Isn’t she lovely, she would be successful at whatever she does, she’s just so infectious.

[@aliceydu]

This is amazing… I’m a lawyer but I think this is my dream job lol. I was hoping she’d talk about the sugar stain glass windows!

[@KimberlyGreen]

Glorious! 👏🏻 I wonder if some simple 3D design software & a 3D printer could help her model the templates easier & without as much tweaking needed? That might save her some time & stress during the holidays.

[@Pickles-gu6dz]

Depends on whether or not she is a tactile thinker. Sometimes people can process information better working with different materials and their hands vs a mouse/keyboard/computer screen. Juhani Pallasmaa is a Finnish architect that wrote beautifully about it in his book, The Thinking Hand

[@KimberlyGreen]

@@Pickles-gu6dz That's a good point. 🤔

[@BL00DYR0S31]

7:15 same. People think I’m nuts but there’s just something satisfying about smashing something you’ve worked on for hours.😆

[@veegames3364]

This is quite astonishing! Well done. My family used to make our own gingerbread houses. Awesome activity for little kids. Clearly will never reach this level of architectural genius.

[@Deathcoreqt]

Her energy and passion is inspirational!

[@uglygiantbagsofmostlywater]

She's adorable, why would she not make gingerbread houses.

[@mariannerady1137]

Glorious! Who says you cannot make a living of the thing you love... she is proof!

[@withblue_]

the fact that she used her bare fingers to put those delicate embellishment!!! she must has a very stable hand i could never

[@HeavenlySaviour]

This is brilliant. Combining 2 things you love and the years and years of trial and error. Passion ❤

[@fernandooriginal]

SHE IS AN ARTIST! OMG ! SOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL!

[@macadonards1100]

Her house must smell amazing

[@Braham_the_Terror]

Innovative, impressive and extremely lovely 💖

[@debbralehrman5957]

Amazing workmanship.

[@timmy.g201]

This women’s amazing! Meanwhile I’m over here spending 6 hours trying to keep my gingerbread roof up

[@Negative2Me]

Same

[@novarosa24]

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY BOTS IN THESE COMMENTS ??

[@pippa3150]

So talented and patient! What a gifted artist!

[@kboltiz]

She seems like such a nice person.

[@altnarrative]

She's a ginger who makes gingerbread. Love it.

[@clintmacarthur7895]

I like the way she talks about her love for it, it’s not exaggerated and just simple, but visually we’re in Awh.

[@Unholyspirit]

You mean "in awe"?

[@jessicajayes8326]

I was into architecture for a while and I like baking! All good stuff!

[@stephiskhan]

Is this series named Obsessed for the dedication of these experts or because wired knew I would become obsessed?

[@adrianac3258]

Creative , talented and lovely lady ❤️

[@OGscope]

I’ve had one of her commissions before and OMG so good

[@SatanenPerkele]

First thing that comes to my mind: I need to bake a huge gingerbread pizza

[@Crxiu]

This is just incredible 😍

[@bellow5458]

I really really fell in love with her laugh.

[@cas4040]

Beautiful. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@markfisher7962]

Wonderful sense of humor!

[@Jackjohnjay]

I would spend SO much more time decorating lol. I want to add so much color and texture and design! I feel like she builds an amazing structure but that would be my favourite part :)

[@Negative2Me]

It would take me a year to decorate and build the structure itself

[@PrincessNana08]

This is absolutely amazing

[@graymayhem2410]

Thank you for sharing the details of your craft with us. It’s always inspiring to see an artist’s process.

[@UndercoverFerret404]

Imagine how much time she could save doing this with CAD.

[@jojodroid31]

She should laser cut or CNC them lmao

[@UndercoverFerret404]

@@jojodroid31 Instead of cutting cardboard by hand. Build the house/model in CAD and have a laser cutter cut out the cardboard pieces.

[@jojodroid31]

@@UndercoverFerret404 yes... That's what I said.

[@oltedders]

@@UndercoverFerret404 Could you make that more complicated? What about 3D printing with gingerbread?

[@UndercoverFerret404]

@@oltedders Did you hit your head after you watched the video? Or maybe you didn't watch the part where she sketches everything in 1:2, then in 1:1 on cardboard and then tries to fit everything together and does a lot of trimming and adjusting.

[@Eyuel_G]

This is so wholesome wtf

[@lisca2866]

Very talented great job!

[@BaileySuttonMusic]

Awe what a lovely person.

[@aspiretoinspire9679]

Their popularity rose when the Brothers Grimm wrote the story of Hansel and Gretel, in which the main characters stumble upon a house made entirely of treats deep in the forest. It is unclear whether or not gingerbread houses were a result of the popular fairy tale, or vice versa.😄😄😄😄

[@EnigmaticLucas]

I just realized how weird it is that _Hansel and Gretel_ didn't get sugarcoated (no pun intended) over time like other fairy tales did

[@aspiretoinspire9679]

@@EnigmaticLucas realy how?😲😲😲

[@xakirax_8864]

@@aspiretoinspire9679 Check out the original Grimms Fairy tales

[@aspiretoinspire9679]

@@xakirax_8864 ok where can I find it 😄 xAkira

[@EnigmaticLucas]

@@aspiretoinspire9679 Pretty much every fairy tale originally had a much darker ending

[@Lostintheforestt]

she is incredible ✨, i love it :)

[@alexilupin]

She is delightful

[@alexpaulartist94]

She looks so Pretty

[@morijohnson8910]

This lady needs a youtube channel

[@isadorabraz1266]

wow you rock what a wonderful art

[@FutureCommentary1]

She would win the GBBO biscuits showstopper hands-down.

[@PtrOBrn]

I am suddenly wondering if gingerbread can be cut in a laser cutter?

[@violetstellanova4470]

They’d probably have burnt edges

[@Legendary_anime_world]

Thats very creative

[@Weezerr420]

if there's anyone that deserves a real gingerbread house its her

[@goodcookandherguineapigand5122]

So cool. Good job.

[@jessakabingue5601]

Does she have an Instagram or a website??? I am amazed by the edible piñata Artwork 🤝 engineering

[@HeyColas_subscribe]

1:15 THAT'S WHY PHILIPPINES HAS THE LONGEST CHRISTMAS SEASON HAHAHAHHAHAH

[@ericaschannel2599]

I absolutely LOVE watching this stuff lol 😆

[@nas84payne]

Great talent. Making me hungry as well ☺️

[@federicaolivoni732]

an artist,really

[@jugglerj0e]

So gingerbread? I'd say that it makes a great medium. Its a bit too hard to eat after its left out for long. Still better than tasting drywall.

[@bethanycook8430]

Wow! Amazing!

[@superbubbles211]

In New Jersey Buddy is making a cake with cardboard and rice krispies and crying

[@willthor6639]

the uss enterprise is my fave one

[@waterylemon6880]

Impressed...

[@Jordanpatrickhart]

ICONIC!

[@bubaaaaaaaaa]

Her hair even has the same color as gingerbread lol

[@kimwhan6994]

👋

[@kenenigans]

she's living the dream

[@LuisFernandez-ds5tx]

One of my favorite youtube videos.

[@thebakalord]

Is it just me or we all thought of Hansel and Gretel when we saw the title?

[@user-ob1zg5rz8r]

She sounds very very proud of herself lol

[@shoshannafachima1306]

So beautiful❤❤❤

[@iwatchyoutubeforfun2333]

That’s absolutely craz

[@fazgoop]

this is ms claus in the flesh nobody can tell me otherwise

[@hoshi2063]

How is no one talking about how this woman who makes her living at Christmas has the last name of Garland??

[@nathan-sb5iw]

Dream job omfg

[@sanjogpawar1874]

You can tell shes been doing this for a long time

[@CodeOverReality]

Grandmas be like when u dont visit them for week

[@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667]

Owww Jajaja jajaja so awesome and cool 🌍💯

[@bauhaus.grl3342]

Honestly she's very intelligent

[@TheGoobler]

Her last name being Garland is so fitting

[@trumpetaceman7806]

Why are there so many bots in these comments

[@tenzinsinkey6696]

Woah 😳

[@geostyma]

This is such a first world career.

[@headofcosmospictures1232]

It's wonderful

[@tsatsraltdashdavaa9035]

What a beautiful lady. I feel she always does it out of heart. I really want one of her gingerbread house. Yummy

[@F3PIZZA]

Are forensic bakers a thing?

[@ericaschannel2599]

I need like four hours of just this lol come on 11 minutes is jot enough

[@okhera1]

Very Nice Bro. Get Good people!

[@wolflokie4167]

Sooo cool …. To get paid to make these!! And to take pleasure in having people break and eat it!! Love it 🥰 hope I can find too!

[@t.r.v7714]

I bet she loved Legos as a child 😊

[@mateuszcielas3362]

how much does she take to build stuff?

[@MaikasCooking]

How do I find her on Instagram or does she has a website?

[@your.local.dumbas-5662]

Her voice is so similar I have heard it somewhere..

[@spitfire57whaley35]

My daughter wants to make a Tardis gingerbread house. Have you made one?

[@waynejacksongalloway3768]

What's the difference between treacle and molasses?

[@CouldBeA]

Playing with biscuits (:

[@arlynnecumberbatch1056]

"to me xmas starts in 1st of september" filipinos: big mood

[@arlynnecumberbatch1056]

*no pride nonsense in my reply section!*

[@D-FIANT415]

St Francis hotel in San Francisco 😉

[@annekabrimhall1059]

I use German lebkuchen so even though I love ginger my “gingerbread” doesn’t have any.

[@geordanmorse6054]

Luna Lovegood 100%