My inspiration for this creation was a friend who sells mushrooms. I had made him a gingerbread mushroom house before and I wanted to make one to compete with. I made a garden with a family as part of the creation. Everyone is trying to keep up the farm. I also added my two pets at the time..a chow chow dog and my black kitty on the pumpkins in the cart. I used pastiallage to make the people, vegetables and garden tools. I used candy pumpkins, I made the edging for the door w/ choc. Stones