2017 Reveal: Holiday Barbie® Ornaments
The wait is over. Here she is! Inspired by the 2017 Holiday Barbie™ Dolls, these Keepsake Ornaments are a must-have for collectors of all ages and the perfect way to celebrate the Barbie™ tradition of fabulous holiday fashions.
As the vear comes to a close, celebrate the occasions that made you smile, the dreams that moved vou and wishes that made you hopeful. Every jovful moment in life becomes a sparkling memory in our hearts. Barbie is adorned with a gleaming star to commemorate all those wondrous moments. May your 2017 Holiday Barbie™ keepsake inspire vou to dream bigger, to live boldly and always shine brightly.
Holiday Barbie™ Ornament
3rd in the series.
Inspired by the 2017 Holiday Barbie™ Doll
Home & Family Joanne Eschrich Interview
Earlier today, Hallmark Keepsake Ornament artist Joanne Eshrich made an appearance on the Hallmark Channel’s HOME & FAMILY show. During the segment, she spoke about her Father Christmas ornament series, talked about the path that led her to become a Hallmark Keepsakes artist, and then went on to show the process she goes through to make her beautiful creations.
In case you missed it, here it is. Click on the image below to see the interview.
Home & Family: Hallmark artist Joanne Eschrich
Earlier today, Hallmark Keepsake Ornament artist Joanne Eshrich made an appearance on the Hallmark Channel’s HOME & FAMILY show. During the segment, she spoke about her Father Christmas ornament series, talked about the path that led her to become a Hallmark Keepsakes artist, and then went on to show the process she goes through to make her beautiful creations.
2017 Reveal: Event-Exclusive Keepsake Ornaments and itty bittys®
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 10, 2017) – PopMinded by Hallmark is finalizing plans for its annual participation at the nation’s largest pop-culture fan gathering-Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif.-with limited quantities of products and collectibles developed exclusively for attendees.
PopMinded, which debuted nationally last year, is Hallmark’s new way to celebrate fandom with gifts and collectibles created and chosen with all fans in mind. PopMinded continues and expands on Hallmark’s decade-long tradition of providing event attendees access to Hallmark’s ever popular event exclusive products through its event pop-up store.
Three exclusive Hallmark Keepsake Ornament designs, an itty bittys® plush, and several other gift items will be sold in limited quantities at Comic-Con International, to be held July 20-23 at the San Diego Convention Center:
T-70 X-Wing Fighter™, Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™ – a Keepsake Keepsake Ornament of Poe Dameron’s starfighter as depicted at the beginning of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This repaint of a 2016 Keepsake Ornament includes sound between Poe & BB-8 before the starfighter was destroyed on Jakku and has a total production run of 3,275 and sales will be limited to 275 per day.
Walrus Man™, Star Wars™: A New Hope™ – This itty bittys plush adds to the Mos Eisley Cantina crowd with a the throw-back again to the original action figures and packaging. This has a total production run of 4,000 and sales will be limited to 300 per day.
R2-Q5™, Star Wars™: Return of the Jedi™ – This perpetual calendar features a stylized version of the imperial astromech droid. It also includes an additional set of date cubes in aurebesh, the famed language used throughout the Star Wars galaxy. The calendar has a total production run of 1,600, and 170 of them will be offered for sale each day.
C-3PO™ and R2-D2™, Star Wars™: Collectible pin set of two, featuring the iconic Star Wars droids in 8-bit stylization.
Keepsake Ornament buttons – Daily button giveaways featuring 2017 Star Wars Keepsake Ornaments.
T-70 X-Wing Fighter™
Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™
Walrus Man™
Star Wars™: A New Hope™
itty bittys®
R2-Q5™
Star Wars™: Return of the Jedi™
Perpetual Calendar
C-3PO™ and R2-D2™ Collectible Pin Set
Star Wars™
Set of two
Keepsake Ornament Buttons
Star Wars™
HARLEY QUINN™, Suicide Squad – A Keepsake Ornament created exclusively for event sales featuring the DC Super Villain as seen in the 2016 Warner Bros. Pictures film, Suicide Squad. This ornament has a total production run of 2,575 and sales will be limited to 175 per day.
WONDER WOMAN™ – Hallmark itty bittys® Christmas ornament inspired by her appearance in this year’s record- breaking, box office feature film. This decoupage ornament has a total production run of 1,700 and sales will be limited to 100 per day.
8-bit DC Comics Poster – A poster featuring DC Comics characters rendered in 8-bit stylizations. The poster has a total run of 600, and 60 posters will be offered for sale each day.
U.S.S. Enterprise™ NCC-1701-C, STAR TREK: The Next Generation™ – A Keepsake Ornament inspired by the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Yesterday’s Enterprise,” depicts the iconic starship with a battle-damage paint scheme as it appeared on screen. This repaint of a 2015 Keepsake Ornament has a total production run of 3,325 and sales will be limited to 225 per day.
These event exclusives also will be available to attendees of New York Comic Con, set Oct. 5-8.
These event exclusives as well as an assortment of Star Wars products will be available from PopMinded’s space in the Star Wars Pavilion, Booth 2913-R. Highlights of the week in this booth include character visits, daily button giveaways featuring 2017 Star Wars Keepsake Ornaments, and sneak peeks of select Hallmark’s Star Wars products to be released in late 2017 and during 2018.
A second PopMinded location, Booth 1505, will sell a selection of Keepsake Ornaments, itty bittys® plush and gift products featuring Marvel, Star Trek, DC Comics and other pop culture brands. The event-exclusive DC Comics poster will only be sold in this space, while all other event exclusives will only be available in the other booth location. Additionally, shoppers at Booth 1505 will receive free buttons featuring itty bittys® plush characters.
Additional details including prices for each exclusive product will be announced at the event.
For more information about PopMinded by Hallmark and the products offered, visit PopMinded.com.
HARLEY QUINN™
Suicide Squad™
WONDER WOMAN™
itty bittys® ornament
8-bit DC Comics Poster
DC Comics
U.S.S. Enterprise™ NCC-1701-C
STAR TREK: The Next Generation™
Facebook Live Keepsake Ornament Artist Chat
In Honor of Ornament Premiere, Hallmark will be hosting a Live Event on Facebook featuring a few of your favorite Keepsake Ornament artists including Orville Wilson, Tom Best, Joanne Eschrich, and Sharon Visker. And since they are gearing up for Ornament Premiere, there have been hints that there might be some surprises for a few lucky fans!
Location: Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments Facebook page
Date: Thursday, July 13, 2017
Time: from 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. CDT
To participate simply set up a facebook account and click on the Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments Facebook page link on July 13 from 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. CDT
2017 Reveal: National Barbie® Doll Collectors Convention Event-Exclusive
A new Hallmark Keepsake Ornament is planned for national convention attendees.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 5, 2017) — Hallmark will help celebrate all things Barbie® later this month by bringing limited quantities of a product developed exclusively for the fashion doll’s biggest fans gathering in Houston, Texas.
Shoe-sational
Barbie Ornament
Special Edition
Hallmark will appear at the 2017 National Barbie® Doll Collectors Convention, scheduled July 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Houston.
The newest edition of Shoe-sational!-a Keepsake Ornament convention tradition since 2010-will incorporate a classic image of BarbieTM on the fashionable shoe design. The Keepsake Ornament has a total production run of 500, and will be offered for sale while supplies last.
Hallmark will display additional Barbie ornaments at the convention booth. Details about booth activities and ornament pricing will be announced at the event.
For more information about Hallmark and the products offered, visit Hallmark.com.
Featured Artist: Tracy Larsen
Title:
Hallmark Artist
Started at Hallmark:
October 1987
Started at Keepsakes:
August 1995
Hometown:
North Ogden, Utah
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Tracy Larsen has been working on Peanuts® products since he joined Hallmark in 1987. But his devotion to everyone’s favorite gang dates back to his preschool days.
Like most preschoolers, Tracy Larsen spent a lot of time with cartoons—but instead of just watching them, Tracy studied them! He spent his childhood hours drawing characters from The Flintstones™ and Peanuts®.
He also copied newspaper comic strips, but at the mature age of eight, Tracy moved to the more sophisticated material on the editorial page. The 1968 Nixon vs. Humphrey presidential race became a favorite subject.
While looking through newspapers and magazines, Tracy started noticing the differences among artists’ styles—another aspect of his self-described “knack for art.” He studied everything he found around his house, from European magazine illustrations to his own personal favorite of the day: Mad magazine.
Tracy did his first sculpting with clay-like kneaded erasers, but through his schooling, moved on to higher-quality materials and projects. He produced his first serious sculpture, a bust of Muhammad Ali, while he was still a teenager. During junior high and high school, Tracy kept honing his skills in his art classes, his primary instructor/mentor being the noted fantasy artist, James Christensen. What a great program those schools must have had, since Tracy is one of several classmates now working as professional artists. (more…)
2017 July Keepsake Wallpaper
Mele Kalikimaka
Chill out with this month’s free desktop or mobile device wallpapers featuring Mele Kalikimaka by Sharon Visker.
QVC Exclusive Keepsake Ornaments are NOW Available (UPDATED)
Three (the Holiday House, the Cuckoo Clock and the Retro Record Player) of the four QVC Exclusive Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments are now available on QVC.com.
NOTE: to access the Cuckoo Clock, click on the Holiday House and then select the Cuckoo Clock button (the red dot) under the “Option” header.
(Updated 6.30.17)
As of midnight (Eastern) the spinning snowflake, the fourth QVC Exclusive ornament, is available on QVC.com.
(Updated 7.1.17)
Although it was announced on air that Reindeer Rock, the retro record player, was SOLD OUT! and it was temporally removed from the website, it is once again available both online and over the phone.
Reveal: QVC Exclusives (UPDATED)
A select offering of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments will be featured on the QVC home shopping network on July 1 during QVC’s Christmas in July segment from 10 p.m. – 12 midnight EDT. In addition to being offered during the on-air show, these four limited quantity SKUs will be available online at QVC.com, while supplies last.
Deck the House
Santa’s Magic Cuckoo Clock
That’s Snow Magical!
Reindeer Rock
UPDATE – The QVC Exclusive Keepsake Ornaments are NOW Available
Three (the Holiday House, the Cuckoo Clock and the Retro Record Player) of the four QVC Exclusive Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments are now available on QVC.com.
NOTE: to access the Cuckoo Clock, click on the Holiday House and then select the Cuckoo Clock button (the red dot) under the “Option” header.