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DEPT 56 DISPLAY TIPS FOR MAKING BEAUTIFUL AND MEMORABLE DISPLAYS
DEAR FELLOW _DEPARTMENT 56_ COLLECTOR:
HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED WHY IT IS SO ENJOYABLE (AND IMPORTANT) TO
MAKE MEMORABLE AND BEAUTIFUL DISPLAYS WITH YOUR _DEPT 56_ HOUSES?
I CAN THINK OF FIVE REASONS FOR THIS:
• _DEPT 56_ COLLECTIONS ARE SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL AND INTERESTING TO
SHOW
THE _DEPT 56_ COLLECTION OF HOUSES AND ACCESSORIES ARE BEAUTIFULLY
DESIGNED AND ALWAYS INTERESTING. THESE ARTISTS OBVIOUSLY PUT A GREAT
AMOUNT OF TIME AND THOUGHT INTO DESIGNING THE PIECES, AND NEVER MISS
ADDING THAT UNIQUE TOUCH OF CHARACTER TO EACH OF THEM. THE FINISHED
PRODUCTS LEAVE NO DOUBT ABOUT THEIR EFFORTS.
THE _DEPT 56_ PIECES ARE SIMPLY GORGEOUS WHENEVER, OR WHEREVER, THEY
ARE DISPLAYED, WHETHER IT BE INDIVIDUALLY, IN A VIGNETTE, OR IN A
LARGE DISPLAY. SINCE THE PIECES ARE SO UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL, IT\'S
REALLY HARD TO GO WRONG DISPLAYING THEM.
WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, YOU CAN TAKE THESE INTRICATE HOUSES
AND ACCESSORIES AND MAKE THEM INTO AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING DISPLAY.
• _DEPT 56_ COLLECTIONS ARE AN INVESTMENT
IT\'S COMMONLY KNOWN THAT YOU USUALLY "GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR."
ACCORDINGLY, SINCE SO MUCH DETAIL AND THOUGHT GOES INTO THE
PRODUCTION OF THESE PIECES, IT IS ONLY NATURAL THAT THEY WILL NOT BE
CHEAP.
CONSEQUENTLY, COLLECTING _DEPT 56_ PIECES CAN BE AN INVESTMENT THAT
MIGHT EASILY ADD UP. AS WITH OTHER WORTHWHILE INVESTMENTS, IT COMES
NATURALLY TO SHOW OFF THESE PIECES.
THEREFORE SOME THOUGHT AND EFFORT SHOULD GO INTO YOUR DISPLAYS SO
THAT THE COLLECTION LOOKS AS INCREDIBLE AS POSSIBLE.
• _DEPT 56_ COLLECTIONS ARE FANTASTIC FOR CREATIVE EXPRESSION
_DEPT 56_ COLLECTIONS PARTICULARLY LEND THEMSELVES TO THOSE WHO HAVE
A TASTE FOR CREATIVITY. MAKING ARRANGEMENTS OF ANY KIND IS AN EXERCISE
IN CREATIVITY, BUT COMBINING ARTISTIC EXPRESSION WITH \'CITY
PLANNING\' IS ALWAYS ENJOYABLE. AFTER ALL, NO ONE WANTS A BORING
DISPLAY.
WITH ALL THE ACCESSORIES THAT COME WITH THE _DEPT 56_ COLLECTIONS,
INNUMERABLE PRODUCTIONS OF DISPLAYS CAN BE MADE QUITE EASILY. FROM THE
SIMPLE TO THE COMPLEX, FROM THE SERIOUS TO THE WHIMSICAL, THE
VARIETIES ARE ENDLESS.
JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IS AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE TASK SIMPLE. OF
COURSE, THE MOST NECESSARY ACCESSORY IS CAREFUL THOUGHT, WHICH, WHEN
COMBINED WITH A LITTLE PLANNING, CAN TURN YOUR DISPLAYS INTO SOMETHING
REALLY BEAUTIFUL AS OPPOSED TO THE IMPERSONAL, DRAB DISPLAYS SEEN IN
MANY STORES.
• _DEPT 56_ COLLECTIONS ALLOW YOU TO EXPRESS YOUR IMAGINATION
WE ALL LIKE TO DREAM AND IMAGINE WHAT WOULD BE IF.....
WITH YOUR _DEPT 56_ COLLECTIONS YOU CAN BRING SOME OF THAT
IMAGINATION TO LIFE. FOR INSTANCE, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN DOING IF
YOU COULD HAVE LIVED BACK IN THE WINTERY TIMES OF DICKENS? WHICH SHOPS
WOULD YOU HAVE LIKED TO VISIT (OR OWN)? WHERE WOULD YOU HAVE LIKED TO
LIVE?
OR HOW ABOUT IF YOU LIVED IN NEW ENGLAND. WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE LIKED
TO DO THERE? FISH, WATCH THE SEA, SKATE,???
YOUR COLLECTIONS ALLOW YOU TO DISPLAY SOME OF YOUR DREAMS AND
DESIRES.
• _DEPT 56_ COLLECTIONS CAN CREATE MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES AND
TRADITIONS
HOW INVALUABLE ARE YOUR FAMILY TRADITIONS? WE ALL HAVE THEM AND
ENJOY THEM (HOPEFULLY). OF COURSE, YOUR _DEPT 56_ DISPLAYS CAN BE A
LASTING TRADITION AND MEMORY FOR YOURSELVES, YOUR KIDS AND YOUR
FRIENDS. I DON\'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT IN OUR HOUSE WE USUALLY GET OUR
HOUSES OUT FOR CHRISTMAS. THEN WE GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO MAKE THEM
INTERESTING, EXCITING AND ORIGINAL!
FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, THIS YEARLY TRADITION CAN BE EXCITING. THEY CAN
REMEMBER THE FUN OF PREVIOUS YEARS AND EAGERLY WAIT TO SEE HOW THIS
YEAR\'S DISPLAY WILL BE DIFFERENT. AFTER DOING THIS FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS THE TRADITIONS AND MEMORIES SET IN. OF COURSE, THEY MIGHT SOON
WANT TO HAVE THEIR OWN _DEPT 56_ DISPLAYS!
I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT A MEMORABLE DISPLAY TAKES TIME,
THOUGHT AND PATIENCE, BUT IS THERE ANY QUESTION THAT THE EFFORT IS
ENJOYABLE AND WORTHWHILE?
THIS WEB SITE IS HERE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME IDEAS AND TIPS ON HOW
TO MAKE THESE BEAUTIFUL DISPLAYS.WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A FEW TIPS
[1] (OR SEE LEFT MARGIN) AND REFER YOU TO OUR E-BOOK WITH MANY, MANY
MORE DISPLAY TIPS AND IDEAS FOR DISPLAYING COLLECTIBLE D56 HOUSES AND
WHAT NOT.
WHETHER WE ARE OLD _DEPT 56_ COLLECTORS OR ‘NEWBIES’, WE HAVE ALL
BEEN THROUGH IT AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER - WHERE DO I BEGIN? FROM THERE
WE GRADUALLY PROGRESS TO - HOW DO I IMPROVE THE DISPLAY SO IT LOOKS
MORE REALISTIC?
A BUSY NEW ENGLAND TOWN.
WELL, TO HELP ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS I HAVE WRITTEN AN E-BOOK
ENTITLED “_DISPLAYING YOUR COLLECTIBLE LIGHTED HOUSES_”. I WANTED
IT TO BE AN ENCOURAGEMENT FOR BOTH NEW AND OLD COLLECTORS AND WANTED
TO SPARK THAT CREATIVE GENIUS IN US. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE WE INVEST A
LOT OF TIME AND MONEY INTO COLLECTING THESE HOUSES SO IT’S ONLY
RIGHT THAT THEY SHOULD LOOK THEIR BEST FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON - OR ANY
OTHER TIME, FOR THAT MATTER.
A WINTERY GATHERING
IN WRITING THIS E-BOOK, I JUST SAT DOWN AND LISTED EVERYTHING THAT I
DO (OR HAVE DONE IN MY 19 YEARS OF COLLECTING) AND ENDED UP WITH OVER
150 DIFFERENT TIPS FOR GETTING YOUR DISPLAY TO LOOK ‘JUST RIGHT’.
I TAKE YOU THROUGH THE STEPS THAT I NORMALLY DO FROM START TO FINISH.
I DESCRIBE THE INITIAL PLANNING, WHERE TO PUT YOUR DISPLAY, HOW TO
PLACE THE HOUSES, HOW TO PLACE THE TREES, AND SO ON, ALL THE WAY UNTIL
THAT LAST PIECE OF SNOW IS PLACED.
AN ICY BROOK AND FALLS
I WILL COVER ALL OF THESE TOPICS IN THE E-BOOK:
* PRELIMINARY PLANNING
* USING A BIG DISPLAY TABLE
* THE BACKDROP
* THE SKIRTING
* THE DISPLAY BASE
* VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PLACING HOUSES
* PLACING YOUR BIG ACCESSORIES, RAILROADS
* PLACING / MAKING MOUNTAINS
* PLACING AND HIDING LIGHT CORDS
* PLACING THE TREES
* MAKING AND PLACING BODIES OF WATER
* MAKING AND PLACING ROADS
* PLACING STREET LIGHTS
* PLACING ACCESSORIES AND SNOW
* SNOW TYPES
* ACCESSORIES
* DISPLAY HINTS FOR OTHER DISPLAYS ON FURNITURE,
MANTELS, ETC
* MISCELLANEOUS HINTS
* LIST OF NECESSARY SUPPLIES TO HAVE ON HAND
THERE ARE ALSO 20 PHOTOGRAPHS, IN THE E-BOOK, TO HELP EXPLAIN SOME
OF THE DIFFERENT POINTS THAT I MAKE.
A WINTERY NIGHT
EVERYTHING THAT I SUGGEST IS EASY TO DO. THEY ALL INVOLVE THINGS
WHICH ARE EASY TO FIND AT EITHER AT THE GROCERY STORE, HARDWARE STORE,
CRAFT STORE, YOUR COLLECTIBLE STORE OR FROM OUTSIDE IN THE YARD. I\'M
NOT GOING TO SUGGEST ANYTHING THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON WON\'T FIND
EASY.
AN ICY WATERFALL INTO A BABBLING BROOK.
I AM A STAY-AT-HOME MOM, SO I\'VE HAD TO BE FRUGAL WITH THE THINGS
THAT I PUT INTO MY DISPLAY. THEREFORE I LIKE TO USE THINGS THAT I TEND
TO HAVE AROUND THE HOUSE. I ALSO LIKE TO MAKE IT EASY TO PUT MY
DISPLAY UP, TO TURN IT ON (BECAUSE IF IT\'S HARD TO TURN ON, I\'LL
FIND MYSELF NOT TURNING IT ON AS OFTEN) AND TO TAKE IT DOWN. I HAVE TO
ADMIT THAT IT\'S A BIT OF WORK TO PUT IT UP EVERY YEAR INSTEAD OF
LEAVING IT UP YEAR ROUND, BUT I FIND THAT I LIKE THE VARIETY OF HAVING
IT DIFFERENT EVERY YEAR.
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KIDS SKATING ON A FROZEN POND.
SINCE I REALLY DON\'T HAVE THE ROOM TO DEDICATE THAT MUCH SPACE TO
MY HOUSES ALL THE TIME, I TAKE IT DOWN IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY AND
USUALLY JUST KEEP OUT A FAVORITE HOUSE OR TWO TO SIT ON A BOOKSHELF OR
TABLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.
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A SCENIC LITTLE VILLAGE
I\'M NOT AN INTERIOR DECORATOR ALTHOUGH I HAVE TAKEN A CLASS IN HOME
DECORATING. I\'VE TRIED MOST EVERY CRAFTING HOBBY PROBABLY KNOWN TO
MAN. THE JOKE AROUND MY HOUSE IS THAT I COLLECT HOBBIES. I KNIT,
CROCHET, CROSS STITCH, DECOUPAGE, QUILT, SEW, MADE SILK FLOWERS,
BASKET WEAVE - YOU NAME IT, I\'VE PROBABLY TRIED IT. I ENJOY WORKING
WITH MY HANDS AND LIKE TO ADD MY OWN PERSONAL TOUCHES TO MY HOUSE
DISPLAYS.
A SNOWY NIGHT FOR A SLEIGH RIDE
AS I SAID ABOVE, I\'VE BEEN COLLECTING AND DISPLAYING FOR ABOUT 19
YEARS NOW AND I STILL REMEMBER THAT FIRST MAJOR DISPLAY THINKING
\'WHAT ON EARTH\' I AM GETTING MYSELF INTO. LOOKING BACK ON THINGS, IT
WAS A FRIEND\'S DISPLAY THAT FIRST GOT ME HOOKED ON COLLECTING
_DEPARTMENT 56_. MY FIRST PURCHASE WAS THE SLEEPY HOLLOW CHURCH - I
WAS JUST GOING TO COLLECT CHURCHES. HA! THAT DIDN\'T LAST LONG. NOW I
COLLECT MOSTLY DICKENS VILLAGE AND _NEW ENGLAND VILLAGE_. (I MUST
CONFESS TO HAVING A CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY TOY STORE THAT I COULDN\'T
RESIST AND I WON A MARIE\'S DOLL HOUSE ONCE. MY HUSBAND WON\'T LET ME
COLLECT ANYTHING ELSE.)
OFF TO A FIRE IN A COZY VILLAGE
HOWEVER, MY HUSBAND DOES LIKE TO BRAG ABOUT MY DISPLAYS. HE’S
OFTEN PRODDED ME ABOUT GOING INTO THE BUSINESS OF PUTTING UP DISPLAYS
FOR OTHER PEOPLE. I THINK THAT HOME DISPLAYS CAN BE SO MUCH MORE
CREATIVE AND PERSONAL THAN THE ONES WE SEE IN STORES. I HAVE TO ADMIT
THAT SOME STORE DISPLAYS JUST LEAVE ME COLD. IF I HADN’T SEEN A
FRIEND’S DISPLAY, FIRST, I MIGHT NOT HAVE GOTTEN HOOKED ON
COLLECTING. THAT’S WHY WHEN MY HUSBAND SUGGESTED I WRITE THIS
BOOKLET, ONE OF MY MAIN THOUGHTS WAS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE THEIR
IMAGINATIONS AND DREAM A LITTLE WHEN PUTTING UP THEIR DISPLAYS. I KNOW
THAT MY CHRISTMAS HOUSES ARE GOING TO BE ONE OF THE THINGS MY CHILDREN
WILL REMEMBER ABOUT OUR HOLIDAYS TOGETHER. THEY ARE ALWAYS EAGER TO
SEE HOW EACH ONE WILL TURN OUT.
A DIFFERENT TYPE OF BACK DROP.
AS WE BRING THIS TO A CLOSE, IF YOUR COLLECTION LOOKS DRAB AND
LIFELESS IN COMPARISON TO THESE _DEPT 56_ DISPLAYS, PLEASE PURCHASE
ONE OF THESE DISPLAY TIPS E-BOOKS.
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A COUNTRY CHURCH YARD
WE BELIEVE YOU WILL THEN BE ABLE TO SET UP YOUR HOUSES TO LOOK LIKE
THESE PHOTOGRAPHS -- SINCE EVERYTHING WILL BE EXPLAINED IN THIS
E-BOOK.
JUST REMEMBER, IF IT IS NOT, AND YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, SIMPLY LET
US KNOW AND WE WILL REFUND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WITH NO QUESTIONS
ASKED.
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EXCERPTS FROM
HOUSEHOLD ELEGANCIES - SUGGESTIONS IN HOUSEHOLD ART AND
TASTEFUL HOME DECORATIONS
THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN IN 1857. AS YOU WILL READ BELOW, THEY TOOK
GREAT PRIDE IN MAKING THEIR HOMES BEAUTIFUL AND WELL DECORATED.
EXCERPTS FROM THIS BOOK HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND RE-PRINTED IN THIS LITTLE
REPORT. IN IT YOU WILL LEARN HOW THEY DID THE FOLLOWING 4 THINGS BACK
IN THE 19TH CENTURY. MAYBE YOU CAN DO IT TODAY.
HOW TO MAKE TRANSPARENCIES ON GLASS, ETC..
HOW TO CRYSTALIZE GRASSES AND FERNS, ETC.
HOW TO PRESERVE WHITE FLOWERS
HOW TO MAKE WALL POCKETS
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HOME! IS THERE A SWEETER WORD IN ANY LANGUAGE THAN THAT OF HOME?
WHAT CAN BRING BRIGHTER PICTURES OF JOY; WHAT CAN GIVE IMAGES TO
REMAIN LONGER ON THE MIND; WHAT CAN WE TREASURE MORE TENDERLY THAN
MEMORIES OF HOME; AND WHERE, IN ALL THE EARTH, CAN HAPPIER HEARTS BE
GATHERED, BUT IN THE DELIGHTFUL PRECINCTS OF HOME?
LET IT BE OUR CORDIAL PLEASURE, THEN, TO GIVE SOME USEFUL
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HELPING ALL TO ADD TO ITS ATTRACTIONS; TO SHOW THEM IN MANY BEAUTIFUL
LITTLE WAYS, HOW TO EMBELLISH ITS WALLS, IMPROVE EVERY ROOM WITH FANCY
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IMITATORS OF EVERY HINT AND TASTEFUL SUGGESTION, WE PRESENT YOU THESE
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HOME WHERE ENTERS THIS DAINTY VOLUME, THERE MAY BE A WELCOME RICH AND
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* _ SPLIT RAIL FENCES_
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I GUESS THAT JUST ABOUT SAYS IT ALL, ……SO
HAPPY COLLECTING!!!
SINCERELY,
