Department 56, Lemax, other.. anyone?

[janiedoe]

Stay tuned for tomorrow. I'm going to post my favorite character, she reminds me of my late aunt.

 

[N F C]

I try to keep all of my characters to a 40s to 50s era, but I have some victorian era people that I've collected here and there.
I think I'm going to make a sign this year "A Victorian Christmas in the Park" and then I can use all my victorian era people too.
I'm planning to make the park the center piece of the village.
I'm also considering doing a parade through the village. I might make a float, or two, if my imagination, and skills, can handle it, and I'll buy a marching band.

Love those ideas, looking forward to seeing how they work out!

 

[Ponypoor]

Does anyone have a minature or Christmas village collection? If so I'd love to see it.
My mom had one and I started my on in the early 2000s. I stopped for a few years but got back into it this past Christmas.
Come post some photos, make display suggestions, and product suggestions too.
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Those are lovely!

 

[janiedoe]

Those are lovely!

Thanks, Kelly!

 

[janiedoe]

Todays set is another from dept 56, Christmas in the City
This 2 pc set is from 1997 to 1999 and is called "A Big Smile for the Camera"
The lady in this set reminds me of my Aunt Martha Jane. ( guess who I was named for?)

 

[N F C]

Todays set is another from dept 56, Christmas in the City
This 2 pc set is from 1997 to 1999 and is called "A Big Smile for the Camera"
The lady in this set reminds me of my Aunt Martha Jane. ( guess who I was named for?)
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I like the feather in her hat!

 

[janiedoe]

I like the feather in her hat!

Me too. That was a deciding factor in purchasing the set.

 

[janiedoe]

I saw this in a fb group, and had to have it for Valentine's day, so I rushed right over to Ebay, did a quick search, and snatched it up. I can’t wait for it to get here. Here is a screenshot

 

[janiedoe]

Today's piece is from the Victorian Christmas Collection, Ames Dept store, issued in 1999

It will be part of my Victorian Day in the Park scene for Christmas 2025

 

[N F C]

I saw this in a fb group, and had to have it for Valentine's day, so I rushed right over to Ebay, did a quick search, and snatched it up. I can’t wait for it to get here. Here is a screenshot
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That's a perfect addition, happy Valentines Day to you!