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Reveal: 2020 World Series Keepsake Ornament

Los Angeles Dodgers™
2020 World Series™ Champions

Special Edition

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers™ who after 32 years are World Series champions once again! Remember the home runs, the leaping catches, and all the heroics that lead to Los Angeles’s thrilling victory as the Dodgers took the 2020 World Series™ title. But don’t wait long—supplies are limited.


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Available at participating Hallmark Gold Crown Stores and on Hallmark.com

October 27th, 2020|0 Comments

Press Release: PopMinded by Hallmark plans to sell 2020 Star Wars event exclusives

Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments and itty bittys® among items planned

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 27, 2020) — In time for the upcoming holiday season, PopMinded by Hallmark will be making two Star Wars Celebration Anaheim event exclusives available for purchase for fans, November 12, 11AM CST.

The Star Wars-themed Hallmark Keepsake Ornament 2-pack, an itty bittys® plush character with sound, and a popular PXL8 enamel pin design will be sold in limited quantities while supplies last.

Ahsoka Tano™, Star Wars: The Clone Wars™ – Keepsake Ornament features the final season version of fan-favorite Jedi, Ahsoka Tano, paired with an armored Clone Trooper helmet of the 332nd Company styled with Togruta facial markings. Available for $40 with a total original production run of 2,000, which was increased in a second run for a total run quantity of 3,500. The quantities listed on the back will reflect this change between runs.

K-2SO™, Star Wars: Rogue One™ – itty bittys® (with sound) features the itty bittys plush styling of Casian Andor’s™ reprogrammed security droid with some of his bluntly honest quips from the film. Available for $15 with a total production run of 2,500.

The Child™, Star Wars: The Mandalorian™ – PXL8 Enamel Pin features a stylized rendition of the lovable, mysterious bounty from the Lucasfilm series The Mandalorian streaming on Disney+. First offered at ComicCon@home in July, then Metaverse in October, we held a limited amount for Star Wars Celebration fans. Available for $8 with a total production run increased from the originally quoted 2,500 to 4,000.

PURCHASING INFORMATION

Click on the links below to purchase the exclusives on November 12, starting at 11AM CST.

If you plan on purchasing two or all three of the exclusive designs, click here to add them to your cart. Limited to one of each design per customer, per transaction.


PopMinded, which debuted in 2016, is Hallmark’s way to celebrate fandom with gifts and collectibles created and curated 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 available only through convention pop-up stores.

For more information about PopMinded by Hallmark and the products offered, visit PopMinded.com/events or follow @popminded on Instagram.

Ahsoka Tano™
Star Wars™: The Clone Wars™

K-2SO
Star Wars™: Rogue One™
itty bittys®

The Child™
Star Wars™: The Mandalorian™
PXL8® Enamel Pin

October 27th, 2020|0 Comments

Artist Journal: Tom Best (Hauntington Concepts)

Friday, October 23, 2020

Here are some concept drawings and prototypes, created by Keepsake Artist, Tom Best for the 2005 Hauntington Collection.

Hauntington Collection Sketches and Prototypes

Deadwood Street Shops (front)

Deadwood Street Shops (back)

Hauntington Town Hall (front)

Hauntington Town Hall (back)

October 23rd, 2020|0 Comments

Artist Insights: Sound-A-Light Tabletop Pieces

Hallmark sat down (virtually!) with Keepsake Artist Emma Leturgez-Smith to discuss her 2020 Festive Home and Santa’s Gazebo!

Emma: “What I had to start from was a basic gazebo and house shaped shell that one of our engineer’s created. This way I already had the basic dimensions needed to contain all the lights, wires, and batteries. From there, the art director and I put our heads together to bring in the details of what goes where and which color. In my head, I pictured, of course! Christmas light shows! Where I grew up, a local group arranges a massive display of animated Christmas lights and music in December. It’s a pretty common tradition for you to grab your friends, family, or both, and get a cup of hot cocoa to keep your hands warm while you stroll the grounds. Memories of doing that floated in and out of my head as these two projects came together.”

Emma: “As far as my portion of the project, I sculpted both pieces digitally with my computer and pen tablet. [See images] This made it a breeze to send back and forth between myself and the engineers! We went through a few design stages where we tried different details here and there and sculpting digitally let me easily send the file to our engineers for review. They could make changes, then send back to me for the sculptural revisions. It was a very involved project, going back and forth a number of times until all were satisfied.”

Emma went on to add, “Turns out parrots, especially mine, love the light and sound show! They haven’t quite figured out that they can control the light show if they want, but who knows!”

These tabletop pieces are a part of Hallmark’s Sound-A-Light collection! See the Gazebo and Home respond to sound with a colorful light show where you can choose from three modes: See them respond to the music you play, let them play their own music or see them gently flicker without sound.

Community Manager. “Behind the Scenes with Emma Leturgez-Smith’s Sound-A-Light tabletop pieces.” Hallmark Keepsake Community, October 9, 2020. https://keepsakecommunity.hallmark.com/share/behind-the-scenes-with-emma-leturgez-smith-s-sound-a-light-tabletop-pieces

October 9th, 2020|0 Comments

2020 Video: Ornament Insights (The Legend Lives On)

Editorial Director, Mike Brush launches himself into his next review, sharing the design details about an ornament based on his favorite super hero, Batman.

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Batman: The Animated Series defined the iconic Super Hero for a generation of fans in the 1990s with its blend of art deco and film noir styles, balancing cartoon and hard-edged crime drama.

October 9th, 2020|0 Comments
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