Category Archives: Department 56

The living room fireplace is home to Dept. 56′s Dickens’ Village. Clustering houses together and at different heights with trees interspersed can add interest and depth to a display. Continue reading →

The kitchen sink is a riot of holiday activity with Department 56′s 12 Days of Dickens’ Village series displayed on the window niche shelves. To add to the 12 Days theme, “Ten Lords Leap” and “Nine Ladies Dance” in the handcut paper garlands that hang above the sink area. These were made from Martha Stewart templates. The shelf decorations were made out of scrapbooking paper. We cut several sizes of trees and used a hole punch to make holes in the shelf papers. Continue reading →

Placing houses in a wreath is a tedious task, but the results are worth it. Here, we’ve placed the original Dickens’ Village starter set houses in a large pine cone wreath. By carefully running the wires behind the wreath and up behind the streamer of ribbon, we were able to light the houses. Continue reading →

Sprawling your houses throughout the home creates holiday cheer in every nook and cranny. By clustering a small number of houses together, you can create an interesting display almost anywhere — on a dresser, in a basket collection, even on top of an air conditioner box as we’ve done with the Tower of London and Big Ben. Continue reading →

Serving vessels are perfect for Dept. 56 houses. Be it basket, cake plate or serving tray, they allow you to seamlessly incorporate small displays anywhere in the house during the holiday season. Continue reading →

With moss and summer trees, a wintry village can be transformed into a lush and green summertime display. Dickens’ houses can be used, but we found that there are more pieces from New England Village that are more suited to summer and beach side displays. Continue reading →