For Keeps: Volume 17, Issue 1 Winter 2018
Preview the club-exclusive product shop and event exclusives, learn how Keepsake Ornaments began and see several new 2018 Sneak Peeks! and much more.
- Cover letter (KOC changes to enrollment, membership timing and access to benefits)
- A note from Anita
- Get ready for a magical year
- Sneak peeks!
- 2018 brings more magic to your membership
- Introducing The Keepsake Dream Box
- Your New, Exclusive Product Shop
- Insider Communications And Access
- More Crown Rewards And Club-Exclusive Offers Than Ever
- Free Trial Access To Hallmark Movies Now
- Your club-exclusive Product Shop and event exclusives
- Available to 2018 members in April
- Ornament Premiere Event in-store exclusives
- Ornament Debut Event in-store exclusives
- How did Keepsake Ornaments begin?
- Save the date
Download a PDF of the Cover Letter
For Keeps – The Official Newsletter of the Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Club.
2018 Sneak Peek: Local Club Ornament
A repainted version of the 2017 Teensy Nutcracker will be the 2018 free gift for local club members.
Teensy Nutcracker (2018)
Member Exclusive
Miniature
Teensy Nutcracker
Miniature
*NOTE: Design is still in the planning stages and may change.
2018 Sneak Peek: Ornament Premiere Member Exclusive
A Glistening Gift for You
Member Exclusive
Free for KOC members with the purchase of a Keepsake Ornament priced at $9.99 or more ($9.99 value).
Featured Artist: Terri Steiger
Title:
Hallmark Senior Artist
Started at Hallmark:
August 1996
Started at Keepsakes:
January 2003
Hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio
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Terri comes from an artistic family—several of her siblings have creative jobs or hobbies. Her mother is a quilter and her father likes to build objects (he is currently building a boat). Both parents have always encouraged creative solutions to their children’s projects.
While in school, Terri loved to draw and create things. She particularly enjoyed 3D projects, such as making a miniature replica of a fort and clay models of the human muscular system for a science fair. She went on to graduate from the Columbus College of Art and Design.
After college, she was recruited by Hallmark and became a greeting card designer. A few years later, she decided to freelance, which gave her an opportunity to travel around the U.S. and to take a mission trip to Russia. Missing Hallmark, she returned and eventually worked in almost all the creative areas. She was drawn to Keepsakes because she always liked making 3D gifts, plus she enjoyed learning something new. A self-described “research junkie,” she finds inspiration for her ornaments everywhere.
At home, Terri loves to sew and do art projects with her two adopted daughters from China. Not surprisingly, her favorite ornament is the 2007 Chinese take-out box with the symbol for double happiness on its side and the fortune cookie that says, “What good fortune to have each other!”
2018 Reveal: Dream Box
It’s going to be a magical year
It all starts here, with the opening of your Keepsake Dream Box. We hope you’ll have fun discovering the exclusive Keepsake Ornaments and gifts waiting for you inside. Then settle in to explore every single page of your uniquely written and designed 2018 Dream Book.
And this is only the beginning. We’re looking forward to sharing a year of magical memories with you.
Welcome to the Keepsake family
At the bottom of this post, please enjoy a warm welcome from Hallmark Cards CEO Don Hall, Jr.
Membership at $49.99 includes the following:
- A welcome letter and NEW plastic membership card
- Over a $100 value Membership Box full of club exclusive gifts and ornaments from the Keepsake Studio, shipped as soon as you enroll and delivered right to your doorstep. Give it a week or two to arrive.
The Dream Box will include:
- Two Club Exclusive Keepsake Ornaments ($70 value):
Let’s Build a Snowman!
Father Christmas
Special Edition
- 2018 KOC-exclusive Dream Book (uniquely designed and written)
- Four FREE gifts
Snow Buddies Pin Set
Set of two lapel pins.
By Tammy Haddix.
Stunning Swallow Print
An exclusive print featuring the 2017 Stunning Swallow Keepsake Ornament.
By Edythe Kegrize.
Santa’s Magic Train Sketch
An exclusive print featuring the 2018 Santa’s Magic Train Keepsake Ornament.
By Ken Crow.
Keepsake Ornament Club Cookbook
A club-exclusive Recipe book featuring recipes from KOC Members, Keepsake Artists and Keepsake Villagers.
2018 Dream Box
Welcome to the 2018 Keepsake Ornament Club!
For 45 years, Hallmark has created Keepsake Ornaments to help you connect, share memories and keep traditions with those you love.
Keepsake Ornament collectors care deeply about the role our ornaments play in their lives, and that’s why we’ve put together this special box of goodies just for you.
We hope you enjoy it, and we wish you all the best.
Don Hall Jr.
CEO, Hallmark Cards
and Keepsake Ornament fan
Additional Resources
Anita Winter, the KOC Manager has created a video outlining the changes coming to the KOC in 2018. Watch this video to see all the changes including the NEW Dream Box reveal (from 3:08 to 3:32.)