There are a lot of great resources on the
Web for Department 56 village collectors. Here are just a few. If you
have a site that would be of interest to Department 56 collectors and would like to
exchange links, please let me know.
Department 56 Company
1-800-LIT-TOWN. Department 56's toll-free customer service number.
Check out Matt's
Department 56 Extravaganza for all the exclusives and early
releases. Matt also has the largest list of Department 56 related links
on the Web!
Go to Hooked-on-Department-56.com for lots of ideas on collecting, displaying, and decorating with Department 56 snow villages,
Christmas villages, and Halloween village buildings.
Department 56 Sales is a Department 56 Blog.
Check out their Google Map of recommended Department 56 shops. Find a
recommended shop near you.
Greg's Christmas Village
- Numerous photographs of Greg's multi-level Dickens Christmas village, with
more than 75 Department 56 Dickens lighted houses, mountains, tunnels and
bridges, a train and Christmas trolley, a working fountain, skating pond,
cemetery, and scores of Victorian people. Get ideas for your own village!
Insider Auctions offers low fees (the first 5 listings will have no listing fees), easy listings,
and a variety of great products including lots of Department 56.
Are you looking for miniatures for your village displays? Shop JnD Hobbies & Crafts
for handmade accessories including walls, roads, statues,
benches, courtyards, and more!
Shop Timeless Treasures for new and unique gifts for all occasions including
Department 56 villages. Timeless Treasures also carries the largest
selection of books about their area, Tellico Plains, Tennessee.
Shop
online at Lilac City Gifts &
Collectibles for Department 56 villages and accessories, Byers Choice
Carolers, Cats Meow, and more. A Gold Key Dealer located in Rochester, New
York with three Hallmark stores (Lisa’s Hallmark).
Flea Market Headquarters -
To find unique and hard to find items, you first have to find the locations of the markets. Flea Market
Headquarters provides aerial views of the size of the largest flea markets in the
world, includes facts about flea markets, and many more links to flea market
information.
Build your own house!
Personalize your village with your own special building created in clay pottery. C.J., of RedDirtGirl Designs, individually designs each
piece from your photos to create a village size replica of your home or other special building.
For this unique addition to your village collection visit
RedDirtGirl Designs
and sample of some of C.J.'s designs.
Bill Sheldon Designs
offering pre-made Halloween and Christmas village scenes or custom scenes made
especially for you. Select from his signature line and original pieces or
contact him about custom-designing your favorite village.
Books and Magazines
Village D-Lights bi-monthly publication serving Department 56 village enthusiasts!
Village Display Tips,
find hundreds of village display tips and ideas to enhance your village
displaying talents in the Village Display Tips books and videos. Written by
award winning village display artist, Leigh Gieringer.
The Greenbook Guide to
Department 56 Villages is the definitive reference & secondary market guide to Department 56 villages. With it you can view color photos of every building and accessory, read
about variations and mistakes and
other interesting facts, keep track of what you own, record what you paid, and use it as a source
when valuing your collection for insurance purposes. Updated annually,
the Greenbook is published by the Village Chronicle magazine.
Amazon.com is my
favorite place to buy books. They have a huge selection of books that are of interest to village collectors especially if you are interested in buying and selling on-line.
Visit
56fun.com for creative Department 56 project idea sharing and support. You will find helpful hints, projects, and snapshots. You can
also submit some of your own.
Hot Wire Foam Factory, Loads of photos, patterns, tips and tricks for making village scenery with foam.
General Collector Resources
Collectics
Antiques and Collectibles, Large, eclectic mix of consignment shop, antiques & collectibles mall, bookstore, reference information, arts &
events magazine, collecting web directory, and museum featuring Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and Arts & Crafts design.
Visit Lang Antiques, Antique and Estate Jewelry
for a large selection of fine antique estate jewelry, antique rings and antique engagement
rings. They also have vintage estate jewelry, vintage estate rings and vintage
estate engagement rings from the Victorian, Art Nouveau, Edwardian and Art Deco
style periods.
Shop
online at Lilac City Gifts &
Collectibles for Department 56 villages and accessories, Byers Choice
Carolers, Cats Meow, and more. A Gold Key Dealer located in Rochester, New
York with three Hallmark stores (Lisa’s Hallmark).
Find that hard-to-find piece on eBay and get a great deal!