Hallmark Christmas Ornaments

Hallmark has a fabulous history which began back in 1910 when a young man, 18 year-old Joyce Clyde Hall, arrived in Kansas City, Mo with a couple of boxes of picture postcards to sell. The first Hallmark Keepsake ornaments were introduced in 1973. There are thousands of Hallmark ornaments that have been introduced since then and represent just about any theme you can think of - my favorite was Barbie. I also loved the Merry Olde Santa series. Needless to say, my mother and I bought our share of ornaments back in the 1990s.

Here are a few Hallmark ornaments that are currently for sale at

CAROLINABLUELADY Vintage Collectibles

1992 - 3rd in the Merry Olde Santa series
and designed by Duane Unruh





2003 Hallmark Keepsake 4th in the Barbie Celebration Series   








1996 Holiday Barbie Collector's Series and designed by Patricia Andrews

1995 - 6th in the Merry Olde Santa Series and designed by Robert Chad 

1998 - 9th in the Merry Olde Santa Series and designed by Duane Unruh

1997 - 4th in the Nostalgic Series - 

Barbie Wedding Day Series and 

designed by Patricia Andrews

There are so many wonderful and collectible Hallmark ornaments, it's hard to pick just one. I have over 40 Hallmark ornaments for sale - please visit me at 

CAROLINABLUELADY Vintage Collectibles  

and take advantage of the Christmas sale going on

If you would like to learn more about the interesting history

 of Hallmark, you may like to visit their website:

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Midwest Memories from an ESN Blogger - Button Banter

This morning I was catching up on some blogs that I follow from some fellow eCrater sellers.  I thoroughly enjoy reading Button Banter.  Joyce also writes the blogs - Postscripts from The Postcard Emporium and Grandma Seidar's Recipes.  It only takes a few minutes, whether you are reading her blogs or reading her "About Me" pages on her eCrater stores, that you feel that you have just met your long lost best friend.  I don't know if it is because she is from the Midwest or grew up in the 1950s or was greatly influenced by her grandmother, but it's like I am looking in the mirror when reading her stories and sharing her memories.  Joyce also has three eCrater stores that you need to visit - Melodies Forgotten and The Postcard Emporium will take you back in time.  You might be able to find a postcard of a familiar place of your past.  I sure was. 

Here is a postcard of the Das Deutsche Haus in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Now called the Athenaeum, this building is located near downtown at 401 E. New York Street, not too far from where I grew up as a small child.  This building was built as two wings starting in 1893 and finishing in 1898.  One of the architects was Bernard Vonnegut, grandfather of novelist Kurt Vonnegut and a very prominent family of Indianapolis, In.  You really need to check out The Postcard Emporium as Joyce also includes names and addresses on the vintage postcards as a way for people to find geneology information.  I just find this fascinating.  

I know, got carried away again in memories.  Just can't help it.  Well, I'm off to look at some more postcards.  Why don't you check out my friend's blogs.  Joyce would love to share her memories with you, too.