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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 04, 2006 - 8:49 pm
Racin, I can't remember the size limit on pics, but if you want to email your pics to me, I can resize them and post them for you. My email is wargod617@msn.com and just put your tvch nick in the subject line.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, December 04, 2006 - 8:58 pm
Maris, how did you keep your son away from the villages when he was little? I caught Kota today sitting on the living room floor playing with a Polly Pocket car and all the figures from my little nativity set inside racing around, lol.
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Hussy
Member
08-06-2004
| Monday, December 04, 2006 - 10:33 pm
War, thanks for the info I hadn't thought about doing that. With 4 kids all under 7 she is worried about the tree and the kiddos. I will suggest that to her. Thanks y'all for all the thoughtful suggestions...Happy Holidays Cindy
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 3:31 am
War we told him they were his villages and he had to take care of them. His grandmother every year would buy him a house to go with his village. Even when he was very little he helped with the installation which of course resulted in some very strange set ups, including taping all sorts of wierd things to the trees, but he became very protective of his village.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 5:57 am
OMG! This is hilarious!! ME AS AN ELF You can do yourself here-- ELF YOURSELF
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 6:04 am
BTW, you'll get a dancing elf with your face on it so if you want to do it, have a picture handy--
I have no shame. 
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 7:06 am
That is hysterical. I can think of so many people who I can put in that little elf costume
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 7:07 am
I did my best friend and her son...she'll laugh her butt off. I put her older son in the dancing Santa thing (click the Office Max (or Office Depot, whatever it is) and try some of the other things. Thanks Hermi for such a hysterical site!
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 7:18 am
At the bottom of this link, you'll find Christmas music if you're so inclined. This Jukebox has to be one of the very coolest sites I've ever seen! http://www.tropicalglen.com/
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 7:21 am
How did you capture it, Hermi?
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 7:27 am
Racinrach: Couple of hints which I learned from my D56 message groups. Dont waste your money on D56 landscaping like trees. Lemax is great stuff to fill in. A great source for the landscaping and accessories is this link: http://www.ehobbytools.com/ Click on the Lemax village section and follow the links to the landscaping and accessories. Also I havent paid full price for D56 in years, I use ebay and also the message boards at yahoo are great because they will send out emails to group when stores in different areas are having sales and they also have great tricks for setting up displays. still waiting for your pics 
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 7:31 am
Maris, I love your village. May Co used to have new village pieces every week and I collected them all. I loved my little village. Then I got married to a jerk and when I left him he burned all my stuff, including the village. I am thinking of painting my own village, but I need to get better at painting...lol...Maybe next year I will have one 
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 8:10 am
The elf thing won't fit on my screen, it's all off to one side. Frustrating. It looks really cute, though.
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Racinrach
Member
11-16-2006
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 8:23 am
wargod thank you so much for the help I sent you an e-mail maris: I have e-bay as my best friend... My mom ususally gets them there for me. No reason to pay full price the Ford delership I got on sale at a going out of Bus. sale for 40.00 and e-bay sells them right now for at least 125.00 so I was happy about that! Wargod is going to help get my pictures posted. The honeymoon hotel isn't up this year because I didn't have room in my new apartment. I have bulit in shelves so I placed them in there and next year I hope to start buliding a place to put them.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 8:36 am
No problem at all, Racin. I think the size limit for pics is 55k but I'm not sure of that. I'm probably the least techie person around, lol. Here's Racin's village:

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Racinrach
Member
11-16-2006
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 8:59 am
Thanks!!!! like I said its just getting started but I love SNOW so the Snow Village was perfect for me. They have one that is a book store and laundry mat all in one I keep my eye out for that one on e-bay.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 9:04 am
Those are really nice, Maris and Racin! I love little villages like that. Most hobby stores carry the landscaping for train sets and they're usually pretty resonable. They also have little street lights and benches and stuff if I remember right. Zmom, want a little hint? Michaels carries those villages you paint yourself, but they also have smaller things like ornaments. If you're not ready to jump into the village and want to practice some, pick up the ornaments because they're fairly cheap (I think like a buck or two....I'm going to run over today so I'll check it out.) You can get some practice in, see if you enjoy it, and don't have to spend much money in the process. I've been painting stuff like that since I was a kid and the truth is I'm still not perfect at it and I still spend a lot of time repainting over areas I don't like the way they turned out the first time, lol. That's my secret trick to any craft, lol, if I don't like it, I redo it til I do!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 9:11 am
Hey, Northern Californians: In Auburn in the old courthouse house during the holiday season is the "Christmas House". IT is absolutely amazing. It is this old Victorian house, over 100 years old, and in each room, and there are several, are christmas trees. Dozens of them. Each is decorated differently and all the onraments are for sale. Also, there are displays of villages, trains, everything Christmas. All for sale. It is truly amazing, and something that is unexplainably amazing until you see it for yourself. It is worth the trip.
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 9:22 am
That is a nice collection you have there Racin. Here is a nice group with great photos and ideas: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dept56/
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Racinrach
Member
11-16-2006
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 9:28 am
Thanks Maris I'll checkit out. Wargod: also walmart has house for 3.96 each and after the holiday I get them 1.96 each... great way to add on to a hand painted village which is what I do for my mom each year I think she has 4-5 of them now
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Tera
Member
08-10-2000
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 10:15 am
Here is the decorating I got done this weekend before my DH fell through through the ceiling while getting stuff out of the attic (he's ok).

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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 10:28 am
beautiful
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 10:39 am
I love villages! I am really enjoying these photos. Thanks for sharing them! Tera I love, love, love your trees...and the moon! Maris, your set is so big and beautiful! And Rach...I am tickled to see how yours is coming along. I think I just might put mine up this year. I skipped the last couple of years because we had an ornery small cat that was so full of mischief I couldn't trust her. She seems to have settled down, so we might give it another try. I did however put up the five buildings that Rach has painted for me. I loved those so much, that I didn't take them down. I just put them on the bookcase so that I could enjoy them and be reminded of her all year.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 10:43 am
My mother gave me her D56 Village. I put it out last year but haven't done it this year. We're going to be at her house this year for Christmas. I'm debating whether or not to put it out. Here's last year's display:

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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 10:43 am
Dont get me started on my cat. One of my displays has a santa who revolves around the village, I have him set up this year in my park with the orangery, and my cat is determined to catch that santa. I have one more village to post, havent finished it yet.
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