Craft Our Halloween Wire Pumpkin

Craft Our Halloween Wire Pumpkin

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

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Mummy Decorations for Halloween

Mummy Decorations for Halloween

If you’re looking for mummy decorations for Halloween, we have a party plan for you! Surely our Department 56 Mummy House, DIY mummy wreath, and yummy mummy cake will keep your guests wrapped up all night long. Mummy Decorations for Halloween, You Say? The practice of mummification, or attempting to preserve human bodies after death, was practiced by many peoples over the ages. Today, to be sure, we are most familiar with the Egyptians and their mummification processes. Although processes

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Mickey’s and Minnie’s Pumpkintown Houses

Mickey’s and Minnie’s Pumpkintown Houses

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

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Decorating Tips for Halloween

Decorating Tips for Halloween

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

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Halloween Village Display Features Giant Jack-o’-lantern

Halloween Village Display Features Giant Jack-o’-lantern

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

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