Ideas for Christmas Village Displays

Christmas display using collectibles houses by Department 56

If you only invest in one resource on building D56 displays, then make sure it is Elizabeth Dinger's 2-book bundle: Displaying Your Collectible Houses and Display Tips for Collectible Houses.

You can by either book individually or save and buy them both together for $25. There's also a free layout you can try to get your feet wet!

	Display Tips for Collectible Houses This ebook takes you step by step through the process of designing and then building a Dept 56 display. Get answers to these questions: How big should my display be and how many houses should I have to start What comes first, buildings or mountains? Should I mix several different series together? What's an easy way to handle cords and lights? Do I need a backdrop? How should place my buildings? Are there any rules of thumb? How do I create bodies of water (lakes streams and waterfalls)? How do I place trees and accessories in my display? Get more great tips on: Skirting your display board so you can hide cords and boxes underneath. Creating your own mountains from materials on hand. Cutting Styrofoam bases for your houses. Creating your own snow. Click for more information on "Display Tips for Collectible Houses"
	Displaying Your Collectible Houses - Display By Number This ebook contains 20 plans for small, medium and large Christmas villages using a "display by number" approach. 20 display plans for shelves, bookcases, mantles, tables and centerpieces Drawn to scale show placement of buildings, trees, figurines, and landscape features generic so you can use different houses and accessories but still achieve the same look Full color photographs of each layout and diagram key for deciphering plan Click for more photos and sample plans
	Download this free PDF document now that explains how to make your own Country Display in 13 steps. This free Department 56 plan includes: Items list Pictures of display Drawing of layout Symbols for the drawing Informative instructions for each step To download now, click Free plans for D56 Country Display. Get a feel for these D56 plans by trying out this free layout for a simple country display. Enjoy!
	If you're tired of makeshift tables for your beloved Christmas villages, here's some easy to follow plans for making a customized D56 display table. The plans are only $10 and the finished table won't cost the earth in materials either. These plans come from the same author as Displaying Your Collectible Houses and Display Tips for Collectible Houses so you know they consider all the needs of Department 56 collectors, as in: Portable Easy to store (no more sawhorses and 4x8 sheets of plywood!) Sturdy Versatile Inexpensive and easy to make yourself Holds backgrounds, if desired.

Ideas for Creating Your Own Scenery

How do you create snowy landscapes, a winter forest, or a pleasing city composition? This series of 8 guides bundle ideas galore for making your own backgrounds from everyday materials.

This site is protected under both U.S. Federal copyright law and international
treaties. No part of this work, including text, look and feel, layout, images, may
be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means.