Department 56 Collectibles: Creating Lasting Hearts, Memories and Traditions with Dept 56 Displays

Now that it’s Christmas season, decorating is a priority. Department 56 collectors of ceramic lighted houses are no different. You are Week In The Life of Dept 56 Week, and this is so many who wait all year to get their Dept 56 houses and accessories unboxed and displayed.

But why is it so satisfying (and necessary) to collect and display them? Why do Dept 56 collectors do all that work to create displays that are beautiful, whimsical and memorable?

So, here are five reasons why collecting Dept 56 houses (and collectibles in general actually) is so much fun.

• Dept 56 Collections are Absolutely Gorgeous and Fascinating to Display

Dept 56 houses and accessories are so beautifully designed and always captivating. These artists clearly spend a large amount of time and consideration when composing the pieces and they never fail to include that personal element into every single one of them. The end products speak for themselves in their work.

The Dept 56 pieces are just beautiful no matter what, or where, they are displayed, even alone, in a vignette or full on display. Since the pieces are so unique and beautiful, displaying them is really hard to go wrong with.”

Given a couple of hours, these beautifully detailed miniature houses and accessories can be turned into an incredibly beautiful display.

• Dept 56 Retirement Collectible

It is widely accepted fact that you often “get what you pay for.”

It follows that, given the amount of detail and thought that goes into creating these pieces, they will not come cheap.

As a result, investing in Dept 56 pieces can be potentially expensive. Like other quality investments, displaying these items tends to be second nature.

So some thought and effort should go into your displays so the collection looks as fabulous as it can.

• Dept 56 Collections are Great for Artistic Outlets

Dept 56 collections are particularly appealing to those with a creative streak. I enjoy a bit of artistic expression combined with a sense of “city planning,” and making arrangements of any kind are an exercise in creativity. Because nobody likes a dull show, after all.

Setup is rather easy, because so many pieces come in the Dept 56 collections, its easy to create countless productions of displays. From the simple to the complex, from the serious to the whimsical, the varieties are infinite.

Everything is available to make things easy. Without a doubt, the most important accessory is careful thought, which in the right framework can transform your displays from the impersonal and drab ones that fill most stores to something truly beautiful.

• Dept 56 Collectibles With Imagination Express

We all love to dream and fantasize about what things might be if…..

You can use your Dept 56 to bring some of that imagination more real. For example, what would you have been doing if you had been living back in the wintry times of Dickens? What shops would you have loved to visit (or own)? Where did you wish you could have lived?

Or what if you lived in New England. What do you wish you could have done there? Fish go see, skate,???.

Some of your dreams and desires can be seen in your collections.

• Dept 56 Collections Can Very Many Beautiful Memories And Traditions

How precious are your family traditions? We all have them and have fun in them (hopefully). And of course, your Dept 56 displays can be a memory and tradition that can last for you, your kids and your friends. I don’t know about you, but we like to get our houses Christmased at our house. Then go our forays/make them up exceptions to interesting, exciting and original!

For younger children, this annual tradition can feel thrilling. They can reminisce about the fun of past years and look forward with anticipation to how the display will differ this year. We have been doing this for several years now so the traditions and memories started to cement. And of course they may soon wish to have their own Dept 56 displays!

The truth is that we never jumped to the decorations without much thought, and for whatever reason, all of us can agree that putting together a memorable display takes time, thought, and patience, yet, is there any doubt that the effort was fun and rewarding?