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he "Village Display Guide" is a collaborative effort on the part of Department 56 collectors all across the Internet. In the three categories below you will find wonderful little "Display Tips" to enhance any display. You will also want to check out the "Display Ideas" section for great concept designs and other ideas you may have never thought of before. And for those really serious about their display (and who among us is not?) we have a "How To" section for in-depth instructions to fulfill your creative display needs. The latest addition to the guide is "Village Perimeter Idea" by Don Cranston. Make sure you check it out and all the other great display information available here. There are now a full 173 pages in the guide! I hope you enjoy what our contributors have to offer, and if you would like to contribute an idea of your own please feel free to visit our contributors page.

Display Tips:
Village Dirt 8 / 15 / 1998
Suspended Ceilings 8 / 16 / 1998
Village Sand 8 / 17 / 1998
Village snow 8 / 17 / 1998
Natural Bare Branch Trees 8 / 17 / 1998
More Ground Covers 8 / 18 / 1998
Brass Containers 8 / 18 / 1998
Mulch and Leaves 8 / 19 / 1998
Trees & Bushes 8 / 27 / 1998
More on Cemeteries 8 / 27 / 1998
Display Tip / trees 8 / 29 / 1998
Pebble Roads 9 / 15 / 1998
Cheap Snow 9 / 19 / 1998
Asphalt Roads 9 / 30 / 1998
Cobblestone Roads 10 / 14 / 1998
Snow 10 / 17 / 1998
North Pole Ideas 10 / 24 / 1998
mountain bridges 10 / 26 / 1998
Easy, Fast Paper Mountains 10 / 26 / 1998
Village Fenced-in, Children Proof 10 / 27 / 1998
Hamster bedding for multiple display uses 11 / 1 / 1998
Candy Cane Legs 11 / 3 / 1998
Broken building display tip 11 / 4 / 1998
Baking soda snow 11 / 9 / 1998
Rethink Baking Soda 11 / 11 / 1998
North Pole slide and candy cane "legs" 11 / 12 / 1998
More On Snow 11 / 13 / 1998
Trees 11 / 16 / 1998
Stone Steps and Stone Ponds from Fish Tank Rocks 11 / 26 / 1998
Magical Snow Display 12 / 22 / 1998
Leak-Proof Waterfalls, Ponds and Streams 1 / 13 / 1999
A Wonderful Waterfall 4 / 13 / 1999
The Perfect Bridge 4 / 13 / 1999
Flower pots for Seasons Bay 4 / 27 / 1999
An Icy Pond 5 / 7 / 1999
Bare branches trees 6 / 9 / 1999
Fall Groundcover 8 / 17 / 1999
Sisal Tree Garland 8 / 17 / 1999
Cinnamon Trees 9 / 2 / 1999
Saran Wrap Streams 9 / 2 / 1999
Neaten up those cords 10 / 2 / 1999
Rocky Shore Line 10 / 9 / 1999
Sidewalks 11 / 4 / 1999
Rivers and waterfronts 1 / 9 / 2000
Road Construction Scene 1 / 12 / 2000
Gravel 1 / 14 / 2000
Mountains 1 / 14 / 2000
fall/winter trees 1 / 30 / 2000
North Pole 2 / 24 / 2000
Better Scale People ...More Realistic Cars for Snow Village 3 / 16 / 2000
Match your white styrofoam base to your mountains 7 / 31 / 2000
Lay your Department 56 mountain down for a base! 7 / 31 / 2000
Get the Lights to Stand Up! 9 / 6 / 2000
Gravel Roads 11 / 23 / 2000
Gravel 12 / 7 / 2000
Cheap and Easy Terraced Hills and Mountains 6 / 5 / 2001
EASIEST FROZEN WATER 9 / 2 / 2001
Post and "rail" fences for villages 10 / 27 / 2001
News Stand 1 / 19 / 2002
Display Tips 9 / 6 / 2002
Great little bushes or filler 9 / 6 / 2002
Brick sidewalks and streets 9 / 6 / 2002
Asphalt Roads 10 / 25 / 2002
Electrical cord holders 10 / 25 / 2002
Starry Night Background 3 / 29 / 2003
Iinterest send my imaje my village for you 7 / 10 / 2003
Iinterest send my imaje my village for you 7 / 10 / 2003
I interest sent imaje my village for you 7 / 10 / 2003
hay bales 9 / 10 / 2003
Streets and Roadways 10 / 27 / 2003
Organize & Group Electical Cords -- 2 Cheap Options 7 / 31 / 2004
Spotlights 8 / 13 / 2004
Spotlights 8 / 13 / 2004
making cliffs 8 / 8 / 2005
making cliffs 8 / 8 / 2005
Water 11 / 20 / 2005
Hiding Cords with Battery packs 11 / 30 / 2005
Hiding Battery Packs 11 / 30 / 2005
Accurately position snow drifts 12 / 19 / 2005
Lowcost village sidewalks 10 / 12 / 2006
snow and grass 1 / 6 / 2007
Using Sculptamold 1 / 20 / 2007
hedges 3 / 28 / 2007
model railroads 3 / 28 / 2007
North Pole Idea 9 / 20 / 2008
Bushes 12 / 30 / 2008
skating rink 7 / 8 / 2009
skating rink 7 / 8 / 2009
Cords no more! 8 / 23 / 2009
Cords no more! 8 / 23 / 2009
yahoo 10 / 15 / 2009
google 10 / 15 / 2009
google 10 / 15 / 2009
Water Fall 11 / 11 / 2009
Village Perimeter Idea 1 / 6 / 2010

Display Ideas:
North Pole Tree 8 /17 / 1998
Cemetery 8 /27 / 1998
Icy water at the North Pole 9 /6 / 1998
D56 Ski Slope 9 /12 / 1998
Ice Illusion 9 /18 / 1998
Candy Cane Farm 10 /5 / 1998
Elsies's Gingerbread Fence 10 /7 / 1998
Snow Flake Projects 10 /18 / 1998
Popcorn and Cranberry Fence 10 /19 / 1998
Starry Night 10 /24 / 1998
Fabric 11 /1 / 1998
Drive In Theater 11 /11 / 1998
Starry Night with Fabric 11 /12 / 1998
Clouds for the starry night backdrop 11 /12 / 1998
mountains 11 /15 / 1998
Dense Background Forests 11 /20 / 1998
Easy Ice 11 /27 / 1998
Golf Course 11 /27 / 1998
Decorated Sisal Trees 8 /13 / 1999
Decorated Sisal Trees #2 8 /13 / 1999
Cheap Mountains 9 /20 / 1999
Fall display 10 /9 / 1999
VILLAGE SNOW 10 /22 / 1999
Steps 11 /5 / 1999
Blacklight 8 /14 / 2000
Pile of firewood 9 /9 / 2000
Display for those with limited space 10 /19 / 2000
Buckets of Water for display beside buildings 11 /5 / 2000
Village Baskets 11 /6 / 2001
Fence and bridge work and wood piles 11 /29 / 2003
Fence and bridge work and wood piles 11 /29 / 2003
Snow Flakes or Stars 7 /16 / 2005
Dirt/Sand 1 /22 / 2006
starry backdrop 7 /29 / 2006
starry backdrop 7 /29 / 2006
display idea 12 /21 / 2006
Pathways Idea 8 /5 / 2007
Idea for all Candy Houses 8 /5 / 2007
t41a 9 /24 / 2007
Beautiful & Easy Snow 11 /25 / 2007
bare trees 1 /3 / 2008
LARGE MOUNTAIN 7 /5 / 2008
Ice Blocks Under North Pole Village 12 /28 / 2008
efrg 6 /16 / 2009
efrg 6 /16 / 2009
efrg 6 /16 / 2009
nikolas 6 /19 / 2009
nikolas 6 /19 / 2009
nikolas 6 /19 / 2009
FikrRdaJJxJGASajUHx 10 /11 / 2009
google 10 /15 / 2009
google 10 /15 / 2009

How To:
Making water 8 / 17 / 1998
Gingerbread Trees 9 / 23 / 1998
Fabric Mountains 10 / 19 / 1998
Sofa Table Display 10 / 24 / 1998
Peek-a-Boo Trees 11 / 8 / 1998
Deep Water Harbor 11 / 14 / 1998
Centerpiece 1 / 7 / 1999
Frozen Water 2 / 12 / 1999
Rocky...Backgounds, Mountains & Tunnels 3 / 7 / 1999
starry nite 10 / 4 / 1999
Mountain & Sky Background 10 / 28 / 1999
Stonewall Pond 11 / 26 / 1999
Mapping out display first 1 / 14 / 2000
STONE WALLS 8 / 10 / 2000
Skirting Your Display and Storing the Boxes 9 / 6 / 2000
Fiber Optic Star Backdrop 5 / 8 / 2002
Log pile for victorian, woodsy, New England displays 10 / 28 / 2002
Log pile for victorian, woodsy, New England displays 10 / 28 / 2002
Household Shingles For Parking Lots-Playgrounds-Streets-Snow 7 / 31 / 2004
Household Shingles For Parking Lots-Playgrounds-Streets-Snow 7 / 31 / 2004
Household Shingles For Parking Lots-Playgrounds-Streets-Snow 7 / 31 / 2004
Snow Covered Stone, Walls & Dividers, Etc. - Using Outside Gravel--CHEAP 7 / 31 / 2004
Realistic Ice 12 / 19 / 2005
LILLIAN'S QUICK AND EASY ROADS, TOWN SQUARES, DIRT, ETC. 8 / 6 / 2008
LILLIAN'S QUICK AND EASY ROADS, TOWN SQUARES, DIRT, ETC. 8 / 6 / 2008
LILLIAN'S QUICK AND EASY ROADS, TOWN SQUARES, DIRT, ETC. 8 / 6 / 2008

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