Ornament Spotlight: Ornament Premiere Member Exclusives
Exclusively for you at Ornament Premiere
Get the inside scoop on these KOC exclusives that are heading to the event in July.
Sweet Santa
Member Exclusive
For fans who enjoy the stories told through companion pieces, Sweet Santa is a subtle nod to this year’s Artist Signing Event ornament.
Sweet Santa
Member Exclusive
“I think that he makes a good companion piece because the studio piece is a gingerbread themed carousel,” says Keepsake Artist Terri Steiger.
The piece most closely ties to the signing event ornament by Santa’s cookie of choice–the gingerbread man.
“All the animals on the carousel look like gingerbread cookies, and while my Santa is not exactly a cookie, he does have decorations that feature details that nod to a gingerbread cookie.”
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Christmas Window 2020
18th in the series.
Member Exclusive
For this year’s addition to the series, Keepsake Artist Nina Aubé went back to where the series started.
“Usually we do storefronts, like a bookstore or a toy store, but the very first ornament in the series was a room scene, and I decided to go back to that and change it up a little bit,” says Nina.
Christmas Window 2020
18th in the series.
Member Exclusive
A fun fact for fans of the series: the little girl looking for Santa on this year’s ornament has a special connection to Nina.
“It’s my niece Jessica, and the stuffed animal on the ornament is her Piggy that she’s had since she was a baby. And Piggy goes everywhere with her.”
With callbacks to the series beginnings and personal touches added to the design, this year’s Christmas Window is a whimsical reminder of the magic the season has for the young and young at heart.
“Exclusively for you at Ornament Premiere.” For Keeps 19 Summer 2020: 2-3
2020 Virtual Artist Signing Event (UPDATE)
Gingerbread Carousel
Collaboration Piece
Due to Edythe and Robert’s retirement this month, they will not be attending the virtual artist signing event later this summer. Additionally, they will not be signing the exclusive artist signing event ornament.
2020 Dream Book: “Behind the Scenes”
2020 Dream Book
“Behind-the-scenes”
If you’ve always been curious about the efforts behind a photoshoot for the annual Dream Book, here are a couple behind-the-scene shots of the making of the 2020 edition.
Thousands of photos are taken during the photoshoot so that the book will have the perfect final shots for publication.
In these photos you can see the preparation for the images in pages 16, 17 and 18 of the Dream Book.
Can you spot the differences?
NOTE: Keepsake Dream Books are arriving in your local Hallmark Gold Crown stores as we speak! Contact your local store for more details. And don’t forget, the Dream Book is also online.
Featured Keepsake Ornaments
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.
Calling All Local Clubs!
Here is the Local Club Roster survey information included in the March 2020 KOC eNewsletter.
Hello KOC Presidents and/or Local Club Contact!
Now is the time to submit your 2020 local club roster. This year, we are using an online survey to collect your Local Club Rosters. This survey will help us get an understanding of your local club and help us see how you’ve grown over the last year! [Use link below to access the survey.]
Thank you for all you do to support your Local Club! We know the Local Club Presidents put in time, effort, and money to continue to grow Local Clubs and ultimately provide a group linked in their passion for Keepsake Ornaments. We are looking forward to working together this year to continue to grow your Local Club! Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete this survey.
*Fill out completely to reflect the membership of your Local Club for the 2020 year. Please only complete the survey once. Only one survey per Local Club will be accepted.
The survey will close on April 3 at 11:59pm CST.