Gingerbread House with Wreath SVG

About this design

This gingerbread house is ready for guests. Thick icing curls along the edges of the roof in loops and swirls, like snow piled high, and a pair of icing scrolls decorate the gable. The arched front door has a round wreath hanging on it, two arched windows with panes sit on either side, and wavy lines of icing run down the walls and around the door. It feels warm and welcoming, like a house all decorated for Christmas.

The design is sixteen pieces with eight cut-outs. Many of the pieces are the small icing swirls along the roof. In the layered version, the icing, windows and wreath show the cream backing. It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches tall.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, which becomes the icing, windows and wreath
• Design in gingerbread brown

Welcoming projects

• Front door and porch signs.
• Housewarming cards in December.
• Doormats with a stencil.
• Holiday party invitations for “come on over”.
• Ornaments with the family name.
• Christmas village sets.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches tall. The roof swirls are small separate pieces, so weed slowly and keep them on the transfer tape. For felt or glitter cardstock, choose 6 inches or more. For a porch sign, 10 to 12 inches tall.

Step by step: welcome sign

1. Set the house to 10 inches tall and download the color SVG.
2. Cut the backing from white adhesive vinyl and the design layer from brown.
3. Apply the white backing to a painted board, then the brown on top.
4. Add a small piece of green vinyl behind the wreath for color, if you like.
5. Add “Welcome” or your family name above the roof in a script font.

Color ideas

• Brown with cream icing, the classic
• Brown with a green wreath and red berries painted on
• Red house with white icing for a festive cottage
• Gray house with white snow for a winter cabin

Good to know

The wreath on the door is a great spot for a pop of color. On a cardstock version, glue a small circle of green paper behind the door before gluing the backing, and the wreath will show green while everything else stays cream. Add a tiny red bow sticker on top to finish it.

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor to flip the house.
• Use the editor’s offset border for a die-cut sticker.

Pairs well with

The Gingerbread House with Candy Door is the neighbor, and the Gingerbread Village fills out the street.