DESTINATION KEEPSAKES Sneak Peek Seminar
2015 Destination Keepsakes Sneak Peek seminar was hosted by Theresa Murphy (Retail Associate Merchandise Manager) and Kurt Gaulke (Product Development Manager).
DESTINATION… The Beach
Features a melting snowman (wearing sunglasses, a visor, and three sea shell buttons on his chest) holding a tropical drink. He is laying back on a light blue Adirondack styled lounge chair under a palm tree. Press the button to hear music from “Kokomo” performed by the Beach Boys.
By Nina Aubé.
Miniature version of 2015 “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” ornament. By Sharon Visker.
NOTE: Miniature line will be sized down and expanded in 2016.
DESTINATION… Halloween
Features a sweet little child done in Mary’s Angel styling wearing a black cat onesie costume holding a light purple square trick-or-treat bag while sitting on a squaty jack-o-lantern. Designed by Mary Hamilton. Sculpted by Robert Chad.
NOTE: This is one of the last ornaments Mary worked on prior to retiring.
Female companion to the 2014 Sweet Skull. Features a skull with a black braid across her head and big gold hoop earrings. A red rose is tucked into her left part line and an orange butterfly rests on her right part line. She has flowers around her eyes and a toothy grin with one red tooth. By Sharon Visker.
Complement to the Beauty of Birds series. Features a stylized owl with an orange-red chest and eyes, a black head with a purple crest and glitter accents and black and purple wings and tail. All trimmed with thin gold lines. A gold crescent moon dangle hangs from underneath the owl. Designed by Edythe Kegrize. Sculpted by Jim Kemme.
DESTINATION… Happiest Place on Earth
Based on “The Art of Skiing” animated short. Features a snow covered hill with a house on top. Pull the string to hear yodeling and see Goofy practice skiing (on the top of the hill going down the cliff). After a brief ascent, he skis down making a flip along the way. And see Donald and Mickey and Minnie sledding down the icy hill. By Ken Crow.
Features Beauty and the Beast standing in front of a stained glass window surrounded by gray block. Press the button to hear music from “Beauty and the Beast.” performed by Angela Lansbury. By Katrina Bricker.
Features Lumiere, wearing a top hat and holding a cane, in a dancing pose.
DESTINATION… Christmas
Features a simple light blue bird house decorated with white snowflakes surface detail atop a white base.
By Edythe Kegrize.
Features a gray RV with an inflatable snowman on top of it. Two thick bold curving red stripes and multiple angled large green bells silhouettes are painted on it’s side panels. Strings of white lights cover the vehicle. Press the button to hear a version of “Deck the Halls” and see a synchronized light show. By Matt Johnson.
DESTINATION… North Pole
Features a chubby faced penguin wearing a green scarf with a red jet pack with silver accents strapped to his back. Yellow and red flames are depicted coming out of it’s boosters. On ornament: “North Pole or Bust.” Press the button to hear music from “Fly” performed by Sugar Ray. By Jake Angell.
Features Santa in a gingerbread sleigh with white icing on peppermint candy cane runners. By Tammy Haddix.
Designed as a companion to the 2016 Santa’s Sweet Ride (sleigh) ornament (sold separately). Features a reindeer with a Swiss Roll body, a purple Zebra stripped gum saddle, green ears, peppermint candy cane horns, candy legs and gumdrop feet. By Tammy Haddix. Available beginning Ornament Debut.
Swing in the Holidays
The World of Frosty Friends
Features Frosty and his penguin pal on the playground. Depicts Penguin wearing a green scarf sitting on a peppermint swing that is attached to a white block pillar. Frosty is standing behind him. Push the button to hear a version of “Let it Snow” and see a synchronized light show as Frosty pushes his penguin pal on the swing. By Tracy Larsen and Tom Best.
Frosty Friends Gifts
Stocking Holder – Features Frosty sledding down a hill.
Snow Globe – Shaped like a large ice block with Frosty and his polar bear pal sitting on top (echos the first in series piece).
Perpetual Calendar – Features Frosty, his polar bear friend and ice block numbers.
Treat Container – Features an Igloo with Frosty and his polar bear friend sitting on top.
Ear Muffs – Features Frosty’s Head on each muff.
DESTINATION… Outer Space
Connect to a Magic Cord or AC plug-in (both included) to hear “Star Wars Theme Song” or “Imperial March” and see a red or blue synchronized spinning light show. Remote control activated. By Orville Wilson.
Press the button to hear memorial moments from this classic film including: …”These aren’t the droids you’re looking for…” and “Stop that ship. Blast them. By Orville Wilson.
NOTE: 2017 will be the 40th anniversary of Star Wars.
Complements the STAR TREK™ LEGENDS series.
By Anita Marra Rogers.
NOTE: 2016 will be the 50th anniversary of Star Trek.
DESTINATION… Hollywood
Attaches to a light string for optional lighting effect. Look in magnified peek hole (on back) to see interior (stacks of wands). By Orville Wilson.
Meet the Flintstones
The Flintstones
Features Fred Flintstone sledding down the back of a purple Brontosaurus. Press the button to hear music from “The Flintstones Theme Song."
Press the button to hear music from “You're the one that I want” performed by Olivia Newton John.
DESTINATION... Blue Skies
Features a hot air balloon (crafted from a gold glass bulb) trimmed with gold laser cut metal accents, red rhinestones and red flags with an artist crafted Santa Claus in a gold gondola with a red swag. By Edythe Kegrize.
Sneak Peek: Cookie Cutter Christmas
Here is a sneak peek of the 4th in the Cookie Cutter Christmas series along with Cookie Cutter Halloween, a second Cookie Cutter ornament being released this year that coordinates with the series.
Have you been collecting this series? If so, do you plan on getting the Halloween Cookie Cutter as well?
A Sweet 2015 Sneak Peek
Here’s a preview of some fun in store for next year’s Halloween.
Keepsake artist Nina Aubé has created the first Cookie Cutter Halloween, a companion ornament to her popular Cookie Cutter Christmas series that began with a KOC event exclusive in 2011.
In Nina’s ornament, a mouse dressed as a witch makes her trick-or-treating rounds through a tiny neighborhood created within a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter.
“I love to create worlds that depict characters living in a big world” she says. I added sweet elements to the scene such as candy corn and cookies because I believe that’s part of the charm of the series.”
And the Halloween scene is a familiar one to the artist from her own youth. “Halloween is a favorite holiday of mine. I used to love dressing up and getting candy with my sisters while growing up in Chicago,” Nina says. “I still dress up for parties, but no more trick-or-treating for me. I pass out the candy rather than pick it up.”
.:*:. Spooktacular 2nd in series for 2014 .:*:.
Keepsake artist Anita Marra Rogers continues to mash up two of her favorite holidays with her 2nd in series Happy Halloween! ornament.
The character selected for this ornament should not surprise anyone. After all, who better to bring a hauntingly good time to your tree than a ghost!
‘Pete,’ the name Anita’s given to this iconic Halloween character, is an adaptation from “Ghost with Candy Corn” (QFM9014), a Merry Miniature she created in 1992.
Naturally, Anita thought, this ghost would be most at home in a haunted house, which is where you’ll find ‘Pete’ comfortably seated. Sepia tones, cobwebs and melting candles add to the eeriness of this haunted house.
This ornament will be ready to haunt homes everywhere in July 2014.
2012 Sneak Peek: Halloween Keepsake Ornaments
The 2012 Halloween Keepsake ornaments will once again focus on The PEANUTS® Gang.
In addition to having three individual figural ornaments featuring various characters standing on a patch of grass, holding their pumpkin counterparts, there will be a fourth ornament that captures the iconic moment when Lucy, bobbing for apples, bites down on one only to find Snoopy at the other end while Charlie Brown cheers on in the background.
ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Halloween Keepsake ornaments debuted in 2003. Among the introductory offerings were 8 coordinating ornaments: Van Ghoul (QFO6007), Sneakaboo (QFO6009), Mr. Tap Happy (QFO6017), Zephyr (QFO6019), Acrobats (QFO6029), Mesmerelda (QFO6039), Midnight Serenade (QFO6047), Stack O’Lanterns (QFO6049) and a display piece, 1300 Oak Road (QFO6037) for this collection.


























