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Celebrate the arrival of the February/March Village D-Lights!

Fresh in my mailbox was a brand new issue of Village D-Lights, a magazine designed for village collecting enthusiasts, featuring great articles, display tips product information and much more. This edition's cover features the "Canton Tea Trading", a new piece for 2008 for Dickens' Village.

Here is what you'll find in this (February/March) issue:

* The cover story describes some of the 2008 introductions for Christmas in the City, Alpine Village and Dickens' Village.

* A great feature on Randy Miller, president of the NCC.

* A spectacular ad by D56 for the "American Diner".

* Ms. LitTown writes about the new Department 56 showroom, which is being prepped for the 2008 convention.

* A letter from Mrs. Dickens

* Brandon Taylor's take on variations of some of the pieces

* A Valentine's Day feature on themed pieces for that special day

There's also many regular sections of the magazine: reader submissions, letter from the editor, trivia, display ideas, hints and tips, and much more!
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