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2020 Sneak Peek: Premium

An Elevated Experience
These Keepsake Ornaments deliver the highest of quality with their premium designs and materials.


One of the most beloved holiday traditions is getting to decorate your tree just how you like it. And if your personal style calls for elegant craftsmanship and high-quality materials, premium ornaments might be just what you need.

Polish blown glass (formerly Heritage)

Majestic Plumed Bird

Regal Red Bird

Cute Cardinal Couple

Poinsettia Ball

Ornate Glass Onion

Adorable Dachshund

Dapper Bear

Elegant Glass Heart*

Jolly Glass Snowman

Santa of the Forest

Charming Gnome

Snowman Trio

*Elegant Glass Heart – For her Elegant Glass Heart ornament, Keepsake Artist Terri Steiger used blown glass, gems and glitter to create a stunningly romantic design. Her heart showcases what makes these ornaments such high-end and highly loved additions to your tree.


Metal and more

Beautiful Black- Capped Chickadee

Ring in the Season
6th in the series.

Splendid Seahorse

Stunning Snowman

Pull-String Llama

Nostalgic Santa

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Ornament Spotlight: The Beauty of Birds Clock

The Beauty of Birds Clock

Sights & Sounds of Nature
This new kind of clock brings everything you love about the outdoors into your home.


For this birdhouse clock based on her Beauty of Birds Christmas tree ornament series, Keepsake Artist Edythe Kegrize wanted to bring the outdoors in.

“In addition to classical music being played, the birds next to the clock face tweet and move their tails,” Edythe explains. “The music will grab your attention, but it’s meant to be a softer kind of ambiance that captures the prettiness of the series.”

“We had to ask ourselves, ‘Where would her series ornaments live if they had a nice, cohesive birdhouse that also happens to be a clock?’ ” Keepsake Artist Robert Hurlburt says.

With flickering lights that project on the branches and sprigs adorning its center, the clock is meant to evoke what you might see in a woodland environment, with accompanying classical music excerpts from composers Johann Sebastian Bach, Léo Delibes and Georges Bizet.

“When we were designing the lights, we were thinking about the qualities of the sky during different times of day—like sunrise or sunset,” Edythe says. “Or how the light looks on a walk through a treed canopy and how the shadows kind of flicker on the ground.”

With its unique design, classical music and gentle bird chirps, this clock is a year-round reminder of the simple pleasures of nature.

“Sights & Sounds of Nature” 2020 Dream Book: 12-13

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Ornament Spotlight: Australian Shepherd

Australian Shepherd
Puppy Love
30th in the series.

Reminders of Family
One artist shares the personal connection to her latest pup.


Ornaments can be more than just things we hang from our trees. For some, they represent happy memories of family and friends, even the furry ones.

For the 30th ornament in her Puppy Love series, Keepsake Artist Anita Marra Rogers based her design on two of her own four-legged family members— specifically GiGi and Zoey, her cousins’ Australian Shepherds (pictured below). Each of the 30 ornaments in the series has its own distinct look and pose, but they all show off the playful nature of man’s best friend. And with this Aussie pawing happily at a fallen red ornament, this year highlights the idea that there’s nothing quite as sweet as puppy love.

GiGi and Zoey, Anita’s cousins’ Australian Shepherds

“Reminders of Family” 2020 Dream Book: 10

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Ornament Spotlight: Rocking Horse Memories

Rocking Horse Memories
1st in the series.

Timeless Traditions
A favorite of fans and kids alike is coming back this year.


For his first series as a Keepsake artist, Matt Johnson looked to the past: “Rocking horses have such a rich history associated with children’s toys and Christmastime,” he says.

And for Keepsake Ornaments, the Rocking Horse series was one of the most popular series ever produced running for 16 years starting in 1981. As he approached the series for 2020, Matt says it felt like a good time for a refresh.

For his new series, Matt used a combination of materials to create his rocking horse, like formed metal to create the stirrups and embroidery thread for the tail and reins. Each year, the horses will be painted in different colors and patterns and adorned with different embellishments.

Whether you’re looking to start a series in honor of your newest family member or are just a fan of the childhood classic, this new tradition is sure to leave your tree looking as timeless as the horses that adorn it.

“Timeless Traditions.” 2020 Dream Book: 8

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Ornament Spotlight: Traditional Clapboard Two-Story

Traditional Clapboard Two-Story
Nostalgic Houses & Shops
37th in the series.

A Dream House
Keepsake Artist Don Palmiter brings an early 1900s aesthetic to Nostalgic Houses & Shops #37.


Don starts out just as a builder would when creating the dimensions and detail of this long-running series.

“After creating a blueprint, I build the basic frame of the houses and buildings with wood–all the doors, windows and most of the trim are also wood.”

From there, it only gets more detailed.  He covers the wood frame in wax so he can sculpt out all the fine details of the house or building to make them feel as realistic as possible.

“Then I build all the furnishings with the same wood and wax,” Don explains.  “Once the prototype is finished, I break it into several parts for molding.”

“I always try to make the furnishings feel as though they tell a story of what might be going on for those people who live, work or shop in all the different businesses and houses.”

“A Dream House.” 2020 Dream Box postcard.

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Ornament Spotlight: Disney Fantasia

Disney Fantasia
80th Anniversary

Still Magical After 80 Years
Lifelong Disney fan and Keepsake Artist Ken Crow adds magic of his own to a Mickey classic.


Combining his love for Disney with the timeless wonder of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” Ken set out to make an ornament as magical as the classic Fantasia vignette from 1940, creating a living scene from the movie that has just as much personality as the animated characters in it.

“If an ornament looks predictable and acts like a machine, then that’s what people will think it is.  And that’s not all that magical,” he explains.  “But the ornament’s brooms all have this jiggle that makes them look like they’re lifting the buckets as they hop up the stairs.  And Mickey really does look like he’ reaching to direct everything.  I’m really, really happy with how everything turned out.”

With a press of a button, watch the enchanted brooms go about their work, carrying buckets of water up the steps to music from the animated short, while a coordinated light show immerses you in the ornament’s fantastical scene.

“Still Magical After 80 Years.” 2020 Dream Box postcard.

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Ornament Spotlight: Gingerbread Carousel & Sweet Santa

Exclusive Treats
You can look forward to a tasty new ornament at this year’s Keepsake Artist Signing Events.


When choosing a concept for this year’s studio ornament, Keepsake Artist Edythe Kegrize wanted to give her fellow artists a chance to show off what they can do.

“Immediately, I thought of cookies,” Edythe says. “Everybody loves baking at Christmas, and I’ve always admired the gingerbread competitions where people have spent hours upon hours and have all these wonderful creations on display.”

The result was the Gingerbread Carousel, which features creative treats from each artist in the studio. Keepsake Artist Terri Steiger created this year’s club-exclusive companion piece, Sweet Santa. Fresh from creating his gingerbread carousel masterpiece, it looks like Santa is rewarding himself with a treat of his own.

“I wanted him to look like he was getting in on the cookie decorating action,” Terri says.  “Santa also has frosting-like decorative details that are a nod to gingerbread cookies.”

Exclusive Treats

“Exclusive Treats.” 2020 Dream Box postcard.

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Ornament Spotlight: Once Upon a Christmas

Time to Rest
Santa’s long Christmas ride comes to an end with this year’s Once Upon a Christmas #10.


“Some fans have said,  ‘You can’t end it; it’s my favorite series!’ But when the story’s reached its conclusion, what else can you do?” says Keepsake Artist Tom Best.

Together with Robert Chad and Jim Kemme, now retired, this trio has been recreating Santa’s Christmas process for the past decade.  This year’s ornament features Santa sitting in his easy chair, finally able to take a break after a busy night of gift-giving.

In addition to the final ornament in the series, this year also includes a companion piece for fans.  With another successful Christmas in the books, Santa dances into the new year with Mrs. Claus, his pocket watch lighting up as midnight strikes.

Connect these ornaments to your Magic Cord, along with the other ornaments in the series, to enjoy the entire tale of Santa’s Christmas adventure displayed on your tree.

Once Upon a Christmas

“Time to Rest.” 2020 Dream Box postcard.

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2020 Video: Artist Insights (Playful Penguins)

All clear for takeoff this Christmas with Keepsake Artist Kris Gaughran’s Fly the Coop Ornament! These little guys are sure to bring the cuteness to any tree they land on this year.

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Kris loves working on these playful penguins each year and we all just can’t stop smiling looking at this adventurous trio. Kris was asked what she thought her penguins might be doing right now and she said, “In tough times, my penguins like to cheer others up! I can see them going house to house and creating something in each yard as a gift for each of their friends to enjoy!”

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2020 Sneak Peek: Unofficial Series

Pull-String Llama
Pull-String Animals
4th in the unofficial series.

Stunning Snowman
Rhinestone Ornaments
4th in the unofficial series.

Lovable Snow Angel
Snow Angels
6th in the unofficial series.

Birch Polar Bear
7th in the unofficial series.

Father Christmas’s Reindeer
Father Christmas’s Companion
7th in the unofficial series.
Limited Edition

Nifty Fifties Keepsake Ornaments
7th in the unofficial series.

Reinbeer
North Pole Pilsner
7th in the unofficial series.

Dream Horse
Gypsy Vanner

8th in the unofficial series.

Beer Stein
9th in the unofficial series.

I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas
9th in the unofficial series.

Lady Black-Throated Blue Warbler
The Beauty of Birds Companion
9th in the unofficial series.
Limited Edition

2020 Snowflake
Snowflakes
11th in the unofficial series.

Rock and Roll All Nite
Electric Guitar
12th in the unofficial series.

Cozy Christmas Selfie
Musical Snowmen
Keepsake Ornaments
13th in the unofficial series.

Fly the Coop
Playful Penguins
20th in the unofficial series.


Miniatures

Mrs. Claus’s Gumdrop
Gumdrop
8th in the unofficial series.
Limited Edition

Western Tanager
The Miniature Beauty of Birds
12 in the unofficial series.

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