Reveal: DESTINATION KEEPSAKES Event Exclusive 1932 Ford
We know you’ve been waiting for it, and we are happy to finally be able to reveal the KOC event exclusive 1932 Ford, a repaint of the 1st in the Keepsake Kustoms series.
1932 Ford
Keepsake Kustoms
Special Edition
2015 KOC Member Ornament Premiere Gift
Keepsake Ornament Club (KOC) Members will once again receive a free ornament during Ornament Premiere when they purchase a Hallmark Keepsake ornament priced $9.95 or more. This years KOC Ornament Premiere gift, “Bundled-Up Bunny”, was created by Nina Aubé.
Bundled-Up Bunny
Features a gray bunny in a green coat with red buttons and a red scarf with white fringe.
Free with the purchase of a Hallmark Keepsake ornament
priced $9.95 or more (regularly $9.95)
2015 KOC Dream Book Cover (UPDATED)
KOC members, get excited! The 2015 Keepsake Ornament Club Collectors Edition Dream Book will start shipping on Monday. That is in only SIX DAYS!
The cover of the KOC Dream Book showcases the 16th in the Toymaker Santa series. By Ken Crow. Which features Santa wearing a baseball cap while riding on a toy tractor.
If you look closely, Toymaker Santa’s hat has a crow on it. When Ken Crow was a little boy, he remembers watching his grandpa write letters on special stationery. Every letter had an image of a crow in a side view silhouette. Ken has always identified with that image and even takes a little crow figurine with him on trips and signing events.
UPDATE: (4.8.15) Keep an eye on your mailbox as the 2015 Keepsake Ornament Club Collectors Edition Dream Book has started to ship and has repordly been received by a few lucky KOC members.
ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Although the first booklet containing a pictorial review of the then current Keepsake ornament line was released in ’79, it wasn’t until ’90 that the “Dream Book” name was first included on the cover of the annual Keepsake Ornament catalog.
Destination Keepsakes Event Exclusive Piece
Bird enthusiasts and ornament collectors alike can spot this hummingbird (a Violet-crowned Woodnymph), by Edythe Kegrize, at the 2015 KOC Event in Kansas City this August.
Hummingbird
The Beauty of Birds
Special Edition
Repaint of 2014
10th in the series
Destination Keepsakes Event Exclusive
Hummingbird
The Beauty of Birds
10th in the series
2015 Dream Book Covers
Once again there will be two print versions of this years Dreambook. In addition to the In-Store Dream Book, which will be available at local retailers beginning May 16, Hallmark will directly mail the 8th edition of the Keepsake Ornament Club Members-Only version to KOC members in April.
The cover of the In-Store Dream Book spotlights the 8th in the Making Memories series, by Tammy Haddix.
The Keepsake Ornament Club Edition Dream Book showcases the 16th in the Toymaker Santa series. By Ken Crow. Which features Santa wearing a baseball cap while riding on a toy tractor.
Additional Historical Information
Although the first booklet containing a pictorial review of the then current Keepsake ornament line was released in ’79, it wasn’t until ’90 that the “Dream Book” name was first included on the cover of the annual Keepsake Ornament catalog.