Announcement: 2010 Ornament Premiere Top Ten
What Was The Top-Selling Ornament During Ornament Premiere 2010? Scroll over each of the tiles below to reveal the top 10 Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments (based on units sold) for Ornament Premiere weekend.
10
Father Christmas
7th in the series.
9
Snow Buddies
13th in the series.
8
Winter Fun With Snoopy®
13th in the series.
7
Frosty Friends
31st in the series.
6
Daffodil
Mary’s Angels
23rd in the series.
5
Eastern Blue Bird
The Beauty of Birds
6th in the series.
4
Union Pacific Steamliner Locomotive
LIONEL® Trains
15th in the series.
3
Lady Cardinal
The Beauty of Birds
Special Edition
2
Frosty Fun Decade
1st in the series.
1
Season’s Treatings
2nd in the series.
2010 Hallmark Retail Associate Gift (Ornament) Revealed
100 Years of Helping People Say It all
Retail Employee Gift
This Holiday season, Hallmark will give Corporate (Hallmark Creations and Amy’s) store employees a “100 Years of Helping You Say It All”, Hallmark 100th Anniversary commemorative ornament, as a thank you gift. Although this ornament will be similar to the one that will be available at Gold Crown stores,* it will be re-issued under the name “100 Years of Helping People Say It All.” The packaging will be altered to reflect the name change and the right up on the back of the box will be slightly modified to include a personal message for employees.
*The 2010 Hallmark Retail Associate Gift will be a regular-line ornament with a slightly modified battery cover which reflects the name change, as such it will not be a repaint as earlier rumored.
Online Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Artist Party
To kick-off the celebration of Keepsake Ornament Premiere, July 10 and 11 (at your local Hallmark Gold Crown store) Hallmark will be having a Facebook party hosted by Keepsake Studio Artists:
Location: Hallmark Facebook event page
Date: Thursday, July 8, 2010
Time: from 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. CST
During this time, you can ask Tammy and Ken questions; learn more about them, and there will be giveaways!
To participate simply set up a facebook account and click on the Hallmark Facebook event page link on July 8th. 11 am – 1 pm (CST)
National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention Exclusive Ornament Announced
A 500 piece limited-quantity repaint of the 2009 Shoe-sational! BARBIE ornament will be available for purchase at the National Barbie® Doll Collectors Convention. The Convention is scheduled for July 21-24 at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel in Cleveland, OH.
Keepsake Artist Debra Murray plans to attend the convention and sign ornaments for collectors.
Shoe-Sational BARBIE™ Ornament
Signed Santa’s Armoire
Santa’s Armoire
Each of the 16 Local Clubs hosting a 2010 ‘In-Store Artist Signing’ event will receive a fully signed Santa’s Armoire event piece.
This piece is to be used for either a charity raffle or silent auction with the proceeds to be donated to a charity of each clubs choosing.
2010 Local Club Ornament?
A Special Edition of the 2010 miniature ornament ‘So Cute in a Boot!’ (QXC9053) is listed on the Tammy Haddix Artist list that is posted on the KOC members section of Hallmark’s Website. Could this be the yet to be announced 2010 Local Club ornament?
A Second Canadian Exclusive Ornament Announced
Hallmark will be releasing a Canadian Exclusive limited edition Hallmark branded ball ornament to commemorate the 2010 Sidney Crosby golden goal moment.
Sidney Crosby Ball Ornament
Team Canada
2010 Reveal: SDCC Event-Exclusive Keepsake Ornaments
Exclusive: Hallmark Ornaments to debut at SDCC 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 28, 2010) — Hallmark will return to the SDCC this summer (July 21-25) with a line up of exclusive DC Comics, Star Wars, and Simpsons products for the event to introduce enthusiastic collectors to the world of Keepsake Ornaments.
75 Years of DC Comics – Features the publisher’s three most iconic heroes bursting into action from the very comic books in which they made their first cover appearances Wonder Woman in Sensation Comics No. 1 (January 1942), Superman in Action Comics No. 1 (June 1938) and Batman in Detective Comics No. 27 (May 1939). Limited run of 750.
K-3PO and R-3PO, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ – This two-pack of protocol droids–features repaints of the C-3PO Keepsake Ornament offered in 2003– celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of The Empire Strikes Back. While the red-plated R-3PO can be seen working within the Rebels’ secret Echo Base on the ice planet Hoth, the white-armored K-3PO is shown as an advisor in the base’s command center during the Imperial attack that ultimately drove the rebels back into space. Limited run of 1,000 sets.
Mr. Burns’ Christmas “Bonus,” The Simpsons™ – Depicts the boss you love to hate from television’s “The Simpsons” offering his idea of a generous holiday gift. Limited run of 500.
The ‘Keepsake Ornaments’ of each design will be offered for sale every day of the convention. Visitors to the Hallmark booth at Comic-Con again will receive a series of collectible buttons featuring Star Wars Keepsake Ornaments. The button series will feature five designs, with one design to be given away on each day of the convention. A limited number of buttons with each design will be produced.
Feel free to visit Hallmark.com/keepsakes to see the complete line of Keepsake Ornaments for 2010, which includes designs based on favorite characters from comics, movies and television.
75 Years of DC Comics
K-3PO and R-3PO
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™
Mr. Burns’ Christmas “Bonus”
The Simpsons™
Canadian Exclusive Keepsake Ornament Announced
Hallmark will be releasing a Canadian Exclusive limited edition Keepsake ornament to commemorate the 2010 Sidney Crosby golden goal moment.
Comic Con Exclusive Keepsake Ornaments Announced
Comic-Con (short for San Diego Comic-Con International) is an annual fan convention that was founded in 1970. It is traditionally a four-day event (Thursday through Sunday — though a four-hour preview night on Wednesday is open to professionals, exhibitors, and some guests pre-registered for all four days) held during the summer in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center.
Originally showcasing comic books, science fiction/fantasy and film/television, and related popular arts, the convention has expanded over the years to include a larger range of pop culture elements, such as horror, anime, manga, animation, toys, collectible card games, video games, webcomics, and fantasy novels. The convention is the largest in the Western Hemisphere.
75 Years of DC Comics
Special Edition
Limited-quantity (750 pieces)
Features the publisher’s three most iconic heroes bursting into action from the very comic books in which they were made their first cover appearances—Woman in Sensation Comics No. 1 (January 1942), Superman in Action Comics No. 1 (June 1938) and Batman in Detective Comics No. 27 (May 1939).
Mr. Burns Christmas “Bonus”
The Simpsons™
Special Edition
Limited-quantity (500 pieces)
Depicts the boss you love to hate from television’s “The Simpsons” offering his idea of a generous holiday gift.
K-3PO and R-3PO*
Repaints of 2003
7th in the Star Wars™ series.
Set of 2 ornaments
Special Edition
Limited-quantity (1,000 pieces)
* NOTE: Both Protocol droids appeared in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™. While the white-armored K-3PO is shown as an advisor in the base’s command center during the Imperial attack that ultimately drove the rebels back into space, the red-plated R-3PO can be seen working within the Rebels’ secret Echo Base on the ice planet Hoth.