2016 Sneak Peek
The 12th ornament in Edythe Kegrize’s Beauty of Birds series is the Pine Grosbeak, the largest and most rare of the “winter finches.” Now you can download this detailed beauty as your wallpaper and bring some nature to your desktop!
Pine Grosbeak
12th in the Beauty of Birds series
Five Series to End in 2016
Five series will come to a close in 2016.
They include:
- Tin Toys
3rd and Final in the series - ‘Tis the Seasoning!
3rd and Final in the series
Features popcorn and a drink. - Heavenly Belles
4th and Final in the series - France Angel
6th and Final in the Angels Around the World series. - Santa’s Sweet Ride
10th and Final in the series
Features Santa in a sled.
Featured Series – Fairy Messengers
Kristina Gaughran’s Fairy Messengers series started with the idea of flowers and their meanings.
Kris’ job was to imagine what those flowers would look like as fairies. And with that, a beloved series has blossomed. Kris likes to have all the previous fairies from the series in front of her as she draws each new one. “It shows where we’ve been, so I take them all into consideration.” She finds it also helps to imagine herself as the fairy she’s creating to capture the feel she wants.
Tulip Fairy
12th in the Fairy Messengers series
Additional Resources
Series origins
Kristina does have some tricks up her sleeve. Watch this video to learn her secret to keeping the figures in this series all the same size.
Featured Series – Memories in the Making
In 2008, Keepsake Artist Tammy Haddix created the first Making Memories ornament with two snowmen—parent and child—putting the star on top the Christmas tree. And each year, Tammy and our beloved snowmen duo help us capture the traditions we love by making another holiday memory together—from sledding to baking to ice skating.
Frosting Friends
9th in the Making Memories series
Reveal: Christmas Cupcakes
Here is a Sneak Peek of the inspiration for the 2016 Christmas Cupcake. Yes, next years cupcake will be based on Petit Treat, this years KOC Special Offer Ornament.
“This is a sneak of the full sized one i’m making for The Christmas Cupcakes series in 2016. I constantly explore new techniques. For next year’s full-sized cupcake, I rolled two pieces of felt together and cut them to make the Peppermint effect on top.” — Ruth Donikowski
Christmas Cupcakes
7th in the series
Inspired by Petite Treat, the 2015 KOC Special Offer
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.
Missing Series Symbol
The Keepsake Ornaments team recently discovered that the 2015 Christmas Window, 13th in the series is missing its numbered series symbol. However, the appropriate series identification is present and correct on the ornament packaging.
Although Hallmark understands how important these symbols are to collectors, they are unable to add them at this late date, but be assured that this ornament is still an authentic edition of the series.


























