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Vintage Department 56 E. Tipler shop, new Lemax The Christmas Shoppe and vintage Department 56 Flatiron Building, lit Christmas village pieces from Vintage Villages

The Best Place to Buy a Christmas Village in Ca...

Every Christmas village starts with one building. Maybe it is a little church with a lit steeple, a snowy bakery, or a toy shop with a crowd at the window....

The Best Place to Buy a Christmas Village in Ca...

Every Christmas village starts with one building. Maybe it is a little church with a lit steeple, a snowy bakery, or a toy shop with a crowd at the window....

Vintage Department 56 Flatiron Building from Christmas in the City, three views: the narrow triangular prow, the rooftop corner and the lit arched windows

The Real New York in Christmas in the City: Bui...

Our vintage Department 56 Flatiron Building keeps the real skyscraper's famous triangular shape. The story of New York's best loved corner, and how to build a whole display around it.

The Real New York in Christmas in the City: Bui...

Our vintage Department 56 Flatiron Building keeps the real skyscraper's famous triangular shape. The story of New York's best loved corner, and how to build a whole display around it.

Vintage Department 56 Buckingham Palace from Dickens' Village, three views: the full palace with its guards, the flag over the front and two Royal Guards at the gates

The Real London in Dickens' Village: Building a...

Dickens' Village is full of storybook shops and cottages. Buckingham Palace is somewhere you could actually go and stand in front of. Here is how we would build a royal...

The Real London in Dickens' Village: Building a...

Dickens' Village is full of storybook shops and cottages. Buckingham Palace is somewhere you could actually go and stand in front of. Here is how we would build a royal...

Three lit Lemax Spooky Town buildings: Dr. Dreadmoor's Castle, Madness Manor and The Candy Witch Cottage

How to Build a Lemax Spooky Town Village in Can...

It usually starts innocently. One haunted house on the mantel. Then a graveyard, because the haunted house looked lonely. Then a Ferris wheel, because obviously. By October you have rearranged...

How to Build a Lemax Spooky Town Village in Can...

It usually starts innocently. One haunted house on the mantel. Then a graveyard, because the haunted house looked lonely. Then a Ferris wheel, because obviously. By October you have rearranged...

What To Do If You Inherit a Christmas Village C...

Inherited a Christmas village collection from Department 56 or Lemax? Learn what to do next, how to identify valuable pieces, and how collectors across Canada sell village collections.

What To Do If You Inherit a Christmas Village C...

Inherited a Christmas village collection from Department 56 or Lemax? Learn what to do next, how to identify valuable pieces, and how collectors across Canada sell village collections.

How to Sell a Department 56 Village Collection ...

Learn how to sell a Department 56 Christmas village collection in Canada. Whether you are downsizing or inherited a village, this guide explains your options and how Vintage Villages purchases...

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How to Sell a Department 56 Village Collection ...

Learn how to sell a Department 56 Christmas village collection in Canada. Whether you are downsizing or inherited a village, this guide explains your options and how Vintage Villages purchases...

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