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Shop HERERETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENTThe end of each year also brings an end to some of our most beloved products through process of retirement. Once the decision has been made to retire a product, the molds are broken. This limits the number of products in the marketplace and frees our artists to innovate new designs. Below is the Department 56 Retirement list for 2023.Shop Our Department 56 Retirements HERE …

10 Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas For 2023It's that time of year again! We have curated 10 festive Christmas tree collections to bring you ideas for the 2023 Christmas Season. Our tree collections make Christmas decorating easy and effortless no matter what your style may be! Shop the full Christmas tree theme or pick different items from other themes to make your own look. Read on to see photos and details of each theme- we're sure you'll love them!1. All Is Calm:Keep things minimal whil …

When the Christmas season comes to a close and all the decorations start coming down, there’s a better way than tossing the into those bulky Tupperware containers, squishing your tree back in it’s box, and piling wreaths and garlands on top of each other!Here are a few tips and tricks for putting away your Christmas decorations:1.Ever gotten out your beloved light up tree or glittering angel figure only to find out that the batteries from the year before leaked and corroded the compartment …

Cozy up this holiday season and melt into the warmth of yesteryear with our wide selection of vintage Christmas decorations!From the colorful vintage Christmas stockings hanging along your grandma’s mantle topped with glittering paper houses decorated with tinsel and a few vintage Santa figures smiling down at you reminding you that he’s checking that list twice, the bright old fashioned Christmas lights wrapped around the silver tree dotted with vintage Christmas ornaments of all shapes an …

Each year we take time to curate the most perfect Christmas Tree Theme Ideas to fit what our customers love and what fits our customers unique style! We have themes that are traditional, elegant, colorful, vintage inspired, woodsy, and fun!City Of Lights:Bring the elegance of crystal and white décor with a touch of champagne into your home this holiday season with our City Of Lights Christmas Tree Theme! It is full of sparkling silver and gold, bright white, and stunning clear crystal deco …

Christmas Tree Decoration Ideas For 2021 We have spent hours and hours working hard to curate the most perfect Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas perfect for YOUR style! From fun and funky, eclectic and colorful, regal and elegant, traditional and classic, and woodsy! Chalet: Add a touch of rustic elegance to your home this holiday season with our gorgeous Raz Imports Chalet tree theme! It is full of sparkling silver and gold and accented with soft browns! This rustic elegant Chri …

Halfway to Halloween: What Is It and Idea's to Celebrate This Fun Holiday!What is Halfway to Halloween?It's the 6 month or halfway point in the year before Halloween. It's kind of like "Christmas in July" for Christmas. When is Halfway to Halloween?Halfway to Halloween is usually April 30th or May 1st.Some Fun Ideas on How to Celebrate Halfway to Halloween:1. DecoratePut out a few Halloween decorations. Your neighbors might think you've lost your marbles, but remind them it's halfway t …

Department 56 Harry Potter Village This magical story started on Number 4, Privett Drive. At the Dursley residence in the cupboard under the stairs. Since the first book debut in 1997 and the first movie premiering in 2001, the story of The Boy Who Lived has become a beloved and classic tale to all ages! Young Harry Potter finds out he’s a wizard on his 11th birthday, getting his acceptance letter to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! He is then thrown into the adventurous (a …

Christmas Decoration Ideas For 2019Tips & tricks to make this Christmas your most decorative yet!  Idea #1: Mantle Decor-Swagging a garland across your mantle adds length and gives it some dimension for the holidays! Add light by twisting and securing a string of lights in the garland! Give your mantle top life by making your own little village on top!Click HERE to shop Garlands!Click HERE to shop Figures!Click HERE to shop Tree Garland!Click HERE to shop Lights!Idea #2: Buckets-Us …

Say bye-bye to Christmas tree skirts that get bunched up or wrinkled and having to constantly straighten them out! Bye-bye to buying adorable skirts with lovely designs that you end up not even seeing! Time to cover up that tree stand that’s just NOT cute! Hop on the Christmas Tree Collar train!So what exactly is a Christmas Tree Collar?A Christmas Tree Collar is a stand up tree skirt made of stiffened fabric or metal that goes completely around the base of your Christmas tree to hide all the ug …