2015 Sneak Peek: Toy Store Dreams (UPDATED)
We are pleased to share this zoomed-in sneak peek of a Keepsake ornament from the upcoming 2015 collection. Can you tell what it is?
UPDATE (01.27.15 @7:30 AM) – Here’s an expanded look at the Keepsake Ornament we shared last week. This piece appears to coordinate with the popular KOC exclusive Christmas Windows ornament series.
UPDATE (02.03.15 @ 7:30 AM) – This is the last teaser for the upcoming 2015 Keepsake Ornament that we have been teasing. Stay tuned for the final reveal tomorrow.
UPDATE (02.04.15 @ 7:30 AM) – TADA! Here it is! A magic ornament, created by Keepsake Artist Tammy Haddix, that complements the Christmas Windows series. Find out more about Tammy’s connection to this ornament below. Will you be adding this design to your Wish List? Available beginning Ornament Premiere?
Toy Store Dreams
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Tammy Haddix
Keepsake Artist
“I am so excited for everyone to see the magic Christmas window ornament I created that goes with the KOC membership ornament! The little girl is sculpted to look like me when I was that age! I had a bouncy horse that I loved to ride, so that memory inspired this ornament! This lights up, the rocking horse rocks and it plays “Toyland’. It will be available in the stores for everyone to buy! So check it out!”
-Tammy Haddix
PEANUTS Gang Christmas Light Show Continuity Collection
Join the celebration as “A Charlie Brown Christmas” turns 50 years young. Like the beloved television classic, these Peanuts® pieces fill hearts and homes with joy by recalling simpler times and emphasizing togetherness and friendship. 2015 also marks the Peanuts® gang’s jump from the small screen to the silver screen. Dare to dream big with these favorite characters as “The Peanuts Movie” opens in theaters in November.
PEANUTS® GANG CHRISTMAS LIGHT SHOW CONTINUITY PROGRAM
Features four different popular PEANUTS® characters (Snoopy, Linus, Charlie Brown and Lucy) each holding a string of blinking lights and a fifth piece depicting Woodstock perched in a decorated Christmas tree.
Each character plays 2 songs. Three characters share a line from the classic program. Wirelessly joined together, they create a synchronized sound and light show. Collect all 5 to create a song-and-light synchronized show.
3″ w. x 5¼” h. x 3½” d.
$15.95 each with any purchase
(regularly $29.95 USA)
CHARLIE BROWN
1XKT1501
Available beginning October 3, 2015
LUCY
1XKT1502
Available beginning October 10, 2015
WOODSTOCK
1XKT1503
Available beginning October 26, 2015
LINUS
1XKT1504
Available beginning November 16, 2015
SNOOPY
1XKT1505
Available beginning November 27, 2015
2015 Sneak Peek: Tin Toys
Here is a sneak peek of the 2nd in the “Tin Toys” series. Each ornament in this series will feature a crafted metal design inspired by antique tin toys.
Rootin’ Tootin’ Cowboy
2nd in the Tin Toys series
Three Keepsake Artists to Leave Hallmark
After working for Hallmark for 18 years, 17 of which were in Keepsakes, Hallmark Artist Julie Forsyth will be leaving Hallmark.
Likewise Hallmark Production Designer Valerie Shanks who has been with Hallmark since 2006 (Keepsakes since 2007)
and Diana McGehee, a 38 year Senior Production Artist (who spent all but 6 of those years in Keepsakes), will also be leaving.
2015 KOC Special Edition
KOC to issue a repaint of the intricate “Mrs. Claus’s Kitchen Sink”. Featuring contributions by every member of the Keepsake Studio. This ornament is a repaint of the 2014 In-Store Artist Signing Events piece. Here is a close-up sneak peek of some of the color modifications.
Mrs. Claus’s Kitchen Sink
Reveal: Little Saint Nick
Hallmark to follow last year’s “Surfin’ Safari Santa” (QGO1383) with a second Keepsake Ornament featuring another popular Beach Boys hit.
Little Saint Nick
2015 Sneak Peek & Wallpaper
Turn your screen into a whimsical winter wonderland with this month’s Free Desktop Wallpaper, featuring the 6th in the Frosty Fun Decade series by Keepsake Artist Tammy Haddix.
Frosty Fun Decade
6th in the series
Barbie is Back!
Hallmark Signs New Licensing Agreement with Mattel
Hallmark and Mattel today announced a new licensing agreement that will bring the Barbie® brand license back to Hallmark in 2015.
With this contract, Hallmark secures the rights to create holiday ornaments and plush products in the U.S. and Canada. The products will have broad distribution through multiple retail channels, with exclusive items in the nationwide network of Hallmark Gold Crown® stores.
“It’s beyond exciting to have Barbie back at Hallmark,” said Cindy Mahoney, Vice President – Hallmark Licensing. “The iconic Barbie brand is so beloved by families and collectors alike, particularly Holiday Barbie. And get ready, because we have some creative, quality products planned to celebrate Barbie’s return.”
The first new Barbie™ products from Hallmark will appear in Hallmark Gold Crown stores for Keepsake Ornament Premiere in July 2015.
Product details are still in development, but the planned products for 2015 will include:
Eight Barbie Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, starting with a Celebration Barbie Bonus Pack featuring the 2013 and 2014 Holiday® Barbie™ Dolls, available exclusively at Hallmark Gold Crown stores.
Celebration Barbie™ Ornament Set
Inspired by the 2013 and 2014 Holiday Barbie™ Dolls
Completes the Celebration Barbie™ Ornament series.
By Robert Hurlburt and Patricia Andrews. 4″ h.
$40.00 USA QXI2787 (left) QXI2789 (right)
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
Barbie® doll as an itty bittys® pint-sized plush, available exclusively at Hallmark Gold Crown stores.
Other Hallmark-branded ornaments available during the holiday season at participating department stores, book stores and mass-channel retailers.
In addition, the new licensing agreement includes rights for Hallmark to create products with three other Mattel properties: Monster High®, Ever After High® and Hot Wheels®.
Seven 2014 Keepsake Ornament Designs to Be Re-issued in 2015
In addition to the ornament accessories (Ornament Hooks, Miniature Ornament Hooks, Special Keepsake Ornament Hangers, Light String Adapter & Ornament Spotlight) seven Gold Crown exclusive ornaments will be re-issued as part of the 2015 Keepsake ornament line. They include:
Here Comes Santa Claus!
Tree Topper
By Ken Crow. 13½” h.
$99.95 USA QGO1686
Happiness Makes Magic
Battery operated. By Ken Crow. 4¾” h.
$29.95 USA QGO1193
Little Hands
Handprint Ornament Kit
Photo holder. Porcelain. By Terri Steiger. 5½” h.
$17.95 USA QGO1169
Baby’s First Birthday
Photo holder.
By Nina Aubé.
$12.95 USA QGO1053
Time To Fly
Glass with feather.
By Ruth Donikowski.
$14.95 USA QHG1223
La Fe Y El Amor
Artist crafted and metal.
By Sharon Visker.
$14.95 USA QSM7763
Sweet Skull
By Sharon Visker. 3″ d.
$14.95 USA QFO5249
December Keepsake Wallpaper
This month’s Free Desktop Wallpaper, features Comfy Cozy Snowman by Terri Steiger serveing up some holiday cheer.
Comfy Cozy Snowman