Breadboard Gingerbread Tree Lit Votives Holiday Gathering

  What a cold winter this has been and nothing seems more cozy than to do a little baking while sitting by the fire. The gingerbread cookies smell wonderful and the kitchen is warm and dressed for the holidays! These cookies were baked just for you and will last a long time as they are for decorative use only. I wanted to make a special presentation sprinkled with everlasting charm that can be set out in your beautiful kitchen for this wonderful time of year! An old breadboard was used as a backdrop for all the festive and gay accoutrements which are faux holiday greens, some gently dusted with snow and accompanied by a lit votive, a small wreath with berries that house a nutmeg brown lit votive, cinnamon sticks, a small tree sprinkled with soft snow housed in an old tin sifter and three decorated gingerbread cookies. A twig branch was added to the greens to gain height (see image 17) for the second votive candle that can be placed on top. Crisp white tallow berries enhance the greens