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Keepsaker’s Korner
Next Meeting is Thursday January 10 at 7pm OKCC meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month. We meet at Becky’s Hallmark, 11109 E 41st (northwest corner of 41st & Garnett, next to Furr’s). Next month’s meeting will be February 14th. At the January Meeting Let’s try this one again. Teresa Pattison is going to show her collection of Disney items that Hallmark has made through the years. Domestic Violence Intervention Service Debra tells me that DVIS has a need for twin sheets and pillowcases. They can be new or gently used. Happy January Birthday to ….
Okie Keepsakers Meeting Minutes December 13, 2001 The December club meeting was called to order by President Rita Randall. Vice President Dana Blando announced that the drawing would be held tonight for the Cherished Teddie that Earline had donated. Treasurer Sally Turner read the Treasurer’s report: $1099.59+ Beginning balance 424.70- t-shirts 31.00- plates, cups, lemonade, etc 7.82- December Postage $636.07+ Ending balance Secretary Teresa Pattison reported that the club roster had been sent into Hallmark by the December 1st deadline. Sponsor news – Earline said that they have not gotten the new patriotic ball ornament yet. They expect to get it in January. They will open up at 7am the day after Christmas. They also have no more 2001 Merry Miniatures and will not be getting any more in. They do have the 2002 Merry Miniatures. Sunshine Committee chairperson Terri Legrand said that a card was sent to Teresa and one will be sent to Alice Sandkuhl on the death of her mother-in-law. Dana Blando announced that she won the Frostlight Faeries Collection from the contest on hallmark.com! Debra Kirk announced that she needs the 86 Grandson glass ball ornament to replace the one she recently broke. Donna Lundy announced that the new t-shirts are here! She also gave t-shirts to Becky and Lauren. Next month’s program will be Teresa’s Hallmark / Disney program that she was unable to present in November. She also passed out maps for the houses on the home tour this year. Terri Legrand said that she had lots of leftover votives and for you to take as many as you wanted. The club received the latest mailing from Hallmark and voted to give it out as a door prize this month. It is the 1st three Merry Miniatures in the 2002 series. Elaine Wibben showed an embroidered Christmas card she had gotten from a Hallmark collector who has an embroidery shop. She would be a good source if we would want to have any embroidery done (like for club shirts). Georgia Tunnel now has an antique store, Double D Antiques, in Owasso. Club members get a discount! Door prize drawings: $25 monthly gift certificate - Marietta Seibert $25 yearly gift certificate – Linda Houge 3 Merry Miniature bears - Linda Houge The winner of the Cherished Teddie was Jeanne Draughon. The club raised $15 on this raffle. The club also raised $11.50 by selling the left over meat from dinner. Hallmark News The Dreambook will premiere on the internet again sometime in January although no date was given this year. Last year they said January 8th although it was about a week later than that. I’ll send out a note to my email list as soon as I know. If you see it before I do, let me know and I’ll spread the word. Rumor has it that the next in the Nostalgic Houses and Shops will be a Bed and Breakfast Inn. Here’s a roundup of some of the rumors from the past few months so that we can see if they are correct (and because news is a little light this month and I’ve got space to fill!!!): · Robert Chad said that a Grandfather clock to go with Santa and Mrs. Claus's chair was already sculpted. In the works is a sideboard. He said those pieces were from an entire theme he presented of the furnishings of the Claus house. It started with an armoire with Santa's suit hanging in it (he's working on that now, too!) He said Hallmark nixed the whole theme idea, but liked Santa's chair, and after it was so popular have been picking other pieces bit by bit. · Robert Chad also mentioned that he'd be doing more of the Mary's Angels similar to the lighted complimentary piece from last year with 2 angels. · Joanne Eschrich said next year Snowball will be holding up Tuxedo to put a star on the tree. · Nina Aube said the next Mischievous Kittens would have something to do with an insect! · Bob Siedler said to look for Snoopy at a typewriter next year. Could it possibly be "It was a dark and stormy night"???? · Ken Crow told me while signing my Millennium Express from last year to look out for another train ornament next year that is even more detailed than this one!!! · Bob Siedler also told me that coming up (hopefully in 2002) will be an elaborate Frosty Friends. Hopefully it will be a magic ornament. Did everyone enjoy the after Christmas sales? The stores in KC seemed to have a slightly better selection than Tulsa. The big winners of the year seem to be: · R2-D2 (on ebay, sold for a high of $61, most between $25-30) · Nutcracker Ballet Barbie (on ebay, sold for a high of $35, most between $15-25) · Son snowman and even the other family snowman ornaments to a lesser extent (on ebay, sold for a high of $51, most between $15-25) · Mitford Snowman Jubilee (on ebay, sold for a high of $60, most between $40-50) On the day after Christmas I found the two colorway ornaments (Sweet Contribution and Creative Cutter) for ½ price that were supposed to be given away at Premiere in July. What a find! Thank goodness this was a store in KC and not one here in town that withheld them from the collectors. My favorite overheard comment of the day was some lady saying “I can’t believe she took them all!” while my niece was grabbing the few leftover Mitford Snowman Jubilees that we found. It pays to be first in line! Overall, I do think that there were fewer ornaments to be found after Christmas than in the past few years. I think Hallmark could still stand to produce a few less. Ty News Retirements: 12/11/01 Mystic, India and Luke Beanie Babies click here for link to official announcement 12/12/01 Siam and Brigitte Beanie Babies click here 12/19/01 2001 Holiday Teddy Beanie Baby & Buddy (Unfortunately Ty now has one web address where the retirements are posted instead of separate ones.) 12/20/01 Kyoto Japanese exclusive Attic Treasure 12/22/01 Chillings, Santabear and Mrs. Santabear 12/27/01 1997 Holiday Teddy Beanie Buddy (3 sizes) 12/31/01 Beanie Babies: Ariel, Dinky, Jester, Buzzie, Issy, Jinglepup, Mistletoe, September, October, November and December Birthday Bears. Beanie Buddies: Rainbow, Employee Bear, Roam, Batty, Coral, Swoop, B.B. Bear, Loosy and Snowball. Attic Treasures: Darlene, Alfalfa, Hogan, Minerva, Basil, Cassandra, Emmit, Olivia, Babette, Carey, Kaiser, Carver, Sophia and Weathersby. 1/2/02 Speckles Beanie Baby and Jingle Beanies Noelle and Baby 2002 January Introductions http://releases.ty.com/JanIntroLanding Beanie Babies: Clover (white new face bear with green shamrocks), Eggs II (blue old face bear), Romance (red new face bear with heart shaped nose and paw pads), Kissme (white with multicolored hearts old face bear), Carrots (bunny), and February Birthday bear, Spring (rabbit), Chickie (chicken), Cottonball (rabbit) Beanie Buddies: Pierre (Canada exclusive), Poopsie, Smooch, Sizzle, Cheeks, Brigitte, Trotter, Regal, Hopper, Eggbert, Hoppity, Fleece, Shamrock (3 sizes) Attic Treasures: Barrymore Flynn Lancaster (bears with hearts on sweater), Fields Burrows Hutchins (bunnies), Flannigan (for St Pat’s day), Fleecia (lamb) Baby Ty: Huggybunny (in pink and blue), Snugglefrog BBOC has extended their offer to January 18th to order the club exclusives: Beanie Bopper Cuddly Crystal, Clubby IV Beanie Buddy and the Clubby Edition Jingle Beanies. On 1/3/02, Ty announces their new magazine, Mary Beth’s Beanies and More. There used to be an independent magazine, Mary Beth’s Beanie World, which stopped publishing during the past year. It looks like Ty has started it back up again. Boyd’s News The sun is shinin', the grass is green, the flowers are bloomin', the birds are chirpin'...time to head out into the countryside, pick a quiet spot by a babblin' stream, and have a picnic! That's the theme of our 2002 club kit and yer invited to join in the fun in the sun...just as long as ya bring a big ol' juicy watermelon and some potato salad along (we're runnin' low!). 6" Plush Bear, "Morgan B. Berriweather" is ready for a picnic w/ her own picnic quilt - complete w/ant appliques! The 2002 club kit will also include our bearstone Masterpiece, "Molly B. Berriweather", 4", who's packin' her basket full of yummy picnic treats! Our "Frolickin' F.o.B. 2002 Bearwear Pin" features our Bearstone picnic bear eyein' up the goodies. And we're addin' one last surprise, folks...your veddy own Mini Picnic Basket - perfect for stashin' little picnic surprises in! http://64.23.55.178/fob_club/what_you_git.cfm American Greetings Charging for Web Cards By Brad Dorfman CHICAGO (Reuters) - Consumers looking to send electronic greeting cards may now have to reach for their credit cards on American Greetings Corp.'s (NYSE:AM - news) Web sites. The largest publicly traded U.S. greeting card company began last week to require customers to buy a one-year subscription in order to send some electronic greeting cards, a service that was previously free, David Poplar, a company spokesman, said on Monday. The move is part of a trend by Internet companies to charge for certain content and services as they try to boost revenues amid a sharp downfall in advertising. Customers will have to buy the one-year subscription in order to get access to birthday and holiday cards, Poplar said. The subscription rate is $19.95, but the company is currently offering a charter subscription for $11.95, he said. Some cards will still be available without a subscription. ``Generally the everyday, 'thinking of you' greeting will be free,'' Poplar said. Customers who click onto the www.americangreetings.com Web site will find a notice featuring cute cartoon animals that says: ``In appreciation of years of loyal service, we want to give our characters what they always deserved. Some of our characters will always be free, but to keep the critters happy (hey, even bears need honey!) we must now charge a small fee for unlimited access to our most popular greetings and features.'' Other American Greetings-owned sites, including www.bluemountain.com, contain similar notices. Cleveland-based American Greetings, the largest electronic greeting card company, has been expanding its online business through acquisitions, including the $35 million purchase of Bluemountain.com earlier this year. But the move to charge for cards sets the company apart from other online card providers. Top competitor Hallmark Cards Inc. plans to keep its online greetings free. Spokeswoman Kathi Mishek said Hallmark's business model has relied on the cards to bring customers to the www.hallmark.com Web site, where they can purchase other gift items, as opposed to relying on advertising revenue. Online entertainment network eUniverse Inc. (NasdaqSC:EUNI - news) also plans to keep offering cards for free on its www.flowgo.com site, though it will start charging a fee for other features on the site, said Joe Varraveto, chief financial officer of eUniverse. ``Basic greeting cards for the foreseeable future we intend to have as a free service to our users,'' he told Reuters in a brief interview. American Greetings shares were up 63 cents at $13.81, a rise of 4.8 percent, in early afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Since Sept. 11, the stock has risen 16 percent, outperforming the Standard & Poor's 500 (.SPX), which has been about flat. Hallmark Olympic Harmony and Pinnacle
arrangements will greet Olympic athletes after winning events, honor medalists SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 10, 2001) — Capturing the tradition, beauty, and emotional significance of the Olympic Winter Games, Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, Mo., today presented the official flower bouquets for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The announcement marks the first time Hallmark will sponsor the Olympic Games, and the first time in modern history that athletes could receive two different bouquets. Titled Hallmark Olympic Harmony and Hallmark Olympic Pinnacle bouquets, each arrangement has been specially-designed and approved by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) to reflect key components of the Games. Ice-skating champion and Olympic gold medal winner Kristi Yamaguchi and SLOC Chief Executive Officer and President Mitt Romney took part in today's announcement. "Through the triumphs and disappointments of my career as a skater, flowers have been a poignant symbol of the hope, pride, and commitment that characterize athletic competition," said Yamaguchi. "I am excited to help unveil these arrangements and help share the beauty of flowers with the 2002 Olympic athletes." Jan Murley, Hallmark vice president of marketing, addressed Hallmark's decision to sponsor the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. "When we examined the values of the Olympic Winter Games — celebration, support, joy, sorrow — we realized the emotional elements of the Games aligned themselves with Hallmark's mission for the past 91 years," Murley said. "In much the same way that the Olympic Games brings together the finest athletes from around the globe, Murley said, Hallmark Flowers searches the world for the very best flowers. We believe Hallmark's sponsorship of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games is a perfect match." Murley noted that Hallmark's sponsorship incorporates two major components of support for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Not only is the company the official floral provider, Hallmark will sponsor a concert series at Celebration Plaza during the Olympic Winter Games and will announce the line-up of participating in the near future. A Rich Tradition of
Flowers and Greens at the Games By presenting two Olympic bouquets to winning athletes, Hallmark follows a custom established at the first Olympic Games in ancient Greece. Immediately after winning an event, athletes at the earliest games were presented a palm branch as a sign of victory. On the fifth or sixth day of the ancient games, a second ceremony followed and winners were given an olive wreath. The ritual of giving a floral bouquet to Olympic Winter Games medal winners at the evening ceremonies began in recent decades. In this tradition, the Hallmark Olympic Harmony bouquet will be presented to athletes immediately after they win their final events in Salt Lake City. This bouquet, wrapped in a gold foil-embossed ribbon bearing the Olympic Rings, includes sunflowers, delphinium, gerbera daisies, alstroemeria, statice, and yellow roses. The arrangement celebrates the diversity of the Olympic athletes and represents a wide variety of wildflowers that grow throughout Utah. Presented to Olympic medal
winners during ceremonies at Olympic Medals Plaza, the Hallmark Olympic
Pinnacle bouquet is composed of 25 Golden Gate yellow roses surrounded by
Italian ruscus. The richly colored roses symbolize the gold medal for
which all Olympic athletes strive. The arrangement's stems are tightly
bound with a gold foil-embossed ribbon bearing the Olympic Rings, creating a
bouquet that resembles the traditional Olympic torch. Hallmark will distribute complimentary yellow roses to Olympic spectators in Olympic Medals Plaza each evening and sell single stems at the Delta Center figure skating venue for spectators to throw on the ice to express their approval and support. To ensure the highest quality bouquets for Olympic athletes, Hallmark will operate a temporary arrangement center in Salt Lake City. Flowers designated for the Olympic Winter Games will arrive in Salt Lake City just days after being picked in growers' fields. Hallmark will prepare more than 2,500 bouquets and 50,000 single stem roses in this temporary facility in February. Hallmark also will provide more than 500 Hallmark Olympic Pinnacle bouquets for the Paralympic Winter Games in March. Athletes and Flowers
From Around the Globe Piloted in five markets in
1999, Hallmark Flowers rolled out nationally in April 2001. By buying
directly from growers around the world, Hallmark Flowers streamlines the
delivery process bringing the world's best flowers to consumers for the
highest quality experience possible. This streamlined delivery system —
honed during the pilot — quickly moves flowers from growers to customers via
an arrangement/distribution center near the airport in Memphis, Tenn. The flower selections are seasonal, ensuring customers a choice of flowers at the peak of their growing season. In addition to overnight delivery, Hallmark offers customers with an immediate floral need same day delivery service by working with selected florists across the country. Hallmark Produces 2001 Presidential Christmas Card from hallmark.com This year Season's Greetings from the White House will be sent with a little help from Hallmark Cards, Inc. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush chose Hallmark to produce the official 2001 presidential Christmas cards, which will be mailed to friends, family, supporters and foreign dignitaries. The card image captures a view from inside the second floor corridor of the White House. The scene is a cozy corner featuring beautifully wrapped packages. Hanging on the wall in the background is a section of the painting, "Young Woman and Two Children" by Mary Cassatt. Artist Adrian Martinez of Downingtown, Penn., created the original artwork used by Hallmark artist Dot Copher to design the 2001 presidential holiday card. Martinez is a contemporary American artist whose body of work consists primarily of still life paintings. He also is an accomplished printmaker and portraitist. Martinez's original oil painting of this scene will be on display in the East Wing during the holiday season. Martinez's painting is reproduced on the card as a tip-on on elegant ecru stock and surrounded by a debossed border. An embossed gold foil presidential seal highlights the insert page. Development of the card began in July with a meeting between the first lady and presidential card project leaders Peg Anderson-Lee and Dan Stifter of Hallmark. Following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the first lady decided to change the inside message of the card after hearing a chaplain quote the psalms in a sermon delivered at Camp David on Sept. 16. Mrs. Bush selected two Psalms to be incorporated on the card with a brief message of peace. The message inside the card reads: "Thy face, Lord,
do I seek: I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord May happiness be yours
during this season of goodwill and may the New Year bring peace on
Earth. 2001" Anderson-Lee was thrilled to be able to work on the card. "I am pleased that President and Mrs. Bush have chosen Hallmark to continue the important tradition of sending holiday cards. More than ever, people will find comfort and reassurance receiving cards this holiday season with messages of peace and love." Hallmark began making Christmas cards for presidents in 1953, when Dwight D. Eisenhower started what has become a White House tradition. Until the Clinton administration, Hallmark has created at least one card for each administration, including Republicans and Democrats. The 2001 card is the 34th official card created by Hallmark for the White House. In 1982, Hallmark donated its Presidential Christmas Card Collection to the National Museum of American History, a part of the Smithsonian Institution. |
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