Local Club News: February 2024
Here is the latest Club communication.
Dear Local Club Presidents,
Happy New Year from the Keepsake Village! We hope you had a lovely holiday season and want to wish you a wonderful start to 2024. We have so many exciting plans in the works for this year and we cannot wait to share them all with you!
Attached you will find your Q1 2024 Local Club President update. In it, you will find 2024 local club roster survey details, 2024 event dates, 2024 KOC membership details, sneak peeks, and more.
2024 Sneak Peek
Here are two more sneak peeks from the 2024 Keepsake Ornament line featuring Noelle T. Klaus, the 20th in Joanne Wright’s Snowtop Lodge series available at Ornament Premiere and a Birch Reindeer by Terri Steiger releasing at Ornament Debut.
2024 Sneak Peek: Joanne Wright Studio
Retro Santa – Meet Retro Santa, the newest addition to the Joanne Wright Studio, Retro Christmas Collection. This hand painted resin decor piece–which is the companion to the Retro Deer–will feature gold accents and a glittered candy cane. He will be available (in a limited quantity) beginning Monday, July 1, 2024!
2024 Artist Insights: The Beauty of Birds

Emma Leturgez-Smith
This year, the beloved Beauty of Birds series turns 20! To mark this special occasion, Keepsake Artist Emma Leturgez-Smith says she decided to spread her wings and create an ornament—and limited-quantity companion!—that are extra vibrant.
“I was inspired by the color green,” Emma says. “Looking at all the past birds in the line, I felt like a deep green was missing. The Violet-Green Swallow also let me work with a really beautiful purple—another uncommon color in birds.”
Emma inherited this series in 2022 after Keepsake Artist Edythe Kegrize retired. Edythe had finished designs up until 2022, so this new ornament is just the second one Emma has worked on from start to finish. After brainstorming for the initial design, Emma went straight to the computer to start sculpting. But she didn’t just wing it—she tested lots of different colors and poses along the way before landing on the final look.
“My favorite detail is how the series ornament fits alongside its limited-quantity counterpart! The colors, the poses—they fit together so well and I’m eager for people to see them as a pair,” Emma says.
We don’t want to ruffle any feathers but, sadly, you’ll have to wait until Ornament Premiere in July to pick up the Lady Violet-Green Swallow companion ornament. Lucky for us, Beauty of Birds #20 will be available starting in March at your nearest store or on Hallmark.com!
Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments. “Behind the scenes with Emma Leturgez-Smith about her Beauty of Birds Limited Quantity Companion Ornament Coming at Ornament Premiere in July” Keepsake Ornament Club Facebook Page, January 31, 2024. https://www.facebook.com/groups/KOCMembers/posts/3580075618899103
2025 Sneak Peek: Welcome to Elfville
Coming your way in 2025!
Ollie’s Ornament Shoppe is available only to 2024 Keepsake Ornament Club members, coming your way in April in your Dream Box.
In 2025, Candy’s Bakery (shown in sketch), joins Ollie’s as the official 1st in the Welcome to Elfville series.
We can’t wait!!
















