2023 Dept 56 Dickens Christmas Village & Train!

Christmas time is here! Every year our display gets better and better and this is just a little video glimpse of it. 

I bought the HO scale train for my husband a few Christmases ago and we finally were able to expand the display to include it and it makes all the difference. 

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3D Printed Dickens Village Accessories

JC has been printing little accessory pieces for our Dept. 56 Dickens Christmas Village.

3D printed fountain

3D printed dogs and cat next to my watch for scale

3d printed dogs and cats for Dickens Village 

I can't wait to paint them. Although, they are so tiny, and I am so fidgety fingers. I'll do my best. The standing dog will be painted to look like our dog, Mollie, a beautiful brindle.

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{All 3D printing design files found on Thingiverse.com}

Dickens Christmas Village and More Christmas Decor 2016

Yes. You read the title correctly. Following are pictures of our Christmas last year, 2016, even though today is the last day of 2017. You see, I failed to post them last year, but after all that time spent taking the pictures and editing them, I didn't want them to go unseen. 

If you know me, you know I love Christmas. So does my husband. One reason I knew he was the man for me was our first year together; the look on his face when I set up my Dickens Christmas village. He loved it, and every year since then we have added to it. 

Dickens Christmas Village 2011

I don't quite know when we will stop adding. I don't want to be the person that lets their village take over an entire room (though I love looking at other people's massive collections)...

...and I have let Christmas take over my whole house. 😆

Colonial Williamsburg Village Dept. 56

Please notice below the two amazing quilted pillows in the chairs, made by my sister for my husband. 

...and Legos. Did I mention how much my husband likes Legos? 

Below is our 2016 Christmas village. 

Notice how much it has grown since the 2011 photo at the top of this post. 

Well, it's even larger this year. Maybe by next year I will post a photo. 

The lace trim on the village's platform was made on a previous Christmas gift, the silhouette cameo. Love that machine. (They are not paying me to say that. I just really do love it.)

The nativity scene below. Figures were bought at Costco years ago, and the stable and manger were made by my talented Dad. 

Can't forget the Christmas dog, Mollie. 

And finally, those precious penguins accompanied by the angel and Christmas trees, made by my Dad, which I posted about here. 

Thank you for visiting, and may your New Year be happy, healthy, peaceful and bright. 

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It's a New Year

Happy New Year! 

I felt I should post a current photo to reflect the season, since the last time I posted was at Halloween. I have tons of Christmas decorations I photographed to post here, but it's too late now. I'm past that. Maybe next Christmas. 

For now, here's a frosty photo from our January 2013 Honeymoon in Paris, Virginia. It was taken nearby at Sky Meadows State Park, which I would love to go back and visit in the springtime. ▼

We have big snow expected for our region of Virginia. My husband just informed me it now has a name, "Winter Storm Helena", as he pondered, "When did snow storms get names?" That I do not know, but he also tells me that Jim Cantore is coming to the area to cover it for The Weather Channel. Should be interesting. 

Okay, maybe ONE Christmas photo. 

Here is our Dickens Christmas Village set-up this year. One of my(our) favorite holiday traditions. ▼

Okay. One more, and then I swear, I am getting off this computer. This is our small Colonial Williamsburg Village. Dept 56 has retired them, so they are hard to come by. ▼

Here's to a serene 2017, and enjoy the snow if you are so inclined. I know I am.  

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