Trains and Village " Scales " - The Dept. Anahis Ibarmia Pundit. What scale are Christmas villages? Christmas Village houses are not made to true scale , but they don't need to be to scale. The figurines are larger to help with hand dexterity and eyesight, and perhaps to be easier to find when the children or grand children misplace a figurine or two while admiring your display.
Krzysztof Cosp Pundit. How do you hide Christmas Village cords? Fluff and shape village trees for a more realistic look. Use mirrors to create ponds for skaters and boats. Fencing and rock wall accessories are another great way to hide cords. Of course, no village would be complete without inhabitants, so fill your display with happy villagers. Nita Adalia Pundit. Which is better Dept 56 vs lemax? When Halloween villages first took off, Department 56 was the way to go.
Great style, great stories, reliable quality. Lemax surpassed them in creativity and variety about 5 or 6 years ago. The quality has gotten much better in the past two years.
Egoi Aragoo Pundit. What is a putz house? A Christmas village or putz is a decorative, miniature-scale village often set up during the Christmas season. Mass-produced cardboard Christmas villages became popular in the United States during the early and midth century, while porcelain versions became popular in the later part of the century.
Amandeep Grabowski Teacher. What scale are lemax figurines? A rare few are scaled larger. Lemax Figurines tend to be about 60mm scale , which is closest in scale to G and Standard Gauge.
Luiza Loyarte Teacher. How do I clean Snowbabies? Sprinkle talcum powder over your Snowbabies. This will soak up any oils that may have settled onto the figurine.
Allow to set for a few minutes. Brush your Snowbabies with your soft-bristled toothbrush to remove any talcum powder that your hair dryer missed. These Snowbabies are going to make sure every light is hung in its perfect place! Designed by Kristi Jensen Pierro exclusively for Department Shop Snowbabies www. In , artist Kristi Jensen Pierro, the creative mind behind the Snowbabies, created a new collection designed to honor family activities.
Decorated for the season in the harvest theme, the crows don't seem too scared by the friendly stuffed fellow on the porch. There's a Halloween village , complete with a zombie band and creepy clown car. Designing Department 56 houses basically sounds like our dream job. When asked what piece he'd most like to design in the future, artist Tom Bates says "I have always wanted to design a new ice castle similar to the ones created for the Winter Carnival in the late s in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
We have had a few over the years, but I think it is time to bring one back for the new collectors that may not have had a chance to purchase one of the previous pieces. Country Life. Design Ideas.
Did you know that Halloween is the second most celebrated holiday in the United States? A new licensing agreement with "Peanuts" is added with a variety of seasonal giftware and animated pieces. They are welcome additions to the Department 56 line of specialty giftware. Enesco's International Headquarters is located in Itasca, Ill. Shure Company, one of the largest and oldest general merchandise catalog companies.
Following N. Shure's sale to Butler Brothers, the import division reorganized as Enesco Corporation, formed from the phonic spellings of the prior parent company's name initials - N. Enesco was sold four times, culminating in when substantially all of Enesco's assets were sold to Tinicum Capital Partners II, LLP, a private investment partnership.
Enesco then became a privately-held company and changed its legal name to Enesco, LLC. Department 56 moves its offices to a newly renovated facility in Eden Prairie, MN, where the creative team continues to design the Villages, Snowbabies and other beautiful giftware products.
Brightly colored ceramic beads sold separately allow the buyer to build and create" a personal Christmas ornament. With the many pieces designed for the series, there are an infinite number of combinations possible. We are pleased to introduce several and highly desired licensed lit buildings into our collections. Designed by Village artist Tom Bates. This highly detailed New York building is destined to become a favorite.
Whoo hoo! With a worldwide viewing audience of over million weekly, "The Simpsons" will celebrate their 25th anniversary in in grand style.
Department 56 will join in the celebration with the introduction of a colorful ceramic Village series that will include the Simpsons' house, Springfield Elementary School and the Kwik-E-Mart. Several hand-painted accessory sets of the familiar Simpson characters will round out the scene. A sure fire hit for fans of the s classic Christmas movie.
Snowbabies artist, Kristi Jensen Pierro continues to thrill collectors with her new addition to Snowbabies "Christmas Memories". This classic and beautifully design retro line was designed by Department 56 artist Paul Lundberg. Seuss collections.
The Department 56 Villages have maintained their place as number one in the gold standard of lighted Villages. There were also several key accessories offered to complete the display — Olaf, Sven, Kristoff, Oaken and Anna! The artists of Department 56 continue to look at industry trends and seek out new ideas to create the most innovative giftware items in the industry and as we enter our 40th anniversary year, plan to strive to be the leader we have always been.
To celebrate this milestone anniversary, our creative team has designed a number of special pieces that represent the most iconic designs for each collection. Licensed merchandise continues to be strong for Department 56 with the most recognized companies appearing with high quality and sought after products — Harley-Davidson, Disney, Fisher Price, Hasbro, Peanuts, Grinch, Dairy Queen and the newest, Girl Scouts.
In addition, the employees of Department 56 will give back to their community with forty hours of service in gratitude for our community supporting this company for the last 40 years.
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