Member Exclusive Offer: KOC Flash Sale (2018 Comic Con Ornaments)
We are excited to share that on October 8, 2018 KOC Members will have the opportunity to purchase three of the 2018 Comic Con Keepsake Ornaments online or by calling 1-800-Hallmark. This special purchase opportunity will be available for all 2018 KOC members (even if you already purchased this year at the Comic Con Convention). Restriction of 1 ornament per KOC membership number remains.
Lando Calrissian™ and Lobot™
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™
Lieutenant Arex and Lieutenant M’Ress*
STAR TREK: The Animated Series™
The Iron Giant
Ready Player One
*NOTE: Was also available at The Official STAR TREK™ Convention held August 1-5 in Las Vegas.
UPDATE (10.07.18) – FLASH SALE: The Comic Con Exclusive ornaments will go on sale on October 8 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. But don’t wait long – supplies are limited.
UPDATE (10.08.18 @ 11:54 a.m.) – the Lando Calrissian™ and Lobot™, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™ set has SOLD OUT.
UPDATE (10.23.18) – the Lieutenant Arex and Lieutenant M’Ress, STAR TREK: The Animated Series™ set has SOLD OUT.
Available on Hallmark.com or by calling 1-(800)-HALLMARK
ONLINE ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
– Go to: Hallmark.com
– Click on: Account (at top of page)
– Click on : Sign in
– Enter: Email address and Password
– Click on: SIGN IN button
– Click on: Hi, Name (at top of page)
– Click on: Keepsake Ornament Club
– Find your Active membership
– Click on: Options
– Click on: Purchase Product Shop ornaments
– Scroll to the bottom of page to see Product Shop offerings
– Click on ADD TO CART for each ornament you wish to purchase.
When finished Click on CHECKOUT> and process order as usual
2018 Sneak Peek: Comic-Con International: San Diego
The Sneak Peek at Comic-Con International includes four Star Wars Keepsake Ornaments that are set to be released in 2019. For those attending San Diego Comic-Con, be sure to stop by Hallmark’s booth (#2913-K) in the Lucasfilm Star Wars Pavilion, where these ornaments and a collection of 2019 product will be on display.
Star Wars™
Y-Wing Starfighter™
Star Wars™ Collection
Storytellers
Imperial Star Destroyer™
Star Wars™ Collection
Storytellers
Luke Skywalker™
Star Wars™: A New Hope™
23rd in the series.
Medal of Yavin™
Star Wars™: A New Hope™
Limited Edition
A Wild Rid on Endor™
Star Wars™: Return of the Jedi™
Press Release: Hallmark Introduces Limited Availability Products for 2018 Events
Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, itty bittys® and gifts among items planned at three events
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (June 19, 2018) — PopMinded by Hallmark will continue its participation in the nation’s largest pop culture fan gatherings later this year with limited quantities of products and collectibles inspired by iconic characters and developed for exclusive availability at three events.
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.
Hallmark Keepsake Ornament designs, itty bittys® plush characters, and other gift items will be sold in limited quantities at the three events remaining on their 2018 convention calendar:
- Comic-Con International San Diego, to be held July 19-22 in San Diego, California
- The Official 2018 Star Trek Convention, scheduled Aug. 1-5 at the Rio Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. (Star Trek exclusives only)
- New York Comic Con, set for Oct. 4-7 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City.
Limited Availability items include:
Star Wars™
Lando Calrissian™ and Lobot™
Star Wars™: The Empire Strikes Back™
Boba Fett™
Star Wars™: The Empire Strikes Back™
itty bittys®
BB-8™ Perpetual Calendar
Star Wars™
A golden variation of the Resistance hero droid BB-8™ serves as a perpetual calendar that features an additional set of date cubes in aurebesh, the famed language used throughout the Star Wars galaxy.
Total production run: 1,200.
$40.00 USA
STAR TREK™
Ready Player One
Lieutenant Arex and Lieutenant M’Ress
STAR TREK: The Animated Series™
Gorn™
STAR TREK™
itty bittys®
A Gorn™ itty bittys® plush becomes the first Star Trek alien adversary in that collection.
Total production run: 2,500.
$10.00 USA
The Iron Giant
Ready Player One
Marvel Comics
Captain America • Iron Man • Thanos
MARVEL
PXL8®
Set of three
A Marvel Avengers three-pack of PXL8® ornaments inspired by Captain America, Iron Man and Thanos.
Total production run: 1,500.
$39.00 USA
Dr. Strange
MARVEL
PXL8®
A PXL8® ornament inspired by Dr. Strange.
(sold separately)
Total production run: 1,500.
Additional pop culture content:
An expanded line of PXL8® style collectible enamel pins featuring 8-bit renditions of favorite characters will debut at PopMinded events in 2018. The pins, available while supplies last, will include three different two-packs of PXL8 pins featuring fan-favorite couples:
Ant-Man & The Wasp
MARVEL
PXL8® Enamel Pins
$15.00 USA
Aquaman™ & Mera™
DC
PXL8® Enamel Pins
$15.00 USA
Boushh™ & Han in Carbonite™
Star Wars™: Return of the Jedi™
PXL8® Enamel Pins
$15.00 USA
Leia in Boushh disguise and Han Solo in Carbonite.
These pins, first made available at Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Wash., will be sold at Comic-Con International San Diego and New York Comic Con.
In addition to the sets, PopMinded will offer the following Convention Exclusive PXL8® style collectible enamel pins:
Black Panther
MARVEL
PXL8® Enamel Pin
$8.00 USA
Exclusive to Emerald City Comic Con
Thanos
MARVEL
PXL8® Enamel Pin
$8.00 USA
Exclusive to Comic-Con International San Diego
Quark™
STAR TREK: Deep Space Nine™
25th Anniversary
PXL8® Enamel Pin
$8.00 USA
Features a stylized rendition of the Ferengi bar owner.
Exclusive to the Official Star Trek Convention.
Deadpool
MARVEL
PXL8® Enamel Pin
$8.00 USA
Exclusive to New York Comic Con
A limited number of 2018 exclusive Keepsake Ornaments will be available for sale later this year to members of the Keepsake Ornament Club. Information for joining the club can be found online at Hallmark.com/KOC
At the end of the 2018 convention season in October, any remaining stock of the year’s exclusives may be made available for sale online. Check for details at PopMinded.com
Additional details about prices and daily allocations for each exclusive product as well as activity plans for each event will be announced closer to the respective convention dates. Look for additional non-exclusive Hallmark pop-culture products including greeting cards to be available at each event.
Keepsake Mystery Box Ornament: Star Wars BB-8
In celebration of May the 4th, Hallmark will be releasing a new Keepsake Mystery Box Ornament featuring three different repainted versions of BB-8. Which color droid (metallic gold, red or blue) will you receive?
It’s a surprise! So you’ll have to wait until you open the box to find out as each ornament comes “blind” packaged in a sealed box.*
Collect all 3! or possibly get more to replace the ornament balls on your Star Wars themed tree.
BB-8™ Mystery Box
Star Wars™
Repaint of the 2016 BB-8 ornament
Keepsake Ornament blind box offers three different versions of BB-8:
metallic gold, red or blue.
2018 Reveal: BB-8™ Mystery Box
BB-8™ Mystery Box
Star Wars™
In celebration of May the 4th, Hallmark will be releasing a new Mystery Box Ornament featuring three different repainted versions of BB-8: metallic gold (40%), red (20%) or blue (40%). Which color droid will you receive? It’s a surprise! So you’ll have to wait until you open the box to find out as each ornament comes “blind” packaged in a sealed box.* Collect all 3! or possibly get more to replace the ornament balls on your Star Wars themed tree.
*NOTE: Product packaging is marked, “1 of 3 Designs. All Sales Final. No refunds, returns, exchanges.”
2018 Reveal: Fan Conventions Exclusives
Here are the event-exclusive Keepsake Ornaments Hallmark will have at the conventions they are attending.
2018 National Barbie® Doll Collectors Convention
An ornament will be sold in limited quantities at the 2018 National BARBIE® Doll Collectors Convention, scheduled for July 11-14, in Phoenix , AZ.
Shoe-sational!
Barbie™ Ornament
Comic-Con® International and New York Comic Con
Three ornament designs will be offered in limited quantities at Comic-Con® International, to be held July 19-22, 2018 in San Diego, Calif., and at New York Comic Con, set for October 4-6, 2018 in New York City.
Lando Calrissian™ and Lobot™
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back™
Lieutenant Arex and Lieutenant M’Ress*
STAR TREK: The Animated Series™
*NOTE: Will also be available at The Official STAR TREK™ Convention to be held August 1-5 in Las Vegas
The Iron Giant
Ready Player One
2018 Sneak Peek: New York Comic Con (Pop Culture)
In conjunction with New York Comic Con, Hallmark provided a sneak peek of some of the pop culture ornaments that will be released in 2018. Amongst the designs shown were (7 previously divulged images and 5 newly revealed pictures.)
Harry Potter™
First Impressions
Harry Potter™
Newt Scamander’s™ Niffler
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them™
Star Wars™
Star Wars™: A New Hope™
Storytellers Collection
Millennium Falcon™
Star Wars™: A New Hope™
Storytellers Collection
Boba Fett™
Star Wars™
C-3PO™
Star Wars™
A Rebellious Rescue
Star Wars™: Return of the Jedi™
STAR TREK
U.S.S. Discovery™
STAR TREK: Discovery™
“The Naked Time”
STAR TREK™
Starfleet Tricorder™
STAR TREK
2001: A Space Odyssey
DC Comics
HAL 9000
2001: A Space Odyssey™ (1968)
BATGIRL™
DC SUPER HERO GIRLS™
2018 Sneak Peek: WELCOME to Keepsakes VILLAGE
Although the WELCOME to Keepsakes VILLAGE, KOC 30th Anniversary Event celebrated the last three decades that the national club has existed, it also gave a glimpse into what is to come by revealing several 2018 offerings. Throughout various seminars and at the Friday Night Special presentation, 2018 Sneak peeks were either shared during the presentations or included in the room decor.
During “A Close Look at Keepsake History,” Charles V. Young (Product Development Manager) and Samantha Bradbee (Hallmark Historian) talked about the origins and history of Keepsakes, including several favorite series and revealed what is in store for 2018.
Nostalgic Houses and Shops
35th in the series.
1938 GMC® Pickup
Nostalgic Houses and Shops
Special Edition
Companion to Festive Firs Christmas Tree Farm.
(Referenced but not shown.)
2245P Texas Special Locomotive
LIONEL® Trains
23rd in the series.
LIONEL® 2245C Texas Special “B” Unit
LIONEL® 2436 “Summit” Observation Car
Movie Night
Snowball and Tuxedo
18th in the series.
Thru the Mirror (1936)
Mickey’s Movie Mousterpieces
7th in the series.
Charlie Brown
A Charlie Brown Christmas Collection
Storytellers
Linus
A Charlie Brown Christmas Collection
Storytellers
Snoopy
A Charlie Brown Christmas Collection
Storytellers
Schroeder
A Charlie Brown Christmas Collection
Storytellers
Lucy
A Charlie Brown Christmas Collection
Storytellers
During the “Holiday Décor Tutorials,” “Holly Jolly Delight,” the 9th in the Christmas Cupcake series was incorporated in one of the four decorating projects which was comprised of confectionary delights on a multi-tiered cake stand along with a couple of other domed cake stands.
Holly Jolly Delight
Christmas Cupcakes
9th in the series.
During the “Keepsake Innovation Panel,” Phu Dang (Product Design Engineer), Kurt Gaulke (Product Design Manager) and Jean Newton (Senior Engineer) talked about the making of some of Hallmark’s most innovative ornament designs including the “Star Wars Storytellers Collection” and “Santa’s Christmas Clock.” At the end of the presentation, Phu shared a working model of the Snowflake Tree Topper which will be included in the 2018 Keepsake Ornament line.
(Product in Development)
As part of the “Friday Night Special, 30th KOC Anniversary Presentation,” Nicole Reid (Product Director Keepsake Ornaments) shared several exciting 2018 Sneak Peeks.
Star Wars™ Collection
Storytellers
Star Wars™ Collection
Storytellers
Storytellers
Storytellers
Storytellers
Porcelain Tabletop Tree
Christmas Carnival
1st in a five-part series.
Home & Family: Hallmark artist Robert Hurlburt
On Friday, Hallmark Keepsake Artist Robert Hurlburt made an appearance on the Hallmark Channel’s HOME & FAMILY show. During the segment, he breaks down how a Hallmark ornament gets made, starting with working alongside engineers for the design. Robert jokes that his biggest fans are his very own grandkids.
2018 Sneak Peek: Star Wars
The Sneak Peek at Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, FL included pictures of the two Star Wars™ Story Teller Collection ships that are set to be released in 2018.
Tie Fighter
Star Wars™: A New Hope™
Storyteller Collection
Millennium Falcon™
Star Wars™: A New Hope™
Storyteller Collection