$5 Hallmark Coupon

The December issues of Midwest Living, Real Simple, Martha Stewart Living, O, and Redbook have a $5 off Hallmark coupon.  The coupon is good through 12/24/10 and can be used on a purchase of $5 or more (including ornaments).  Last year Hallmark had a similar coupon and it was in several magazines, so watch for this coupon to appear in other December issues.

2010 Season's Treatings #1 Repaint/VIP Ornament

If your favorite Hallmark store sends you a VIP invitation this year, it is worth going in and making the required purchase for the gift bag.  This year's bag includes a repaint of the 2009 Season's Treatings #1 Hallmark ornament.  Here's a picture for you:

The other contents of the VIP bag are quite nice this year too.  A coffee mug, journal, wine stopper, cards, and set of cookie cutters.  Of course the ornament will be the big draw for many. 

If you do receive a VIP bag this year, please be sure to thank the store owner or manager.  Many people think that Hallmark sends these bags to the stores for free.  That is not the case--the stores have to purchase the contents of these bags.

If you are still looking for the original 2009 Season's Treatings #1 ornament, you can still find it and many other retired Hallmark ornaments at Christmas Past.

2010 Hallmark Debut Limited Quantity Ornaments

The 2010 Hallmark Ornament Debut event is coming up October 9-10.  These are the limited ornaments that will be available for that event:

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas:

The Mayor of Halloween Town

Batman: Harley Quinn

Harry Potter: A Gift for Dobby

Lionel Trains: Kansas City Southern Locomotive

Looney Tunes: Hair-Raising Hare

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Milestones:

2009 Tri Glide Ultra Classic Inaugural Trike

Barbie: Barbie and The Rockers

Be sure to check with your local Hallmark store for these limited quantity ornaments.



Mary's Angels: Gifts We Bring Ornament Showing Up In Hallmark Stores

The Gifts We Bring is a set of 3 porcelain ornaments is inspired by the Mary's Angels series. This ornament set goes with the nativity ornament that was issued in 2009. These ornaments were sculpted by Robert Chad and are each approximately 3 1/2 inches tall. This set is scheduled be released in limited quantities beginning September 10, 2010.  However, most Hallmark stores have received this set and some have already put them out on the shelves for sale.  If you want this set start checking your local Hallmark stores now.

2010 Hallmark Ornament Premiere Limited Quantity Ornaments

Here's some pictures of the limited quantity ornaments that will be available at the 2010 Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Premiere.

Snow Many Penguins by Edythe Kegrize

Plane Crazy by Ken Crow

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Lando Calrissian

By Robert Hurlburt

The Wizard of Oz: Run, Toto, Run!

By Anita Marra Rogers

Lady Cardinal

By Edythe Kegrize

Snowball and Tuxedo: Ten Terrific Years

By Joanne Eschrich

Disney's The Princess and the Frog/Precious Moments: Princess Tiana

B. H. Bugg (Humbug)

By Edythe Kegrize

Chip'N Dale: O Christmas Chipmunks

By Tammy Haddix

A Pony For Christmas

(Repaint of the 2009 ornament)

By Linda Sickman

The 2010 Hallmark Ornament Premiere will be July 10 - 11, 2010. The limited quantity ornaments shown above are all Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusives.

2010 Hallmark Ornament Premiere Prizes

Hallmark is bringing back Register To Win ornaments for premiere this year.  The Keepsake Ornament Premiere is July 10-11, 2010.  The following ornaments will be register to win prizes at Hallmark Gold Crown stores.  As if you needed another reason to show up for premiere!

"Berry" Sweet Bear by Sue Tague.

Owl-Iday Greetings by Sue Tague

Snowball and Tuxedo: Ten Terrific Years (Repainted Version)

By Joanne Eschrich

One Fun Snowman (Repainted version) by Nina Aube

Anxiously Awaiting Hallmark Ornament Premiere

Hallmark's Ornament Premiere is July 10 - 11, 2010.  If you can't wait until then to see all the 2010 Hallmark ornaments you can check out pictures and descriptions of them on the Christmas Past website.  There will be several limited quantity ornaments available premiere weekend.  I'll try to get pictures of them posted here soon.

Another new Hallmark ornament series for 2010

A new series for 2010 is the Windows of Faith series.  The first ornament in the series, Glad Tidings, was designed by Keepsake Artist Tom Best.  This ornament features a light clip that accomodates a standard mini-sized bulb so you can really make it appear as stained glass.  I'm hoping that the picture doesn't do this ornament justice and it will be prettier than it appears.  I suspect displaying it backlight with the mini bulb will make all the difference.