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Legacy Cord

The Legacy Cord was used to provide sound, light and motion when connected by the “pigtail” to up to four Magic ornaments sold in 2009 and earlier.

Hallmark announced the Legacy Cord was discontinued on March 10, 2021. An incandescent miniature light string may be used as an alternate means to power the ornaments. Use only with standard UL listed light strings of 3.5- or 6-volt bulbs. Ornament should not be used on light strings with: blinking lights, LED lights, lights on pre-lit trees. It is not recommended to add more than three ornaments per light string.

digital DREAMBOOK Team2021-07-16T00:53:39-06:00July 16th, 2021|

Hallmark Crown Collection

An on-trend, quality jewelry line designed exclusively for Hallmark Gold Crown stores, includes designs inspired by art found in the Hallmark archives.

digital DREAMBOOK Team2021-07-13T21:09:46-06:00July 13th, 2021|

Keepsake Power Cord

Introduced in 2017, the Keepsake Power Cord allows for a new type of Magic Ornament interaction. Each Power Cord can operate up to 7 Magic ornaments.

Unlike Hallmark’s original “pigtail” Magic ornaments and ones powered by the “Magic Cord,” ornaments that use the Power Cord do not have a wired cord hanging off of them. The Power Cord plug is inserted into a small, round port on ornament instead.

A unique feature of Power Cord ornaments is that they can wirelessly communicate with other Power Cord ornaments nearby, whether they are connected to the same cord or not. This feature is seen “Storyteller” Magic ornaments, which all require the the Keepsake Power Cord.

Not all Power Cord ornaments feature interaction with other ornaments.

digital DREAMBOOK Team2021-05-07T12:29:18-06:00May 7th, 2021|

Prototype

Any or the pre-production samples created specifically to convey the ornament specifications to the manufacture.

digital DREAMBOOK Team2018-03-12T21:32:07-06:00March 7th, 2017|

Green Bodies (Molded Duplicates)

Unpainted epoxies used in manufacturing all of the parts in an ornament. They are scanned by the manufacturer for building the injection molds. These duplicates are usually broken down into several pieces to build mold parts for the ornament.

These are, or have been, referred to as prototypes because they are used to produce the final production ornaments sold to collectors. They are not vendor samples. Much of this process has changed due to the use of digital technology. Source: Don Palmiter, Hallmark Senior Artist

digital DREAMBOOK Team2018-03-12T21:31:58-06:00March 7th, 2017|

Molded Duplicates (Green Bodies)

Unpainted epoxies used in manufacturing all of the parts in an ornament. They are scanned by the manufacturer for building the injection molds. These duplicates are usually broken down into several pieces to build mold parts for the ornament.

These are, or have been, referred to as prototypes because they are used to produce the final production ornaments sold to collectors. They are not vendor samples. Much of this process has changed due to the use of digital technology. Source: Don Palmiter, Hallmark Senior Artist

digital DREAMBOOK Team2018-03-12T21:32:05-06:00March 7th, 2017|

Hand-Painted Duplicates

White body epoxies that are painted, a few days after the hand-painted original has been approved), by a duplicate artist to closely match the original artist’s piece. There are, or were usually, four to six of these.

These are, or have been, referred to as prototypes because they are used to produce the final production ornaments sold to collectors. They are not vendor samples. Much of this process has changed due to the use of digital technology. Source: Don Palmiter, Hallmark Senior Artist

digital DREAMBOOK Team2018-03-12T21:31:58-06:00March 7th, 2017|

Hand-Painted Original

A white body epoxy usually painted by the original sculptor to look exactly like he or she wishes the finished product to look.

White body epoxy is usually the first out of the mold made from the original sculpted wax ornament. After being cleaned up in the Hallmark mold shop, the white body is delivered to the sculptor who sculpted it. The sculptor then paints the epoxy to look exactly like he or she wishes the final ornament to look as the finished product. Not always has the original sculptor chosen to paint his or her ornament, but this is not the standard case.

These are, or have been, referred to as prototypes because they are used to produce the final production ornaments sold to collectors. They are not vendor samples. Much of this process has changed due to the use of digital technology. Source: Don Palmiter, Hallmark Senior Artist

digital DREAMBOOK Team2018-03-12T21:31:58-06:00March 7th, 2017|

Wish List

A request form listing each ornament in the Dream Book organized by page number. The wish list enables customers to specify in advance which ornaments they want to purchase. It is important to understand that this is a request form, not an order form. Completing the wish list does not guarantee a customer will receive each of the ornaments requested.

digital DREAMBOOK Team2021-05-07T23:46:22-06:00March 7th, 2017|

Wish List Event (Dream Book Party)

An in-store event held in the spring, in which local Gold Crown stores invite collectors to an informal get-together in order to have them create and turn in their “Wish Lists” for the upcoming Keepsake ornament line. First held in 2011.

digital DREAMBOOK Team2017-03-29T02:07:55-06:00March 7th, 2017|