competitions

ginger 2018: group 2

ginger 2018 // movita beaucoup

It’s a frightening world out there, sweet pea. Terrorism, Fox News, influenza outbreaks, people eating Tide pods. A second day of competitive gingering is just the sort of thing that might help us push through. So gather ’round and allow the wonder of Ginger 2018 fill your heart with break-your-teeth sweetness.  KERRI’S THE OLD BARN…

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ginger 2018: group 1

ginger 2018 // movita beaucoup

It’s a horrifying world out there, poodle. Poverty, natural disasters, war, villainy. It’s why we NEED competitive gingering. There is no inequality here. No! I will treat each and every competitor like garbage. So gather ’round children! Let the magic that is Ginger 2018 wrap you in its straight-from-the-oven warmth.  BARB’S DECK THE HAUL! Barb…

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meet the 2018 ginger panel

2018 Ginger Panel // movita beaucoup

Prepare yourselves! Ginger 2018 is here! Beginning on Monday you’ll see 21 competitive ginger masterpieces on this here blog. Voting for the People’s Choice Prize starts on Monday and will continue until Friday. The (one) ginger creation with the highest total number of online votes will claim the prize. There are 4 groupings of ginger…

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ginger 2018

Ginger 2018 // movita beaucoup

It’s time! Competitive gingering at its best/worst! If you would like to be a part of this absolutely horrendous annual online competition, read on. THERE WILL BE YELLING. 1. Create a gingerbread house zoned residential, agricultural and/or commercial. Yes, you can glue stuff on. Yes, you can use a kit. Yes, you can use inedible…

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ginger 2017: winners declared!

ginger 2017 // movita beaucoup

Are you ready? Would you like to know who won Ginger 2017 – the sweetest battle on the planet? Excellent. We’ll get to that, but first I’d like to delve into the history of gingerbread. We’ll begin in ancient Greece and then tour through centuries of spiced baked goods and construction techniques. A favourite treat…

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ginger 2017: group 3

ginger 2017 // movita beaucoup

Alas, this is our third and final grouping of Ginger 2017 entries. I like to call this batch: Rule-breakers and Visionaries. Cast your vote at the bottom of the post to help determine the winner of the 2017 People’s Choice Prize. (For more information on how this competition will go down, click here.) Don’t forget: commenting could…

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ginger 2017: group 2

ginger 2017 // movita beaucoup

More ginger! Take a gander at our second grouping of Ginger 2017 entries! I like to call this batch: The Storytellers.  Cast your vote at the bottom of the post to help determine the winner of the 2017 People’s Choice Prize. (For more information on how this competition will go down, click here.) Don’t forget: commenting…

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ginger 2017: group 1

ginger 2017 // movita beaucoup

Behold! The first grouping of Ginger 2017 entries! I like to call this batch: Classic and Gingercational Architecture. Cast your vote at the bottom of the post to help determine the winner of the 2017 People’s Choice Prize. (For more information on how this competition will go down, click here.) Don’t forget: commenting could win…

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ginger 2017

ginger 2017 // movita beaucoup

It’s time! Competitive gingering at its best/worst! If you would like to be a part of this absolutely horrendous annual online competition, read on. 1. Create a gingerbread house zoned residential, agricultural and/or commercial. Yes, you can glue stuff on. Yes, you can use a kit. Yes, you can use inedible add-ons. No, I will not respond…

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best of ginger (so far)

best of ginger // movita beaucoup

It’s that time of year again! Ginger 2017 is just around the corner! I’m really hoping that each and every one of you will enter. (Pleeeeeeeeze?) I figured you might need a little nudge/ginspiration, so I have corralled some of my most favourite entries the past seven years of competitions for your enjoyment. . Yvonne’s…

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