Department 56 Snow Village, Christmas Miniature Villages, and Halloween Village Displays
Ideas for Christmas Village Displays
Getting ideas for Christmas village displays is part of the fun of Dept 56 collecting.
Books FULL of Ideas for Department 56 Displays
Plans for small, medium and large Christmas villages
Display tips for collectible houses
Plus these free plans for D56 Country Display
Ideas for Creating Your Own Scenery
How do you create snowy landscapes, a winter forest, or a pleasing city composition? This series of free guides bundles ideas galore for making your own backgrounds from everyday materials. Enjoy!
Idea Articles and Department 56 Tips
Christmas Decorating Tips for Department 56 Village Buildings - It’s time to kick it into high gear—planning your Christmas village display for this year takes careful thought and preparation. More
Create a Portable Department 56 Centerpiece Here's an idea that combines the delight of Department 56 collecting and displaying with the practicality of entertaining: a portable centerpiece. Just move it to the kitchen or side board when it's time to eat.
Tips for Small Dickens Village Displays If you are just getting started decorating with villages, think small. You don’t need much to create and interesting and charming Dickens display.
Stage a Scene from A Christmas Carol Here's an easy decorating idea using Department 56 A Christmas Carol buildings and accessories from the Dickens Village series.
Create a Halloween Display Tips for creating an easy Halloween display.
A Halloween decorating guide, plus four Halloween party ideas...Dept 56 Halloween Villages also make great decorations for your home, and great conversation starters for your Halloween party guests. You could even use your Halloween Village as a centerpiece for your party table.
Department 56 Display Ideas: Use a Glass Cloche to Encase Village Buildings I recently received an email newsletter from Department 56 promoting the gift sets that use the new Long-Life Cordless Lighting technology. The North Pole Series village building "Mrs. Clause Handmade Christmas Stockings" was encased a lovely Victorian bell cloche.
Browse all collectible Christmas village sets and accessories
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