Gingerbread House with Candy Door SVG

About this design

This gingerbread house is all about the front door. A tall arched doorway sits in the middle, framed by a striped arch that looks like a bent candy cane, with a round door knob on the door itself. A candy cane leans against the left wall, rows of icing dots run down both sides, and the roofline rolls in soft waves, as if thick frosting was spread across the top. Wavy snow drifts along the base.

The design is fifteen pieces with fourteen cut-outs. Many of the pieces are the candy stripes, which sit as small separate shapes inside the arch. In the layered version, the stripes, dots and door details all show the cream backing. It passes our cut checks from about 3 inches tall, which is small for a house this decorated.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, which becomes the candy stripes and icing dots
• Design in gingerbread brown

Projects

• Candy shop or bakery signs for a holiday market stall.
• Treat bag fronts for a candy party.
• Kids’ shirts for a gingerbread decorating day.
• Advent calendar doors. Write a number on each door.
• Ornaments in wood or felt.
• Gingerbread party invitations.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 3 inches tall. The candy stripes are separate small pieces, so weed slowly and keep them on the transfer tape. For felt, choose 5 inches or more. For a treat bag, 4 inches wide fits a standard bag.

Step by step: red-striped candy door

1. Set the house to 5 inches tall and download the color SVG.
2. Cut the brown layer from brown cardstock and the backing from white.
3. Glue the brown layer onto the white backing.
4. Color every other stripe on the arch and the candy cane with a red marker, or glue small red paper strips behind them before assembling.
5. Add a tiny bow or gem on the door knob.

Color ideas

• Brown with cream icing and red stripes, the candy shop look
• Pink house with white stripes for a sweet shop
• Red house with white stripes for a candy-cane house
• Brown with mint green icing for a peppermint theme

Good to know

Because the stripes inside the arch are separate small pieces, the solid style works best on a light background, where the gaps between the stripes show as candy stripes. On a dark shirt, use the color file instead so the backing fills in the stripes for you.

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor to move the candy cane to the right.
• Place it inside a circle in the editor for an ornament.

Pairs well with

The Gingerbread House with Wreath has another festive door, and the Gingerbread Man with Candy Cane can carry his own.