2026 Announcement: Hallmark Volunteers Collectors Club Artist Signing & Silent Auction

Winter Fun with Snoopy (1998)
Hand-Painted Prototype

This auction features a hand-painted prototype of the 1998 Winter Fun with Snoopy miniature ornament, the first release in a popular series that showcases the many ways SNOOPY® and his friends enjoy winter. From the personal collection of Hallmark Keepsake Artist Tracy Larsen and signed by him, this original design piece offers collectors a unique connection to the development of this beloved series.

Moo Cha Cha
and Cowboy
Hand-Painted Prototypes

Moo Cha Cha
and Cowboy
White Bodies

This exclusive bundle features two unproduced, hand-painted prototypes by Sharon Visker. Moo Cha Cha and Cowboy are all dressed up for an evening out, with Cowboy even sporting boots made from genuine leather.

The auction also includes an unpainted white body of each cow, offering a rare look at the development process behind these designs.

Seasons Treatings (2024)
Hand-Painted Prototype and Sketch

This auction features a hand-painted prototype and original sketch for the 2024 Season’s Treatings ornament, the 16th release in a popular series that showcases delicious homemade treats arranged in festive holiday displays. From the personal collection of Hallmark Keepsake Artist Sharon Visker and signed by her, these original design pieces offer collectors a unique connection to the development of this beloved series.

Howliday Helpers (2024)
Prototypes and Sketches

This auction features a collection centered around the 2024 Howliday Helper ornament, the first in a series featuring miniature puppies dressed in festive holiday attire. The bundle includes the original prototype, the first production piece, a final production ornament with its box, and sketches showcasing concepts considered for future designs in the series. Together, these pieces provide collectors with a unique glimpse into the creative process behind this charming collection.

These items are from Sharon Visker’s personal collection and are signed by the artist.

Holiday Lighthouse Series
(2012 – 2026)

This auction item includes the first through 14th ornaments in the Holiday Lighthouses series (2012–2025), featuring original designs inspired by actual lighthouses throughout the United States. Also included:

• 2018 Tabletop Edition
• 2022 Special Edition.

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Tea Time Series
(2016 – 2020)

This auction item includes a tray featuring all five designs from the Tea Time series. Each design includes two ornaments—a teapot and a teacup—sculpted in a variety of classic shapes and decorated with cheerful holiday designs, for a complete collection of 10 ornaments. The tray is signed by Tracy Larsen.

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Jack-in-the-Box Memories
(2003 – 2009)

This auction features a display of the Jack-in-the-Box Memories series (2003–2009), a collection of Keepsake Ornaments featuring beloved characters that pop out of a toy jack-in-the-box. The ornaments are displayed in a toy trunk and are signed by the artists who created them. Sharon Visker signed each ornament except the 2007 piece, which is signed by Anita Marra Rogers, the artist who created that ornament.

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‘Tis the Seasonings
(2015 – 2018)

This auction features a wooden snowman-shaped charcuterie board created by Gwenda Downhour and all six ’Tis the Seasoning ornaments for an easy wall display. The series celebrates the charm of salt-and-pepper shakers, which come in all shapes and sizes—the only requirement being that they complement each other. Each ornament set features a festive pair of salt and pepper shakers, and this collection includes:

• All three series ornaments from 2014–2016
• 2013 KOC Exclusive
• 2015 KOC Event Repaint of the first ornament in the series
• 2018 Salt and Pepper Shaker Limited Edition VIP ornaments.

The ornaments are signed by Sharon Visker.

Howliday Helpers
(2024 – 2026)

This auction features a display of the 2024-2026 Howliday Helpers miniature series on a felted wool dog bone Christmas tree.  All three ornaments are signed by Sharon Visker.  The 2026 ornament also includes Ramone Olivera’s signature.

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Village Express
In-Store Display

This auction features a large in-store display created to promote the 1986 Keepsake Lighted Collection ornament, Village Express. The display also introduced customers to a new Keepsake ornament feature: motion.

The oversized ball ornament display was designed to hang in Hallmark stores, with a train engine continuously circling the village scene inside.

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