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If you have a Department 56 shop or online store, please let me know and I will link to your Department 56 sales. This site features RSS feeds with the latest Ebay listings for each village, including The Original Snow Village, Snow Village Halloween, Dic
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One retailer's views on the Enesco/D56 deal
Will Enesco Save Department 56? - Written by Kristin Singhasemanon of the Satin Button After only three months at the helm, it is still early to assess how Enesco’s ownership will impact Department 56 in the long run. The good new...
Department 56 joins Enesco product family
Enesco, Inc., out of Illinois, has successfully completed the acquisition of our beloved Department 56 company. Enesco is the current owner of other well known specialty giftware lines such as Boyd's, Gund, Beatrix Potter, Jim Shore, and the also rec...
One Hundred 80 degrees' origins stems from D56
In a news article I found on the St. Paul Business Journal, a former Dept. 56 executive has launched his own giftware company. From the article: "David Dewey, who helped develop the hand-crafted lighted villages and other lines that made Department ...
Find miniture decoratives to bolster your village displays
I recently came across a post about a company called "Mini Things" - headquartered in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and featuring the hand-crafted work of sisters Jean Lawnsdale and Lottie Clinedinst. Mini Things specializes in hand-crafted miniatures fo...
Seven things this blog may do in 2009
Blog posts here have been infrequent as of late, but it's not been due to lack of thought about the blog. It's also not because of lost interest in collecting villages, or because Department 56 has had trouble selling their luxury gift items. The mai...
Big sales at D56 flagship stores
Image via WikipediaOne of our readers states that "big sales have started today at all the Flagship stores as they will all be closing. I am assuming this also means the MOA store though I haven't heard confirmation on this one. I also heard that se...
Holiday Notes & News From Around the Web
* Williamsburg, Virginia christmas gift shop featured in the news * A Christmas Story House holds a contest: "What I Want For Christmas!" * More on the plan to downsize Department 56 * A family tradition in Seattle * Great article on animated Dep...
Breaking News: Department 56 Corporate Rumors May Be False
From the Original Department 56 Group on Yahoo!, there was rampany speculation as to Department 56 possibly going bankrupt due to not being able to find a buyer. The rumors started when one member of the group stated "Went to the local pizza shop to...
Lenox debuts redesigned website
Since 1889, the Lenox name has been synonymous with quality tableware. Today, Lenox is known for much more than just fine china. In fact, Lenox.com offers thousands of items ranging from fine china to jewelry to collectibles. With that in mind, the ...
Myrtle Beach Department 56 Store Specials and Raffle
The Department 56 store in Myrtle Beach is offering a "Buy 5 Current Village Buildings to receive a FREE accessory" special. Each time you order a current building we will punch your card and on the 5th building we will give you a free accessory of y...
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Chapter Nine
Browse the many versions of "A Christmas Carol" in print Browse Dickens' Village buildings and accessories from Department 56 Read Chapter One Read Chapter Two Read Chapter Three Read Chapter Four Read Chapter Five Read Chapter Six Read Chapter Se...
Tomorrow is Labor Day, Next Up is Halloween!
Hooked on Department 56 has a great article on tips for creating your halloween village. The article features tips and informative links on all of the wonderful and scary options for outfitting your decorative halloween villages, including haunted so...
Five New Halloween Ideas for Department 56
You may recall last year's list of halloween piece ideas - there was some pretty creative ideas. My wife was the creative source for "Smokey Bones Crematorium". This year we're keeping up the tradition by coming up with five more halloween buil...
Lenox trying to sell Department 56
This is an excerpt from an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune: "The parent company is looking for a buyer for its collectibles subsidiary after it was unable to sell its entire enterprise. Former management thought they couldn't do anything wron...
Homewood, Illinois is home to Suzie's Hallmark
Image via WikipediaSuzie's Hallmark has a fan on the Building New Worlds social network - she suggested we run a profile on the store.There isn't much actual content on the site, other than the tabs at the top showing the various product lines.Suzie ...
A dealer's view of the Department 56 industry
It's been what seems like a year since my last blog post. Well, little Liam is now here, healthy and vibrant in our home. He is amazing. He is pretty strong, holding his head up and moving around quite a bit. Being a parent is the most wonderful thin...
A new interview with D56's "MsLitTown"
I had the opportunity to interview Melinda Seegers this week. She's better known as "MsLitTown", Department56's Manager of Consumer Services. She makes herself available to answer consumer questions for the company. * When did you start with D56 an...
Wall Street Results for Department 56 (Lenox)
Lenox Group Inc. Reports First Quarter 2008 Results for its first quarter ending March 29, 2008. - courtesy of the Trading Markets websiteAn excerpt from their article:Net sales for the first quarter 2008 totaled $71.4 million as compared to $86.4 m...
A new way to keep records and values of your D56 collection
Bill Laughlin has been an avid Department 56 village collector since 1993. He spent his first $5,500.00 in 2 weeks and has never looked back. He completed the entire village in 2003. His store, Christmas, Etc. is open all year in Florida. Bill Laugh...
A New "Greenbook" From the publishers of Village D-Lights
It's called "Village D-tails" and it's coming this summer (2008). This will pick up for the original Greenbook price guide.From Teri's site: "The Greenbook Guide to Department 56 Villages was widely respected by collectors, retailers, and insurance a...
The Top 5 Most Popular Department 56 items
This is according to search results on Google for the past month:5. Department 56 Christmas in the CityFrom the corporate website: "Representing some of the nation's diverse and most striking cityscapes, the unusual shops do a brisk business, restaur...
Featured D56 shop: Bronners
Bronner's is legendary. They even have their own D56 building, as depicted in this image. If you click on the picture, you can view the descriptive page on the corporate D56 site.I was looking for some additional stores from the midwest to add to the...
Introducing an Amazon store for Department 56 items
You can click here to visit the fully functional store itself. Here's a preview:Find Department56 Sales at a local shop near you!...
Most Wanted D56 pieces: Original Yankee Stadium
I've looked in every physical store in CT and even one in upstate New York, but I haven't been able to find the original Department 56 Yankee Stadium piece -- I see it's on Ebay, but I'd like to find a discounted sale on the piece, of course!This one...
Why isn't there more Department 56 placement in movies?
One of my best ideas ever was for Department 56 to make mini-movies set in their villages for scenery. They could make them stop-motion animated, like the holiday classics (pre-CGI) such as "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" (speaking of which, I will p...
Top Department56 finds on craigslist.org
I thought it would be useful to include a quick, always-updated list of department 56 search results from Craigslist. These search results will always be fresh, so bookmark this post in particular to have fast access to it. Best thing about it, it se...
Department 56 makes for great gift ideas
Earlier this year I decided that everyone in my family is going to get Department 56 village buildings and accessories for both their birthdays and christmas.Not only does it help us to easily find gifts for them, it also allows us to pair the right...
Recent Department56 finds: Roadside Billboards
Last week I found "Roadside Billboards", a set of 3 billboards for Snow Village. It was on sale for $ 20. I thought they would look good nearby my diners and the Stardust movie theater. They have a real retro feel to them.They include signage for:Cam...
A Department 56 obsession
I admit it, I'm obsessed with Department 56. I've always loved the village displays at Yankee Candle in Deerfield, MA. That's where it started. From Christmas in the City, to Dickens' Village, to the original Snow Village and the whimsical North Pole...
