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Craft Our Halloween Wire Pumpkin

Lori Libka At Bronner's, Decorating, DIY Projects, Events and Promotions, How Tos, Recipes, Villages and Figurines October 6, 2023October 6, 2023Bronner's Department 56 village, Department 56 Halloween Village, Disney Mickey's Halloween Village, DIY wire pumpkin, fall craft, fall decorating, Halloween craft, Halloween decorating, Halloween village, Mickey's Halloween Village, pumpkin craft, Pumpkintown, Pumpkintown Village, wire pumpkin craft 0 Comment

Craft our Halloween wire pumpkin and let it highlight your Department 56 Pumpkintown display this fall! Without a doubt, Mickey and Minnie, Disney’s dynamic duo, know how to make the most of the celebrated orb! DIY Halloween Wire Pumpkin All things considered, our DIY wire pumpkin is a great way to feature a piece from Department 56’s Mickey’s Pumpkintown Village. In addition, the craft requires few supplies and is quick and easy to make. Supplies for our Halloween Wire Pumpkin

Old World Christmas’® Ginger Cottage® Ornaments De-LIGHT Fans Of All Ages!

Guest Author At Bronner's, Decorating, Events and Promotions, Villages and Figurines September 27, 2023September 27, 2023Christmas Decorating, Ginger Cottages, Glenn Crider, Old World Christmas, Signing Event, Wood, Wood Ornaments 0 Comment

There is something just so magical about Christmas as a child, isn’t there? For many, slowly as we age, that magic seems to fade. Replaced instead by the joys of creating magical experiences for our kids or others to enjoy. But Old World Christmas’® Ginger Cottage® Ornaments designed by artist Glenn Crider is breaking that mold — de-LIGHTing fans of all ages, once again, with a fresh spark of Christmas magic!

Make It Meatloaf With “A Christmas Story”

Lori Libka At Bronner's, Recipes, Villages and Figurines August 2, 2023August 4, 2023A Christmas Story, A Christmas Story village, Christmas cookbook, Department 56, Department 56 A Christmas Story, meatloaf recipe, The Christmas Movie Cookbook 0 Comment

Make it meatloaf with “A Christmas Story” this holiday season and enjoy a tasty, vintage meatloaf dinner. No way you’ll shoot your eye out. We promise! “Meatloaf, smeatloaf, double beatloaf. I hate meatloaf,” said my husband never. Actually, he loves meatloaf. It was, after all, Randy, little brother of Ralphie, the main character in “A Christmas Story,” who loathed meatloaf and said those words. Nevertheless, food historian Andrew Smith reports that the first recipe for what we consider American meatloaf

New Byers’ Choice Caroler Display

Lori Libka At Bronner's, Decorating, Villages and Figurines June 27, 2023July 13, 2023Byers' Choice, Byers' Choice carolers, Byers' Choice carolers at Bronner's, caroler figurines, carolers, Christmas carolers, made in the USA 0 Comment

Bronner’s new Byers’ Choice caroler display brings to life the delightful, handcrafted characters created right here in the USA. Growing from a hobby at the Byers’ dining room table, the business today employs 40 artisans in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Designing the Caroler Display Indeed, Bronner artist and decorator, Eileen Boone, welcomed the opportunity to redo the caroler display. “I really am enjoying this project,” she said early on. “Since the product brings no limitations to the project, I have a

Fontanini Nativity Collection Display – HIStory & Starry How-To!

Aileen Libbey At Bronner's, Behind The Scenes, Decorating, DIY Projects, How Tos, Meet The Staff, Villages and Figurines December 16, 2022December 16, 2022behind the scenes, Events, Fontanini, nativity 0 Comment

Enjoy CHRISTmas, It’s HIS Birthday; Enjoy Life, It’s HIS Way — that’s Bronner’s motto. But the Fontanini Nativity collection display adds another layer to our Christmas Wonderland — Enjoy CHRISTmas, It’s HIStory! Staff artist, Eileen Boone went to work resurrecting our 5-inch Fontanini Nativity and village display with new life earlier this year. We’re sharing the “behind the scenes” and showing you some of her incredible how-tos in a mini series. From glittering wire stars, to realistic looking stone walls

Mickey’s and Minnie’s Pumpkintown Houses

Lori Libka At Bronner's, Decorating, DIY Projects, How Tos, Villages and Figurines October 8, 2021October 8, 2021Department 56, Department 56 Halloween Village, Halloween Decorations, Mickey Mouse, Mickey's Pumpkintown House, Minnie Mouse, Minnie's Pumpkintown House 0 Comment

Bring on traditional Halloween fun with Mickey’s and Minnie’s Pumpkintown Houses from Department 56! No doubt, these delightfully designed, lighted orbs will bring Disney charm to your Halloween decor. After all, Mickey and Minnie are right at home in their Pumpkintown houses created by Department 56. They’ve certainly welcomed the Halloween festivities, donning costumes and decorating with pumpkins and candy corn. Indeed, from young whippersnappers to old bats – everyone is welcome! Mickey’s and Minnie’s Pumpkintown Houses Display Supplies side

Decorating Tips for Halloween

Lori Libka Decorating, DIY Projects, How Tos, Lights, Recipes, Villages and Figurines October 7, 2020October 7, 2020Caramel Layer Choco-Squares, caramel layer choco-squares recipe, decorating a fireplace mantel for Halloween, decorating for lights for Halloween, decorating stairs for Halloween, decorating tips, decorating tips for Halloween, Department 56, Department 56 Halloween Village, Department 56 village, Halloween, Halloween craft, how to wrap lights on a corn stalk, how to wrap lights on pumpkins, lights for Halloween, macaroni and cheese, macaroni and cheese recipe, spider craft, spider sucker craft 0 Comment

Our 4 fab decorating tips for Halloween will help you make fun the focus. In brief, use lights and color, keep it crafty, make it sweet and, last but not least, start a village! Use Lights & Color! Lights aren’t just for Christmas decorating! By comparison, they’re important for setting the scene for Halloween, too. In addition to clear lights, broaden your color palette to include purple, orange and green. Another decorating tip for Halloween: don’t limit yourself to the

Decorating for Fall With Department 56

Lori Libka Decorating, DIY Projects, How Tos, Villages and Figurines September 11, 2020September 29, 2020autumn wall art, decorating with pumpkins, Department 56 Animated Pumpkin Patch, Department 56 Halloween Water Tower, easy fall crafts, fall crafts, fall decorating, fall decorating with Department 56, fall decorations, fall Department 56 village, fall village, fall wall art, pumpkin crafts 0 Comment

Is fall your favorite season of the year? (It’s mine!) So let’s brighten your home by decorating for fall with Department 56. The good news is you can start small and expand as your space and budget allow. For example, you can use items you may already have at home for foundations and accent pieces. Foundations & Accent Pieces To begin with, I used a small rustic side table and vintage cheese box for foundations as I began decorating for

Halloween Village Display Features Giant Jack-o’-lantern

Lori Libka At Bronner's, Decorating, DIY Projects, How Tos, Villages and Figurines July 30, 2020September 10, 2020Department 56, Department 56 Display, Department 56 Halloween Village, foam cutter, Halloween, Halloween Decorations, Halloween display, Halloween Silhouette, Halloween village, Halloween village display, Haunted Huntsman House, hot knife, Midnight Fright Light, Swinging Ghoulies, wall-washer light, Wicked Wax Works 6 Comments

Bronner’s has rebuilt it’s Department 56 Halloween Village display! Without a doubt, the focal point of the new display is the giant jack-o’-lantern named “Jack.” Carving the Jack-o’-lantern First, Bronner’s decorator Eileen Boone carved the giant pumpkin out of Styrofoam. She used a hot knife, also called a foam cutter. Next, she painted his exterior using three shades of acrylic paint. As can be seen, this created dimension, subtly emphasizing light and shadow. Finally, she painted the interior of the

Department 56 Giveaway and Winter Display Ideas

Lori Libka At Bronner's, Decorating, Events and Promotions, Villages and Figurines January 17, 2020January 29, 2020Department 56 giveaway, Russell Street Books 564 Comments

– THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED – Congratulations to Shawn Kennedy from California, the winner of our Department 56 Dickens’ Village giveaway of “Russell Street Books”! Thank you to everyone who entered. No winter doldrums here! Read on for your chance to win our Department 56 giveaway, the Dickens’ Village piece “Russell Street Books.” Along the way, snag some great Department 56 winter display ideas.

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