Hi Friends,

As you know Christmas is one of the best things in the world to me! It’s hard to pick just one aspect of Christmas that’s my favorite. Between the lights, music, decorations, and the feeling and spirit in the air, I love it all! However my favorite part might be decorating the tree and ornaments. In our house we have 9 Christmas trees, each one having a different theme.

Every July Hallmark premieres their new batch of ornaments and I seriously count down the days starting in January. Collecting Hallmark ornaments is a tradition in my family that started with my grandma. She also loved Christmas like crazy ( that must be where I got it from) and collected Hallmark Ornaments for years. Then my mom started collecting Hallmark ornaments in 1973 and now has over 2,000! It’s really incredible. The love has now been passed down to me and my siblings.  We have a 9ft Christmas tree that is filled with just Hallmark ornaments we own.

Hallmark rolled out their 2018 ornaments a few weeks ago and I thought I would share some of my favorites with you.  They are available at Hallmark stores around the country and more ornaments will debut in Hallmark stores in October, November and December. I’m practically already waiting in line for them!

1.Kissing Clauses

This ornament is so adorable. If you push the button on the ornament it moves the Santa and his Mrs from looking straight forward into a kiss and plays I saw mommy kissing Santa Clause. It’s absolutely precious! I love anything with Mrs. Clause on it! Santa and Mrs. Clause are #couplegoals!

2. Cinderella’s Castle

Being a premium ornament its a bit more expensive but its worth every penny. It’s absolutely gorgeous! Its metal with lots of crystals on it to really make it sparkle in the lights of your Christmas tree! I knew I had to have it the second I saw it in the Dream book.

3.  Seasons Treating’s

This is actually 10th in the Seasons Treating’s series. We collect them so it was a must have for me.  The details on the Santa cookie jar and the desserts are amazing considering its on the smaller side.

4. Sweet and Sassy Sisters

My mom got this for me and got one for my two sisters as well. It sums up our relationship perfectly. We are best friends, but will not miss and opportunity to let our sass show. When I saw this ornament I texted my sisters a pic and we all agreed it was us!

5. Grandmas Cookie Jar

How cute is this… and how accurate, for my grandma at least. This ornament is so cute… the glitter on the cookies and the colors of jar are perfect. When we would go visit our grandma she would always have cookies for us and would always let us eat them before our meal. I got this ornament to honor her and the fun we had.

6.Santa’s Magic Train

This was a must have ornament for me. It plays here comes Santa Clause and the train comes to life and goes around the track. The details are so intricate and amazing. I have a Santa obsession and its so cute to see him in his workshop!

7. Christmas Belle

This is another premium ornament which means it’s a bit more expensive but again completely worth it! She is fully made of porcelain and the skirt of her dress is velvet. Her face looks super accurate to the movie and beautiful. Belle is my favorite Disney princess and they don’t make many things with her in her Christmas outfit, so I obviously had to have her!

8. Ginger N. Sweethaus

Ginger is the 14th in the Snowtop Lodge ornament series. We also collect these and have them all. This is one of my favorite series because the attention to detail the artists take every year is incredible. From the scene around the bottom to the details on the house she is holding, it’s the epitome of winter.

These are just a few of my favorite ornaments that were released this Month. I really love all the ornaments that premiered but that would be too many to feature! I hope you love decorating your tree as much as I do. I can’t wait to see the next batch in October. I will feature some more when they debut. Until Next time……