Squeelys: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Batgirl, Captain Kirk
PopMinded Issue #10 – Heroes + Cars = Squeelys!
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1992 Hallmark Galileo Store Display
The 1992 Hallmark Galileo ornament was the only Star Trek ornament released that year. It was also lucky enough to have its very own Point-of-Sale display. A 15.5″ x 18″ x 11.5″ deep box contains a 1992 Hallmark Christmas ornament talking store display. The 4″ long “Galileo” lighted Shuttle orbits a moon-like quarter sphere on a metal rod. Push-button on the base of sphere allows one to here message from Mr.Spock.
PopMinded Issue #9 – The Making of Final Fantasy XV!
Video games and movies. Focus on Final Fantasy.
Convention Exclusives Available to Keepsake Ornament Club Members
Unfortunately, the first of two dates has passed but if you’re a Keepsake Ornament Club member you still have a chance to get some convention “exclusive” ornaments on October 10, 2016.
Three convention-exclusive Keepsake Ornaments (Batman™ in Battle, U.S.S. Enterprise™, and Beginnings: Boba Fett™) will be available for KOC members to purchase after the conventions have ended. Purchase one of each ornament on July 25 or on October 10. There’s a limited supply of 250 each, so don’t miss out! Visit Hallmark.com/KeepsakeOrnamentClub on the dates above to see the ornaments and order yours!
BATMAN™ IN BATTLE
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
This Keepsake Ornament depicts the Caped
Crusader’s armored uniform.
QMP4100
U.S.S. ENTERPRISE™*
STAR TREK™ “Pilot Version”
50th Anniversary Edition
repaint of 2016
Keepsake Ornament
Featuring dialogue and music directly
from the original “Star Trek” TV series,
this Keepsake Ornament depicts the
iconic starship as originally built and
painted for special-effects filming.
QMP4099
BEGINNINGS: BOBA FETT™
Star Wars™
Special Edition
Set of 2 ornaments
Based on original concept art by designer Ralph
McQuarrie, this ornament provides a rare glimpse
into the white-armored origins of the galaxy’s
most infamous bounty hunter.
QMP4098
Info on navigating the ordering process from a helpful poster at http://www.yulelog.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=297862&page=1
– Go to: Hallmark.com/KeepsakeOrnamentClub
– Click on: ACCOUNT (at top of page)
– Click on : Sign In
– Enter: Email address and Password
– Click on: SIGN IN button
– Scroll over: HI, NAME (at top of page)
– Select: Keepsake Ornament Club
– Find your Active membership
– Click on Show options
– Click on: Purchase additional ornaments
– Scroll through list selecting which ones you want then
process order as usual.
PopMinded Issue #8 – Suicide Squad Session!
Suicide Squad: movie and comics
Interview: Jai Nitz
82) 2017 U.S.S. Franklin
STAR TREK BEYOND™ U.S.S. Franklin™ Ornament With Light
Regular price $32.95
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Discovered half-buried on an alien world more than a century after its launch from Earth, the U.S.S. Franklin proved its worth to Captain Kirk and the stranded crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in 2016’s STAR TREK BEYOND™. This Christmas ornament brings the ship to life with handcrafted detailing and lighting effect. Battery-operated light feature includes three replaceable LR41 batteries. Learn more about Keepsake Ornaments.
Christmas tree ornament.
Magic Light.
Press button to see the ship light up.
Dated 2017 in copyright.
Battery operated. Three (3) LR41 batteries included.
Pre-packaged for easy gift-giving, preservation and storage.
3.5″ W x 1.1″ H x 5.15″ D
Hallmark’s 2017 U.S.S. Franklin ornament was announced on August 4, 2017 at Star Trek Las Vegas by artist Kevin Dilmore.
Concept art poster of U.S.S. Franklin for Star Trek Beyond motion picture.
2017 Hallmark’s Star Trek Ship Ornament Announced
Lynn Norton
Hallmark sculptor Lynn Norton was at this week’s Star Trek Las Vegas convention and with him came news of the first ornament of 2017. Star Trek Beyond’s U.S.S. Franklin will be soaring in for the 2017 holidays.
Hallmark’s 2017 U.S.S. Franklin Ornament
“Norton revealed that each ship takes him anywhere from 100 to 120 hours of work from start to finish. His first Star Trek ornament was in 1991 — a replica of the Enterprise model from the second series pilot in 1966. He explained that he had to modify the proportions of various parts of the ship — the size of the saucer, position of the nascelles, etc. — so it would fit into the Keepsake Ornaments display box.
Norton later told fans that a number of the Hallmark ornaments have been used as props on Voyager and Deep Space Nine including as a mobile for a baby on a Voyager episode and in the Dominion War DS9 episodes to help create the illusion of huge armadas.”
– See more at: http://www.startrek.com/article/whoopi-nichelle-headline-star-trek-las-vegas-day-2#sthash.QeB6tZb4.dpuf
PopMinded Issue #7 – Cosplay Makeover at SDCC!
Star Trek and Star Wars cosplay
Hallmark Ornament Museum in Warsaw, IN
UPDATE: 02.21.19
“We love being in this community for years and years and years, but we made the tough decision that it’s time to retire,” said David Hamrick, curator of the Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Museum.
Retirement means that The Party Shop at 3418 Lake City Highway in Warsaw will close in three to four weeks. The Party Shop has housed the ornament museum since 1996.
“So, right now, we’ve actually had two different national museums that have contacted us inquiring about possibly acquiring the collection,” Hamrick said. “Yeah, honestly, I don’t see it staying here in Kosciusko County, but stranger things have happened, I guess.”
The challenge now is to keep the collection intact, keep it available to the public after the store closes and keep the memories flowing.
The Party Shop
3418 Lake City Hwy.
Warsaw, IN 46580
574-267-8787
Open 7 Days a Week!
Mon-Sat: 9:30AM-8:00PM
Sun: Noon-5PM
“This priceless collection is on display in over 30 oak cabins with glass fronts. It’s helpful to see the ornaments in a price guide, but when you can actually see every ornament made in person it is amazing. One of the first things you’ll see when you start with the early years 1973-1979 is that the vast majority of the ornaments are glass balls and the amount of designs offered was minimal. Over the last couple of years there have been over 300 designs per year.
The Party Shop does NOT sell any of the ornaments within the Museum. We do have another room full of other Back Issue Hallmark Ornaments in stock from present to 1973. We also have a variety of other Hallmark collectibles, from Merry Miniatures, Miniature Ornaments, puzzles & more. If we do not have an ornament you are looking for, we will try to find it for you. We buy sell & trade Ornaments with collectors all over the world. We have shipped Ornaments to Australia, Japan, Europe & beyond. There are people who enjoy collecting & hunting for the Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments all year. If you are looking for a fun trip for your family, church group or bus group contact me to arrange a tour. We are easy to find located on US 30 in Warsaw, IN. We are in Northern Indiana between Ft. Wayne & South Bend.”
More info here.
STARTREK.COM Presents “Iconic Ornaments” August 4, 2016
August 3rd – 7th, 2016 in Las Vegas
August 4, 2016 – 12:00pm STARTREK.COM PRESENTS…ICONIC ORNAMENTS
Hallmark invites fans to take a journey into Christmas pasts and revisit some of the most iconic Keepsake Ornaments. First introduced in 1991, Hallmark’s iconic Star Trek ornaments celebrate their 25th anniversary this year. Join legendary Hallmark ship ornament sculptor Lynn Norton as well as Hallmark’s Christine Taylor and Kevin Dilmore as they share insight on the selection of process, the creation as well as the success of these annual fan favorites.
See the entire convention schedule here…http://www.creationent.com/cal/st_lasvegas_sch.html
“The Star Trek Las Vegas Convention, celebrating 50 years of Gene Roddenberry’s legacy, is going to be an unprecedented 5 day event!!! It is sure to be the biggest Trek celebration in all the galaxy. We are completely sold out but we wanted all Trekkers to be able to follow along with this milestone event. Here is your one stop shop for all of the #STLV50 social media posts. Follow along with updates and photos from Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest all in one convenient streaming location! http://stlv.worldsecuresystems.com/tablet/index.html”
PopMinded Issue #6 – Her Universe Show at Comic-Con
Her Universe Fashion Show (cosplay)
Star Trek: Discovery and U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031
Big news from San Diego Comic Con! The new Star Trek series has a name and it is Star Trek: Discovery (STD for short – oops). With the new series comes a new flagship, the U.S.S. Discovery NCC-1031. Look for a Discovery ornament maybe as soon as next year since Paramount will want to promote their new series as much as possible.
“Discovery is so intrinsic as a concept to the philosophy that is Star Trek and it felt like it was a beautiful way to acknowledge that spirit and also… what Star Trek has provided for me is an inspiration on where we’re going as a species and a planet… and it has given me so much hope for a better world because we need it in the world we’re living [in] right now. We need curiosity and we need inspiration and we need to find better versions of ourselves and we need to discover better versions of ourselves.” – Brian Fuller
“For hardcore Trekkies, the design of the ship is both comfortingly familiar, and surprisingly retro. And not exactly retro in a 1960’s or a 1990’s kind of way, but instead, in a pop-culture alternate-dimension kind of way. The U.S.S. Discovery is a throwback to an alternate dimension of the 1970s, when the fledgling Trek and Wars franchises blended together in concept art. The design for the U.S.S. Discovery on the new show is almost identical to designs that Ralph McQuarrie, the late and famous Star Wars concept designer, sketched for the original U.S.S. Enterprise back in 1976. Back then, Paramount was planning to reboot Trek on TV with a show called Star Trek: Phase II .” Read more at…https://www.inverse.com/article/18731-star-trek-discovery-star-wars-influence.
No 2017 Hallmark Star Trek Ornament Previews at SDCC
Unfortunately, Hallmark did not preview their 2017 Star Trek line up at San Diego Comic Con. It seems they are sharing a booth with LucasFilm and could only display LucasFilm products. Star Wars fans were able to preview 5-6 of next year’s Star Wars ornament.
It hasn’t been confirmed but it is probably safe to assume we will get our Star Trek ornament previews at Star Trek: Mission New York, scheduled Sept. 2-4.
First Image of 2016 Maxine Cosplay Hallmark Star Trek Ornament
We got our first look at the new Event Exclusive Hallmark Star Trek Maxine ornament today.
A Hallmark-branded exclusive ornament featuring Maxine, the star of Hallmark’s “Crabby Road” cartoons, dressed in her finest Star Trek cosplay. This ornament is a repainted version of one available this year in stores selling Hallmark-branded ornaments.
Sold in limited quantities at:
Star Trek: Mission New York, scheduled Sept. 2-4 in New York, NY
New York Comic Con, set for Oct. 6-9 in New York, NY
PopMinded Issue #5 – More From Planet Comicon 2016…With Saki!
Saki
2016 San Diego Comic-Con Opens, Hallmark Enterprise Exclusive Released
Comic-Con International: San Diego returns to the San Diego Convention Center in 2016, beginning with Preview Night on Wednesday, July 20, and running Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, July 24. 2016 marks the 47th year for the show, making it the country’s longest continuously-run comics and popular arts convention.
This will be the first chance to get the convention exclusive pilot episode Enterprise Hallmark ornament. A limited number will be available each day at SDCC.
Preorders have been selling on eBay since April but look for current availability to drive prices down.
This convention exclusive ornament will be made available at Star Trek: Mission New York, scheduled Sept. 2-4 and New York Comic Con, Oct. 6-9, both conventions located in New York City.
2017 Hallmark Star Trek Ornaments Preview Today
The San Diego Comic-Con has its preview night tonight, July 20, 2016 before it opens for business tomorrow. Preview Night runs from 6:00 -9:00 pm local time. In what has become an annual tradition each July, expect to see images of the 2017 Hallmark Star Trek ornaments leak out today and tomorrow.
The Star Trek Legends Series appears complete with this year’s Chekov release so we may see a Next Generation Legends Series begin. A ship from this month’s Star Trek Beyond seems likely but I am holding out hope for an Enterprise B. As far as what scene we will get in 2017? Popular untapped episodes include The Doomsday Machine, Space Seed, The Enterprise Incident, Journey to Babel and Balance of Terror. After the year we have had I am hoping for an ornament based off Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.
Looking even further into the future, 2018 will likely bring a new ornament based on January’s new Star Trek series.
Hallmark Legacy Cord & Magic Cord (2016)
TO READ THE LATEST NEWS AND AVAILABILITY ON LEGACY CORDS CLICK HERE
The Legacy Cord is compatible with all 15 Star Trek Magic pigtail ornaments and more than 200 other Keepsake ornaments. All “Magic” Hallmark Star Trek ship ornaments from 2005-2016 have been battery-operated and stay powered-on for less than thirty seconds after the “on” button is pushed. The Magic Cord is not compatible with any Hallmark Star Trek ornaments.
Legacy Cord 2009 & Before (Powers up to four ornaments) $14.95
Free your vintage magic Keepsake Ornaments from their light strings! This convenient cord will power up to four Magic Keepsake Ornaments produced in 2009 and earlier. Learn more about Keepsake Ornaments.
Keepsakes electrical power supply cord.
Powers up to four vintage Keepsakes magic ornaments (2009 and before).
The Legacy Cord is only compatible with vintage Keepsake magic ornaments (2009 and before) that were light-string powered originally.
15 Hallmark Star Trek Ornaments compatible with the Legacy Cord:
1991 Enterprise
1992 Galileo
1993 Enterprise D
1994 Klingon Bird of Prey
1995 Romulan Warbird
1996 Voyager
1997 Defiant
1998 Enterprise E
1999 Rio Grande
2000 Borg Cube
2002 Delta Flyer
2003 Scorpion
2004 Vulcan Command
2004 “The City on the Edge of Forever”
Magic Cord 2010 & Later (Powers up to 7 ornaments or 6 ornaments and a tree topper) $5.95
Oohs and aahs abound when a Magic Cord is around. It’s perfect for Christmas trees and mantels to power Magic Cord ornaments from 2010 or later.
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive.
Powers up to 7 Magic Cord ornaments, or 6 ornaments and a tree topper.
Powers only Magic Cord ornaments from 2010 and later.
Connect up to 3 Magic Cords.
Ornaments not included.
Instructions included.
Magic Cord is not compatible with any Hallmark Star Trek Ornaments.
PopMinded Issue #4 – Comic-Con: A How-to Guide
Tips for surviving a convention
2016 Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Premiere
Doors opening at 8:00 am.
Refreshments in case you need your energy replenished while shopping.
Get ’em while they’re still available.
So I guess this is a part of the Legends Series after all. This was promoted as “inspired” by the Legends Series as the 2015 Uhura was claimed to be the last in the series. I’m not a real big fans of the sculptor bios on the back of the boxes either.
Chekov looks a little like one of The Monkees if you stare at him too long.
Kirk looks a bit iffy.
Not sure Jake “got it right” when it came to Kirk’s face.
The Star Trek 50th Anniversary Enterprise! A much better ornament than the dull gold plastic look images have shown.
A long checkout line winding to the back of the store.
Some snacks with my purchase and I was off. Same time next year!
Hallmark Star Trek Ornaments 
