Millie's Hallmark is the largest Department 56 dealer in the state of Arizona. We have
Department 56
(current & retired)
merchandise available in our store. Collections include:
Snow Village, Winter Frost Village, North Pole Village,
Alpine Village, Dickens' Village,
New England Village, Christmas In The City,
Halloween Village, Sleepy Hollow Village,
Disney Village,
Peanuts Village, Grinch Village, A Christmas Story Village,
Williamsburg Village,
Jim Shore Village
and
many
accessories and tools.
We also carry a large
selection of Snowbabies - Classic Collection & Snowbabies SnowDream
figurines and ornaments.
Our store, located in Phoenix, AZ,
displays over 100 linear feet of
Department 56 villages and
accessories
all-year-around. Shipping available, call our store for more information. |
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History of Department 56
One Christmas evening, a group of friends set off to
enjoy a dinner of celebration at a small country inn
nestled in a quiet river town. As they rounded a bend
in the road, they saw the small, old-fashioned village
decorated for the holidays. The lights, like fairies,
glowed and sparkled amid the freshly fallen snow.
All evening, the conversation was full of Christmas
memories and the visions the tiny town had evoked.
Amidst the jovial banter and magical memories, the
idea for a
lighted Christmas village was born. That
spark of an idea became a reality when, in 1976,
Department 56 introduced a series of six hand-painted,
ceramic buildings. The rest is history!
Some twenty-five years ago, Department 56 began
as
part of Bachman's, a premiere retail florist in
Minneapolis. Bachman's used a numbering system to
identify each of
its departments. The number assigned
to wholesale gift
imports division was 56. Department
56 has become a
leader in the giftware, collectibles and
holiday decorating
industry and is best known
for their
hand-crafted lighted villages, Snowbabies™ figurines
and extensive lines of
holiday and home decorative
products. |
D-56 North Pole Village, Alpine Village & Dickens' Village
D-56 New England Village & Christmas In The City Village
Department 56 Halloween Village
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Millie's will be working together with Stephen Pepin of Showcase Displays to provide more display options for
our
Department 56
customers.
Millie's will be carrying pre-made displays for
your Department 56 villages.
We will also have routine classes to make your own
displays and a referral service for custom displays.
Stop by our store, call us, see future e-mails or
visit our website "Events" page for
upcoming class dates.
Stephen can be seen often at Millie's and his work will be featured throughout the store.
'Showcase Displays' designs and hand makes displays
for miniature villages specializing in Department 56
from small vignette displays
to large panoramic scenes.
They strive for museum-quality displays with intricate
designs and features. The displays are designed to
bring your overall village to a higher level of details and
draw the viewer's eyes to key areas of your display.
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