Featured product: Magic Water

I received an email from a reader asking me to post about his product, Magic Water™. I asked him to send me some testimonials from customers who've used his product and he obliged.

Magic Water™ can be used for creating ice scenery for village displays. The owner, Dave Williams, said sales spike over the holiday season, mainly from many Department 56 villagers.

On the website, the product's origin states that "Magic Water™ came about as the result of a long search for the ideal water modeling resin. One that would not yellow, shrink, crack or bubble when you put debris into it. Also one that was user friendly, not needing to be heated or layered and had ample working time before setting up. Magic Water™ sets up in as little as 12 hours and not more than 24 depending on the atmospheric conditions. Each carton of Magic Water™ contains enough resin, 18 ounces, to make any average sized project, depending on your scale. It comes complete with a multi page color booklet and instruction guide loaded with water modeling tips and techniques on making, ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, rapids. waterfalls, swamps, swimming pools, mudpuddles and more!"

The testimonials:

"I just have to tell you that this is the most amazing stuff!!! I have ordered twice from you, and will be ordering again soon. The more I use this stuff, the more impressed and amazed I am!!! Its WONDERFUL!!! Thank you for bringing this marvelous product to us!!!" - Laren Kas April 9, 2007

"Hello, First I want to tell you what a wonderful product you have. My sons are in 4H and joined the model railroad project several years ago. Each year they are given a 2" X 2" square to model anyway they choose. Every year we struggle with modeling water. This year was no exception. We started out with Realistic Water which never fully cured. We were reluctant to spend the money on your product, but after talking with you we decided to give it a try. We painted over the Realistic Water and poured the Magic Water on top. It was the best water we have ever modeled! Your product outperformed ANY other product we have tried, and we have tried many! I have recommended it to all the other members of our project. Thank you for saving our project! You helped my son earn a blue ribbon with special merits and win an award for one of the best junior modelers. Thank you for making such a great product!" -
Dawn Orlowski, Waukesha WI, July 21, 2007"

"Hello Dave! A few weeks ago I e-mailed you with questions regarding a pond I was working on. If you remember, I wanted to show my pond with a "just freezing" effect. I am not quite done with my pond and had planned on doing more with it, however, I wanted my village up in time for Christmas. I plan on adding more after the holidays. I have to tell you that Magic Water was great to work with and I had sooo much fun doing this pond! I want to thank you for all your step by step instructions that helped me through this project. I am including some photos to show you how it turned out! Thanks again and have a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! CAN'T WAIT TO ADD MORE DETAILS! - Sharon"

A Couple's Wintery Village Scenes

Showing that just because Christmas is over, doesn't mean it's time to take down your snowy scenes...I found this article in the Villages Daily Sun : "Walking in a winter wonderland takes on new meaning when anyone enters the home of Don and Lorraine Crowley. The couple have snowy scenes from the North Pole and Elfland set up in the living room, while the garage is filled with a huge Christmas in the City display, complete with streets, bridges and a baseball park. But for Lorraine, president of the Tri-County Department 56 Collector’s Club, the displays are nothing out of the ordinary, considering many of the club members have similar displays in their own homes. “Everybody has different ways of displaying it,” Lorraine said of the Department 56 collectibles. “You find different things. When somebody comes up with a unique idea, you try and share it. It’s always nice to see somebody do something different.” ... click here to read the rest of the article

Rest in Peace, Stan

A dark cloud formed over Manhattan yesterday, and just as suddenly, a bright light shine through the clouds as the sky was ripped from the inside out by thousands of legendary heroes, assembling to pay homage to their Creator and his aged typewriter. As each keystroke landed with a thud, the letters screamed out as loudly as they could, "Excelsior!”, one last time. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stan-lee-photos-marvel-comics_us_5be9e7d9e4b044bbb1a77969

Tomorrow is Labor Day, Next Up is Halloween!

Hooked on Department 56 has a great article on tips for creating your halloween village . The article features tips and informative links on all of the wonderful and scary options for outfitting your decorative halloween villages, including haunted sounds, spooky lights, and flying witches. The story also features information about The 2008 Haunted Rails Engine & Coal Car, and Rickety Railroad Station, two of Department 56's Halloween village pieces created to mark the ten year anniversary of D56 Halloween. While the train itself is ceramic and non-working, you still get the feel of the haunted railroad. The also is not limited to just D56, as it also mentions Disney Villains from Hawthorne Village. An excerpt from the story: "In 1998, Department 56 introduced the first Halloween village collection. Department 56 Halloween Village features spooky castles, flying witches, skeletons, and gravediggers. Many of the buildings are lighted with fiber optic light effects, that fli...

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