2003 Gift of Love

[Rhonda]

In the 2003 Hallmark Ornament Dreambook the Gold Crown Events section indicated that three special "Mystery" ornaments would be available to club members.

Glad Tidings was unveiled at the Ornament Premiere. This lovely angel dressed in gold came with her own display stand and she holds a star.

Gift of Peace was unveiled at Ornament Debut. This angel came dressed in silver. Like the Glad Tidings angel she has her own display stand which matches the Glad Tidings display stand.

There was also a CLUB ornament - Gift of Love - that was only available for purchase by Keepsake Ornament club members. VERY few club members ordered the ornament, probably at least partially due to the fact that no picture of the item was ever shown and the only mention of the ornament was in the 2003 Dreambook.

The Gift of Love ornament matches the Glad Tidings and Gift of Peace ornaments. This angel wears a red dress and holds a heart.

The miniature ornament set Presents of Angels coordinates with these three angels. Each of the angels' display stands will hold two of the miniature ornaments.

Although the items that were available in stores were abundant in supply, the third angel - Gift of Love - is extremely hard to find.

[nicki]

I'd like to add to Rhonda's information on this grouping of ornaments:

It took me quite a while to understand the at the mini PRESENTS OF ANGELS ornament charms were designed to hang from the little holes at the top of the ornament stands that were included with the three Angel Ornaments
2003 Gift of Love , 2003 Gift of Peace, 2003 Glad Tidings

When gathering photos for the 06 Value Guide, we had a REALLY HARD TIME finding ANYONE that owned the (Club Member only) 2003 Gift of Love. Our thanks to Nancy Copeland who was able to come up with the ornament for us to photograph.

We have thousands of ornaments in stock at Hooked on Ornaments, but have had Gift of Love only a couple of times. The GOOD NEWS IS...WE DO HAVE IT IN STOCK NOW!

[nicki]

Take a look at the entry on our blog that Rhonda just made

hookedonhallmark.blogspot.com/

It shows a great picture of these three angels together with the charms/mini ornaments attached to their stands.

Thanks to Rhonda for the blog info and Sara for snapping that great picture.

It's the FIRST time I've seen the "three girls" with all displayed together with the charms attached. They looks SO MUCH BETTER as a trio with the charms than they do separately!

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