2014 Gift of Memories Event Register-to-Win Tabletop
Customers that visit their local Gold Crown store during the Gift of Memories event (December 5-7, 2014) will have a chance (each day of the event) to win 1 of 3 “Deck the House!” Tabletops.
Deck the House!
Tabletop
Press the button to see the scene come to life as lights flash to the beat of 1 of 4 favorite Christmas carols.
Also connects tor MP3 players to amplify your favorite holiday music.
2014 Ornament Premiere/Ornament Debut Shopper Thank-you Gift
Starting Thanksgiving Weekend, Hallmark Gold Crown Rewards customers, who have made Keepsake Ornament purchases during both Ornament Premiere Weekend (July 12-13, 2014) and Ornament Debut Weekend (October 4-5, 2014), can exchange their redemption coupon for this special thank-you gift.
Sound the Trumpet
Special Edition
2014 Ornament Debut Promotions
Making Sweet Memories Ornament Tree
Features a green metal wire tree (similar to the Twelve days of Christmas Ornament tree) with an upside down red bunt pan base (with snowflakes imprinted on it) and a star shaped cookie cutter tree topper.
Use this charming tree to display your favorite ornament collection throughout the holidays.
$24.95 with a Hallmark Keepsake Ornament purchase of $50 or more
(Regularly $49.95 USA)
Magic Cord
Supports up to 7 ornaments total (or 6 ornaments and an optional tree topper) 13′ L.
$2.95 with purchase of any Magic Cord Hallmark Keepsake Ornament
(Regularly $5.95 USA)
2014 Ornament Premiere Promotions
Cheerful Snowman
Tabletop
Ornament Display Stand
A Year of Disney® Magic
2014 Mystery Ornaments – NO PEEKING!
Mystery Ornaments return in 2014 with a sweet twist (of frosting that is). You will be able to satisfy your sweet tooth during Keepsake Ornament Debut Weekend, October 4-5, 2014.
Sweet Surprise
Repaint of 2010
1st in the Christmas Cupcake series
Features a white cake in a lime green (or gold) liner. The cupcake is decorated with a red frosting rope border and topped with a white poinsettia flower and green leaf. Gold (bead) sprinkles complete the design.
Available beginning Ornament Debut weekend, October 4-5, 2014.
NOTE: Each package contains either a beautifully repainted first-in-series Christmas Cupcakes or (a limited version) of the same repainted ornament in a special gold cupcake wrapper.
Each cupcake ornament is placed in a non-see-through bag and then randomly boxed (using a single uniform box design) and sealed.
Consumers will only be able to discover which design they received after purchase. “All sales are final. No refunds, returns or exchanges.”
New Mystery Ornament – An ornament whose design is modified to create different variations and then packaged using a single uniform box design, thus creating a concealed random sample. In addition to having the Keepsake box sealed, the ornament is sealed in a non-see-through bag to prevent peeking!
Additional Historical Information
During the 2011 Ornament Debut, Hallmark released a New Frosty Mystery Ornament blank painted in three different ways including: Hawaiian Frosty (By Tom Best), Toymaker Frosty (By Ken Crow) and Kris’ Penguin Frosty (By Kristina Gaughran). In 2012 the Frosty Mystery ornament returned with three new editions: Astronaut Frosty (By Tom Best), Winter Fairy (By Kristina Gaughran) and Frosty’s Sweet Ride (By Tammy Haddix).
2014 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, “A Springy Surprise”, was created by Julie Forsyth and inspired by “Clown Jack-in-the-Box”, Sue Tague’s contribution to Santa’s Armoire, the 2010 In-Store Artist Signing piece.
Free with the purchase of a Hallmark Keepsake ornament priced $9.95 or more (regularly $9.95).
2014 Keepsake Ornament Debut In-Store Register-to-Win Prizes
Once again participating Hallmark Gold Crown stores will be giving away four limited-quantity Keepsake Ornaments (2 each of 2 designs) as part of an in-store register-to-win drawing, which will be held in conjunction with Keepsake Ornament Debut weekend (October 4-5, 2014)
Puppy Love
Special Edition
24th in the series
Dahlia
Special Edition
Repaint of 2014
27th in the Mary’s Angels series
2014 Keepsake Ornament Premiere In-Store Register-to-Win Prizes
Participating Hallmark Gold Crown stores will once again be giving away four Keepsake Ornaments (4 each of Minnie Has a Ball!, 1st in the A Year of Disney® Magic series) as part of an in-store register-to-win drawing, which will be held in conjunction with Keepsake Ornament Premiere weekend (July 12-13, 2014).
*NOTE: This ornament is not a repaint. The only difference between this ornament and the one available at Hallmark Gold Crown retailers is that the UPC code has been removed from the bottom of the box.
Minnie Has A Ball*
1st in the “A Year of Disney® Magic” series
2014 On-line Dream Book Release Date (UPDATE)
The on-line version of the 2014 Dream Book and a downloadable version of this years wish list will be posted on KOCmembers.com on Monday, April 7, 2014. Both items will also be accessible to everyone beginning April 14, 2014.
Keepsake Studio Artist Don Palmiter Retires
Driving off into the Sunset After 47 Years at Hallmark-The year was 1967. A High school senior with a talent for art named Don Palmiter was about to graduate and was still mulling over his choices in art schools. Would he go to Kansas City Art Institute? Or maybe a small, private school in Springfield, Missouri? Or would fate intervene and put him on another path entirely?
“One day in class my art teacher pulled me aside and told me that Hallmark was hosting a recruitment assembly in our school auditorium. I told him I had plans to go to college. But he was persistent and suggested I apply and see what happens.”
Don took his advise and presented his portfolio, which was filled with intricate pen and ink drawings. And on June 5, 1967, exactly one week after graduation, Don was working full time in Hallmark’s Artistic Engraving department. It didn’t take long for him to make a name for himself and after stints working with various departments including Hallmark Gallery, Don landed in what would become the Keepsake Studio.
“When I started creating Keepsake Ornaments, I was working almost exclusively in collectibles on a line called Hometown America,” says Don. His work included a series of collectible pedal cars-something he enjoyed working on and that would resurface in miniature as a popular line of Keepsake Ornaments called Kiddie Car Classics.
“When I came into Keepsakes, one thing I noticed was we didn’t have much product specifically aimed at guys. And I have two passions in life…anything with wheels and architecture. So I immediately presented an idea for a classic car series. It took three years of convincing, but we finally launched my Classic Car series in 1991 with a ’57 Corvette®.” Later, he started working on the iconic Nostalgic Houses and Shops series as well.
“While I’ve worked on a lot of different Keepsake Ornaments, those two series pretty much set my path in Keepsakes. I’m pretty much know as the car guy,” And he wouldn’t have it any other way.
So what lies ahead? Well, he’s definitely not slowing down. While he and his wife plan to move to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to be closer to their daughter and grandchild, Don plans to keep the wheels turning as a contributing artist to the Keepsake Studio. In fact he already has the next two ornaments in the Classic American Car series planned-plus, he’ll be at two of the artist signings this year. Stay tuned as more details about Don’s future plans roll in.